Each Christmas more and more of us are opting for a ‘stay-cation’ in the British Isles. Gone are the escapes to the sun and avoiding the hustle and bustle of the Christmas period. The British people have taken Christmas in their stride. The weather’s no longer dreary or grey, it’s festive and magical. All the things we normally complain about, and we do love to complain, become endearing and accepted...

Christmas is drawing ever closer and with each day we’re sure the little ones are getting just as excited as we are (after all, it is our favourite day of the year). Yet, with all this excitement comes a lot of extra work and responsibility. The kids will be off school, and, as thrilled as they’ll be they’ll need a lot more of your time, and time is a luxury...

Christmas Trees, every year we’re buying them earlier and earlier! Most will say, it’s because it’s always better to be prepared, especially when it comes to Christmas. However, it isn’t at all that simple! Buying a Christmas tree, months prior to Christmas, comes with more responsibility. Especially if you want to ensure it looks just as beautiful as the day it arrived on the big day itself! Let’s start with...

Communities everywhere have their own treasured Christmas rituals that involve a tree, but why do we all get so excited about firs and spruces?Using trees as centrepieces for festivals is nothing new; many aspects of our Christmas traditions originate from the pagans. During the Middle Ages, an evergreen known as ‘The Paradise Tree’ was decorated with apples as a symbol of the feast of Adam and Eve on 24th December....

Another quick note to let you know that, by popular demand, we have a new Christmas tree collection service this year: we can collect your tree on 28 December or 4 and 5 January, 2016, for £15 from outside your home or office or £25 from inside with a vacuum of needles included. All you need do is remove the decorations.If you haven’t bought your tree yet, you can buy...