Win, win, win! This week's Christmas in Banburyshire competition is for a fresh 6ft Nordmann Christmas tree and 750 twinkle lights from Hillier Garden Centre, Banbury

The competition is the second in a series from now until December 25 as part of our Christmas in Banburyshire focus.

Shopping local is top of the agenda during this year's run up to Christmas and our readers will find a wealth of fabulous Christmassy decorations, gifts and food ideas in Hillier store in Compton Road.

As our photos show the store stocks plenty to make your Christmas merry and bright. As well as fresh Christmas trees Hillier has its usual array of seasonal plants that will make perfect gifts and brighten up any home during these dark winter months. There is also a variety of gift ideas that will please any keen gardener, from seeds and accessories to decorative pots and tools for use outdoors.

For those who like to ensure the garden birds are well fed over the winter, there is a wide range of feeders, bird tables and different foods.

Inside the store the staff have displayed their decorations and giftware, catering for people of all ages, in a layout has been designed to enable safe social distancing.

You will find everything from family gifts and children's toys to stocking presents, assorted cards, tree and home decorations and lights to suit all Christmassy needs as well as novelties, sweets, drinks and seasonal foods.

Hillier's stock of fresh Christmas trees arrives at the store from mid to late November. To wish everyone a very happy Christmas they have offered one Banbury Guardian reader a prize of a six-feet tall Nordmann Fir together with a box of 750 LED lights to make wonderful centre point for the holiday.

You can see how the company's Christmas trees - a decade in the making - are grown by reading their story here.

The Nordmann Fir is the most popular variety of real Christmas trees in the UK and for good reason. This variety is best known for its fantastic needle-holding ability. Its impressive, glossy rich green foliage on tiered branches makes this tree perfect for displaying large and decorative baubles. The soft, family-friendly needles mean family members of every age can be involved with decorating.

"One of our favourite times of the year at Hillier Garden Centres is when thousands of real Christmas trees arrive safely at our Centres. In a flurry of festive excitement, our magical real tree forests are then set up, ready for our customers to explore," said one of the staff. "All our premium quality, UK grown trees have been hand-picked by our dedicated UK Christmas tree growers.

"Our plant experts will be on hand to help you select your tree. We will then net it and keep it safe until you've finished your visit, then carry it to your car. Stay a little longer and hunt out the many other botanical treasures in our atmospheric Christmas tree forests, from natural wreaths to containers bursting with winter colour."

With the six-feet tall tree, worth £54.99, our prize-winner will receive a box of 750 compact lights, valued at £24.99.

The ritual of winding twinkling Christmas lights around the Christmas tree is one of the many delights of the season. Beyond your tree, Hillier offers many amazing modern Christmas lighting options available, so you can create atmospheric pools of illumination all around your home and garden.

To enter our Hillier Christmas Tree Competition tell us where Hillier's Christmas trees are grown. Send your entries to us at [email protected]

The closing date for entries is Thursday, November 19 at 5pm.

To see more about Hillier products - Christmas and round-the-year - see their website here. It even has a handy Christmas checklist for you to make organisation a bit easier.