FOXHILLS musings — PAPILIO home

The benefits of using shampoo bars for the environment is fantastic as it is amazing how much plastic we use in our bathrooms. However, the idea of changing over can be a bit scary as let's be honest - clean hair is somewhat important to our look! We are disadvantaged living in the area that we do as we have particularly hard water which doesn't lend itself to shampoo bars or hair cleaning as easily - even with bottled shampoo it's amazing the difference in my hair if I've washed it at my parents in the Midlands compared to at...

In February we had a visit from Jakki Brown who is Joint Managing Director of Max Publishing. Max Publishing create a large number of the trade magazines for the Giftware, Greeting Cards and Homewares Industries. In a brief conversation with Jakki at a trade show in January I mentioned what we are doing at Papilio with Makaton as well as the Junior Retailer Scheme I started last summer. As a result Jakki came for a visit and an interview. The result is a double page spread in Progressive Greetings as well as a really nice intro at the start of...

If you live in Thornbury then hopefully you've heard about Thornbury Welcomes. This group seek to enhance the welcome that is offered not only to new residents, but also to people with additional needs who otherwise can struggle with accessibility.   Being welcoming to all is an important part of the ethos of Papilio and has been since we took over the business in 2014. It's one of the reason why we don't overstock Papilio home with shelving, we want anyone in a wheelchair or with a pram to be able to access the whole shop without the need to...