Spring had well and truly sprung this morning, with the sun shining and the High Street bustling with customers.

A short wander into town with the kids in tow, we headed straight to the Paddock to burn off some energy before settling down to a restorative cup of the good stuff (freshly ground of course!) and a delicious bacon sandwich, on the tastiest fresh bread, at The Granary.

After devouring our breakfast, we doubled back to drop off some books at our ever so handy local library and fought our way through the crowds to buy some of Kitty Tait's mouth-watering creations at The Orange Bakery's latest pop-up in The Social (sugary cinnamon buns & donuts - delish!).

Fully laden with baked goods we popped into my husband's favourite shop - Calnan Brothers. With so much variety it's always hard to choose what to buy here, but eventually we settled for some chipolatas, two juicy rib-eyes and a heart-shaped brie!

Final stop at The Undercroft to stock up on veggies and couldn't resist a sunny bunch of daffodils to bring a little of the Spring home.

How lucky we are to be in Watlington!

Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) have informed us that they have given permission for Thames Water to close High Street to traffic from 11 - 15 March inclusive to allow for the installation of a new water connection.

A diversion will be in place along Love Lane & Chapel Street.

For further information please contact OCC.

The eagle eyed amongst you may have noticed a slight change to our website. We've had a long overdue update to simplify and modernise our virtual shop window. We're not experts at web design so please do bear with us whilst we update the site, and if you spot any glitches or typos please do let us know on [email protected].

You can now apply for membership of the WBA online by clicking on JOIN NOW and completing the form.

Our Business Directory is also getting a comprehensive update. If you spot any out of date information again please do let us know. Members of the WBA will benefit from a listing in our directory. We hope to develop the functionality of the directory in due course.

Let us know if there are any other features you would like to see. Check back regularly for updates as we continue to build the site.