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A personal service in 2026
Why we cut down the range this year, and what running Wilfreds properly actually takes. 阅读详细内容…
Not Even Third Time Lucky
On writing this blog honestly, even when consistency doesn't come naturally. 阅读详细内容…
Third Time Lucky — Why Consistency is Hard (and Why I’m Back Anyway)
Another attempt at keeping this blog going, and why it's worth trying again. 阅读详细内容…
Back in Motion — Mental Health, Movement & a Fresh Start
A personal note on movement, mental health, and getting back into a routine. 阅读详细内容…
An Update: Wilfreds in March 2025
What's changed at Wilfreds since we last posted, and what's coming next. 阅读详细内容…
Wilfred. Wilfred in August 2024
Wilfred. Wilfred in August 2024
A quick update on Wilf himself, the reason this whole shop exists. 阅读详细内容…
The closing of Wilfreds of Cambridge
The closing of Wilfreds of Cambridge
The closing of cambridge shop The 3rd September 2024 was a day we’d been dreading for a few weeks - the closing of Wilfreds of Cambridge. 阅读详细内容…
Introductory blog
Welcome. It's been over three years since we last posted. Well, we are back, and in a big way.   You can expect a weekly blog; boy have i got plenty to say…!  After three long years,  lots has changed. So much to brief you on. 阅读详细内容…
Fathers day gifts being opened
Fathers Day Gifts - Do you know why we celebrate?
On the third Sunday of every June, millions of people celebrate Father’s Day in order to show their appreciation for a male role model in their life. But why did... 阅读详细内容…
Sugar free sweets for the blue diabetes sign
The Alternative - Sugar Free Sweets
Sugar-free alternatives Thousands of people in the UK, and globally, cannot consume sugary foods from Sherbet Lemons to cookies, making shopping for treats increasingly difficult. For example, if you are diagnosed with... 阅读详细内容…
Why Choose Vegan Sweets?
Why Choose Vegan Sweets?
Most sweets contain one key ingredient that gives them their tangy sweet taste: gelatin. However, gelatine is made primarily from animal collagen which means vegan sweet-lovers conventionally would not be... 阅读详细内容…
Ever wondered where Liquorice comes from?
Ever wondered where Liquorice comes from?
The origins of Liquorice Love it or hate it, liquorice’s herbaceous, warm, spicy and fresh taste is popular globally with Alexander the Great and even Caesar seen to be consuming... 阅读详细内容…
The truth behind the foam banana - they are not what they seem!
The truth behind the foam banana - they are not what they seem!
Foam bananas are well-known and loved artificially flavoured sweets, yet, they don’t quite taste like their fresh counterparts. But why? Well, the legend goes that foam banana’s distinct taste was... 阅读详细内容…