Shop local this Christmas

As shopping local is even more vital this year than ever before with so many small businesses struggling to get the usual exposure at fairs and markets. We have put together a list of local businesses who do lovely gifts so you can shop local ahead of Small Business Saturday on 5th December.

SoapYard has the answer to packaging free, fabulous soap to suit all skins and personalities. Their soap bars not only smell delicious, the soap is very good quality and only uses the best quality ingredients - local when possible.

The soaps are vegan by default. All the soaps are triple or quadruple milled and cold pressed, with essential natural ingredients added cold to retain their properties.

https://soapyard.com

Yorkshire Plants and Flowers Yorkshire Plants and Flowers have Christmas trees and real holly wreaths, Christmas tree bases and accessories. They will be selling at Wetherby Markets every Thursday from 26th November; they also do online sales to the local area via their Facebook page.

www.ypafchristmastrees.com facebook.com/plantsyorkshire

L E A F Leaf Candle Company - premium candles and diffusers that are made from vegetable wax, essential oils with a cotton and linen wick. The diffusers are made with a clean sustainable oil and essential oils. The blends are created individually, with a purpose in mind. Concentrating on wellbeing and filling a room with beautiful fragrances as well as having mood enhancing properties.

Lioness Creations By Clair - Clair makes lots of handmade bespoke items from Christmas memorial baubles, fairy lanterns, soaps,candles, wax melts and so much more.

All proceeds are donated to charity.

www.facebook.com/lionesscreationsbyclair

Clayfever Ceramic Studio in Tadcaster - If you would like to make your own gifts or buy gifts or vouchers for others or just make something to add to your Xmas decorations then Clayfever is great fun with lots of Xmas gift ideas.

www.clayfever.co.uk

Raceink - Do you have any runners/cyclists you’re struggling to buy for?

Raceink have a really unique idea of mapping their best run or race - Creating high quality personalised prints to commemorate that epic day in the saddle, that first marathon, a day trekking in the Alps or when you crushed the competition in the local criterium race.

It’s your event, you choose and they create your print.