Christmas

Roads become Advent calendars 0
- Arts, News
- 17th December 2020
Westfield Road in Surbiton is being turned into a picturesque Advent calendar. Each day leading up to Christmas Day itself a new window of a home is decorated in the river road (first two pics). “We have got 24 volunteers from the road to dress up their windows in the form of an eye-catching advent
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Christmas shopping made easy with pop-up handmade markets 0
- Arts, Environment, Food, News
- 14th December 2020
Surbitonians were spoilt for choice for what presents to buy their relatives and friends when two pop-up markets featuring handmade products from local artisans and creatives made their Christmas shopping conundrums a lot easier yesterday (Sunday). Hair stylist Andrew Thompson threw open the door of Salon No 13 in Victoria Road for free to small
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Hair salon transforms into arts and crafts market for Christmas 0
- Arts, Environment, Food, News
- 12th December 2020
Surbiton has another pop-up Christmas market to look forward to tomorrow (Sunday). Socially distanced stalls will be set out in Salon No13 at 13A Victoria Road on December 13 from noon-4pm, with the hairdressing chairs removed to create the market space. Local arts and crafts businesses showing off their wares this Sunday include That’s Sew Phee,
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Free hot drink while you select your non-drop Christmas tree 0
- News
- 11th December 2020
Hamish Bantock of Coffee On The Corner is pictured next to some stunning non-drop Nordmann Firs, one of which will be gracing the front window of Good Life HQ this Christmas. Hamish is all out of five-footers but there are still 6ft (£40) and 7ft (£50) trees to choose from outside the coffee shop on
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Cakes in a jar for Christmas 0
- Food
- 10th December 2020
If you’re looking to send something special to someone special this Christmas, Surbiton baker Chris Childs is making cake in gift jars… with a first-order discount for Good Life readers. It’s a novel concept – individual servings of tasty cake designed to be eaten by spoon straight out of the jar. Chris, 46, of Croylands,
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Brighten your front door with a made-to-order Christmas wreath 0
- Arts, Gardening, News
- 8th December 2020
Freelance florist Jo Power is making Christmas wreaths to order from her Cleaveland Road, Surbiton, home. Jo, who has created displays for numerous weddings and events over the past 12 years, including Wimbledon, Hampton Court Palace, and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, as well as providing displays for homes, is making festive wreaths to brighten the
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