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How are you celebrating International Self Care Day?

by Rachael Lythgoe

How are you celebrating International Self Care Day?

It's International Self Care Day today (24 July) - a day to promote self care, and the benefits of looking after yourself. But self care is more th...
Posted in International Self Care Day, Self care

Add a touch of class to any room with our new bubble candles

by Rachael Lythgoe

Add a touch of class to any room with our new bubble candles

Whether you call them bubble, cube or cloud candles - College Green's new range of hand poured candles are guaranteed to add a touch of class to ev...
Posted in bubble candle, soy wax candle

We're raising a cheer to National Beer Day

by Rachael Lythgoe

We're raising a cheer to National Beer Day

Cheers! It's National Beer Day - an annual day to celebrate the British love of beer. As it falls on a weekday this year, we're raising a lather in...

Help raise funds for premature babies at the Scoo-B-Doo virtual fair

by Rachael Lythgoe

Help raise funds for premature babies at the Scoo-B-Doo virtual fair

Join us at a fabulous virtual fair on 12 June and help raise much needed funds for sick and premature babies in Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. ...

These were the gifts people bought for friends they hadn't seen for more than a year

by Rachael Lythgoe

These were the gifts people bought for friends they hadn't seen for more than a year

`It's a present' was the phrase we heard most often last Saturday, as visitors to Stroud Farmers' Market were on the hunt for a gift to give to fri...
Posted in gift, gift box

There are 1,000 farmers' markets in the UK & Stroud's has been named one of the best - come and see why

by Rachael Lythgoe

There are 1,000 farmers' markets in the UK & Stroud's has been named one of the best - come and see why

According to the Daily Telegraph there are around 1,000 farmers' markets in the UK. It's no surprise to anyone who's been that Stroud Farmers' Mark...
Posted in Farmers' Market

Have you taken a trip to a bluebell wood?

by Rachael Lythgoe

Have you taken a trip to a bluebell wood?

 If you go on a woodland walk over the next couple of weeks you’ll be rewarded with a soft hazy carpet of purple as far as the eye can see. There ...
Posted in candles

We didn't realise how much we'd missed Stroud Farmers' Market until we returned

by Rachael Lythgoe

We didn't realise how much we'd missed Stroud Farmers' Market until we returned

It was so lovely to be back at Stroud Farmers' Market on Saturday - and we were happy to be in our usual spot, sandwiched between Nifty Nut Butters...
Posted in Farmers' Market

Bring the spring indoors with our range of fresh new candle scents

by Rachael Lythgoe

Bring the spring indoors with our range of fresh new candle scents

We've added four new candle fragrances to the College Green range which reflect the brighter days and lighter nights. Choose from: Parisian Spr...

Light this candle, close your eyes and you'll think you're in a Parisian flower market

by Rachael Lythgoe

Light this candle, close your eyes and you'll think you're in a Parisian flower market

When you can’t travel to Paris just yet … let the scents of a Parisian flower market come to you.College Green’s Parisian Spring candle is bursting...
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We'll be back at Stroud Farmers' Market on 24 April

by Rachael Lythgoe

We'll be back at Stroud Farmers' Market on 24 April

After a very long absence from our monthly Stroud Famers' Market stall we're delighted to be returning on Saturday 24 April. We'll have our usual: ...
Posted in Farmers' Market

Where will your feet be taking you this weekend?

by Rachael Lythgoe

Where will your feet be taking you this weekend?

Will you be taking advantage of the Easter bank holiday weekend by getting out on some long walks? And when you return home, why not treat your tir...
Posted in bath soak, foot bath, foot care, foot soak