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As the dark days of winter close in, we take the opportunity to celebrate a few of those ‘ordinary’ people who shine brightly in our own community.

Letters published in the Winter 2019 edition of In The Hills magazine.

The self-taught Amaranth potter is the force behind a decade of the annual Empty Bowls food bank fundraiser at Alton Mill Arts Centre.

What to see, do, try this winter.

In the haymow I found a red sleigh built by the McLaughlin Carriage Company about 1910, and I took it home to my own haymow 30 miles north where it sat forgotten for another 27 years.

A local florist leans into the holiday season with artful wreaths of foraged greenery.

Shop local for cozy woolens, gifts that sparkle and DIY stamps.

Winter’s savoury side: mobile sushi, chic tipples and go-to gourmet gifts.

Fast-paced, action-packed and sociable, badminton converts a longtime tennis player.

Will we ever return to a time when mending, reusing or not buying in the first place is the norm?

Live entertainment flourished in these hills a century and more ago. Before new technologies like the cinema changed everything, the stages of our local town halls were filled with performances that appealed to every taste.

Are men as good at long-term friendships as women?