A charity gift shop will open in Macclesfield for the final time this festive season.

Macclesfield Library will once again host the Charity Christmas Card Shop, from October 31 to December 5.

However, after more than five decades of fundraising, this will be the last year of the much-loved charity initiative.

Lead Volunteer, Jill Dodson, said: "The Charity Christmas Card Shops have become so much more than places to buy Christmas cards.

"They are welcoming, friendly and wonderfully festive places where people know that their purchases are helping others.

"It will be very special to be part of the final year and to celebrate the incredible contribution the shops have made over the decades.

"It's also a chance to pick up some extra cards to keep that special connection with the charities alive for Christmases to come."

Founded by Sheila Hallas MBE in 1971, the Combined Charities Christmas Card Shops have become a much-loved part of the festive season.

Over an incredible 55 years, the shops have helped raise more than £6 million for local, national and international charities, creating a lasting legacy of support for good causes.

All shop staff give their time as volunteers and the shops' overheads are covered through the sale of gifts, toys and decorations, with 100% of card sales going directly to the charities.

This year, more than 30 charities will take part, offering a wide selection of Christmas card designs alongside wrapping paper, festive novelties, toys and decorations.

As well as Macclesfield, shops will be set up in Knutsford, Wilmslow and Sale.

Sheila said: "When I look back over 55 years of the Charity Christmas Card Shops, I feel incredibly proud of what we have achieved together. What began as a simple idea has grown into something that has made a real and lasting difference to so many charities and the people they support.

"I am enormously proud of everyone who has played a part over the years — our volunteers, the charities, our supporters and, of course, the customers who have continued to come back year after year. Without their loyalty and generosity, none of this would have been possible.

"It is with a mixture of pride and sadness that we now come to our final year, but I want 2026 to be a celebration. We have so much to be proud of, and I hope everyone will join us for one last Christmas of shopping with purpose and helping us make our final year a truly memorable one."