6TH NOVEMBER 2025 Editors letter


The days are shorter, the evenings darker — the Christmas countdown has well and truly begun. Early November might feel a little soon to start thinking about it all but, it is, in fact, the perfect time to prepare. This year, the Living360 team is here to make it easier. Inside Christmas in the Capital, you’ll fi nd ideas for gifts that are both stylish and genuinely wanted (a delicate balance, we know). For the foodies in your life, there’s a handpicked selection of dining experiences and treats worth giving — or keeping for yourself. And because Christmas is, above all, about family, we’ve rounded up the best festive events to take the little ones to, alongside a few getaways further afi eld for those in need of a jaunt. For more festive inspiration, from advent


calendars and beauty gifts to Christmas events and winter getaways, visit us online at living360.uk


Katie Sipp-Hurley Editor


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“Our fi rst Christmas of freedom”


This Christmas, hundreds of mums and their children will wake up in a refuge after fl eeing domestic abuse


Many arrive with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Children often have to leave behind everything familiar — including cherished toys, like the teddy that’s been their best friend during the day and their comforter at night. T ey’ve lost so much — their home,


school, friends — which is especially heartbreaking at a time that’s meant to be fi lled with joy.


With your support, children will wake up to toys under the Christmas tree. T ey’ll be able to enjoy Christmas dinner with their mum


But for many, this will be their fi rst Christmas of freedom Mums and their children will experience the magic of Christmas, without constant fear of abuse. With your support, it can also be


a step towards reclaiming the joy of the season. By giving a gift through Refuge,


you can help make this


Christmas truly special for those who need it most.


Refuge parcels Refuge is the UK’s largest specialist domestic abuse charity, supporting


women and their children to escape abuse and rebuild their lives. Its refuges provide safe havens for around 1,500 women and children every year. Refuge’s gift parcels are a


meaningful way to show someone that you care — while at the same time making a real diff erence to survivors of domestic abuse. When you purchase a gift parcel


in a loved one’s name, they’ll receive a personalised e-card letting them know a life-changing donation has been made on their behalf.


gift vouchers,


T e parcels give mums in refuges allowing


them to


choose their own festive food and buy special gifts their children will love. • Children’s Present Parcel (£10): Could help a mum buy her children new toys and games to replace those they had to leave behind.


• Christmas Dinner Parcel (£30): Could help pay for a festive meal for a woman staying in a refuge.


With your support, children will wake up to toys under the Christmas tree. T ey’ll be able to enjoy Christmas dinner with their mum, in peace. And at the end of the day, they’ll


sleep safely — perhaps for the fi rst time in years — as they begin a new chapter in their lives.


First Christmas of freedom donate.refuge.org.uk/xmas


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