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Hello all Bah Humbug followers!

What are you doing for Valentine's Day?

How many of you have given thought to what you're going to give your Valentine in 12 days time?  Have you spent hours, days and weeks planning a special meal, a surprise outing, a trip somewhere romantic?  Is your Valentine already your partner or are you still a secret admirer?

Sweet Gifts for Valentine's Day

Whatever you have already done, or plan to do, why not add a little sugary element and present your Valentine with a Sweet Gift from Bah Humbugs?  You can get plenty of ideas on our website www.bahhumbugs.com.  Perhaps a Decade Bucket for a trip down memory lane?  Or a Sweet Bucket full of your Valentine's favourites?  Maybe a mixture of Cherry Lips, Love Hearts, Strawberry Hearts would hit the spot?  If you can't see exactly what you're looking for you could drop us an email at sales@bahhumbugs.com and let us know what you want.  If we can do it we will.

Classic Fudge for Valentine's Day

We also do the most amazing fudge, which is always a winner!  Flavours include Clotted Cream, Coffee, Maple and Walnut, Rum and Raisin, Chocolate, Vanilla, and if that's not enough we have Peanut Brittle and Coconut Ice!  Why not get us to put together a Fudge Hamper especially made for your Valentine?  Have a look at some of our Hamper selection if you're still not sure.

Check out some history about Valentine's Day and perhaps get some more ideas here Valentine's Day - Facts, Origin, Meaning and Videos.  Whatever it is you decide to do for your Valentine in 2017 make sure you do it with love.

Happy Valentine's Day! X

Hi all

On this very historic day, when the sweet loving public of Great Britain get a chance to cast their vote for possibly the most important decision we make in our lifetime, we thought we would add a lighter note to the proceedings and take a look at some of the sweets that have seen us through from the signing of the Treaty of Rome, the establishment of the European Community and the formation of the European Union.

From the 1950's onwards many sweets have come and gone, some remembered fondly and their loss lamented, with others having stood the test of time, continuing to be favourites today.  Which sweets do you remember from childhood?  Maybe we can jog your memory a little with this retro selection:

Launched in 1957

The drumstick lolly, with it's distinct Milk and Raspberry flavours was launched by Matlow Brothers in the same year that The Treaty of Rome was signed by six European states.  The breakthrough of a wrapped lolly was made by Trevor Matlow as he experimented with a new chew wrapping machine,

Been around longer that the European Community

Love Hearts were first manufactured in 1953, before the creation of the European Community.  Originally they were only sold within the Swizzels Christmas cracker, but proved so popular it was decided to introduce them as an ongoing line.  During the 1960's the sweets were given away attached to the front of popular children's comics and over the years have been translated into different languages for export, have been produced as commemorative limited edition versions and was iconic enough for a Love Heart sculpture to be placed in the Millennium Dome.

Which of these two were your favourites?  We think the Double Dip came first but other than them being around for longer than the EU we're not sure.  We do know they're both delicious though, and there is something about sherbet of any kind that transports you back to childhood!

We have so many more sweets to add to this list but I shall resist!  Obviously all of them are bundled up into one big box of memories as our Retro Hamper, but then most of you reading this will know that!

Bursting with flavours that will take your taste buds on a tantalising trip down memory lane....

Whichever way you have decided to vote today let's hope that, as a nation, we make the right choice!

With Father's Day just around the corner next month we thought we'd treat our loyal customers to an extra 15% OFF online orders at Bah Humbugs over £10 when being sent to a UK address.

To get your hands on the discount, you just need to enter offer code BAHHUMBUGS onto the checkout page and the discount will be applied automatically. Valid until the end of May 2016.

Dads are always hard to buy for, but our Sweet Hampers and Sweet Buckets are a great gift for dads - transporting them on a happy, nostalgic trip down memory lane. Take a look at these gifts below and we're certain there will be something to tempt your dad's taste buds!!

We imagine these will be our best sellers for Father's Day this year:-

Lion's Sweet Hamper - complete with the full current selection of Lion's Sweets... Midget Gems (proper ones!), Sports Mixtures, Fruit Salads, Fruit Pastilles, Poor Bens, Liquorice Gums & Wine Gums. It weighs a whopping 1.6kg and is totally scrumptious!

1950s Fabulous Fifties Decade Sweet Hamper - 1.5kg of sweets from the 1950s including Pontefract Cakes, Dolly Mixture, Barley Sugars, Liquorice Root & Loads more!

