6 October 2025 | By Dave Hall
If you are looking to pick up Real Advent Calendars then the biggest shelf stock in the UK this year will be at CRE 25 – and that’s official!
Made by the Meaningful Chocolate Co (MCC), it is the UK’s only Fairtrade Advent calendar that comes with a free 24-page Christmas story-activity book and supports charitable causes. The book includes challenges such as supporting charities and saying a prayer. No other calendar enables parents and children to experience the Christmas story for 24 days and be challenged to do some good in the season.
MCC founder David Marshall, said: ‘Following the pandemic, Tesco stopped stocking our calendar which means you have to either buy online or visit a local retailer. The good news is that 10ofThose will be selling the calendar at their bookstall at stand A1. With free parking at Sandown Park you can buy cases of calendars and load up the car for wide distribution through children’s groups or pick up singles for your own family, saving on postage.’
You can read more about the initiative here or view a video of the Real Advent Calendar book.
- The Real Advent Calendar will be on sale at the 10ofThose bookshop (stand A1)
CRE 2025
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