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Independent, local & officially the best place to live in the UK - welcome to Stroud

by Rachael Lythgoe March 26, 2021

Everyone in Stroud knows it, and now it's official - the place we call home is the best place to live in the UK according to the Sunday Times. We k...

Posted in Stroud

You'll love this way of gift wrapping - it's unique, environmentally sustainable & utterly gorgeous

by Rachael Lythgoe February 15, 2021

Now you can make your College Green gift set even more special by choosing a new gift wrapping option: I'll wrap your present in a one-of-a-kind vintage scarf which becomes a present in itself.

Posted in furoshiki, gift, gift wrapping

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Make your own exfoliating body scrub for smooth summer skin

by Rachael Lythgoe June 15, 2020

Whether you'll be spending the summer months in your garden, or have your fingers crossed for a further easing of travel restrictions, now's the pe...

Posted in DY salt scrub, DY sugar scrub, exfoliating, summer skin

Soap SOS: this is how to save your soap in style

by Rachael Lythgoe May 28, 2020

Squish! If that's the sound your soap or solid shampoo bar makes once you've scraped it off the side of the sink, you're doing it all wrong: soap, ...

Posted in how to keep your soap dry, how to keep your solid shampoo bar dry, natural soap, soap dish, soap saver

Free local delivery - negotiating fields, stiles and streams

by Rachael Lythgoe May 04, 2020

Randwick people are a very clean lot it seems - I've been delivering soaps, bath soaks and gift sets to customers in the village non-stop since the...

Posted in free delivery, local delivery, Randwick, Stroud

This is how you can help save local businesses with a simple New Year's resolution

by Rachael Lythgoe December 31, 2019

This is the year we're going to help keep local shops, artists and crafters in business with absolutely no effort at all. How? By simply pledging ...

Posted in Happy New Year, independent businesses, New Year, New Year's resolutions, small businesses

Black Friday? No thanks! It's Green Friday all day for us (and on Saturday, Sunday, Monday...)

by Rachael Lythgoe November 28, 2019

It might seem slightly strange that a retail business like ours is shunning Black Friday. After all, we're told it's one of the busiest times of th...

Posted in Black Friday, BlockFriday, Boycott Black Friday, conscious shopping, GreenFriday, NoBlackFriday

This is the solution to hotel chains banning mini toiletries

by Rachael Lythgoe July 30, 2019

It's welcome news that the InterContinental Hotels Group is to stop providing mini toiletries in its chain of hotels. It appears to be part of a g...

Posted in hotel, hotel toiletries, single use plastic

Independent, local & officially the best place to live in the UK - welcome to Stroud

You'll love this way of gift wrapping - it's unique, environmentally sustainable & utterly gorgeous

Make your own exfoliating body scrub for smooth summer skin

Soap SOS: this is how to save your soap in style

Free local delivery - negotiating fields, stiles and streams

This is how you can help save local businesses with a simple New Year's resolution

Black Friday? No thanks! It's Green Friday all day for us (and on Saturday, Sunday, Monday...)

This is the solution to hotel chains banning mini toiletries

This is what you need if the London Marathon has inspired you to take up running

Double birthday celebrations

How my £100 New Years Eve outfit cost less than £15

When the wedding invitation says 'Plus 40 soaps'