The annual Ealing Charity Christmas Card Shop pop-up has now been opened by Mayor of Ealing Councillor Anthony Kelly.
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the much loved shop which has raised close to £1 million for local and national causes since it began in 1985.
Joining volunteers and charity representatives to open the shop at Christ the Saviour Church on New Broadway last week, Councillor Kelly said: “It’s lovely that community efforts like this continue, supporting so many charities with the help of its fantastic volunteers.”
The shop, which is run entirely by volunteers, was founded by Sue Green. She said: “We’re delighted to be celebrating our 40-year anniversary. Unlike many other charity card sales, we send 100% of the money taken directly back to the charities. Thanks to our fantastic helpers who come back every year, we’ve raised close to £1 million since 1985 for around 100 different charities.”
The Ealing Charity Christmas Card Shop is open from 10am to 4pm, Monday to Saturday, until Thursday 18 December 2025, selling cards from 32 charities alongside seasonal items such as calendars, wrapping paper, present tags and postage stamps.
More than 200 card designs are on sale this year, with proceeds supporting the local branches of: Action Aid, Age UK Ealing, Alzheimer’s Society, Book Aid International, Bereft, Bridge of Hope, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Cardiac Risk in the Young, CAFOD, Combat Stress, Cystic Fibrosis Trust, Diabetes UK, Ealing Samaritans, Ealing Amnesty International, Epilepsy Research UK, Facing the World, Freedom From Torture, Friends of Hammersmith Hospital, Meadow House Hospice, Mind, Motor Neurone Disease Association, Multiple Sclerosis Trust, Parkinson’s UK, RNLI, Save the Children, Soil Association, Stella Maris – Apostleship of the Sea, St Mark’s Hospital Foundation Trust, Society of St Vincent de St Paul, Transform Trade and Unique.
