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KIND RESIDENTS HELP TO DONATE 'RECORD-BREAKING' AMOUNT OF CHRISTMAS JUMPERS

- By LAURA CROSS

The jumpers were delivered to schools in priority areas by members of the Love Your Street team

AMAZING residents across Hull and the surrounding areas have helped to spread Christmas cheer this festive season.

It comes after Hull City Council launched its annual Christmas jumper appeal ahead of Save the Children's Christmas Jumper Day, held on Thursday.

Over four weeks, donations poured in via Beercocks and the council's customer service centres, the council said. A 'record-breaking' 145 jumpers have been donated double the amount received in previous years.

Earlier this week, the jumpers were delivered to schools in priority areas identified by the council’s Love Your Street project. This ensured that every child who needed a Christmas jumper received it before the annual charity event.

This year’s schools included:

■Stepney Primary School

■Clifton Primary School

■Chiltern Primary School

■Adelaide Primary School