Community grocery hosts Santa visit for over 100 Telford children
A community grocery in Telford organised a special visit from Santa this week for over 100 local children, to make sure every child gets a gift from Santa this Christmas.
All Nations Community Grocery, on Holyhead Road, Ketley, held the festive day on Thursday, after working hard to prepare for the event with a group of local businesses.
More than 100 children gathered at the centre to have a chat with Santa and get their own presents and festive treats, which had been donated by supporters of the community grocery.
Saran Cliff, who is the the director of Black Cat Talent Co and Party Perfection Events, organised the event with Sarah Kaul from the community grocery.
Saran said: "We were completely overwhelmed with the turnout, but so pleased to make sure that every single child got to have a chat with Santa and to go home with some lovely gifts.
"These included a toy donated by the wonderful supporters of the community grocery, reindeer food, hot chocolate and lots of yummy sweeties!
"Our aim was to support the local community in ensuring that anyone struggling with taking their child to meet Santa or get them a gift could come along and make that happen, whilst enjoying some festive cheer and the warmth of the community around them.
"We definitely feel like we achieved our goals today. Wonderful day with wonderful people."
The event was sponsored by The BlackCat Talent Co, Party Perfection Events, Amco Logistics, and Scorpio Marketing. Generous donations were also given by The Flying Fish and CKL Office Solutions.
