CREATIVE SESSIONS WILL HELP OTHERS
Thistles shopping centre is launching a new #Thistleshelps campaign to support those in need across Stirling and Forth Valley.
Working with social enterprise Coorie Creative, it will aim to provide knitted goods to those moving into new homes with the help of Start Up Stirling, in a bid to combat the impact of rising heating prices.
The latest community support initiative from the shopping centre will ask members of the local community to knit and donate blankets to benefit those in need.
Coorie Creative, which is based within the Thistles, will not only become a donation station during the month of May, it will also host events to allow people to come together and knit.
Throughout May, Coorie Creative will host a weekly Craft for Good groups on a Tuesday between 10am and 4pm. With ten slots available for each session, keen knitters will be able to get together and create blankets, tea towels and various other items to donate to Start Up Stirling.
The items created will go towards Start Up Stirling’s Starter Pack kits, which provide people who are starting new tenancies following homelessness, a crisis or a significant change to their personal situation with practical basics, such as crockery and towels, to ease some of their concerns and help them settle in their new circumstances.
Thistles centre director Gary Turnbull said:“between the rising cost of living and increase in energy and heating prices, we want to play our part in allowing the local community to come together and help those in need.”
Dr Alison Mayne, skills tutor at Coorie Creative, said:“supporting others is at the heart of what we do, and we look forward to the Crafting for Good group giving handmade comfort to anyone who needs it.”
To book a space in the Craft for Good Group, or to arrange dropping off a donation email community@ cooriecreative.co.uk