This February, Centrale & Whitgift is hosting a pop-up Valentine’s Day event offering customers the chance to partake in a fun photo competition to be in with the chance of winning an appetizing night out, in local Croydon Italian restaurant, Bagatti’s.

Those who love a perfect selfie spot are encouraged to keep their eyes peeled for a beautiful flower bench situated on the ground floor outside Debenhams to be in the chance of winning the delicious prize. All customers need to do is upload a photo, tagging Centrale & Whitgift and including the hashtag #cwlovecomp, explaining what love means to them. Whether this is the love felt towards a parent, sibling, friend, grandparent or even a cuddly pet, Centrale & Whitgift want to hear all about it.

The best photo and caption will be selected on Valentine’s Day and one lucky winner will receive a delicious meal for two at popular Italian restaurant Bagatti’s, including a bottle of Gavi di Gabi or Capello de Prete.

On top of this, customers looking to treat a loved one this Valentine’s Day can head over to the Centrale Atrium between the 12^th and 14^th February for the chance to pick out the perfect gift from a selection of the centre’s retailers.

David Ordman, General Manager at Centrale Shopping Centre, said: “As an inclusive shopping centre for Croydon, we’re keen to encourage the Croydon community to share what love means to them. We’ve seen how popular our selfie opportunities in the centre is with our shoppers so our Valentine’s selfie bench is a great opportunity for shoppers to create a memorable experience with their loved ones.”

This Valentine’s social competition and retailer event will be running between the 12^th and 14^th February in the Centrale Atrium.

To enter the competition, customers must use the tag @centralecroydon and the hashtag #cwlovecomp when sharing their photo. The competition will close at midnight on 13^th February and the winner will be announced on Valentine’s Day.