Valentine’s Day was yet another time for Wymondham to demonstrate its fabulous community spirit.

It came to the magazine’s attention that Windmill House, a 59-bed care home on Browick Road, is the latest star of acts of kindness. The House’s Facebook account posted a photograph of a small red bag of chocolate goodies attached to a wired fence outside a car park, with a note saying, ‘A Gift for Valentines. From a Resident at Windmill House’. The House residents had posted these in random places all over the town, hoping to spread the love. A lady wrote in the Facebook comments section:

‘I found one outside the library on my way home from work! Thank you so much, what a lovely surprise.’

This just goes to show – such things may seem small, but they can make a person’s day.

Businesses also adopted the spirit of Valentine’s goodwill, albeit in slightly, um…racier ways.

Mervs Hot Bread Kitchen released a Facebook post saying, ‘THEY ARE BACK!!! Naughtier than ever!’ Further investigation revealed they had baked a collection of amusingly shaped biscuits for the romantic season.

‘XXX Rated Adult Valentine Biscuits – Over 18 Only,’ their ad said. ‘Do Not Ask to Look if Easily Offended’.

They made this point twice, just to assure people that they would not be subjected to this if it would not land well. They wrote on Facebook, ‘please remember […] you don’t have to see them if you don’t want to!’

Needless to say, they went down well with most people. Although what ‘XXX rated’ biscuits actually entailed did provide some mystery. One commenter copied in one of his Facebook friends and suggested that Mervs Kitchen had ‘started doing your face on a biscuit’.

‘Charming’, came the response. Followed by laughing emojis, so we assume the friendship is still intact.

Wymondham has lost neither its kindness nor its sense of humour.