A pop-up shop - Cards for Good Causes - will open its doors in Exmouth at the beginning of next month.

The store will open its doors on December 3, as long as lockdown restrictions allow it, at the Baptist Church, in Victoria Road.

Strict social distancing and all Covid-19 precautions will be in place to keep everyone safe. There will be lots of space for gifts and a huge array of cards.

The shop will be open six days a week, Monday to Saturday from 10am until 4pm until December 16.

Cards for Good Causes supports more than 250 national and local charities, selling the widest choice of Christmas cards.

This is normally through the 300 plus seasonal pop-up shops.

In addition to cards, there are advent calendars, Christmas wrapping paper, gift tags and decorations, as well as gifts and toys.

This year though many of the shops were unable to safely open, making a huge dent in charities' valued funds.

In the last 10 years alone, over £40million has been raised by Cards for Good Causes for UK charities through the generosity of all the loyal customers and the hard work of the volunteers.

Everyone wants to keep raising as much money as possible, with at least 70p in every pound from the card sales going to support local and national causes.

Charities benefitting include Cancer Research UK, Barnardo's, British Heart Foundation, Alzheimer's Society and RNLI, as well as a number of local charities including Hospiscare and FORCE Cancer Charity.

We all love sending Christmas cards – something that will be even more significant this year. The work of all the charities meanwhile continues with so many people being in need.

Frances Guy, regional manager at Cards for Good Causes, said: "Everyone wants to be telling loved ones they are thinking of them.

"During the Christmas period cards will be even more important.

"Thanks to all our keen volunteers we are able to run our pop-up shop again this year.

"We are looking forward to welcoming lots of new shoppers plus our loyal customers."

Local Shop Manager Janette Smith added: "Buying charity Christmas cards is one of the simplest ways to support good causes this festive season and what better way to spread some festive cheer to family and friends in these difficult times."

This year there will be some new members of the team with some of the long serving volunteers having stepped down in view of Covid-19.

To volunteer contact the regional manager Frances Guy on 07818 441135.

Full details about the full range of cards and gifts can be found by CLICKING HERE, where you can also order online with home delivery.