Lockdown 3.0 in the UK is no joke. We're asked to remain indoors and isolate from the world as well as each other. We all know somebody who is alone, perhaps vulnerable or simply feeling...

It's that time of year! Advent calendars adorn the shelves, individually wrapped sweets and treats line up like soldiers at the checkout, saluting your decision to slip one quickly into your basket. Us Brits get through 700...

Last year we launched a campaign called "One Magical Gift" or One Great Gift. The idea was that you take your time, enjoy the experience of browsing for and buying your loved one just one...

With so much on offer at our markets, not to mention the workshops, talks, and food, you’ll be hard-pressed to get through it all (we hope)! So to help you out, we’ve created a gift...

The countdown to the countdown to Christmas is on (yes, you read it right). The time of year where festive excess really moves up a gear. The buildup to advent seems to start earlier and...

CHRISTMAS IS A TIME OF TRADITION. A REPETITION OF OLD HABITS AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE SAKE OF NOSTALGIA AND THE COMFORT OF FAMILIARITY.   Part of what I LOVE about the Christmas tradition is that...

We’re sure you’re aware, but we do make a lot of waste over the festive season. A survey commissioned by GP batteries found “one in six often try to justify the amount of waste they...

THE TERM ‘SUSTAINABILITY' IS FAST BECOMING A MISNOMER. IT’S MEANING ITS LOSING POTENCY. At a talk I gave the other night on the topic, I asked the audience what they thought the definition of sustainability...