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01/09/2026

Meet Jacky 👋🏻

Offering compassionate, reliable and personalised support to older adults in Brackley and the surrounding villages, Independent Living Support with Jacky is all about helping people maintain their independence, confidence and connection 💚

From companionship and attending appointments to practical support and simply being a trusted presence, Jacky offers a flexible service tailored to each individual and their family.

With a background in social work and many years of experience supporting older adults, kindness, patience and respect are at the heart of everything she does.

You can read more about Jacky and Independent Living Support in your August/September edition of Life in Brackley, or over on Brackley.co.uk 👇🏻
https://brackley.co.uk/introducing-independent-living-support-with-jacky/

30/08/2026

Back to school… are you ready? 🎒

September is nearly here, bringing new uniforms, shiny shoes, packed lunches and plenty of excitement… along with a few nerves too!

Whether your child is starting school for the very first time, moving up a year or heading off to secondary school, those back-to-school feelings can be a lot to navigate.

In our latest community blog, Sarah Stamp from Olive Tree Acupuncture & Wellbeing shares some simple ways to help children feel calmer and more prepared for the new school year, plus a handy back-to-school checklist for parents ✅

Read the full article on Brackley.co.uk 👇🏻
https://brackley.co.uk/back-to-school-are-you-ready/

27/08/2026

⭐️ Can you help us reach 100 5-star Google reviews? ⭐️

We’re currently sitting at 93 reviews, and we’re so grateful to every single person who has taken the time to leave us one ❤️

If you’ve had a positive experience with us, we’d love to hear from you! Your review could be based on:

📖 Your experience as a reader of Life in Brackley
💻 Using Brackley.co.uk for local news, businesses, events or community information
📣 Advertising your business in Life in Brackley
🌐 Listing or promoting your business on Brackley.co.uk

We’re just 7 reviews away from 100, so if you’ve been meaning to leave us one, now would be the perfect time!

Thank you, as always, for supporting everything we do for Brackley and our local community 🫶🏻

You can leave a review here: https://tinyurl.com/yr4ywvpv ⭐️

23/08/2026

Planning ahead for Thursday? 🍔🍟

It’s National Burger Day, which sounds like the perfect excuse to treat yourself to a burger from one of our lovely local spots in town!

So, the important question… where’s your go to for a burger in Brackley? 👀

Tag your favourite spot in the comments and give them a little shout out ahead of Thursday! 🍔

20/08/2026

Good luck to everyone receiving their GCSE results today! 💫

Whatever is written on that piece of paper, remember that your results are just one part of your story. They don’t define your potential, your talent or where you’ll go next.

Be proud of how far you’ve come, celebrate what you’ve achieved and look forward to everything still ahead of you.

Today is the end of one chapter and the beginning of a very exciting new one. You’ve got this! 🩵

19/08/2026

Looking for your next read? 📚

In our August/September edition of Life in Brackley, The Old Hall Bookshop reviews Beyond the Edge of Light, the debut novel from Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton.

Set against the backdrop of the Second World War, the story brings together forbidden love, Bletchley Park secrets and impossible choices as two people find themselves on opposing sides of the conflict.

Have you read it yet? 👀

Read the full review in your August/September edition of Life in Brackley 📖

16/08/2026

Is anyone else starting to feel like this heatwave has been going on forever? 🥵☀️

If you’re struggling to keep cool, our latest community blog with Sarah -Acupuncture Reflexology & Wellbeing. 🇬🇧 takes a look at how Traditional Chinese Medicine approaches the warmer months, with simple ways to help your body stay cool and balanced through what you eat, drink and do.

Read the full article on Brackley.co.uk or in your August/September edition of Life in Brackley👇🏻

https://brackley.co.uk/keeping-your-cool-the-chinese-medicine-way/

13/08/2026

This summer, we partnered with Thee Baguette Shop to say a little thank you to our brilliant Life in Brackley delivery team 🥖🥤

Our delivery team work incredibly hard to get Life in Brackley through thousands of doors across the town and surrounding villages, whatever the weather, so we treated each of them to a baguette and drink to say thank you for all their hard work so far this year.

A huge thank you to Thee Baguette Shop for partnering with us, and of course to our fantastic delivery team for helping us bring Life in Brackley to the community each month 💫

We’re currently looking for someone to join the team and deliver Life in Brackley in Evenley. If you live in Evenley and would be interested in joining our delivery team, please email [email protected] 📩

13/08/2026

Competition closes Saturday! ⏳

We’ve got another HUGE competition for you! 🤩

Hidden somewhere inside your August/September edition of Life in Brackley is Frankie… and this month, finding him could win you a family weekend ticket to Found Festival! 🎪✨

Taking place at Claydon Estate, Buckingham from 28th–30th August, Found Festival brings together music, wellness, creativity and plenty of fun across the weekend.

Grab your copy, hunt down Frankie and enter for your chance to win! 🐸

Full competition details and how to enter can be found inside your August/September edition.

Good luck! 🎊

10/08/2026

Accountancy doesn’t have to feel complicated 🙅🏼‍♀️

Brackley based, family run JMW Accountancy supports small and medium sized businesses with everything from bookkeeping and payroll to tax planning, Making Tax Digital and day to day financial management.

With a focus on straightforward advice and a personal service, they’re all about making the numbers clearer and giving business owners one less thing to worry about.

Read the full story in your August/September edition of Life in Brackley or on the Community Blogs section of Brackley.co.uk 💷