It’s prizes galore for Concourse shoppers
EVERYONE loves a competition and the people of Skelmersdale have had plenty to enter recently.
Over the past few months, the Concourse Shopping Centre has held events and competitions to help celebrate Valentines’ Day, Mothers’ Day and Easter.
In February, the Concourse launched its #UnlockParis campaign in conjunction with Wish FM.
Shoppers could win a three night trip for two to Paris, courtesy of Thomas Cook Skelmersdale, by guessing the number of padlocks contained in the secure box.
More than 500 people took part and the lucky winner was Elaine O’Neill, who correctly guessed there were 73 padlocks and bagged the prize.
For Mothers’ Day, the centre offered a great package of gifts and vouchers supplied by traders.
Facebook followers were encouraged to like and share a post to promote the competition and the traders taking part.
The prize bundle consisted of a free cut and blow from Trimmers Hair, a luxury bouquet of flowers from Celebrations, a Ghost perfume gift set from The Fragrance Shop, a £15 voucher for a bath bomb and accessories gift basket from Bathroom Heaven, photo mug and 6in x 4in photo block from Max Spielmann, and a card, balloon display and teddy bear from Thoughts That Count.
Easter is seen by many as a time to indulge in chocolate eggs, hot cross buns and Mini-Egg encrusted cakes, spend time with the family – and this year the Concourse made Easter even more special with a chance to win £100 worth of shopping vouchers.
On Good Friday and Easter Saturday, the centre hosted the Wish FM’s prize grabber machine, which saw participants enter the inflatable machine hoping to ‘grab’ the elusive gold ticket. Mary Smith from Skelmersdale won on Good Friday and Claire Wilkinson from Orrell won on Easter Saturday.
Anne Peters, interim retail marketing manager at The Concourse Shopping Centre said: “There’s no better feeling than seeing happy faces around the centre, enjoying the activities we are hosting.
“They are primarily here for the fun factor, but that’s not to say their eyes aren’t on the prize.”