One month to go, can Southport help us make this the biggest ever Big Knit for Age UK?
Lancashire has been knitting up a storm for the past few months and thanks to your incredible handiwork we’re just a few stitches away from hitting our tremendous two million target for this year’s Big Knit.
Age UK and innocent need you to click your needles one last time and get your creations handed into your local Age UK by 31st July. The miniature hats will then make their way to stores across the country and be paired with innocent smoothie bottles, which will go on sale in October and carry a 25p donation towards Age UK’s vital work to help support older people across the country.
Stephanie Tufft, Chief Officer of Age UK Lancashire said: “We’re overwhelmed with how much support this year’s Big Knit has received – the hats are getting more and more impressive and they are coming in thick and fast which is great.
“We need to hit our huge two million hat target though so we’re asking all those out there who want to help make a difference to the lives of older people in Lancashire to pick up your needles for one final knit. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a dab hand and can knock a miniature hat up in ten minutes or whether you’ve never knitted a row in your life, we want everybody to get behind the Big Knit and help us smash this incredible target. Come on Lancashire we’re counting on you!”
Each winter, one older person dies needlessly every seven minutes because of the cold. Every hat donated to Age UK Lancashire will help keep older people warm and well by funding local services such as Information & Advice
Sim Viney, innocent drinks, said: “We have had such great support for the Big Knit over the years, we are positive knitters across the country will take the challenge to make this year’s event the biggest ever. Even if you’ve never knitted a stich, creating a little hat is a great way to start and won’t take long. We’re massively grateful to everyone who joins in and helps make this year’s campaign a huge success.”
For more information on the Big Knit contact Age UK Lancashire on 0300 303 1234 or log onto http://www.ageuk.org.uk/lancashire/news–campaigns/the-big-knit-2016/ Please send completed hats to Age UK Lancashire at 61-63 St Thomas’s Road, Chorley, PR7 1JE
The hat knitting pattern is available to download, to find out more visit: www.ageuk.org.uk/bigknit
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