Christmas Gift Appeal aims to help more local Children than ever this year
Wirral’s biggest Christmas gift appeal is underway for 2024 and it’s aiming to support more local children than ever this year.
Launching the appeal, the Mayor of Wirral, Councillor Cherry Povall, said:
Although Christmas is a magical time of year, lots of children can’t look forward to waking up to heaps of presents, or any presents at all.
So, every year, thanks to the generosity of local residents and businesses, Wirral’s Christmas gift appeal helps to ensure that hundreds of local young people don’t miss out and they receive at least one gift for Christmas.
Organisers are asking residents, businesses, and Council staff to donate different types of gifts to ensure presents are available for the children of all ages – from babies up to 17 year olds – and have suggested:
- Toys for 0-12 years year olds
- Pyjamas for 0-17 year olds
- Gifts for teenagers such as toiletries, perfume, aftershave, make-up, socks and jewellery
- Selection boxes
- One4All gift cards (available online and from Post Offices)
- Medium and large Christmas gift bags
Public drop-off points for new and unwrapped donations (so appropriate gifts can be matched to their recipient) are open until midday on Monday 16 December at:
Family Hubs (open 9am-5pm Mon-Fri)
- Brassey Gardens Children’s Centre, 2 Brassey Street, Birkenhead, CH41 8DA
- Bromborough family Hub, Gratrix Road Bromborough, CH62 7BW
- Ganneys Meadow School and Family Hub, CH49 8HB
- Seacombe Family Hub, St Paul's Road, Seacombe, CH44 7AN
Libraries (opening times vary)
- Eastham Library, Mill Park Drive, CH62 9AN
- Greasby Library, Greasby Road, CH49 3AT
- Heswall Library, Telegraph Road, CH60 0AF
Superstores
- TESCO Bidston, Bidston Link Road, CH43 7AA
Other locations:
- Floral Pavilion, Marine Prominade, New Brighton, CH45 2JS
- Oval Leisure Centre, Bebington, CH63 7LF
- West Kirby Concourse, Grange Road, West Kirby, CH48 4HX
Those wishing to buy their gift online can arrange for it to be delivered to: Wirral Council Christmas Gift Appeal, 5 Sandford Street, Birkenhead, CH41 1BN.
For more information please email christmasgiftappeal@wirral.gov.uk
