Ditch the Christmas waste with a sustainable Secret Santa
The Charity Retail Association (CRA) and The Charity Shop Gift Card are urging UK offices, friends, and family groups participating in Secret Santa this festive season to embrace a sustainable gift-giving rule: only gifts purchased from charity shops, or the versatile Charity Shop Gift Card, should be allowed. The call to action comes in response […]
Patriotic Millionaires love charity shops too
Julia Davies, impact investor, philanthropist and founding member of Patriotic Millionaires UK tells us why you can keep your designer stores – she always has been, and always will be, a charity shop fan. I’ve always worried about waste and how we are trashing our planet with vast amounts of rubbish. So reuse is in […]
From self-confessed snob to thrift enthusiast!
Article kindly submitted by guest contributer, Emma If you’d told me 10, (heck even 5!), years ago that I’d count charity shop shopping as a hobby and the main source of my clothing, and homewares, I’d probably have looked at you like you were talking absolute nonsense. Alas, I now regret all those years mooching […]
Worcester joins charity shop gift card scheme
Worcester residents in need are to be given gift cards for local charity shops to enable them to buy clothes and other essentials. Worcester City Council is working with the national Charity Shop Gift Card scheme to deliver the ‘essential items’ part of its Discretionary Welfare Assistance Scheme (DWAS), which supports people with immediate […]
Nightingale House Hospice signs up to The Charity Shop Gift Card
The only multi-charity gift card is a social enterprise that helps people give more sustainably, buy more consciously and support good causes. PHOTO CAPTION: Featured in the photo are Beverly Smith, Diane Clark and Sam Evans from the Buckley shop. Nightingales House Hospice is now part of The Charity Shop Gift Card — the only […]
Big C signs up to The Charity Shop Gift Card
The only multi-charity gift card is a social enterprise that helps people give more sustainably, buy more consciously and support good causes. PHOTO CAPTION: Volunteers – Jennifer Bottomley and Janet Habgood Big C is now accepting The Charity Shop Gift Card — the only nationally accepted, multi-retailer gift card that can be spent exclusively in […]
The Kirkwood sign up to The Charity Shop Gift Card
The only multi-charity gift card is a social enterprise that helps people give more sustainably, buy more consciously and support good causes. PHOTO CAPTION: Rosie Hinchliffe, Deputy Shop Manager The Kirkwood, based in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, are now accepting The Charity Shop Gift Card — the only nationally accepted, multi-retailer gift card that can be […]
Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice signs up to The Charity Shop Gift Card
The only multi-charity gift card is a social enterprise that helps people give more sustainably, buy more consciously and support good causes. PHOTO CAPTION: Featured in the picture are Jacquie Roper, Lindley Shop Manager and Richard Bradley, co-founder of The Charity Shop Gift Card. Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice, based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, is now accepting The […]
St Gemma’s Hospice signs up to The Charity Shop Gift Card
The only multi-charity gift card is a social enterprise that helps people give more sustainably, buy more consciously and support good causes. PHOTO CAPTION: Featured in the photo are Dee Ranson, shop manager and Janice Whitaker, deputy shop manager from the Hunslet shop. St Gemma’s Hospice, based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, is now accepting The […]
Emmaus Hertfordshire signs up to The Charity Shop Gift Card
The only multi-charity gift card is a social enterprise that helps people give more sustainably, buy more consciously and support good causes. PHOTO CAPTION: Companions Frank, Ben, Micky, Rob, Shania Emmaus Hertfordshire is the first Emmaus community to join The Charity Shop Gift Card — the only nationally accepted, multi-retailer gift card that can be […]
