Welcome to Reasons to be Cheerful. We're a family-run business, founded by Mark, Nic and Daisy, driven by a shared passion for creating spaces and sharing stories that uplift, inspire, and bring people together. We believe in the power of storytelling, the strength of community, and the importance of sparking joy in everything we do.
Please note this is an eBook file. You’ll receive the download once purchased, and it can then be opened on any eReader, Kindle or in iBooks.
Our best selling Annuals are back for the fourth year! Jam packed full of joyful stories, poems, recipes and playlists to ensure you end your year on a high.
Reasons to be Cheerful - The Annual.
Volume four.
Remember those Beano annuals you’d get each year? Or for the younger generation, Harry Potter or Doctor Who (the two firm favourites in our household).
We’re all adults now, and we miss them. So we thought we’d make our own. A collection of inspiring, emotive, uplifting stories. A way to document and commemorate 2023.
This Annual pulls together stories our community, alongside playlists, recipes, how-to’s, tutorials and interviews. If you bought last years Annual, you’ll know what to expect.
Our best selling Annuals are back for the fourth year! Jam packed full of joyful stories, poems, recipes and playlists to ensure you end your year on a high.
Reasons to be Cheerful - The Annual.
Volume four.
Remember those Beano annuals you’d get each year? Or for the younger generation, Harry Potter or Doctor Who (the two firm favourites in our household).
We’re all adults now, and we miss them. So we thought we’d make our own. A collection of inspiring, emotive, uplifting stories. A way to document and commemorate 2023.
This Annual pulls together stories our community, alongside playlists, recipes, how-to’s, tutorials and interviews. If you bought last years Annual, you’ll know what to expect.
This year, we’re doing things a little differently so this Annual will be smaller than the previous years, and a much lower cost too. We’ll be rejigging how we publish over 2024, so this is the first little taster of what’s to come.
If you wish to gift this item, drop us an email to hello@reasonstobecheerful.co.uk and we can add a handwritten note on your behalf.
The Annual is a certified climate neutral print product for which carbon emissions have been calculated and offset.
Our best selling Annuals are back for the third year! Jam packed full of joyful stories, poems, recipes and playlists to ensure you end your year on a high.
Reasons to be Cheerful - The Annual.
Volume three.
Remember those Beano annuals you’d get each year? Or for the younger generation, Harry Potter or Doctor Who (the two firm favourites in our household).
We’re all adults now, and we miss them. So we thought we’d make our own. A collection of inspiring, emotive, uplifting stories. Some of our old favourites from the blog this year, alongside lots of new voices. A way to document and commemorate 2022.
This Annual pulls together stories our community, alongside playlists, recipes, how-to’s, tutorials and interviews. If you bought last years Annual, you’ll know what to expect.
This is an eBook. The eBook will be sent to your email after checkout, and is readable on any eBook reader (iBooks, Kindle etc). If you have any problems please email us at hello@reasonstobecheerful.co.uk
Come and join us for a very Commune kind of Christmas get together.
Good food, good drinks, good music, fires, marshmallows and good people.
We’ll gather around the fire for an evening of eating, drinking, chatting and generally making the most of being together at the end of the year. Expect the usual Commune mix of warmth, community and a little bit of magic, with a festive twist.
Come with friends, come on your own, come ready to meet some new people. We’ll have food to share, drinks flowing, music playing and plenty of time to sit around the fire, toast a marshmallow, eat a mince pie and catch up.
A cosy, informal Christmas gathering open to all. A chance to slow down, celebrate the year and spend an evening in good company.
Come as you are. Stay for a while.
Date: 12th December 2026
Time: 6.30–10.00pm
Address:
20 Moira Road
Donisthorpe
Swadlincote
Derbyshire
DE12 7QE
We’re ideally connected for travel, with easy train routes from London, the South West, and the North. The nearest station is Tamworth, and parking is available at the event.
Please note: no dogs.
Gather by the fire, listen deeply, share stories, and leave feeling quietly restored.
Spaces are limited. We’d love to have you with us.