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December 2014

Advertiser Essential shops & services with everything you need all wonderfully local!

Inside this month: Rachel's Weddings: Relocating The Woodman Inn: Food Review Lamb & Flag: Festive Party Nights V.I.P Hair & Beauty: New Treatments and Sunbed NatWest Venus Awards: Winner Catherine Blaxhall

Promoting local business, trade and services.

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Christmas Bookings Now Being Taken Tel: 01367 240578 or 07551005704 1 Bromsgrove, Faringdon, Oxon, SN7 7JF

CHRISTINA HARRIS Has been painting for as long as she can remember.

After attending Leeds Art College she followed a career in teaching until, deciding life is too short, gave this up in 2004 to paint full time.

Christina uses paint to great effect to create the depth of fleece found in many breeds of sheep whilst the simplicity of a white or grey background serves to emphasise the lonely, uncompromising moods of a Yorkshire winter.

She is represented at carefully selected galleries in the north of England and was featured in the Dales Diary television programme in 2008. Her work has travelled as far as Australia, Canada, France, USA, Poland, Austria and even Japan as well as being widely collected in the UK For more information info@christinaharris.co.uk www.christinaharris.co.uk

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WHO’S NEXT?

Call Trish: 01367 820060 Cowleaze Farm, Woolstone, Oxon SN7 7QS Email: thedogstudio@live.co.uk

Wishing you a Merry Christmas And a Happy New Year

Visit our web site: www.thedogstudio.co.uk

Business Update By the time you read this, Faringdon will be looking truly festive - the Christmas lights will be ready to be switched on and Christmas trees will be adorning the facades of many of our shops. Please support our local retailers as much as you can – we are lucky to have so many wonderful specialist shops.

6th December is “Small Business Saturday”, a nationwide event promoting the best of British enterprise (both retail and non-retail). Faringdon will be celebrating the event with a Christmas - themed Saturday market, so if you are interested in manning a stall on the day, please contact the Faringdon Town Team for more information.

Make sure you bring along your energy, drive and enthusiasm - plus the products you intend to sell!

On Monday 15th December, the Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Christmas drinks reception for all businesses at The Cellar Bar in the Market Place, Faringdon. There will be a special happy hour from 6:30pm and everyone will receive a free mince pie! Do please come and have a chat.

If 2014 was a great year in business for you, why not enter the local business awards, run by the Fairford and Lechlade Business Club. Entries are now open and close on New Year’s Eve. Contact admin@flbc.org.uk for more details.

Finally we would like to wish all readers of “The Advertiser” a very Happy Christmas.

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Lets Talk about Whisky

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Hopefully, by now you’ll have got all the major Christmas present buying done and can concentrate on the type of presents I always enjoy looking for - the ‘fun’ extras that will go into big kids stockings (after all, you’re never too old for a Christmas stocking…) You don’t have to spend a fortune to bring a smile to a whisky lovers face so why not pop a little extra in along with the Satsuma and the chocolate gold coins?

With so many whisky expressions available giving someone a tasting pack of 5cl miniatures can help them to narrow down their choices for future purchases. It can also demonstrate how the age of a whisky and the cask it’s matured in can produce varying flavours and aromas, even within whiskies from a single distillery. A great example of this is the Tomatin pack of three drams, as the whiskies not only differ in age but also the 12 and 18 year old are finished in Oloroso sherry casks whereas the 15 year old is solely matured in American oak casks. They are all delightful but each one is distinctly different. Or for a straight forward comparison of the influence of age, Arran Distilleries Gift Tin contains the 10, 12 and 14 year old versions of this, always popular whisky but the joker in the pack is the 12 year old, which is a cask strength expression (53.9%) that gives the chance to experience the whisky exactly as it came from the cask.

We also find that 20cl taster packs are getting increasingly popular. Not only are the bottles big enough to share with friends so you can compare notes, but they’re also a good way of trying whiskies that are rather special, like the trio of 19 year olds in the Glenfiddich Age Of Discovery Collection that are finished in either Madeira, Bourbon or Red Wine casks and are a celebration of three different journeys that changed the world. Slightly easier on the gift givers purse would be the Glenfiddich Explorers Pack (which not only showcases their 12, 15 and 18 year old but also includes an elegant tasting glass) or one of the excellent Bowmore, Springbank or Classic Malt selection packs.

