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Good Morning Blog fans!

The talk of the town today is bunting - who would have believed something so trivial could cause such ructions?

If you have been reading our recent blogs about the impending arrival of Le Tour de France in our North Yorkshire market town of Masham, then you will have read about the fabulous (tiny) knitted jerseys that have been strung up around the town as bunting.

Yesterday North Yorkshire County Council came and removed the bunting!  Why?  Because "We noticed that the lighting columns were leaning and in the interest of safety we asked for it to be taken down and not to be hung from lighting columns", a spokeperson from the Council has said.

Apparently, if the (tiny) knitted jerseys were to get wet the weight of them might pull the lamp post over.  If you check out the link to BBC news you will see just how tiny these jerseys are, and you will also see one of the offending in the picture.  Now if this is all it takes to make a lamp post lean enough to be a safety issue, then I would think that North Yorkshire County Council need to come and ensure that the posts are secured a little better.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-27919262

We have also hit the local news on Stray FM!

https://twitter.com/search?q=bunting&src=typd

Residents and businesses like ourselves now have the bunting strung up on our walls (let's hope these are slightly less likely to fall over than the lamp posts!!!)

Why don't you have a drive out to Masham this weekend and see for yourself?

Pop into Bah Humbugs and browse our shelves for your favourite sweets.  Strawberries & Cream, Refresher Chews, loads of Liquorice, Sherbet Pips, scrumptious Toffees and delicious Fudge, a fantastic selection of hard boiled sweets.

Bah Humbugs Traditional Sweet Shop......... stocks all your favourite retro and traditional sweets so even if you can't get here you can browse our website and order your sweets online.

Visit the Masham Tour de France website if you're thinking of visiting for the event

http://www.mashamevents.co.uk/

Hello all you lovely Bah Humbugs fans out there!  I thought I would share with you a picture of our lovely traditional sweet shop, nestled in our glorious Yorkshire Dales market town of Masham.  We are all getting very excited about Le Tour de France travelling through Masham on 5th July and Ms Humbug has been busy decorating the shop front in celebration of Le Grand Party!

If you haven't already decided what you want to do when Le Tour visits Yorkshire then why not come to Masham.  There is plenty of parking and there will be access in and out of some of the car parks all day despite the main road being closed for the race.

It promises to be a weekend to remember and Masham is certainly getting in the party spirit.  There will be live music, bars, gift stalls, food stalls, big screens and much much more going on over the weekend so check out some of the following web sites to make your plan:

http://letour.yorkshire.com/

http://www.visitmasham.com/events/event/le-tour-yorkshire-through-masham/

http://www.mashamevents.co.uk/

http://www.mashamsportsassociation.co.uk/le-tour-masham/

While you're here pop in and browse our range of retro sweets, liquorice, sweet gifts, sweet hampers, boiled sweets and much more.

We look forward to seeing you!

If you could see our little market town of Masham right now it couldn't fail to bring a smile to your face.  The excitement is building at a great speed and we still have three weeks before the epic race reaches our lovely Yorkshire Dales town.

Mini 'jerseys' in all the racing colours are strung up around the town and, as bunting goes, these are fabulous! We have flags flying, brightly coloured bicycles adorning shop fronts and all sorts of imaginative decorations put up by local businesses, making the town a very happy and jolly place to be.  And the sun is shining which makes it all so much more pleasant for everyone.

Bah Humbugs has a bicycle with the King of the Mountain colours - white with red spots - which looks amazing about our doorway.

If you haven't yet decided where you want to be to watch Le Grand Depart then why not come to Masham? There are campsites, parking and access to and from the town all day via routes not affected by the race.  There will be plenty of entertainment from the night before, throughout the day on Saturday and into Saturday evening.  Food stalls, bars, gift stalls and much more to make everyone's visit and stay an exciting and fun filled day.

Bah Humbugs traditional sweet shop will be open as usual on the market square, and we will also have a sweet stand on the recreation ground amongst all the other happy stall holders.

