A SHOPPING Centre in Wallasey has released its plans for over the Christmas period, which include a Santa's grotto and craft workshops.

Cherry Tree Shopping Centre will be holding many festive activties over the next few weeks in the run up to Christmas.

A life-sized present box will be at the Centre until December, 14 where shoppers can donate children’s toys to cerebral palsy charity, Stick n Step.

The toys will then be collected by a volunteer from the charity, and distributed to families across Wallasey, in time for Christmas.

Cherry Tree are also inviting children down to the Centre for the opportunity to meet Santa in his Grotto across December.

The Grotto will be open at the Centre each weekend in December leading up to Christmas, closing on Christmas Eve at 2pm.

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In order to get their Christmas wishes, children can write a letter to Santa and hear back personally.

There will also be a colouring competition giving little ones the chance to win a festive prize.

Letters and entries into the competition must be posted into the post box at the Centre by December, 19, anything posted after this date won’t be included.

Festive craft workshops will be taking place every Saturday, from the start of December till the weekend before Christmas.

On December, 3, 10 and 17, there will be a bauble decorating workshop, gingerbread man decorating workshop and a make-your-own Christmas cracker workshop, respectively.

Alongside the festive celebrations, the Centre are hosting reward schemes to give back to their shoppers this festive period.

For two days across the penultimate weekend of November, shoppers are in with the chance of winning a £300 voucher to spend at the Centre.

To enter, they must simply spend £30 in one single transaction on either November, 25 or 26 and bring the receipt to the redemption pod located in Cherry Tree, where they will then be entered into the prize draw.

Ruth Kavanagh, Centre Administrator of Cherry Tree Shopping Centre, said: "We are so excited to be hosting so many festive family-friendly events here at Cherry Tree.

"Keeping the community spirit high is something we take pride in. From Santa visiting to craft workshops, there’s something for everyone to enjoy!"

To keep up to date with Cherry Tree, visit the Facebook page www.facebook.com/CherryTreeShoppingCentre or visit the Website www.cherrytreeshoppingcentre.co.uk.