28/10/2020 0 Comments Dreaming of a Bright ChristmasAs a sweet shop we obviously attract children of all ages, fascinated by the shapes and colours of Toxic Waste, Hubba Bubba, Tango Spray, Pez, Brain Licker and Fizz Wiz that form an essential part of the sweet dictionary of childhood.
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As many of you may already know there is a biennial literature prize which is awarded to writers who have taken on themes of human freedom and what it means as part of society. The Jerusalem Prize for the Freedom of the Individual in Society was awarded, in 2009, to Haruki Murakami.
15/10/2020 0 Comments Pennies and Pounds‘Christmas is coming
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AuthorI am a writer and historian with a passion for sweets and football (not necessarily in that order!). I write fiction and non-fiction and, after working in the media for over 30 years, now run a sweet shop with my wife, Michelle, trading as Mr Simms Worcester. I also write about the history of sweets in a series of blog posts: 'A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Sweet Shop.' Archives
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