'We wanted to give something back to the community and asked for donations for the Ludlow Food Bank.'
Gemma England, general manager of Ludlow Castle, said:"It was the first time that Father Christmas had set up his grotto in the tower and children were able to enjoy a gift from the bearded gent and also had the opportunity to choose from a lucky dip."Santa was in his grotto during three weekends in December and we had on average 90 to 100 children each day."It is the first year we have run the grotto and it was a huge success and we hope to continue doing it next year.
"We wanted to give something back to the community and asked for donations for the Ludlow Food Bank."Ruth Davis, co-ordinator for Ludlow Food Bank, said:"We are finding that the cost of living crisis is having serious consequences and we have also been seeing more homeless people needing our help. "This year we have provided 750 food parcels which are aimed at providing 10 days' worth of food and would have helped 1,760 people.
"This is an increase over and above what we provided in 2020 when people were stuck indoors because of lockdowns through the Covid-19 pandemic."We think that the grotto was a marvellous idea and are grateful for any donations."People are also giving us money and even setting us direct debits which enables us to fill the gaps in the food parcels."
Clare Whitehead, stock manager for Ludlow Food Bank, said:"Every donation really helps and it is fantastic that Santa could help out. in this way."
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