May has marked the arrival of summer (finally!) and we've been thinking about fresh, fruity scents for the home, accessories for the garden and gadgets for Dad. Father's Day is just around the corner (June 15th) and we're excited to share with you some of the fantastic gift ideas to spoil the main man in your life.

We started off the month with a delivery of new products from Gingko Design! If you've visited our shop you'll have seen our table of Gingko gadgets and we're pleased to say we've added more to it! The new Sylva table lamps arrived. Available in two sizes (mini and large) and two woods (ash and walnut) these lamps effortlessly blend style with practicality. The rechargeable lamp compliments any space with its sleek and elegant design. It can be switched on with the touch of a finger and its versatile lighting can switch between warm white and coloured hues. We think these lights will be a hit for Father's Day!

Speaking of Dad's. its not Father's Day if you haven't bought him a pair of socks is it? If you're looking for the perfect pair, look no further than our selection of men's socks from Wrendale Designs. A treat for his feet, Wrendale socks feature a charming animal design stitched on to super soft bamboo material. And we've taken care of the wrapping as each pair of socks comes with a beautifully illustrated gift bag. What a wonderful gift!

We're getting excited for summer and warmer weather means we can get in the garden (at last!). It's important to protect your hands when gardening and we have a massive range of gardening gloves from Burgon & Ball, in funky patterns AND with matching kneeling pads too! We also stock a selection of men's gardening gloves too (another Father's Day gift idea for you!). 

If you fancy giving your hands a pamper after a busy day in the garden, take a look at our handcare products from The English Soap Company. We're particularly fond of our range of hand creams. As a workplace that uses lots of cardboard we get particularly dry hands, so we honestly say that we love these and they are fantastic! (We've roadtested them and our team often sample the testers so we know what we're talking about!). They go well with our range of matching soap bars, which are proving to be pretty popular with our customers so far! If you can't decide which product to choose, or are just looking for a wonderful gift, why not try our English Soap Company gift sets? Each one contains a hand cream, soap bar and soap-saver bag. (to make your soap bar last longer). 

Finally, we've had some new products in from Maison Berger! We have a fabulous new fragrance for summer- Fresh Spirit. This fruity-fresh scent has top notes of grapefruit, ginger and juniper berries, heart notes of cedarwood, elemi, rose and base notes of patchouli, leather and amber. Alongside this uplifting scent, is a collection of summer inspired products including mini reed diffuser and fragrance lamp gift set, both in soft coral shades. Maison Berger have also launched a new triopack of 250ml fragrances: Pure White Tea, Fresh Spirit and Zest of Verbena, three fab fragrances that you'll have on rotation throughout summer. And if Fresh Spirit is the fragrance for you (it will be, we guarantee it), why not extend the fragrance to your car too, with our car diffuser refill?(Psst... check out the car diffuser kit for a perfect Father's Day gift, you can thank us later...)

Summer brings a special energy to our gift shop. We're excited to show you all of the new seasonal products rolling in. From gardening gifts to fresh home fragrance, our shelves are full of products that capture the essence of summer. So as the summer days stretch out, why not pop into Bigwicks and find something truly special to take home?

If any of the above products grab your attention, you can find them all in store (46 Market Street, Barnsley) or online at www.bigwicks.co.uk