A Westmeath Christmas (2022)
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A <strong>Westmeath</strong> <strong>Christmas</strong><br />
TOPIC • December 8, <strong>2022</strong><br />
Reduce your carbon footprint when<br />
shopping for presents this <strong>Christmas</strong><br />
We can plan far in advance<br />
for <strong>Christmas</strong><br />
Day and make lists of<br />
what to get as presents<br />
and what food shopping we might<br />
need (keep Topic’s editorial from a few<br />
weeks back in mind, about food waste).<br />
You may be tempted to head for the<br />
bright lights of the capital city or further<br />
afield for your shopping, when in fact the<br />
shops in your own town have everything<br />
you could possibly need.<br />
Stop for a few minutes and calculate how<br />
much savings you’re really making, if<br />
any, travelling distances to purchase<br />
something you could easily purchase in<br />
your local town. In these days of the<br />
‘green’ revolution, think about your<br />
carbon footprint and how much you’re<br />
unnecessarily spending on fuel to get<br />
things that you can get right here in your<br />
own town.<br />
Don’t be shy to ask your local<br />
shopkeeper to order whatever it is you are<br />
looking for, in case they do not readily<br />
stock it. First class customer service is a<br />
given when you shop local, so asking them<br />
to order something is usually a pleasure<br />
they will happily assist you with, knowing<br />
they have your custom and knowing you’ll<br />
likely spread the word about their great<br />
service.<br />
Also, remember that if something goes<br />
wrong with the product you have bought,<br />
you don’t have to send it off and wait for<br />
months to have it repaired; shopping local<br />
means you give it back to where you<br />
bought it and more than likely, get an<br />
immediate replacement.<br />
While it’s nice to sometimes get out and<br />
go somewhere different, you can still do<br />
that, but commit to spending the bulk of<br />
your <strong>Christmas</strong> budget locally.<br />
Take a few minutes to go through this<br />
Topic <strong>Christmas</strong> Supplement and review<br />
the advertisers. Guaranteed, whatever list<br />
you have for presents, you’ll be able to<br />
source them all in your local town.<br />
Castle St., Mullingar<br />
Ph: 044 934 4122<br />
Spray Tan Thursdays - €15<br />
Late Opening Thursdays &<br />
Fridays and selected days over<br />
the <strong>Christmas</strong> - Phone for info<br />
Gift Vouchers available<br />
Wishing all our lovely customers and<br />
friends a happy <strong>Christmas</strong>!<br />
Brosna Art Group donation: The kind hearted members of the Brosna Art group recently<br />
held an art exhibition in the Greville Arms Hotel in Mullingar and raised the grand sum of<br />
€645 from a raffle they had at the exhibition. Pictured making the presentation of the<br />
proceeds to Ken Smollen for the Ken Smollen Food Appeal are Mary Curran, Patricia<br />
Leogue, Kai Keegan, Ken Smollen and Mary Murtagh.<br />
Conor Tulley and Rebecca McGlynn are<br />
planning to do some <strong>Christmas</strong> shopping in<br />
Mullingar this year.