Sick of trawling the high street for that elusive gift whilst dragging along reluctant children ?  We have a number of readers who run their own small businesses and many of them are more than happy to attend your coffee mornings or soirees to help you choose products, without obligation, in a stress free environment.

The Spring-Summer catalogue has arrived from Phoenix Trading and is packed full of lovely stationery : cards, party invites (in English!!), thank-you notes, plus wrappings, ribbons, organiser boxes etc.