MCS UK launch Sea-inspired Christmas gifts for coastal lovers
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS), the UK’s leading marine charity has launched a brand new online range of Christmas gifts all with a marine theme.
The charity has partnered with organisations who all have an affinity with the sea and whose products reflect a love of the oceans.
Riz Boardshorts: Get set for the sea with stylish swim shorts made from recycled plastic by Riz. The perfect gift for beach lovers and water sports enthusiasts from www.rizboardshorts.com.
Tide clocks: Brighten up anyone’s home with these wonderful hand-built Tide Clocks by Bramwell Brown. £275 – £360 direct from MCS www.mcsuk.org/shop.
Salt-Water Sandals: Made from hand-stitched leather, Salt-Water Sandals are an excellent gift for beach lovers and they can get wet too! Get a pair at www.salt-watersandals.com.
Beachcomber Jewellery: Inspired by beautiful local beaches, Beachcomber Jewellery is designed and individually handmade from recycled Silver in west Wales. Originally supporting MCS through their ‘Coast’ collection, Beachcomber is now donating 10% across all their ranges www.beachcomberjewellery.co.uk.
From the Notebook: You can raise a glass to MCS this Christmas with the help of Nottingham based beer producers “From the Notebook” who produce beers inspired by British wildlife. MCS benefits from ales in their Seabird Series of beers which are brewed in Northumberland: Arctic Tern (IPA), Kittiwake (Golden Ale), Puffin (Best Bitter) and Eider (Dark Beer). The beers can be bought online individually or gift boxed at hopsinabottle.co.uk.
Shore Project watches: The perfect time piece inspired by the British seaside from Shore Projects. Waterproofed to 100m with vintage styling alongside modern day build quality, so you can swim in the sea and never lose track of time! Shore Projects donate £1 per watch to MCS. The watches can be bought online at www.shoreprojects.com.
Beautiful sea inspired calendars: Keep track of who’s where and when, who needs picking up and who’s coming to stay with this marine themed calendar. The calendar costs just £8.95. Buy online at www.mcsuk.org/shop.
Note cards: Say ‘thank you’, ‘congratulations’ or simply ‘hi’ with these set of 8 blank greetings cards and envelopes featuring four different marine animals. Pack of eight is £5. Buy online at www.mcsuk.org/shop.
MCS clothing range to save our seas: Wrap up warm with a brand new range of marine themed Christmas hoodies and sweatshirts designed especially for MCS by Rapanui. 50% of sales go directly to saving our seas, shores and wildlife. Prices for both hoodies and sweats are £40 and can be bought online at www.mcsuk.org/shop.
Kids t-shirt: Kit out your kids in this lovely marine themed t-shirt from our partners Mantaray at Debenhams. Not only will they look great but MCS will receive 100% of the profits too! www.debenhams.com.
Pin badges – Our sets of marine pin badges are back due to popular demand. And now even more species are available. Buy online at www.mcsuk.org/shop.
Set 1: CLASSIC – Set of 4 (Loggerhead, Orca, Seahorse and Puffin) for £5
Set 2: NEW – Set of 6 (Dolphin, Whale, Seal, Shark, Crab and Starfish) for £8
Set 3: COMBINED – Set of 10 (Loggerhead, Orca, Seahorse, Puffin, Dolphin, Whale, Seal, Shark, Crab and Starfish) for £12
Green People: Want your skin to have a healthy glow this Christmas? Try Green People’s award winning organic Self Tan Lotion to give you a healthy looking tan with no nasty chemicals and no streaks, just natural ingredients and lightly scented with essential oils. www.greenpeople.co.uk/self-tan-lotion-200ml.
Adopt-a-Turtle or Adopt-a-Seahorse: Adopt a turtle or seahorse and receive your very own fluffy turtle hatchling or cute little seahorse, a newsletter full of great stories and fantastic photos. Turtle adopters get exclusive access to our website which includes satellite tracking, UK turtle sighting pages and some turtley amazing activities! Our seahorse adopters will also receive a pin badge and fact sheet full of fascinating facts about this mysterious little animal. Adopt at www.mcsuk.org/support_mcs.
Tableware: Spruce up your home with Richard Bramble’s beautiful Seabird range of ceramic tableware. Starting at £7.95 from www.richardbramble.com.
Lampshade: Supporting MCS with its Fish Deluxe lampshade, the creative force behind Scabetti is the English design duo Dominic and Frances Bromley. www.bromleyandbromley.com
Ohyo: Ohyo bottles are the ideal stocking filler that collapses to fit in a handbag or pocket – great for lunch boxes or when you’re out and about – tested to 10,000 squeezes! www.mcsuk.org/shop
MCS will be launching their Christmas shop on October 9th. To see the full list of gifts available, visit www.mcsuk.org/shop.