Or if the stocking you want to fill isn’t very big then there’s a growing variety of single 20cl and 35cl bottles to suit all tastes - including some unusual single cask bottling's, a selection from both well known and more ‘boutique’ distillers, plus a variety from not just Scotland but also England, Ireland, Wales and America. Again, these provide more than just a taste without the outlay of buying a full size bottle.

Whichever dram you choose to raise over the festive period, Ken and I wish you a very Happy Christmas and New Year. Sláinte!

Fran Thomas Arkwrights Whisky and Wines

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*COME AND TRY OUR DELICIOUS NEW MENU*

The Woodman Inn It was a cold wet Wednesday evening to be venturing out in, but what a wonderful welcome, to walk into the Woodman at Fernham and have a beautifully blazing log fire to warm up to!

At 7:00pm the Woodman was busy and buzzing! People at the bar grabbing an early drink after work, negotiating the price of horses to buy at a bargain!... That is the nice thing about being in the country, the mix of trades all under one roof, horse dealers, accountants, lawyers, our wonderful farmers, vets , builders and painters, this particular evening included a bus full of French servicemen and women, transported in from our local Shrivenham military base, by David Bryant, the Woodsman's new owner, courtesy of the Woodsman bus service, free pick up and drop off for over 8 people booking!... what a pleasure!..All coming together for a drink and good food in this local establishment!

Seated quickly by the efficient staff, we were given a brand new menu to peruse! On opening the Chefs Specialities quickly struck me as the one to go for..... so Pan Fried Calamari and Chorizo it was.

Served in a filo pastry case, with a mixed leaf salad and homemade mustard dressing, this was light, the calamari and chorizo cooked to perfection, and presented like a work of art. If that isn't to your fancy, there are another eight mouth watering appetisers to select from, you’re guaranteed to find one there for you!

With a bottle of Merlot to enjoy, and I must say the wine selection is very reasonably priced as well as offering a great selection. We continued onto our main course. New on the menu and a must was the Beef Flat Ribs "Jacob's Ladder". This was a beautifully presented enormous rack of beef, mouth watering, served with large deep fried gourmet chips, onion rings and fresh peas, topped with garlic butter. Divine for all us meat lovers, crave no more for a good meat meal, you will be amply satisfied!

The menu has a very good selection, another new dish is the Moroccan Lamb Tagine which is slow cooked lamb, infused with deep spices and fruits, served in a traditional tagine and accompanied with fragrant rice. The ladies at the next table had this and it smelt and looked delicious.

For our desert ( yes I could fit it in!) Chocolate Coronet Pavlova. A coronet of dark chocolate filled with crunchy meringue and a dark chocolate ice cream, oozing with white chocolate sauce finished with a dusting of cocoa powder. My mouth is watering just writing about it now. The plate was embarrassingly clean and I finished my meal with a very large smile!

The Woodman was recently taken over by David Bryant, who is doing a splendid job, he has introduced a new menu and has maintained the warmth and welcome of a very well established pub!

A Plethora of Ramblings!

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Hello again and welcome

To the last of my ramblings for 2014. (Thank goodness, some of you say – I understand perfectly!!)

So, December has quietly crept up on us, after a summer and autumn of extremes and new records.

It’s been a busy year with its own issues that have come to a head, like the Ebola virus epidemic, and the year when Her Majesty’s forces have withdrawn from Afghanistan.

Regarding the former, in the USA, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is developing an online resource to help veterinary surgeons advise their clients about Ebola virus and any implications it might have for companion animals. The World Small Animal Veterinary Association calls for testing and quarantine rather than euthanasia for pets belonging to positive Ebola-infected owners.

The AVMA “open” resource link for everyone interested is: www.avma.org/KB/Resources/Reference/Pages/Ebola-virus.aspx May also I touch on the latter, especially as I’m writing with a background of the Tower of London and the sea of red cascading over a rampart and out of a window, to spread right round the Tower moat. Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red. All made by the 888,246 red ceramic poppies that will help to raise much needed funds for the six service charities associated with servicemen and women, many of whose worries and injuries may take a life-time of care and support. I wrote a little about that in my last article but at close family-times such as Christmas and birthdays, when losses are felt more deeply, I write again as a tribute to every serviceman and woman this Christmas time.

Listening to a BBC World Service programme this morning, discussing the evolution of emergency trauma care, being given to injured service personnel, often very critically injured, their experience and sheer professionalism and initiative, create new work patterns and techniques “out in the field” that have saved more lives than ever before.

