Dreaming of a green Christmas as Highland Hospice Grotto gifts help prevent waste this Christmas

Highland Hospice is delighted to announce that its gifts in this year’s Santa’s Grotto will be hand-picked brand-new items which have been donated to the charity.

It is at Eastgate Shopping Centre and Jenna Hayden, the head elf, said: “We are so excited to be back again this year, bringing joy to the hundreds of children who walk through our door.

"This could not be achieved without the incredible support of Eastgate who have provided the Grotto and chosen Highland Hospice as the benefitting charity to run it.

“Highland Hospice is lucky to receive such high-quality donations, some of which are brand new with tags or as good as new.

"So, Santa and I decided that we would go green this Christmas and provide our visitors with presents from our Warehouse all of which have been hand-picked by Santa and his Elves.

“We are so grateful for working in partnership with Eastgate Centre to provide a magical Grotto experience, and look forward to experiencing the combined buzz of Christmas shoppers and Santa’s little visitors.”

Santa's Grotto will open November 27 from 1pm to 5pm and then every Friday to Sunday until December 23.

If you would like to book your visit with Santa you can visit this link – a slot is £10 for one child which includes a present from Santa and each additional child is £5 paid on the day.

Santa himself said: “The Elves and I cannot wait to invite you into our Grotto! The gifts we have picked are so varied, and it is a truly excellent way to be more sustainable this Christmas!”

All proceeds will go to Highland Hospice, aiding their mission to support patients with complex life-shortening illnesses.

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