Why not pick up some sweets to see you through the day?  Something like Dandelion & Burdocks which are a delicious hard boiled sweet that really taste of the popular traditional retro drink.  Or if you have a more classic taste in mind you could grab yourself a bag of Sherbet Lemons, a great zingy lemon flavour with that delicious fizz of sherbet.

You may well be in Masham all day so you could use your time wisely and do a little shopping for gifts and treats while you're here.  Our Retro Sweets Hampers are always popular gifts, or perhaps you know someone who would like to receive a Best of British Jar, a Kilner jar packed full of traditional British hard boiled sweets.

You might just want to pop in for an ice cream and say hello.

Whatever you plan on doing for 5th July be sure to check out the routes and what's on.  Try looking at Masham's Community Office web site,  www.visitmasham.com or the Welcome to Yorkshire site www.yorkshire.com

Let's hope the sun shines and we all have a great day!

Le Grand Depart

Looking out from Bah Humbugs into the peaceful market place of Masham, on what is a lovely sunny spring day, it is hard to imagine what it will be like when Le Tour de France, Le Grand Depart comes to town!

Not that Masham is a stranger to welcoming throngs of visitors to our beautiful Yorkshire Dales town.  Throughout the year so many people enjoy spending their holidays here, soaking up the atmosphere.  With annual events such as the Masham Steam Rally and the Sheep Fair, we in Masham are well used to accommodating the masses!

Stage 1 of Le Tour brings the cyclists directly through Masham just after lunch time on 5th July.  Masham has plenty of parking availability, places to stay, places to eat and some wonderful shops, including Bah Humbugs of course! If you're thinking of visiting for Le Tour (or any other time) then have a look at www.visitmasham.com. Check out their events page for other activities taking place over Le Tour weekend.

Many roads will be closed during the race so if you need to plan your route North Yorkshire County Council have a comprehensive web page on the road closures

If you're looking for more details on what is happening in Yorkshire for Le Grand Depart then take a look at Welcome to Yorkshire's dedicated website.

Obviously a visit to Bah Humbugs is a must....... you need to stock up on your favourite sweets!  Now what they be??? Lemon Sherbets, Sweet Peanuts, Strawberry Bonbons, Fizzy Cola Bottles?? And if you can't be with us for Le Tour why not visit our website and take a leisurely browse through our wonderful selection of mouthwatering goodies?

We look forward to seeing you - with or without your bicycle!

Happy New Year to One and All!

I hope you all enjoyed the festive season but now that it's over for another year, how many of you are feeling a little down in the post Christmas and New Year lull?  Why not check out some of the fabulous sweets at Bah Humbugs.  Perhaps some of these could brighten your day and put a little 'spring' in your step?  Or maybe you've been left with some lingering bug that you can't shake off? Well look no further than Bah Humbugs online sweet shop!

A jar of boiled sweets would certainly add some colour! Try Apple and Mango, Banana and Custards, Black Cherries, Dandelion and Burdocks, Raspberry and Kiwi, Rhubarb and Custard to name but a few.  Mix them all together and you have a jar bursting with colours to cheer you up, to share with your friends and perhaps just to keep to yourself.  What could be better than curling up in front of a roaring fire, a good book and a jar of your very favourite sweets?  If you take a look at the Best of British Sweet Jar or Hamper you may find this is what you're looking for!

If you're one of the many people who've been left with a lingering sore throat or a tickly cough after the festive break then you could try something from the selection of throat sweets? What about Paynes Original Army and Navy Tablets? To sooth your throat and ease that tickle you could try some Cough Candy Twists, or Voice Tablets? There are many more options on the Herbal and Medicinal Sweet page.

Do you know someone with a birthday coming up and you've used up all your ideas on Christmas presents? Why not have a look at the options offered by Bah Humbugs? A Sweet Hamper, Sweet Jar or a Sweet Subscription might be just the ticket. Orders can be posted anywhere worldwide and you can check out their Customer Service page for details.

