A pre-Christmas pop-up shop in Broadmead’s historic arcade promises special child-friendly delights for junior visitors to Broadmead, with activities that are guaranteed to lift their spirits when they’ve had enough of trudging around the shops. ‘The Christmas Story Box’ will be open for just one week, from 18-23 December, 12pm

With the official countdown to Christmas now underway, an innovative advent calendar is being revealed – one day at a time, of course – in the courtyard of the New Room, opposite Boots in Broadmead. The first few days included a snowman asking “what are you most looking forward to