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SouthGate Bath welcomes giant visitor to help raise funds for charity
This festive season, visitors to SouthGate Bath will be greeted by an extra special character as they pick up their Christmas shopping – Pippin the giant penguin.
Standing at 5m tall, Pippin will be lighting up SouthGate Place over the coming weeks as he performs his light show, and it’s all in aid of the centre’s charity partner St John’s Foundation.
Visitors will be able to make a contactless donation of £1 to see Pippin perform, with all funds raised going towards the crucial work of the St John’s Foundation in supporting under-served children and families in the local community.
Founded in 1174, over the past 850 years, the charity has played a vital role across Bath and North East Somerset, helping over 3,500 people every year. St John’s supports older adults by providing housing, activities and outreach services. Additionally, through their Best Start in Life initiative, the charity works to ensure that every child under 12 has the chance to grow up healthy, happy, and educated. They also offer funding support to individuals who have reached a point of crisis in their lives.
It comes as the centre also announces the return of its popular snow flurries, which will take place at 4pm every day from now until Christmas Eve, giving visitors the chance to take the perfect snowy selfie.
Pippin’s arrival at SouthGate Bath comes following the success of this summer’s selfie arch, an interactive selfie station which offered visitors the perfect summer selfie and raised over £760 for St John’s Foundation.
For more information and to plan your visit to SouthGate Bath this Christmas, please visit www.southgatebath.com/christmas-day-out
Standing at 5m tall, Pippin will be lighting up SouthGate Place over the coming weeks as he performs his light show, and it’s all in aid of the centre’s charity partner St John’s Foundation.
Visitors will be able to make a contactless donation of £1 to see Pippin perform, with all funds raised going towards the crucial work of the St John’s Foundation in supporting under-served children and families in the local community.
Founded in 1174, over the past 850 years, the charity has played a vital role across Bath and North East Somerset, helping over 3,500 people every year. St John’s supports older adults by providing housing, activities and outreach services. Additionally, through their Best Start in Life initiative, the charity works to ensure that every child under 12 has the chance to grow up healthy, happy, and educated. They also offer funding support to individuals who have reached a point of crisis in their lives.
It comes as the centre also announces the return of its popular snow flurries, which will take place at 4pm every day from now until Christmas Eve, giving visitors the chance to take the perfect snowy selfie.
Pippin’s arrival at SouthGate Bath comes following the success of this summer’s selfie arch, an interactive selfie station which offered visitors the perfect summer selfie and raised over £760 for St John’s Foundation.
For more information and to plan your visit to SouthGate Bath this Christmas, please visit www.southgatebath.com/christmas-day-out
Free to attend
Southgate Bath,
Southgate St,
Bath, Somerset BA1 1AQ
Mon 2 December to Wed 1 Jan 2025