If you're picking out which charity Christmas cards to send this year, Annie Elwes is here to help with some of her favourites.
Cancer Research UK – 12 Days Of Christmas
£2.99 for 10 – order via the Cancer Research UK website.
British Red Cross – Fireside Friends
£3.50 for 10 – order via the British Red Cross website.
Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust – Christmas Shadows by Owen Williams
£5.50 for 10 – order via the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust website.
Traidcraft – Christmas Baubles
£4.95 for 20 – order via the Traidcraft website.
Macmillan Cancer Support – Dove of Peace
£4.25 for 10 – order via the Macmillan Cancer Support website.
Dogs Trust – He’s finally here!
£5.99 for 10 – order via the Dogs Trust website.
Barnardo’s – Collecting the tree
£2.99 for 10 – order via the Barnardo’s website.
Woodland Trust – Kingfisher in the snow
£3.99 for 8 – order via the Woodland Trust website.
Alzheimer’s Society – Moonlit hare
£4.50 for 10 – order via the Alzheimer’s Society website.
Injured Jockeys Fund – Silent Footfall by Daniel Crane
£7.50 for 10 – order via the Injured Jockeys Fund website.
Marie Curie – Bearing Gifts
£4.25 for 10 – order via the Marie Curie website.
Mind – Keeping Cosy
£3.99 for 10 – order via the Mind website.
Sue Ryder – Christmas Post
£2.99 for 10 – order via the Sue Ryder website.
Great Ormond Street Hospital – Fine Art Angel
£4.50 for 10 – order via the Great Ormond Street Hospital website.
Tearfund – Christmas Story
£5 for 10 – order via the Tearfund website.
Royal Trinity Hospice – Christmas Card
£3.99 for 10 – order via the Royal Trinity Hospice website.
Compassion in World Farming – Photography by Wendy Darker
£5 for 10 – order via the Compassion in World Farming website.
Amnesty – Boxing Day
£4.45 for 10 – order via the Amnesty website.
National Trust – Winter Fox
£4 for 10 – order via the National Trust website.
Parkinson’s – Winter Fun
£4.99 for 10 – order via the Parkinson’s website.
Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society – Adoration of the Shepherds by Jean Baptiste Pierre
£4.60 for 10 – order via the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society website.
WWF – Polar Bear Cubby Hole
£3.99 for 10 – order via the WWF website.
Countryside Alliance – The Dress Rehearsal by Zoë Carmichael Designs
£6.99 for 10 – order via the Countryside Alliance website.
The Churches Conservation Trust – Heavenly Hosts
£5.50 for 10 – order via the The Churches Conservation Trust website.
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