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Have yourself a local little Christmas
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Food is never too far from our minds (and bellies) at this time of year and comfort food and festive treats are top of the list. Thankfully, the Island is home to an array of local producers, makers, farmers and fishermen, all stocking our farm shops to the rafters with their seasonal goods. Here’s our festive guide to some of the…

Shop-Local
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Support your community, shop local
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We all love a bargain and a good deal. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday just around the corner, why not invest in a local business instead and do your Christmas shopping with them. Buy someone a gift as unique and special as they are while helping support a member of your community.  Even when in lockdown we can still…

Thanksgiving-2020
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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A shout out to our friends across the pond, or maybe you’re an American living right here on the beautiful Isle of Wight. Whichever it is, Happy Thanksgiving for Thursday 26th November! Here in the UK we don’t really grasp this holiday but with the year we have all had, it wouldn’t hurt to take a few moments to realise…

Its Veganber
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It’s Veganber
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November is World Vegan Month, so we’ve nicknamed it Veganber (see what we did there)!

There has been an increase in people going vegan over the past couple of years and with the likes of Bill Clinton, Madonna and Miley Cyrus switching to a plant based diet more and more people have followed suit.

Sweet-Treats
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Trick or Sweet Treats?
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There are plenty of treats, as well as a few tricks, this Halloween, so we’ve taken the hard work out of finding five of the best sweet shops the Island has to offer…

Sausage-Week
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Six sizzling sausages
Six sizzling sausages 2000 1335 The Editor

Long gone are the days where you came home from school to have a simple pork sausage, chips and beans dinner. Butchers have gone into competition to create the most exquisite sausages. Using quality meat, herbs and spices the humble sausage is now a masterpiece.

World-Food-Day
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Eat your way around the world… without leaving the Island
Eat your way around the world… without leaving the Island 2000 1334 The Editor

The Isle of Wight is known as England in miniature but within this little mini UK you can explore the world through your taste buds. 16th October is World Food Day so what better time to try something new?

Choccy-woccy-doo-dah
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Choccy-woccy doo dah!
Choccy-woccy doo dah! 2000 1335 The Editor

As if we need a specific date to celebrate chocolate, everyday is chocolate appreciation day isn’t it? The week of 14th October is Chocolate Week – YES the entire week!

You'll-always-have-a-pizza-my-heart
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You’ll always have a pizza my heart
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Has there ever been a more perfect pairing than pizza and beer? The staple of any girls or lads night in and with 9th October being national Pizza and Beer Day there’s no excuse not to indulge.

International-Coffee-Day
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I can’t espresso how much you bean to me
I can’t espresso how much you bean to me 2000 1333 The Editor

Who ever said diamonds were a girl’s best friend never had coffee! Quite possibly our favourite day of the year… 1st October marks International Coffee Day!

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