Charity expects demand for Christmas present campaign

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Hughes, C. (2026, October 24). Charity expects demand for Christmas present campaign. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj62yvqvxd4qo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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BBC News · collected 2026-10-24 · by Chloe Hughes

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A Shropshire charity named Little Stars anticipates high demand this year for its Christmas present campaign called Santa's Little Stars, which runs from October 24 to December 4. Donations of new, unwrapped toys and gifts are collected at various points in Shrewsbury’s Darwin shopping centre and given to children aged birth to 17 and pregnant women facing financial hardships. Since launching the initiative in 2020, Little Stars has distributed over 8,000 presents, supporting more than 2,100 children.

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Little Stars, a Shropshire charity, expects high demand for its Christmas present campaign this year due to ongoing financial pressures faced by many families. The initiative, called Santa's Little Stars, runs from October 24 to December 4 at Darwin shopping centre in Shrewsbury and donation points outside the Collective, The Entertainer, Home Bargains, and Clarks Shoes. In 2025, the charity provided over 8,000 presents, supporting more than 2,100 children since its launch in 2020. Donations of new, unwrapped toys for children from birth to age 17 and pregnant women are being accepted at various locations across Shropshire.

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🔮 It added that donations could be taken to collection points outside the Collective, The Entertainer, Home Bargains and Clarks Shoes.

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Collective Darwin Little Stars Shrewsbury Shropshire

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Little Stars ORG · 2× Clarks Shoes ORG · 1× Collective ORG · 1× Darwin PERSON · 1× Home Bargains ORG · 1× Shrewsbury GPE · 1× Shropshire GPE · 1× The Entertainer ORG · 1×

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Little Stars said 2025 was its biggest campaign year to date, and it expected demand to continue to be high due to many families continuing to face financial pressures.

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🔮 It added that donations could be taken to collection points outside the Collective, The Entertainer, Home Bargains and Clarks Shoes.

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Charity expects demand for Christmas present campaign · assertive framing

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- Published A Shropshire charity has said it expects demand to be high this year for its campaign which provides Christmas presents to struggling families. asserted

which → publish → families

Little Stars, which gives away free essentials to families in need, has launched Santa's Little Stars, which runs from Saturday 24 October to Friday 4 December. asserted

which → give → Friday

The public is asked to donate new, unwrapped toys and gifts to donation points in Shrewsbury's Darwin shopping centre. asserted

public → ask → centre

Donations are wrapped and given to children from birth to age 17, as well as pregnant women who are referred to the charity. asserted

who → wrap → charity

Little Stars said 2025 was its biggest campaign year to date, and it expected demand to continue to be high due to many families continuing to face financial pressures. asserted

families → say → pressures

The charity launched Santa's Little Stars in 2020 and has given out more than 8,000 presents in that time, supporting more than 2,100 children. asserted

charity → launch → children

It added that donations could be taken to collection points outside the Collective, The Entertainer, Home Bargains and Clarks Shoes. uncertain

donations → add → Collective

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