‘Christmas Street’ Residents Raise More Than £29k for Dougie Mac
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Festive residents in a Stoke-on-Trent street have raised nearly £30,000 for Dougie Mac. Each year, families living in Bromsberrow Way, Meir Park, dress their homes with Christmas lights and decorations to raise money for the hospice.
The cul-de-sac – known locally as ‘Christmas Street’ – attracts thousands of visitors from Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire every year, with some people making it part of their Christmas tradition on Christmas Eve and even Christmas Day.
Over the last nine years, residents have raised an outstanding £29,612.23, with last year’s collection amounting to £7,451.45.
One of the residents, Dee Collett, said: “Quite a few of us have been decorating our houses for about 20 years, and it just spread through the street from there. Just over 10 years ago, we noticed people had started visiting our street and referring to it on the estate as ‘Christmas Street.’ It was then that we thought maybe we should start fundraising for a charity.
“We chose Dougie Mac as it is close to some residents’ hearts, as we have unfortunately lost relatives who all had amazing support from the hospice. It’s also an amazing local charity, so we couldn’t think of a more deserving charity for us to fundraise for.”
This year will mark ten years of fundraising for Dougie Mac, with the Bromsberrow Way residents planning ‘something even bigger and better’ on the night of the switch-on.
‘Christmas Street’ Residents Raise More Than £29k for Dougie Mac. - created 1st March 2026
