Mercury Shopping Centre raises an amazing £50,000 for local charities.

Fantastic Romford shopping centre raises over £50K for Havering charities.

A series of fundraising events at the Mercury saw the Romford shopping centre raise thousands of pounds for Havering charities.

The oldest Santa’s Grotto in the borough at the Mercury Shopping Centre helped raise £2,000 for Saint Francis Hospice in Havering-Atte-Bower. 

Grotto manager Ian said; “We have been operating the grotto for over 20 years and it has become the go to event at Christmas in Romford, over the years we have raised, with your help in excess of £50,000 for local charities from the grotto, for 2023 we donated £2,000 to Saint Francis Hospice.”

Centre manager Spencer Hawken said, “We’re so grateful to our shoppers for their generosity and support during the busy Christmas period, proving, once again, just how generous our shoppers can be.”

Customers also donated 100’s of presents for the charity, Women’s Aid Havering. The charity, which runs two premises in Romford and Hornchurch, is currently housing several families in the borough and customers generosity helped give them a little extra this Christmas with generous gifts, when many had fled their homes with very few or no belongings.

In 2023 alone The Mercury has supported several local charities including Saint Francis Hospice, King George & Queen’s Hospitals Charity, Wanderers Haven, Woman’s Aid and Scruffy’s Angels to name a few.

Ian Courtier with The Mercury Shopping Centre staff and Andy Furneaux from Saint Francis Hospice.

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