Black Friday Barnardo's Ghost

The Ghost Merchants are not supporters of Black Friday and what it stands for. The world needs the opposite of what Black Friday promotes. We should be more thoughtful consumers who buy less and from considered sources.

Our Black Friday Barnardo’s Ghosts are our contribution to a better Black Friday. We are giving approximately 30% (£5) from the sale of every Original York Black Friday Ghost to Bernardo’s.

Barnardos is a charity established by Thomas John Barnardo who was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1845. As a young man he moved to London to train as a doctor. When he arrived, he was shocked to find children living in terrible conditions, with no access to education. Poverty and disease were so widespread that one in five children died before their fifth birthday. When a cholera epidemic swept through the East End, leaving 3000 people dead and many orphaned children, the young Barnardo felt an urgent need to help.

His first step, in 1867, was to set up a ‘ragged school’ where children could get a free basic education. One evening a boy at the mission, Jim Jarvis, took Barnardo around the East End, showing him children sleeping on roofs and in gutters. What he saw affected him so deeply he decided to abandon his medical training and devote himself to helping children living in poverty.

Ever since the charity has continued to support and protect children and young people facing a wide range of issues, from drug misuse to disability, from sexual abuse to domestic violence..

Over 150 years ago, Barnardo promised to support those children in need of help – regardless of their circumstances, gender, race, disability or behaviour and that work is ongoing.

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Release date : 29/11/19