ALTRINCHAM and Sale West MP Graham Brady got into the Christmas spirit as he gave a boost to volunteers running the charity Christmas card shop at Altrincham Library.

The Christmas card shop in local libraries is now in its 46th year. More than £5 million has been raised for charity.

The Altrincham shop is open this year until December 2.

Mr Brady met some of the volunteers and bought a selection of cards.

He said: 2This is a brilliant initiative. We all need Christmas cards and visiting Altrincham, Hale or Sale Library to buy them means that some excellent charities will benefit.

"The generosity of the volunteers means that all proceeds go to good causes."

The shop is open during the library’s normal opening hours: 10 am to 5 pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10 am to 7 pm on Wednesday and 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday.

Christmas card shops are also open in Hale Library until December 9 and Sale Library until November 25.