Shop with Purpose this Christmas: John Wesley’s New Room to host Cards for Good Causes pop-up shop this Christmas

With Christmas fast approaching, John Wesley’s New Room and Cards for Good Causes are teaming up once again and encouraging the public to shop with purpose. The store, which can be found in the chapel of John Wesley’s New Room will be offering a wide range of charity Christmas cards, gifts, advent calendars, wrap, decorations and more, all while raising funds for over 80 national and local charities and over 120 community spaces.

For John Wesley’s New Room, hosting Cards for Good Causes was a natural fit. As the oldest Methodist building in the world, they have been championing charitable causes in the Bristol area for over 280 years.

“We couldn’t be more delighted to be hosting Cards for Good Causes in our chapel again this Christmas, having not had them since COVID.” says Miranda Payne, Director of John Wesley’s New Room. “One of John Wesley’s key tenets was to help everyone feel that they could make a difference, which is a message this pop-up shop does a fantastic job of delivering to the community”

Over the past decade, Cards for Good Causes has raised more than £20 million for charities, supporting a broad spectrum of causes including mental health services, hospices, cancer research, children’s charities, and animal welfare organisations and a further £2.5 million for libraries, churches and other community spaces.

 “Each card and gift purchased in our shops makes a real difference,” said Christine Ansell, CEO of Cards for Good Causes. “Not only do you support the charities we work with, but you also help keep community spaces, such as John Wesley’s New Room, alive by shopping locally.”

As well as championing accessibility and sustainability in its product range, including UK manufactured Christmas and everyday cards, Braille Christmas cards, eco-friendly wrapping, and ethically sourced gifts, the initiative also fosters community cohesion by partnering with churches, libraries, and other public spaces across the UK, also providing volunteering and work opportunities helping to bring people and communities together.

So, head over to the chapel at John Wesley’s New Room in Broadmead, which is open Monday to Saturday 10-4pm, between now and December 23^rd, to shop with purpose this Christmas and help make a real difference.