Littlehampton’s Love Local prize draw offers bumper December prize

Two lucky winners have received £250 so far, for September and October, and now the November £250 prize will be rolled over and added to the draw on December 22.

That means one winner will receive £250 in December’s draw and another will take home the planned £500 top prize.

Littlehampton mayor David Chace said: “It has never been more important to support Littlehampton’s many independent retailers and local businesses. Another lockdown is the last thing our independent traders needed in the run up to Christmas.

“Combining the November and December prize draws will hopefully encourage more shoppers to do as much of their Christmas shopping locally as possible. The town centre is the heartbeat of Littlehampton and we all have the power to make a huge impact.”

The joint campaign, run by Arun District Council, Littlehampton Town Council and Littlehampton Traders Partnership, encourages people to shop locally by offering a sticker for each £5 spend at participating businesses.

Every loyalty card completed with five stickers is then entered in the monthly prize draw.

The first winner was Thomas Cooper from Littlehampton, who completed five cards at Café 72, in High Street, where he is a regular.

Karin Ryk from Littlehampton won the October prize and said it made her day.

She added: “I do most of my shopping locally, including Christmas gifts, and I think the prize draw is a fantastic idea for businesses.”

Look out for the window stickers to see where to collect stickers or visit www.visitlittlehampton.co.uk for more information.

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