You may be one of those lucky people who has something exciting to look forward to this year - a big birthday party, a hen weekend, maybe even a wedding?  Why not see what Bah Humbug can offer for such events with their range of Sweet Party Bags? Gifts can also be packaged and personalised to order.

There are many more ideas too so why not spend a little on your time browsing through the pages of Retro Sweets, Liquorice, Toffees and Fudges and much much more. You won't be disappointed!

A Truly Traditional Sweet Shop in the heart of Yorkshire

Do you have happy childhood memories of a traditional sweet shop? The kind where you walk in and there are wall to wall sweets;  you can have whatever you want weighed out from good old fashioned jars, mixing and matching your favourites and merrily walking home sucking on a Pear Drop, or a Lemon Sherbet or perhaps dipping a liquorice stick into a Sherbert Fountain?

Bah Humbugs is just such a shop, stocking all your childhood favourites.  Nestled in the beautiful market town of Masham in the Yorkshire Dales, Bah Humbugs is a treat for everyone, the young and not so young!  Your senses are overloaded as memories flood back, Sherbert Pips, Floral Gums, Kola Cubes, Blue Raspberry Bon Bons, Rhubarb and Custards. Everywhere you look there are sweets you remember and perhaps thought you couldn’t get anymore.  Well you can!

Remember Black Jacks? Fruit Salads? Fizz Wizz, the popping candy that explodes on your tongue? How about Refreshers, Drumsticks, Double Lollies, Sherbert Dip Dab and so many more Retro Sweets.

Also on the list are good old fashioned toffees, in so many different flavours; Mint Toffees, Liquorice Toffee, Dairy Toffee and who remembers Chocolate Eclairs and Merry Maids?

If you’re a liquorice fan then perhaps your preference is for Liquorice All sorts or Pontefract Cakes? Or Liquorice Torpedoes?  So many sweets are packed and ready for you to pick straight from the shelf, others you may have to ask to be weighed out.

Liquorices from Bah Humbugs

If you’re looking for something special as a gift you will find plenty of ideas. Maybe a hamper would fit the bill? Retro Hamper, Liquorice Hamper, Best of British Hamper, Lions Hamper all make fantastic presents.  Or maybe a Retro Cube or Micro Retro Sweet Jar is more the sort of thing you would give this Christmas?

Very traditionally Bah Humbugs pack sweets into glass jars to give as birthday or Christmas gifts or perhaps a hostess gift? That would make a fantastic way to finish a dinner party! There is the Retro Blast Jar, Toffee Treat Jar and the Best of British Jar, all of which come in Small or Large Sizes.

As if that’s not enough, this Yorkshire sweet shop will do just about anything you want as far as making up special orders.  They do party bags for children (or adults!), and can be personalised with a message of your choice, and colour co-ordinated for boys or girls.  Wedding favours, staff gifts, corporate gifts, baby showers – you name it and they will pack it for you. You don't need to have a party to give a Sweet Gift Bag, maybe you would just like to surprise your friends at a coffee morning?

The online store delivers everything that you see on the shelves and if you want Sweet Gift Bags making up to order just drop them an email with the details of your requirements and they will be happy to help.  Any order can be delivered overseas as well as in the UK so this is a simple and perfect way to make sure your friends and family abroad get a gift from you.

Should you wish to give someone a gift that doesn’t disappoint by being finished the day after Christmas Day or their Birthday then Bah Humbugs run a Sweet Subscription Club where, for varying levels, you can have sweets delivered on a monthly basis.  A fantastic gift idea for those dads, mums, granddads and grandmas who seem to have everything! 

Bah Humbugs certainly is a proper sweet shop, a treat in every sense of the word.  So, if you’re in North Yorkshire and passing through Masham as you head to the Yorkshire Dales, or if you’re visiting some of the other attractions in town (did you know Masham is home to two  breweries? Black Sheep and Theakstons!) then call in and see for yourself.  If a visit in person isn’t possible then pop online to Bahhumbugs.com and have a good browse.  Competitions are run regularly so make a point of keeping an eye out for them .  Happy Sweet eating!