Liquorice Sweet Hamper - super selection of our best selling liquorices, including Ponteract Cakes, Liquorice Cream Rock, Catherine Wheels, Liquorice Sticks, Liquorice Toffees, Liqourice All Sorts, Blackcurrant & Liquorices & more!

1960s Swinging Sixties Decade Sweet Hamper - 1.5kg selection of all the sweets that were popular in the 1960s, Torepdoes, Coconut Mushrooms, Rhubarb & Custards, Mintoes & lots of Retro Delights like Parma Violets, Fizzers, Drumsticks etc!

The Bah Humbugs Decade Sweet Hampers

Hello from the Team at Bah Humbugs!

If you're local then it's a great time to be in and around Masham, especially if you're looking for a little shopping discount with a bonus!  If you're not local and planning on visiting us for a holiday, or you're just passing through you can still join our Make the Most of Masham loyalty card scheme and benefit from the discounts and offers available.

What you get...

For £5 you get a beautiful cotton bag with with an illustration by local artist Rob Blades, and a membership card for the Make the Most of Masham Scheme which entitles you to various discounts, benefits and offers at many local businesses.  You can buy your bag and membership card here at Bah Humbugs, @bahhumbugs, and every time you spend £10 or more you will get a 10% discount so, if you're looking to stock up on your sweets, buy a gift from our great range of Decade Buckets, Retro Hampers, Sweet Buckets, or many others options then this gives you a fabulous discount. Bags are also available at Masham Community Office, @VisitMasham, and a few other participating shops. Why not pop in to get yours? For more info go to the Visit Masham website

Bag Illustration by Rob Blades

Support for Masham

We are also very excited about the support we are getting from Stray FM at the moment! @StrayFM are getting ready to launch a three month 'flag-waving' campaign to promote our town, so tune in and make sure you keep up to date with what's going on.

We look forward to you popping in and grabbing your bag!

Hello all!

If you're planning to come to Masham this Spring Bank Holiday weekend then you're in for a treat.  Masham Market Spring Festival will be on and you will be able to browse the stalls. Check out who'll be here by looking at the Masham Market website. There will also be additional stall holders for the Farmers Market on Sunday 1st May.

In the Town Hall you will find a 'Handmade' fair on Saturday 30th April and Sunday 1st May, and there is a Art, Craft and Design exhibition by Brigantia being held in the Blue Light Gallery at Masham Community Office running from 30th April to 3rd June.

It would be lovely to see you, so pop into Bah Humbugs and browse our sweet selection.  If you've got birthday presents to buy you can check out our hampers and gift buckets.

Bah Humbugs Decade Buckets

Bah Humbugs Hampers

While you're here you can pop into one of our lovely pubs for a drink and a bite to eat, or try the award winning Vennell's restaurant.  A brewery tour makes an interesting diversion so why not visit one of the two Breweries, Black Sheep or Theakstons.  If art is your thing then see some artist's work at The Gallery (Ian Scott Massie), The Nolon Stacey Gallery or The Little Picture House Gallery (Nikki Corker), or make a visit to Uredale Glass.

There is so much more to do while you're here such as taking a look round our beautiful church, going for a walk around the river and visit Marfield Wetlands Nature Reserve.  If you feel there's too much for you to see in one day then why don't you stay for a few? Lots of accommodation in the area, so check out the Visit Masham site for options.

Whatever you're planning on doing this Spring Bank Holiday weekend have a great time, and if you happen to be here then we look forward to seeing you in Bah Humbugs!!

Hi folks

Who's been suffering the very changeable and slightly bizarre weather changes this week?  One minute it's bright sunshine, as it is now in Masham, and the next it's snowing as it did for quite a few hours yesterday?

All this changeability has such an effect on the type of things we sell in the shop.  Earlier this week people were seated at our outside table enjoying our Brymor Ice Cream, but yesterday they would have been covered in snow!  Perhaps our stocks of winter warmers, such as Winter Mixture, Army & Navy or Aniseed Twists are going to continue to sell for a while.

However, this morning the sun is shining! So it could be sweets more reminiscent of summer that draw in the customers.  How about Edinburgh Rock, or Berwick Cockles, both of which remind me of childhood holidays.  The ever popular Sherbet Lemons are a good sunshine sweet, as are our range of chewy bonbons...  I wonder if we could categorise all our sweets by season?  Perhaps too difficult for some of the more 'guilty pleasure' types such as Salted Caramel Fudge or Treacle Toffees.

