by Keira Garrigan | Nov 27, 2025
It’s open! If you don’t know about this extraordinary house, let me fill you in: every year Kennington resident Martin Claridge goes to town on a mind-boggling Christmas display to raise money for local charities and bring a bit of festive joy to Oxford....
by Keira Garrigan | Nov 11, 2025
The family business which has been giving us the best Christmas vibes for the past 20 years has downsized – in size but not in Christmas vibes or intensity! The shop has been scaled back and there is a new focus on eco-friendly and FairTrade decorations and...
by Keira Garrigan | Oct 22, 2025
The Christmas floodgates have opened as Appleton Christmas Barn is open for business! Appleton Christmas barn is way more than a barn with thousands of decorations (although that’s pretty magical in itself), there are also reindeers to meet, who are happy to...
by Keira Garrigan | Aug 24, 2025
I love parks like this – hidden away down the bottom of a lane…luckily we had our park spies to tell us all about it. This one is a bit different and includes challenging matrix style play equipment, mini obstacle course, bike pump track, hammock, zip...
by Keira Garrigan | Aug 24, 2025
The Horspath playground behind the village hall has had a serious glow-up! It’s fantastic to see this huge investment in play. We went when this was new new so if you see any building materials in the background don’t worry, all the snags are done and it’s...
