Christmas Jumper day at Drake Circus a great success

Woolly reindeer, snowflakes, Christmas trees and Santa adorned hundreds of jumpers on the 3 December as shoppers donned their favourite festive pullovers for charity at Drake Circus, Plymouth raising £491.55.

The annual Christmas Jumper Day at Drake Circus on December 3 was a spectacle to behold as the normally fashionable people of Plymouth threw style out of the window to raise money for St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth.

The more outrageous, twinkly and patterned the better was the order of the day as staff joined shoppers in an homage to the hand-knitted jumpers once so popular as Christmas presents from mums, grans and aunties.

Drake Circus, organisers of the popular event for the third year, welcomed more people than ever before who wore their garish jumpers with pride.

Greg Lumley, Centre Director for Drake Circus, said: “The Christmas Jumper Day gets bigger and better every year and we are delighted to support St Luke’s.

“People really get into the spirit of the event and it was great fun trying to spot the most festive jumpers, adorned with everything from snow scenes to Reindeer horns.”

“It is great fun for both store teams and the public with raising money for a really great cause at the heart of the event.”

Corporate Fundraiser from St Luke's Hospice Plymouth, Nicola Keen said: "We would really like to thank Drake Circus and all the retailers for choosing St Luke's, your support will help us keep our nurses on the road over Christmas to deliver specialist end of life care to patients at home. Shoppers, thank you for your support to this festive fundraiser and look out for the bright orange St Luke's buckets - it was a fantastic event"

Visitors were encouraged to donate to St Luke’s in buckets held by volunteers or at one of the many collection points dotted around the shopping Centre.