Christmas cards

Give a gift to charity or donate instead of sending Christmas cards

It’s traditional to send seasonal greetings at this time of year but a Devonwide health and wellbeing charity is encouraging people to make a donation instead of giving Christmas cards.

Westbank Community Health and Care has launched its ‘Donate in Lieu of Christmas Cards’ campaign, asking people to make a charitable gift rather than spending money on buying and posting cards this...

Ilfracombe nursing home residents receive handmade Christmas cards from local school pupils

Edenmore Nursing Home in Ilfracombe recently received handmade Christmas cards with personalised messages from pupils at Ilfracombe Junior School as part of their Christmas card campaign. The campaign serves the purpose of building relationships within the community and spreading the joy of Christmas.

Residents, who are fondly referred to as family members, spent the morning opening...

Plymouth veteran turns festive designer for Armed Forces charity

A Plymouth-based Army veteran-turned-artist has partnered with Armed Forces charity Help for Heroes to design two new T-shirts and a fundraising Christmas card – and issued a plea to other veterans to step forward to ask for help if they need it.

Kevin Preston, 57, served with the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards for four years, before leaving the service, and, having joined the...