What 'selfless' girl, 9, is doing to help 'people with nothing' on Christmas Day

Most little girls would want to spend December 25 opening their own presents and stay at home to play with their toys

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Most children across Merseyside will be waking up on Christmas Day to open their presents and play with their new toys, but not nine-year-old Ella Cave who has asked her parents if she can spend December 25 helping those less fortunate than her.

Ella's proud mum Lisa Cave, 42, from St Helens, contacted the ECHO earlier this week to tell us what the schoolgirl will be doing on Thursday, so of course we had to go along to meet the incredible little girl.

The nine-year-old told the ECHO how she will be on Mill Street in St Helens town centre in her parent's red bus to give out hot food and presents from 3pm onwards to homeless people for no other reason than she is a kind person who "loves to help others".

Lisa says it was "all her idea". The family usually go on holiday for Christmas and this year they've decided to stay at home so Ella asked her dad if they could spend Christmas Day in town and take food to those less fortunate than her.

Ella rounded up help from her 13-year-old sister to create posters and put them up around the town centre. She then wrapped dozens of presents with sweets to give out to people.

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