Uniting online to get Woolworths back briefly at Littlehampton

Since the Woolworths store in Littlehampton closed in December 2008, locals have united online creating groups to discuss the lack of High Street shops in the town. If locals rally enough support and tell Woolies why they deserve a special visit, then Littlehampton could become one of the ten towns the Woolies record breaking parcel will stop at complete with thousands of pounds worth of toys and some of the hottest toys for Christmas 2010.

By visiting www.woolworths.co.uk/passtheparcel up until November 15, families can nominate Littlehampton to be visited by Woolies’ loveable snowmen, Stan and Ollie Snow - along with a giant parcel the size of a Ford Ka, filled with toys from woolworths.co.uk.

The 10 towns with the best letters of nomination will win a visit from the record breaking parcel in the weeks leading up to Christmas, with the writer of Woolies’ favourite letter invited to tear one giant layer off the parcel and take away the top toys of Christmas valued at around £500.

These will include a Jet Pack Buzz Lightyear, Pumpaloons, a Paper Jamz Shark Guitar and a V Tech KidiZoom video camera – cult toys that could sell out on the high street as the 25th of December draws near.

But it doesn’t stop there. Small gifts will be given to the first 100 people who come along and greet Stan and Ollie as they pass through their town. In total over £1,000 worth of toys will be given away per visit.

Also, the lucky town that gets to peel off the last layer of the parcel will get a very special celebrity surprise.

Woolies’ loveable snowmen Stan and Ollie Snow, who will be touring the UK with the parcel, said: “We want everyone to know that woolworths.co.uk is the home of family fun, bursting with toys and surprises for Christmas. We’re bringing thousands of pounds worth of toys to UK towns so we can break a world record as well as spread some festive cheer.

“The kinds of letters we’d love to get would give a good reason why the writer’s town deserves a visit. It could be that they believe their town is the most festive in the UK, or they really miss their local Woolies, or they simply want to have the best Christmas ever. Perhaps one family would just really enjoy rallying their town to break a Guinness World Record!”

A Guinness World Record adjudicator will be present to watch the start of the record breaking road trip and to wave the snowmen off on their journey.

The Woolies’ snowmen are also planning on making a surprise visit to the children’s ward at each town they visit, to deliver a selection of the most popular toys from woolworths.co.uk.

For those towns that don’t make it to the final 10, Woolworths is still alive and kicking online at www.woolworths.co.uk.