It is that time of year again when the Cards for Good Causes pop-up charity Christmas card shop opens in Brecon. This year we are all glad to be returning to our usual venue of St Mary’s Church, Brecon, following the recent roof repairs. The church is situated in the centre of the town, just look out for the tower.
The shop will be opening on Wednesday 18th October until Thursday 14th December, 2017. Opening times are 10.00am – 4.00pm Monday to Saturday.
In 1959, James ‘Jim’ Jackson, Secretary of the British Diabetic Association, gathered a group of medical charities together to discuss the coordination of publicity for selling charity cards at Christmas. In 1964, they began selling cards from empty shops in town centres. The name “Cards for Good Causes” was first mooted in 1971, but it was not until 1988 that it was formally established as the trading arm of The 1959 Group of Charities.
Buying Christmas cards through Cards for Good Causes is the best way to get access to the widest selection of Christmas cards available, as well as a fantastic range of seasonal gifts and products, while supporting a range of national and local charities. There is a wide range of Christmas card designs, as well as traditional advent calendars and candles, wrapping paper, gift tags, napkins and stocking fillers and more. The Christmas cards are all printed on top quality card and there is something to suit everyone.
Staffed by a team of local and invaluable volunteers, the Brecon pop-up shop is part of a network of more than 300 temporary shops run by Cards for Good Causes, the UK’s largest multi-charity Christmas card organisation. It represents more than 250 charities including Cancer Research UK, Barnardo’s, NSPCC, Alzheimer’s Society and RNLI as well as a number of local charities.
In the past ten years, charities have received more than £40 million from Cards for Good Causes, representing at least 70p in every pound, out of which the charities pay for the production and distribution of their Christmas cards and any VAT.
Why not get ahead in your Christmas preparations by getting your cards early. Jean and Liz, the shop managers, look forward to seeing everyone during the run up to Christmas.
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Elizabeth Jones
