Made In The Shire

Spring vibes 🌸

We’re loving the new spring colours and feels in Luna UK stores right now!

Shops are on Newbury & Marlborough high streets, and you can also buy online with a great click & collect service 🫶🏻

💝Stuck for a Mother's Day gift?!? 💝What about this for a special offer??
are offering a Free Obagi Blue Radiance Peel when you buy a £50 voucher! BUT there's a limited amount so get in touch quickly to make sure you bag one for your mum!

🌱🌱Spring whispers are in the air, and is ready to help your garden bloom!🌱🌱

Nicole expertly designs and creates beautiful, functional outdoor spaces that bring you joy throughout the seasons. ✨

Gardens by Nicole offers:

Expert garden design and planning
Planting and installation services
Seasonal maintenance to keep your garden flourishing
And more!

Ready to transform your outdoor oasis?

Nicole generously offers a no-obligation consultation to establish your requirements 😊.



P.S. Share your favourite spring gardening tips and tricks in the comments below! Let's help each other grow!

Have you discovered the 's yet? Nestled opposite the river down in Donnington Village it is a true gem.

Quirky artwork, a blazing log burner and cosy ambience await you, but the award winning rosette standard food is a real treat.

With a gorgeous wine list and local beers to wash it all down, a trip to The Hartley Arms is a must. There is also an Honesty Cafe in the courtyard if you just want to drop in for a coffee after a weekend walk.

House renovating? 🏠 These are the best businesses to contact in Berkshire! 🙌

• Architecture - Philip Wadge Architecture

• Kitchens - Honest by Design Ltd

• Gardens - Garden Design by Nicole

• Interior Design - Dragonfly Home Design

• Bespoke ceramics ie custom made sinks - jhopps.pottery

We love a house renovation! So do share yours with us. Feel free to tag any other businesses you recommend in this area below too 👇🏻

🌍Love travel and sustainability??🌍

Book a slot at evening event covering how to discover the world in a planet friendly way.

An absolute must for all those globe hoppers out there!

📆 Tuesday 5th March
📍Royal Oak Yattendon
Event is free, with limited availability so book your space soon! Link on profile

Bringing you something special this Friday - news of a new event from Fitter Mother and ❤️

On 14 March, this wonderful duo are running a Mindful Movement & Goal Setting evening for women.

2-hours of self-care, connecting with yourself and setting your goals for the year ahead. Sounds bliss to us ❤️

What’s more tickets are just £25!

See👇🏻 for more details. Or DM

Happy Fri-yeah 🫶🏻

🌿✨ Embrace the nourishing journey with Nourish by V! 🍃✨

Veronika...or 'V' as everyone calls her, founder of West Berkshire Business is passionate about helping people heal and look after their mind, body and sprit with a blend of yoga, sound healing and nourishing food to improve and enhance their overall wellbeing.

V runs weekly Yoga classes at various West Berkshire locations as well as a program of mini, day & weekend retreats, workshops and sound healing evenings. These focus on different themes but focus on creating balance, energy and purpose within your life and sometimes include other talks from other wellbeing experts as well.

Up and coming events include the March Yoga Day Retreat on 23rd March and the Arm Balance Workshop on 14th April.

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Happy Sunday! We’ve not shown our faces for a while so thought we’d say hi.

So what’s the plan for Made In The Shire this year? 💁🏼‍♀️

Well, we’re still very much here! We’re just working a few things out and then we’ll let you all know. In the meantime…

• Our website continues to be updated with products & ‘whats on’ articles, so check out Feb’s - link below 👇🏻

https://www.madeintheshire.co.uk/whats-on-february-half-term-west-berkshire/

• Our magazine is still in distribution and will be until Sept 2024. So pllleeaasse continue to consider the small shops near you for your purchases & services

• not got a magazine yet? DM us your address & we’ll pop one in the post. Or you can access our digital version via our website.

