The Big Knit Event Falkirk

Posted on March 3, 2017

Make It Happen, the over 50s forum, has organised a Big Knit event for Friday 10^th March, 11am – 2pm in the Community Hub of the Howgate Shopping Centre, High Street, Falkirk, FK1 1HG, and are encouraging people to join them on the day, to ask questions or take part.

The Big Knit is a joint campaign between Age UK and Innocent Drinks to combine a love of miniature things and helping older people to “Love Later Life”, where participants knit little hats for Innocent smoothie bottles. 25p of all hat-wearing Innocent smoothies sold in Scotland will go to Age Scotland and the local groups they support.

The knitted hats will appear on smoothie bottles at the end of the year.

For further information, please visit the Big Knit website.

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