Martlets joins the first UK-wide Charity Shop Gift Card scheme

Brighton & Hove based Martlets Hospice is now accepting The Charity Shop Gift Card – the first nationally accepted, multi-retailer gift card that can be spent exclusively in charity shops.The Charity Shop Gift Card is being sold and accepted in Martlets’ eight shops across Brighton, Hove and the Havens.

The Charity Shop Gift Card has been developed in partnership with the Charity Retail Association and is now being accepted by many charities in most areas of the UK.

The scheme aims to support the growing second-hand revolution. It will also help reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill and boost the income of charities by giving them their first collective opportunity to access a share of the £7billion-a-year gift card market.

Shoppers can visit any Martlets shop to use their gift card where they can also buy them.

The Charity Retail Association has 450 members with 9,000 shops, and together they are already diverting over 300,000 tonnes of textiles away from landfill and contributing over £300million to help fund the work of their parent charities.

The gift cards themselves are recyclable and compostable and on sale at www.thecharityshopgiftcard.co.uk, and at supermarkets and other major retailers.

“The Charity Shop Gift Card will introduce people to our fantastic shops and to shopping sustainably while supporting a fantastic cause. Martlets, and other charity retailers, also offer a valuable way to counter the effects of the cost-of-living crisis that is affecting so many within our communities – the gift card will help more people access quality affordable items.”

“We’re delighted to see Martlets join the scheme giving the residents of Brighton, Hove and beyond a way of not just supporting a local charity but also a way to aid the circular economy. With Christmas only a few months away, it’s a great to time to launch the scheme.”

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