We hope you have a great Sunday! 🫶🏻

PS Here we are in our jumpers. We love you Luna for your snuggly knits ❤️

It's time to accessorise!! 💍👝👜🧣📿

Head on over to local Berkshire Business🐦 Two Birds Style 🐦 where you will find an amazing range of jewellery, scarves, socks, trinket boxes, bags- all totally stylish and sensibly priced. Make perfect gifts...or treats for yourself!!

Shop & Fizz Lock-in parties at Luna UK 🎂🍷

Did you know the wonderful independent fashion boutique Luna can host parties in their store?! Now that’s a party with a difference!

So if you’ve got a birthday or a celebration coming up and are looking for something different to do, get in touch with Luna! 🙌

✨Are you pregnant? 🤰Or know someone who is? ✨

Local mums told Mumee Matters that the fourth trimester is the part where they struggled the most and had the least support. It seems there’s lots of help around pregnancy and birth but not much about life after birth. Mumee Matters and a host of other experts at The Parent Village are here to help!

So…

➡️The next Pregnancy Workshop is on Saturday 10th February. It’s suitable for anyone from 20 weeks pregnant and onwards and helps you understand life after birth. See the schedule in the photos below.

⏰ 9am-3pm
📍Buick Mackane, Newbury
👛 £25

Attending will be:
⭐️ A Pregnancy and Birth Expert, Daisy, from Calm Arrivals
⭐️An Educational Psychologist, Abby
⭐️A Breastfeeding Counsellor, Kate
⭐️A child play expert, Lizzie, from Boogiemites
⭐️A local business owner dedicated to organising your home during your maternal life, Tess
⭐️A local baby massage specialist and reflexologist, Sarah
⭐️A local Mum and Parent Village Founder, Zara

And last but definitely not least:
⭐️An NHS RBH midwife for 1-1 discussions

Follow this link to sign up:
https://form.jotform.com/233174859695372

VALENTINE’S GIFT IDEAS FROM SMALL BUSINESSES ❤️

Now February has arrived (hoorah!) let’s talk Valentine’s Day. This day certainly presents itself with an opportunity to treat yourself - after all you don’t need to wait for someone to treat you. It’s all about self-love right?! 😃

Because we’re huge small businesses supporters, we’ve included a round up of some of the best V Day gifts out there. Enjoy ❤️ [PS Remember, many of these businesses will give you a discount with code MITS10 or MITS03]

• Ceramic dishes from jhopps.pottery

• A meal for two at Renegade Brewery

• A giant love cookie from Colline's Kitchen Newbury

• A night of British Tapas and posh wines from Goat on the Roof

• Gorgeous bag from Two Birds Style

• Gift voucher, clothes or accessories from Luna UK

• Bouquets - dried or real - from Floral Beauts

• A family or couples photoshoot with Sally Rimmer Photography

• Cute handmade make up bags, bags and pouches from Emma Guy Illustrations

• Art goodies or an art workshop with Treetops Newbury

Happy 70th birthday to this one! The best Pops, Dad, GDad anyone could ask for ❤️ Celebrated with a meal at The Woodspeen and we’ll be having lunch later today, with a cake of course made by the best baker there is - Colline's Kitchen Newbury 🎂

Happy weekend y’all!

🛍️🛍️🛍️SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY! 🛍️🛍️🛍️

It's that time of the week again!

We're all about supporting small local businesses at Made In The Shire and is your opportunity to shout your favourites!

Are you a small business owner?? 🙋🏻‍♀️ Then tell us what you do and give us your link in the comments

Do you have favourite small businesses you love supporting?? Give them a shout out and tag in the comments, leave them a review and send them a message telling them what you love! 🩵

Things are tough out their for our hard working small business owners but it can be super helpful to get new eyes and exposure for them.

And don't forget, next time you need to buy something or use a service, check out what's on your doorstep first.

Shop small, shop local, shop Made in the Shire.

Anyone bored of dry January? We are 😜

Did you know Goat on the Roof has a monthly wine club? First one is next Friday 1 Feb 🙌🍷

Who’s coming?

