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Photo: Louise at The New Bookshop adding items to our Christmas collection.
Our 2025 collection brought in 1123 books, toys and other gifts for local Cumbrian children experiencing the results of financial or emptional problems who needed a bit of extra sparkle at Christmas. This could not have been achieved without the generous support of the people of Cumbria. Thank you. Our 2026 collection will start in October this year. If any retailer would like to consider taking part this year please contact us for more details.
A very big thank you to the following for taking part this year.:
Cockermouth: The New Bookshop, The Toy Shop and Cockermouth Arts and Crafts all in Main Street and Billy Bowman's Music Shop in Lowther Went
Carlisle: Bookends, Castle Street and Toys'ntec, Bank Street
Penrith: The Hedgehog Bookshop, Little Dockray
Keswick: Bookends, Main Street
Maryport: The Lake District Coastal Aquarium, South Quay
Pooley Bridge: Verey Books.
Also a very big thank you for their support to:
The Book Trust
Hills Books
Derwent Pencils
The Charities benefiting from your generosity are:
North Lakes Food Bank
Salvation Army Food Banks at Penrith and Carlisle
Jigsaw Children's Hospice, Carlisle
Carlisle Food Bank
Overend Children's Care Home, Whitehaven