We may be barely into November, but I’m willing to bet that we all know someone who has had their Christmas shopping under way for months and, even as we speak, is busily handmaking their gift tags.

Here at Wiltshire Society, the festive season seems to have been on its way since August, with a steady stream of information heralding the latest products and predicting the top ten buys, which will be tempting us all to part with our hard-earned cash come December. Therefore, in a bid to aid the organised and encourage the disorganised, we present our Christmas gift guide. Plus, if like me, you tend to shop on a one-for-you, one-for-me basis, we suggest ways to treat yourself - looking at the best sparkly frocks for the party season and finding out about the latest trends in party hair.

And we get our hands dirty - literally - attending a chocolate-making course.

As always, I hope you find something in this edition to interest you.

Sarah McQuillen, editor