Four lucky Northampton town centre shoppers scoop £500 each in Golden Ticket giveaway
Four Northampton shoppers had an extra special Christmas after they each won £500 in a ‘Golden Ticket’ giveaway.
The competition, organised by Northampton Town Centre Business Improvement District (BID) saw almost 3,500 shoppers enter by collecting entry forms from retailers and posting them into dedicated post boxes around the town.
A prize draw carried out at Royal & Derngate by Cold Feet and The Fast Show star John Thomson, who is currently appearing as Captain Hook in the theatre’s production of Peter Pan, then saw four lucky winners each receive £500 in vouchers to spend with national and independent retailers in Northampton town centre.
The winners were Robin Taylor, Ruth Wright, Tyler Comerford and John Mollett.
The Golden Ticket campaign ran throughout the BID’s Christmas campaign, encouraging people to ‘shop local and shop early’ this festive season to support Northampton businesses, with the added incentive of a prize to spend in town centre shops and businesses of their choice.
BID Operations Manager Mark Mullen said: “It’s been fantastic to see so many shoppers out and about in Northampton this Christmas, supporting our retailers and really embracing everything that makes the town so special.
“The Golden Ticket giveaway has generated a real buzz and seeing the shock and delight on people’s faces when they win has been brilliant. It’s made a big difference to four lucky families this Christmas and will provide some welcome extra income for businesses too.”
The winners were presented with their vouchers at the BID’s Grotto in Grosvenor Shopping Northampton, which has seen almost 3,500 families visit Santa this Christmas while raising money for The County Toy Library and Rockin’ Roadrunner.
For more details visit www.discovernorthampton.co.uk.