christmas Archives

Nov 29, 2022

Cost-of-living crisis sees Christmas shoppers looking for more secondhand & meaningful gifts

Recent surveys by Oxfam and British Heart Foundation suggest that shoppers are not only looking to reduce spending this Christmas…

Nov 28, 2022

The Big Give Christmas Challenge kicks off tomorrow, on Giving Tuesday, with the aim of exceeding the £24 million raised…

Nov 23, 2022

The Independent and the Evening Standard have launched their joint Christmas appeal with a focus on the cost-of-living crisis. On…

Nov 18, 2022

It’s time to start the Christmas round ups so here is the first – a round up of some of…

Nov 17, 2022

Instead of a traditional multi-million pound TV commercial this Christmas, Co-op is instead raising awareness of affordable community food projects…

Nov 10, 2022

John Lewis’s Christmas ad launched today, with a focus on children in care and with sales of some of the…

Nov 08, 2022

The Telegraph has announced its four charity partners for this year’s Telegraph Christmas Charity Appeal – Action for Children, Age…

Nov 07, 2022

Community groups benefitting from M&S donations feature in this year’s Marks & Spencer Clothing & Home Christmas campaign and TV…

Nov 04, 2022

Lidl rolled out toy banks in 940 stores across the UK this week, to collect donations for Christmas.

Nov 03, 2022

Christmas Eve has been the best day for donations during the festive season for the last three years, according to…

Aug 17, 2022

We ask four fundraisers – from St Giles Hospice, WaterAid, Dementia UK, and Spread a Smile – to share their…

Aug 09, 2022

This month we explore how charities are planning ahead for yet another challenging Christmas, as the cost of living crisis…