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4 Things to include in the ultimate Christmas care package

This year, Christmas is going to look rather different from how it has looked in years past. Instead of hopping from holiday party to holiday party seeing all of your friends and family in person throughout the season, things will likely be limited to smaller gatherings. However, just because you won’t be able to see everyone on your gift list in person this year, that doesn’t mean you can’t...

Tips for a sustainable Christmas

Kimberly Wyatt’s tips for a sustainable & stress-less Christmas

Despite the announcement of restrictions lifting over the festive period, over a third of us have decided to say goodbye to an indulgent Christmas and opt for a low-key, at home celebration, with relaxation, reading, family favourite foods and sustainable gifts top priority. One in four people are looking forward to not travelling anywhere for Christmas this year, with one in five planning a...

Online classes over Christmas

Top five things to do over the Christmas break

With so much uncertainty around over Christmas we bring you some fun and interactive Christmas classes for families will keep everyone entertained over the festive period.

DIY Beeswax Wraps at Home

Make your own beeswax wrapping in this sustainable online craft class. Comes with DIY craft box delivered straight to your door.

Dates available: Wed 16 Dec , 10...

 Two in five of us are planning to cut back spend at Christmas by more than a third

Second-hand Brits spend £200 less on Christmas gifts

BRITS will spend an average of £200 LESS on Christmas presents this year – and will buy more second-hand gifts than ever before, a study shows.  

The uncertainty brought by the coronavirus pandemic has made people reflect more on the meaning of Christmas, and two in five are planning to cut back by more than a third the £550 they spent last year. 

Research for Oxfam shows a...

Alternative stocking fillers

Give The Gift of Sustainability This Christmas!

While Christmas might look different this year, we can still celebrate and share thoughtful gifts with those we love! Stasher , the newly launched, radically functional and endlessly reusable silicone bag, have an array of gifts available, they’re the perfect stocking stuffer!

Stasher’s ingenious array of purposes makes it ideal for the home organisation nut or beauty obsessive in...

Favourite Christmas songs

The UK’s Favourite Festive Driving Songs for 2020

As the Government plans to lift current lockdown measures allowing families to unite for this year’s festivities, many of us will be hopping into the car and driving home for Christmas.

Ahead of the annual trip home, here at Uswitch, we surveyed over 1,000 motorists to find out which festive songs they are most excited to sing along to whilst in the car.

From a list of 50...

Take your neighbours into consideration when putting up your lights

How your festive lights could get you in trouble

Some people may argue that decorating your home for Christmas should be a crime, but research has revealed that you could actually end up getting fined for giving your home a festive makeover.

Angry neighbours have taken their gripes online, with forum posts and social media users complaining that they are struggling to sleep with lights blinking all night. This comes as research...

Christmas 2020 could mean that we’re going to be buying and not eating far too much.

Stop fattening up turkeys and reduce food waste for Christmas 2020

It’s going to be a socially distanced Christmas, and this is going to lead to massive food waste.

With fewer people in households celebrating the festive season, it looks like we’re going to be buying – and not eating – far too much Christmas food.

That means, according to food waste collection company BusinessWaste.co.uk , we’ll be wasting more than usual as people scale...

B&Q are offering home delivery this year on Christmas trees

 Ho Ho home delivery B&Q to deliver real trees for Christmas

B&Q has announced that for the first time ever it will be launching nationwide delivery for online orders of real Christmas trees. This means anyone having to self-isolate will still be able to enjoy a real Christmas tree in their home.

The socially distanced door drops will be available from 20th November and customers can pick a delivery date that’s convenient for them. The new...

Decorating the tree brings the most joy to a quarter of Brits at Christmas

Styling tips to get your tree Insta-ready

The countdown to Christmas is officially on, with Halloween and Bonfire Night behind us, Brits are looking ahead to the festive season, with many households starting to decorate even earlier than usual.

According to new research by Censuswide for Dobbies, which explored the Christmas trends and opinions of over 2,000 UK adults, decorating the tree brings the most joy to a quarter (25...

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