The force is strong with Santa this year at The Centre Livingston as Chewbacca and Obi-Wan Kenobi dropped by for a flying visit to give him a helping hand!
Shoppers were stunned to see the 8ft tall, 200-year-old Wookiee in Santa’s Grotto, posing for pictures and shaking kids hands – adding a very extra special, memorable touch to their day.
Andy Brown, from Edinburgh said: “What a brilliant surprise we had when we turned up to see Santa at The Centre with the kids and they also got to meet their favourite Star Wars heroes too. Don’t think I’ve ever seen our 7yr old Rory so excited. It was a brilliant day which I’m sure our kids won’t forget for a long time, and me, being a big fan myself.”
Jennifer Bruce, Marketing Manager, said: “Huge thanks to our two surprise guests who dropped by to help Santa out in his Grotto, which our shoppers loved.
“The buzz in the mall was incredible as both Chewbacca and Obi-Wan Kenobi tried to manoeuvre their way through the crowds to and from the Grotto.
“The feedback and some of the pics coming in have been fantastic and definitely something we’ll be doing again, especially ahead of the Capital Sci-Fi Con in Edinburgh in February, organised by one of our very own Community Local Heroes, Keith Armour, which we’ll keep shoppers updated on via our Shop the Centre facebook page.”
In addition to special guest appearances, The Centre, which boasts a great mix of over 155 stores, including M&S and Debenhams and 20 restaurants including Nandos and wagamamas, has a fantastic range of seasonal events with Santa’s Grotto, running until Christmas Eve and festive food Christmas markets from 27th November – 27th December.
Volunteers from Team Jak Foundation will also be in The Centre gift wrapping for donations and various performances will also take place in the run up to Christmas including a special preview by Edinburgh Ballet on the 18th December.
To give shoppers even more time to shop, opening hours have been extended in some stores, listed on www.thecentrelivingston.com and to make buying Gift Cards easier there are now three ways to purchase them; from the information desk, the new kiosk in the mall outside H&M or online using the safe and secure gift card portal.
For more information on The Centre, visit: www.thecentrelivingston.com or sign up to www.facebook.com/shopthecentre
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