WEST Ham United players visited their local children’s hospice Richard House on Tuesday, spreading Christmas spirit with presents and good wishes to the youngsters and their families.

Richard House is one of the club’s chosen charities so the footballers wanted to make a special visit to the hospice before Christmas.

Premier League stars Mark Noble, Tal Ben Haim, Jack Collison, Victor Obinna, Kieron Dyer, Peter Kurucz and Pablo Barrera put smiles on the kids, families' and staff’s faces.

Mark Noble said: “It’s fantastic to come here and spend time with the kids – they deserve to feel special, and making them smile is a pleasure for us.”

Victor Obinna said: “I love being around children, I’m always surrounded by my nieces and nephews when I am back home in Nigeria and it makes me happy, so I really enjoyed coming out here and seeing the kids – especially with the difficulties they face, it’s great to be able to make them happy.”