💄👰🏻 BRIDES TO BE 💄👰🏻
If are in the exciting stages of planning your perfect wedding the be sure to get in touch with Made In The Shire's Katie Gale Makeup and Hair . She has some availability this year and is booking up 2025 fast!

Katie offers luxury bridal hair and make up and last year was a regional finalist in the prestigious Awards (that's The Wedding Industry Awards to those not in the know). You can be sure that you're in very capable, talented and creative hands. And Katie offers so much more than hair and make up - spending so much 121 time with each bride on the morning of her wedding she is the BBF - Bride's Best Friend, checking that she's eaten something or had a drink, helping do up gowns and just being a calming presence on such a big day.

You can book a free consultation with Katie via her website to see how she can help make your day perfect.

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🛍️🛍️🛍️SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY! 🛍️🛍️🛍️

As you know we're all about supporting small local businesses and is your opportunity to shout your favourites!

Are you a small business owner?? 🙋🏻‍♀️ Then tell us what you do and give us your link in the comments

Do you have favourite small businesses you love supporting?? Give them a shout out and tag in the comments, leave them a review and send them a message telling them what you love! 🩵

Things are tough out their for our hard working small business owners but it can be super helpful to get new eyes and exposure for them.

And don't forget, next time you need to buy something or use a service, check out what's on your doorstep first.

Shop small, shop local, shop Made in the Shire.

Before & After with the help of Dragonfly Home Design ❤️

If you’ve got our latest magazine, you might have read about Dragonfly Home Design which was founded by Simonie - a very talented interior/ home designer based in West Berkshire.

The great thing about Simonie is she can help with any job, no matter how big or small. So whether you want help with a whole house or just one room, Simonie will step in to guide you.

I needed help with our lounge after moving into a ‘project’ house. I just couldn’t see past the blue carpets and the dark room 🥴

But after talking to Simonie about what I fancied, she helped me make it become a reality!

There are still finishing touches to make, and we’ve got an armchair on order to fill the gap in the corner. But snuggling down in this room after a busy day, is making me so happy 😃❤️

Thanks Simonie for all your help!

If you’re looking for help with your home project, Dragonfly Design offers a free initial consultation, so do get in touch 🙌

💐 FLORAL SUBSCRIPTIONS💐

West Berkshire Business has wowed the local area with their beautiful, sustainable floral creations. Now, founder Vanessa has a new offering for local businesses in the shape of Flower Sibscriptions.

For a small monthly amount, Floral Beauts can transform your workspace, whether it is an office, shop, eatery, clinic, venue...with one of her stunning floral creations. Clients will love it, employees will love it and so will the environment as Vanessa specialises in the use of faux and dried flowers to cut out all those flower miles that come with fresh flowers. Of course added bonuses are that they are incredibly low maintenance and look perfect from the moment they are put in until they are replaced the following month. Your workspace will never look tired and the same.

Please do get in touch with Vanessa to have a chat about how she can help transform your workspace.💐

Missing Strictly on the TV at the weekend?! We are! 💃

At least we’ll be getting our fix at Mayo Dance Studios’ adult Ballroom and Latin class next week 🙌

If you fancy joining us, the first trial is free. There are beginner classes all the way through to intermediate. So whether you want to learn something new, or you want to brush up your skills, there’s a class for everyone!

Get 10% off some future classes with code MITS10 too 🫶🏻

Will we see you there?

Colline’s Kitchen has a festive shop! We’re certainly eyeing up those sausage rolls 👀 🎄

Check out website for more details!

Sustainable Gift Ideas 🎄🎁 [10% off code MITS10]

https://www.curiouslittlesplay.com

9 more sleeps! Not sure how I’m going to manage the excitement in our house for that long 😜

If you’re still looking for inspiration, head over to who has the best collection of sustainable toys . Based in Berkshire, they’re a small business doing monumental things 🙌

What’s more you can get 10% off with code MITS10

Happy weekend ❤️