Businesses want to light up Littleborough

Light Up Littleborough - raising money for new Christmas Lights

Littleborough businesses in conjunction with Littleborough Events & Associations Forum (LEAF) are hoping to raise £3,000 to light up Littleborough this Christmas.

The Light Up Littleborough campaign was born at the Pennine Business & Tourism meeting earlier this year after businesses expressed their disappointment at the lights provided by Rochdale Council last Christmas.

Raffle tickets are now on sale in local shops at £1 each and a whole host of local businesses have come forward to donate prizes to the cause.

Neela Jackson, from The Star Tree Studio, said "Since Elizabeth White first brought the idea up at a Pennine Business and Tourism meeting I've been absolutely thrilled by the backing from local businesses. Business owners are wholeheartedly supporting the fund whether it be by donating generous raffle prizes, donating cash to purchase lights or agreeing to sell raffle tickets. Everyone is working together and helping in some way to try to improve how Littleborough will look for local people and tourists this Christmas."

Tickets are currently available from:

• Fresh From The Studio 
• The Star Tree Studio 
• Best Dressed 
• Jamilla Paul - The Experience 
• The Shoe Closet
• Yankee Heaven 
• Demetris 
• Thimbles
• The Hair Lounge
• Sublime 
• Framework
• Lee Rigg Butchers 
• Classy Cakes 
• Beauty Boutique 
• The Co-operative Foodstore 
• Rebecca's
• Littleborough Deli
• Littleborough Library

Prizes up for grabs include:

• £120 voucher for Jamilla Paul plus £50 goody bag
• Yankee Heaven hamper worth £80
• £50 voucher for Lee Rigg's Butchers
• £50 voucher for Shoe Closet
• £50 voucher for Beauty Boutique
• Lunch for two at Demetris (excluding drinks)
• Signed local photograph by Alan Mellalieu
• Culshaw Plumbing will supply and fit an outside tap
• Two  Neal & Wolf gift sets from The Hair Gallery
• Simon's Gardening Services have offered a bird box and plant
• £25 Classy Cake Shop gift voucher
• Littleborough Deli cheese hamper
• £20 gift voucher for The Star Tree Studio
•  Ten coffee and cake vouchers at Rebecca's
• First sewing kit from Thimbles
• Free drive clean from Drive Shine Jet Washing Services (up to 60 sq m)
• £25 treatment voucher with Nathalie Way HD brow specialist based at Jamilla Paul The Experience
• PA for a day - seven hours  free admin/secretarial support worth £140

The winners will be drawn in July.