Local campaign group, Save the Dip, which is trying to save the Railway Bell pub in Hampton, is now selling handmade Christmas cards to help fund its purchase of the pub.

The cards are a bargain at 10 cards for £5, 20 cards for £10, 30 cards for £15 (including envelopes) etc.

Save the Dip will deliver all online orders to residents living in the Hampton and Hampton Hill area. Payment will be on delivery for cash, just to keep things easy. 

The card's cover illustration is by painter and illustrator Carolyn Ross, the daughter of the TV artist Tony Hart (Credit: Save the Dip)

You can order the group's cards here.

Speaking about its latest campaign strategy, Save the Dip said: "As well as giving a lovely seasonal greeting to friends and loved ones, the cards will help spread the word about our community effort to revive our much-missed pub, The Railway Bell, and maintain the momentum to Save the Dip into 2026.

"The cover illustration is by painter and illustrator Carolyn Ross, the daughter of the TV artist Tony Hart. The greeting inside is "Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year."

Richmond Council officially declared the pub an Asset of Community Value (ACV) back in July after campaign group, Save the Dip, applied for the pub to become an ACV.

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The Railway Bell, affectionately known as 'The Dip', suspended trading in April 2024 following the death of longtime licensee, Seamus O'Kane.

The freehold was then offered up for sale, causing Save the Dip to campaign against its selling.