Isabel Hospice is encouraging people to shop sustainably this festive season as part of its Green Christmas campaign.
Our Head of retail Charlotte Greenwood said: “Christmas should be the most wonderful time of the year. But, with the cost of living increasing significantly, we wanted to make sure our local community could find great value in our charity shops and online eBay, Vinted and Depop stores.
“If you’ve never shopped pre-loved before, then our shops are a great place to start. We not only stock great value clothing, including Christmas jumpers and party outfits, but Secret Santa shopping has never been easier with our wide and unique range of pre-loved gifts.
“As well as being purse-friendly, shopping with Isabel helps to save unused and unwanted items from going into landfill, so you can feel great about going green this festive season, all while raising essential funds for our specialist care.”
We are also stocking a range of brand new products that have been specifically selected for our shops. From naturally sourced skin care products and bamboo toothbrushes, to refillable cups, festive sweet treats and Isabel Hospice gin, they all feature in a new Isabel Hospice Gift Guide published this week.
Charlotte added: “If you’re looking for stocking fillers and Christmas Eve boxes, our range of festive travel cups, plantable children’s books and baking mix bottles are ideal. We have candles and reed diffusers for those in need of some self care available in our shops and online on our eBay shop too.
“Lastly, don’t forget about our Christmas cards, including plantable seed cards, festive jute and kraft paper bags and get ready for 2023 with our Isabel Hospice diaries and calendars.”
Every purchase made this yuletide will help ensure Isabel can continue caring 365 days of the year, supporting people like Valerie Chinsky, who the Hospice cared for at home last Christmas.
Her daughter Susannah said: “I spoke to the Hospice on Christmas Eve and they said as soon as a window opened up they would come out to us. They came on Christmas morning and it was honestly the best Christmas present I’ve ever had in my life.
“We had been struggling for what felt so long but these nurses came into our home with such compassion and care. They were so capable and made caring for Mum look so effortless. Having them there gave me time to cook Christmas dinner, be with our girls and bring Mum in her wheelchair to the Christmas table.
“They gave us back our Christmas Day, supported us all when we were at our lowest and were so wonderful with Mum. To have that last Christmas with Mum was such an extraordinary gift, and I can’t put into words how much that means to us.”