Whatever the weather, Bah Humbugs has a vast array of sweets for you to choose from so why not pop in, or visit our website?  I for one however, will be hoping for a little more sunshine this summer.

With Mothering Sunday less than a month away, many of us are thinking of what to buy as a gift this year.

Giant Hamper

Why not treat your special mum to a sweet treat from Bah Humbugs? We can make up a hamper containing all her favourites or, if  you're happy to leave the choice to us we can add a selection of sweets that will be a welcome treat for any mum!

If you're looking for suggestions we have a range of chocolate coated peanuts, raisins, brazil nuts, or ginger.  Favourites such as Sherbet Lemons, Pear Drops, Rhubarb and Custards or Strawberries and Creams.  Maybe your mum is a liquorice fan? We have a great range of

Liquorices from Bah Humbugs

English classics including Allsorts, Torpedoes, Cuttings, Comforts and many more, together with a large selection of Dutch or Scandinavian liquorice treats.

Don't forget we have great Decades buckets or Sweet Treat Buckets so check out the selection on our website.

Groovy Seventies Sweets

We can also make up treat bags or hampers to include retro sweets or pick n mix.

Prices will vary depending on what you choose, but why not drop us an email sales@bahhumbugs.com and we can discuss the options?

Giant Sweet Hamper - Over 4kg of Sweets!

4kg of Super Scrumptious Sweets

Christmas is just around the corner - have you started thinking about gifts yet?

We've created lots of sweet hampers over the years and we've sold hundreds of these hampers for our corporate clients to send out to their customers or staff over the festive period. This year we've added the GIANT SWEET HAMPER to online sweet shop so that anyone can order one of these fantastic sweet hampers which contains over 4 kg of sweets!

They are the ultimate in sweet hampers - full of all the delicious sweets you would expect to be our best sellers. Rhubarb & Custards, Lemon Sherbets, Bon Bons, Cinder Toffee, Fudge, Pear Drops, Mints, Midget Gems, Jelly Babies, Cola Bottles, Huge Selection of Retro Sweets, Flying Saucers, Toffees, Liquroices and loads more. Far to many to name to be precise!

The Giant Sweet Hampers make wonderful gifts for families to share, for someone who deserves an extra special treat, for customers, clients or staff or just for someone who has a particularly sweet tooth.

If you'd prefer to fill one of our Giant Sweet Hampers with your own choice of sweets then please do just send us  an email or call us at the sweet shop on 01765 688997 and we will gladly fill one direct to your specification,

Here at Bah Humbugs Sweet Shop we specialise in a Sweet Gifts and have a wonderful selection of tasty treats - all of which are guaranteed to have the recipient grinning from ear to ear. For more inspiration, please check out our SWEET GIFT range, and in particular our Sweet Hampers, Sweet Jars and Range of Sweet Buckets.

We hope you like what you see!

Which is your favourite?

Online / Digital Award Winnner Yorkshire & North East 2015

 We were delighted to have been shortlisted in two categories for the Forward Ladies Business Awards 2015 - Yorkshire & North East Region. The regional final was held in Newcastle yesterday (29th September) and we were absolutely thrilled to have won The Digital/Online Award for Yorkshire & The North East. What an accolade!

This means that we're now into the National Finals in Leeds on 20th November 2015, but before that we have to work a little harder to impress the judges at a Live Panel judging session on the 4th of November!!!

Please see below for all the details of the awards from our PR friends at 2B Communications.

Sweet success for confectionery entrepreneur as she storms through to national finals for Forward Ladies Women in Business Awards 2015

A Yorkshire sweet entrepreneur who spearheads a retro sweet business has forged ahead to the national finals in the Forward Ladies Women in Business Awards 2015.

Lucy Scott Paul, owner of Bah Humbugs won the Digital/Online Business of the Year Award 2015 for Yorkshire and the North East region at an awards ceremony yesterday (Tuesday 29 September) in Newcastle upon Tyne,in recognition of her 12 years of experience in confectionery and her success in the digital side of her business.

The 38-year-old who hails from Masham, North Yorkshire where her business is based, started her business with a shop on the market square and has grown the online side of the company with a website which now takes orders from across the globe, and a strong social media presence. The Bah Humbugs website http://www.bahhumbugs.com/has received close to 10,000 new visitors since January this year spread across the UK, USA and Norway.

