Santa at the Castlegate grotto

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Heartfelt giving from customers at Castlegate

The custom of giving from customers was truly heartfelt with over £4,000 raised for local charities in the weeks leading up to Christmas at Castlegate.

The generous giving, at the Stockton-based shopping centre, came in the form of donations to visit Santa in his Grotto raising £2263 for Teesside Philanthropic Foundation.

A further £1739 was donated to the Butterwick Hospice’s Tree of Remembrance bringing the grand total raised in less than four weeks to just over £4000.

Centre Manager, Karen Eve said of the customer success, “As a shopping centre we know first-hand that Christmas is a time of year when most families will have to shop within limited budgets. Our customers showed exceptional good will for others.

“An astounding sum of money has been raised by local people, for local people – we are exceptionally grateful to all those who donated” added Karen.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Chantal Taylor .

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