Nickery Nook News

At Nickery Nook we've just had a huge refresh of cards, bringing in lots of new lines and expanding on some classics. So over the next few blog posts we thought we'd show off some of our favourites. First of all is an expansion to the hilarious Fred range by cartoonist Rupert Fawcett. In addition to a larger range of Fred cards, we now also have Penelope's card range too.  Since his first appearance in Midweek in 1989, Rupert Fawcett's Fred and his wife Penelope have delighted and amused us with their take on marriage, diy and, more recently, life in lockdown. Now these classic cartoons...

Though Nickery Nook is currently closed for browsing and in-store purchases we do offer a local Click and Collect option for free. If you are local to Bedale and happy to collect your order rather than wait for the post, simply choose "Local Pickup" during the checkout process and tell us in the order notes when you would like to collect your order.  Click and Collection availability is between 10am - 4pm Monday to Friday and between 10am and 1pm on Saturdays. Simply ring the doorbell when you arrive at the shop to be admitted and your order will be...

Our Christmas/New Year opening dates and times are below. Online orders will be dispatched on days when we, and the post office are open, so there may be slight a delay between orders being placed and orders being dispatched. This has been a very odd year for all of us and we appreciate all the support and patience our customers have show this year.  From our shop to your homes, we wish you the Merriest Christmas possible...under these strange circumstances. Whether you're alone or with family this Christmas we wish you peace, joy, health and the very best of everything... you...

Left over scraps of wrapping paper or sheets left over from previous years - what do you do with them? While many festive wrapping papers are now fully or partly recyclable, it’s even better for the environment if these can be reused before being recycled. So we thought we’d put together a few of our favourite paper-crafting ideas. These can be done with wrapping paper offcuts, or why not save paper that wrapped this year’s gifts for crafting next year?    Origami stars Origami stars look intricate and but are pretty easy to do after a little bit of practice....

With non-essential shops having been locked-down throughout November, the December Christmas rush has been busier than ever so we were in danger of feeling a little overwhelmed. Fortunately this week we got some unexpected help packing up online orders from the Chancellor himself Rishi Sunak! On Small Business Saturday we just want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has shopped with us in person or via the website this year. Your support has meant we've been able to keep going as a business and end this year feeling optimistic about what 2021 will bring.