A mammoth woolly effort

Volunteers associated with local charity The Meadows have knitted over 22,000 bottle tops to help the local charity.

The day centre it runs helps provide a hub for the more elderly in the town and it was previously part of Age UK.

It has continued its participation in The Big Knit where every knitted bottle top is purchased for 25p by Innocent Smoothies who put it on their bottles for sale in the autumn.

Through individuals and ‘Knit and Knatter’ groups, knitters associated with The Meadows are set to raise more than £1,000 to fund activities at the centre.

Its manager Liz Walmsley said: “We’ve had 15 people who’ve knitted the 22,000 but we’re always looking for more volunteers.

“It’s the one thing we still do that’s linked with Age UK since we went it alone with The Meadows.

“We wanted to support ourselves as local charity rather than as part of a national charity and it’s working really well.”