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Shop Local
October 30, 2020As local lockdowns spread and business anxiety is increasing, it is all the more important to ‘shop local’. Small independent businesses are the lifeblood of communities. They do ‘community’ things and are heavily involved in their local area. Show that you value them and you’re really good local shops. All our retailers are doing a […]
Read MoreImproving your home
September 2, 2020September is National Home Improvement month, an initiative, funnily enough, designed to get us to improve our homes during September! Joking aside, a survey of 2011 UK home owners by the British Home Improvement Trade Association, the body behind the campaign, found that 31% had decided during lockdown to update their home’s style. What is […]
Read MoreShop Local Week
August 13, 2020Shop Local Week This week is Shop Local Week when shoppers are being urged to hit their high street and support local businesses. Nearly one million shops filled bustling Victorian high streets but the 1980’s saw a big change to ‘out of town’ shopping malls. Some say it is ‘high noon’ on the high street […]
Read MoreNational Flooring Show to go Ahead
July 1, 2020The organisers have confirmed that The National Flooring Show will definitely go ahead on 20-22 September in Harrogate – but possibly at the Great Yorkshire Showground as the  Convention Centre has, since April, been converted into a Nightingale Hospital. Although as yet unused, the Government reserves the right to retain the facility to help support […]
Read MoreSupport Local Businesses
June 18, 2020As more shops are now open, please support your local high street and improve the local economy. Local businesses are the backbone of the national economy and are at the heart of their local communities. They will play a pivotal role in our economic recovery. You are assured of great customer service from people who […]
Read MoreLockdown Trends
June 8, 2020We started lockdown with a look at 10 reasons to be cheerful, now, 10 weeks in, how many have these buying trends have you succumbed to? Week One: Loo roll. In spite of no evidence that Covid 19 symptoms required more paper, supermarket trollies bulged with mountains of loo paper! Week Two: Flour. Baking became […]
Read MoreLobbying Government
May 13, 2020The following letter was sent, individually, on Monday 20th April to Messrs: Gove, Raab, Hancock and Sunak (the lockdown committee Ministers), Mark Garnier (the CF local MP), The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Trade Press. Keeping the UK carpet industry World-leaders is an all too often made claim by organisations. However, […]
Read MoreChildren cooking during lockdown
April 16, 2020Like many, we have got our children cooking one meal a week each during lockdown. Bearing in mind they are 23 and 20 and both at university, one may be forgiven for thinking (or hoping) that they had learnt some cooking skills. Clearly not! All I can say is that it is like being a […]
Read MoreInteriors could boom
April 10, 2020With all of us confined to barracks at the moment, interior decorating could be set for a mini-boom when we emerge from these dreadful times as we see things we would like to change or improve in our homes. Added to that, we will be missing out on holidays this year and some of that […]
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