Festival Leisure Park is proud to have recently collaborated with Basildon Borough Council this Christmas to help spread #BelieveInBasildon festive magic across the local community, with a particular focus on supporting teenagers by giving them the gift of an experience. The campaign highlighted the importance of creating meaningful moments during the festive season, especially for young people who may otherwise have gone without.
Generous gift card contributions were provided by Festival Leisure Park tenants including Heavenly Desserts, Wagamama, PizzaExpress, Wendy’s and Hollywood Bowl. These donations will be distributed to residents in assisted living homes, children in need identified by local schools, and families and young people living in temporary accommodation, ensuring support reached a wide range of people across the borough.
The wider community was encouraged to take part by purchasing gift cards from Festival Leisure Park venues or their favourite local shops, with donations of any size welcomed and even small contributions making a real difference. Donated gift cards were collected via a drop-off point at Cineworld Basildon.
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Cllr Jessica Power, Cabinet Member for Regeneration Jobs and Skills commented: “It has been great to see the community come together in support of the Basildon Christmas Drive, the contributions from Festival Leisure Park have added to over £10,000 of donations and will see families in temporary accommodation, residents in sheltered accommodations, charities and community groups receive gifts and opportunities to have a great christmas. Thank you to every one who has been involved, raised awareness and supported this year!”
Matthew Chambers, Centre Manager at Festival Leisure Park, commented “We would like to thank Basildon Borough Council, its tenants and the local community for their generosity and support in helping make Christmas brighter for local families and young people.”
