People are being invited to pile on the pounds for a good cause
at Peak Village this New Year as Rowsley's outlet Shopping Centre
launches 'The Old Station Building Knitathon', where each purl
stitched in time will help to raise vital funds for national
charity Crohn's and Colitis UK.
A 'Knitting Chair' will be placed in the Old Station Building at
Peak Village and for a £1 donation for adults (just 50p for
children) would-be knitters are being invited to knit a length of
scarf. The aim over the next few months is to ultimately attach the
pieces to stretch the scarf from the Old Station Building, around
the shopping centre and back again!
The wool has been kindly donated by Karen Bond of Elizabeth's in
Clay Cross and each length of wool has been given a number. At the
end of the Knitathon, a number will be drawn at random and the
winner will receive a £20 gift voucher for The Old Station
Fudge Shop, together with a £50 shopping voucher to spend in
any Peak Village store, so whatever your ability, purls means
pounds for you and charity too.
If knitting is not your thing, there is also a competition to
guess which shop the scarf will reach once it is completed and the
winner will receive a £20 voucher for Peak Barn and a
£50 Peak Village voucher. The competition will be running
until the grand measuring takes place on Saturday 3 March, so there
is plenty of time to drop in and drop a stitch or two for charity
at Peak Village.
"The cold weather makes it a perfect time to knit a scarf and we
hope adults and children alike will come and have a go for a good
cause," said Terrence Morgan of Peak Village. "There are some great
prizes on offer too and all the money raised will be going directly
to Crohn's and Colitis UK."
Talk of knitting could lead to some serious 'ribbing' in the
past but thanks to celebrity scarf wearers like Johnny Depp, David
Beckham, Jennifer Aniston and Cheryl Cole, knitt wear is back in a
big way, so the Peak Village Knitathon is the perfect opportunity
to get involved and join in the fun.
Crohn's disease and Colitis affect about 250,000 people in the
UK and all the money raised in the Peak Village Knitathon will
enable the charity to offer help and support to those suffering
from these crippling conditions.