She specialises in liquorice confectionery and stocks nostalgic sweet hampers whilst she also suppliessweets and hampers for corporate clients, events and weddings.Lucy has strong relationship with her customers and has harnessed her online community’s views to help shape her themed sweet products to mark occasions such as the Queen’s Jubilee. Her latest range of sweets features ‘Decade Buckets themed sweets. .

Lucy now joins start-ups and multi-million pound businesses for the 2015 Forward Ladies Women in Business Awardsfinal which promises to be one of the most closely run finals in its six-year history.

“I am absolutely delighted to have won Digital Business of the Year 2015 for Yorkshire and the North East region and cannot wait for the finals. The digital side of the business has enabled me to expand my client base across the UK and beyond including wining new corporate contracts.

“Running your own business can be isolating at times and making decisions can be hard. I found it really motivating being at the awards ceremony and in the company of such successful women who all have inspiring stories to share.”

The mother-of-two won regional Retail Business of the Year 2012 in the same competition and now joins 142 entrepreneurial female business leaders who are competing in rounds in Newcastle, Manchester, London and Nottingham across 11 categories to reach the finals to be held in Leeds, West Yorkshire in November.

Fellow winners at the Newcastle awards ceremony included Claire Young of BBC’s The Apprentice fame in recognition of her School Speakers business.

Forward Ladies Managing Director Griselda Togobo said the standard of entries this year was one of the highest ever.

“The calibre of entries has been increasing year on year, but this year we have a number of outstanding entries, which have attracted women from all ages, all professions and all walks of life.  We are also delighted to hosting regional heats in Newcastle, Manchester, London and Nottingham for the first time, which means we can showcase some of the best talent from across the whole of England.

“We also have categories to showcase the underrepresented women working in traditionally male dominated fields such as STEM, Digital and Online category, and have received some outstanding entries in this category.  The judges have seriously had their work cut out for them this year.”

This year’s judging panel was made up of leading business personalities and entrepreneurs including Karen Boswell, the managing director of Hitachi Rail Europe and former managing director of East Coast Trains, Ajaz Ahmed, the founder of Freeserve and Debra White, the Regional Director of Small Businesses at HSBC.

Bah Humbugs has over 3,500 twitter followers and over 4,000 facebook page. To follow on twitter visit https://twitter.com/bahhumbugs and to become a facebook fan visit http://www.facebook.com/bahhumbugs. To visit Bah Humbugs You Tube page visit http://www.youtube.com/user/englishsweetshop

For more information visit http://www.bahhumbugs.com/

ENDS

For interviews/photos or more information please contact Audrey Barton at 2B Communications on 07769334877 or email Audrey@2bcommunications.co.uk

All the Regional Winners for Yorkshire & The North East

Today in Bah Humbugs Sweet Shop we have had an order for a 1950s Sweet Hamper from a care home in the South of England. We are often contacted by people caring for the elderly to provide selections of sweets from a certain decade for use with their residents, or for people who are suffering from dementia.
Sweets evoke so many memories - everyone can remember their first favourite sweet, and I love being able to grab that jar off the shelf and find that particular sweet for my customers. We're told that the sweets such as aniseed balls, cough candy, Floral Gums etc have such distinctive flavours that they can help people with memory problems to go back in time as they trigger many happy memories. Much the same as music does.

Sugar is in the news a lot at the moment because of the adverse affects it has on the teeth of children who don't brush their teeth. It's absolutely right that sweets contain a lot of sugar and if sweets are eaten constantly without brushing your teeth that you're likely to get a large dental bill.

But our sweets aren't so bad, eaten in moderation they will take you on a happy trip down memory lane, back to your school days; they can help to cheer up the glummest of moods and they also serve to give you a big energy boost.

What i love best of all is to serve my elderly customers. I love to listen to all their stories of how they used to get their first sweets, what their favourites were, how much they cost, where they bought them from, what they tasted like - the amount of detail that they recall is quite phenominal, especially for those customers who are unfortunate enough to have dementia and memory problems.

If you would like a selection of sweets for someone born during a specific decade/era, do let us know and we will happily put together a selection of sweets for you. Whether you're looking for sweets from the 1940s, sweets from the 1950s or 1960s sweets, we have a fabulous selection and can definitely put together a scrumptious assortment for you.

So let's not be so quick to bin sugar, it does have its' uses!