Charity Christmas Cards
for the Alde & Ore Estuary Trust
Each year two local artists generously allow us to use an image for the Alde & Ore Estuary Trust Charity Christmas cards. We've done this for several years now and the cards have raised an excellent amount for a local cause which is dear to the hearts of all those who love the river.
The cards are 185 mm x 125 mm.
With a white envelope.
The message inside reads Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
They cost £6.00 for a pack of six cards (three of each design).
They can also be available separately if you just want one of the two images.
Lily Leaver
Christmas at the Cliff
Lily Leaver has just started her second year at the Edinburgh College of Art, where she is studying Fine Art. When she is in Suffolk she lives in Iken with a view over the River Alde. Lily worked at the bookshop this summer and is back in Edinburgh now continuing her course.
Karen Lear
A Rose for Winter
Karen Lear is a florist, celebrant and artist as well as a lover of books and our glorious Suffolk coast, where she has lived almost all her life. As the seasons change, so do the flowers she captures in pen and finger-painted acrylics. Some of you will know Karen from the bookshop and the Literary Festival. She lives in Leiston and has had many exhibitions locally. Her work can often be seen in the Aldeburgh Gallery.
The Alde & Ore Estuary Trust (AOET) is a charity, registered with the Charity Commission, registration number 1155115
The Trust aims to provide, preserve, maintain and improve river defences and flood protection, always taking into account the conservation and protection of the natural environment, flora, fauna, features of historic interest and the landscape and beauty of the Alde and Ore.
This will be achieved by upgrading the flood defences on the river walls. This will produce major benefits to both the local and UK economies, health, well-being and the natural environment. Click here to read more about the invaluable work of the Trust.
Orwell Press Art Publishing
The bookshop would also like to thank Orwell Press who print the card to a high quality on favourable terms so more proceeds can go the charity. Thank you, James and Colin.