I always go here if I need something a little bit special and personal. They do a selection of…read moreglasses and various special items all of which can be engraved with a name or personal message. When my husband adopted my son we bought him a glass tankard with the date of his adoption and his new surname on it - this was something he treasures to this day. You get a certain number of letters free and they pay a little more for the rest, if you want your package to look ultra pretty they charge a small fee - around £2.50 I think, to gift wrap your pressie - they do it really well and it looks so beautiful with bows and ribbon - very nice finishing touch. There is something to suit the smaller budget - very reasonably priced normal wine glasses - to cut crystal for the larger price.

Hawkins is pretty good for gadgets and toys and does stock a good range for a modern gadget shop,…read moremost now have a limited range of stock and hardly any of it on display and have it all behind counters or in cabinets. Its great for kids and adults who want toys, joke things, party stuff, or stocking fillers!

This shop is brilliant for small and big kids, it has all the little toys you had when you were…read moreyounger that you'd forgotten about. Great for buy stocking presents at christmas!! i love this shop and reccommend it to anyone, theres always something fun to do in there and the staff are all fun and have toys whizzing around the floor.

Vision express in civic centre road has some lovely staff, i always chose this branch as they are…read moreever so helpful each year that i go in for an eye test or repairs to my specs. The shop is nice and clean, bright and well laid out, I actually pop in here sometimes to browse through the new styles of frames they get in to see if there's anything that takes my fancy. You can usually book an eye test on their website, and then just pop in too, as i've done this before and they've always managed to get me seen.