FOXHILLS musings — PAPILIO at Heritage

I prefer swimming to running, but I know a lot of our customers are avid runners. So this week's Makaton sign of 'to run' is perfect for them. Take it away Heather ....

So many of us start the New Year with various resolutions and that's what has led this weeks Makaton Sign to being 'healthy'. Emma from Papilio coffee is the perfect person to demonstrate this.

Happy New Year! As part of our commitment to being a Makaton Friendly business we are going to be joining in with the Makaton Charity's sign of the week. Our hope is to not only have the team show you the signs, but also some of our suppliers and customers.First up it's me showing you the Makaton Sign for Happy New Year!

Yesterday, Gary and I went to the Grosvenor House Hotel in London for The Greats Gift Retailer Awards. We weren't expecting to win as we were against lots of amazing businesses in our category (including the Oliver Bonas chain!), but we won! Our category was 'Best Non-Specialist Retailer of Gifts'. This was a national category and one I'm proud to be in as the Coffee Shop is also an important part of our business and has an important role in our Gift Shop Sales. Thank you so much to you, our customers, as without you supporting us there wouldn't be...

It was a privilege to host the Severn Vale Art Trail exhibition over the past weekend. The Art Trail is a highlight of the Thornbury Calendar every year and I personally look forward to getting to go around different venues and see the vast array of talent from Thornbury and surrounding areas. Usually the exhibition is hosted in the Town Hall but for a variety of reasons we played host this year. A new format was trialled with all artists asked to contribute a piece for the exhibition that was a particular size. This allowed for fantastic comparison of art...