These techniques and ways of managing patients have already come back into the UK and will be widely spread, to enhance medical and surgical practices all over the country. A legacy that is very special.

Christmas time from a veterinary viewpoint, other than duty rota's and out of hours cover, brings its own medical and surgical challenges. We have already had eaten socks, balls of orange-flavoured chocolate, fruit cake, a whole bunch of grapes and chocolate-coated cocoa-flavoured biscuits. I can go on but will steer this discussion on to another worrying trend – where pets are at risk from human medicines. A recent survey of 100 veterinary surgeons by a well-known insurer Direct Line Pet Insurance, has found that the most common types of drugs ingested were paracetamol, ibuprofen, medicines specific for particular medical conditions, such as heart conditions and diabetes, contraceptive pills, sleeping tablets and antidepressants. At 28% of vets reporting deliberate dosing by owners, in the mistaken belief that it would help their pets, this left 72% or 243 cases of accidental poisoning.

The warning “keep medicines out of the reach of children AND pets” is very appropriate. So too the Christmas tree chocolates and the presents underneath, the fruit bowls, meat bones and all those yummy fruit cakes!

The insurer understandably stresses that owners should assume that ALL human medications are poisonous to pets and that owners should always seek advi ce for conditions from their veterinary practice. Appointments are always possible, should more than qualified, professional advice be needed.

Please have a very safe and enjoyable Christmas; for those readers whom we have the pleasure of your custom, a sincere thank you from all of us here. For those professionals giving complementary services, such as hydrotherapy, physiotherapy, homeopathy and chiropractic, thank you for your time and skill.

Thank you for your company.

MERRY CHRISTMAS! With a Happy, safe and healthy New Year to follow.

Robert Elliott 21-23 High Street, Stanford In The Vale, SN7 8LH 01367 710595

Crowdy & Rose Solicitors of Faringdon and Lechlade We have a wealth of local knowledge and are an established part of the local community providing for the needs of our clients

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OFSTED confirms that FITZWARYN is truly a “special” school Pupils, staff and governors at Fitzwaryn Special School in Wantage have very good cause to celebrate after the School was judged to be ‘Outstanding’ by OFSTED.

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Expands with New Treatment Room and Sunbed After three years in Faringdon, VIP Hair and Beauty have come a long way, and are happy to announce that they are expanding their studios, offering their clients an exciting new range of treatments with a second beauty room and a sunbed and what better time to get a tan than right now, when you need a touch of sunshine the most!

Always looking to diversify into areas of demand, business owner Becky Evers believes that VIP can offer pampering spa treatments with that personal touch that day spas and large hotels often lack. “The name says it all, VIP is about the customer, and we will always give that little bit extra, to make sure our clients look and feel special.”

Among the new treatments on offer, the spa facial therapies now available at VIP include advanced anti-aging products containing pure Vitamin C and Collagen. “It is not just a facial, but a whole body experience, with the use of hot stone treatments and massage.” The new high powered sunbed, using anti-aging tanning lamps, are also designed to give you that boost that you need particularly Becky Evers at this time of year. Their hair studios are not being left behind either, with cutting edge Nioxin therapy for noticeably thinning hair. Hair specialist Alex will offer a scalp dermabrasion service to improve the scalp environment giving thicker fuller hair, and results are guaranteed.

Investors in people, VIP studios make sure that their staff are highly trained and that they all share the same ethos that the customer is there to be pampered. Becky, a trained Beauty Therapist herself, always pushes herself to attain new skills and knowledge ready to offer to her clients. Becky and Francesca, who specialises in alternative therapies including hot stone massage and reflexology, have both added to their training to offer their new spa treatments.

We want to offer something extra to the people of Faringdon and give them something new. “Since we opened our customers have asked about the treatments we are now able to offer – we believe strongly in giving people what they want, and are happy to announce these innovations.

In the New Year, we are also looking to offer spa body treatments to treat cellulite and stretch marks along with therapies such as chocolate wraps and aromatic scrubs. Becky also wants to offer a variety of spa pamper packages to her customers. “Since it is all about you, we want to make you feel special, tailoring a package to suit your needs, combining all the existing treatments on offer with our new services and therapies – whatever you want, we’ll do our utmost to meet your needs.”

So if you haven’t had a chance to pamper yourself lately, or perhaps there is that special someone in your life that may deserve a treat, pop into VIP Hair and Beauty Studios on Station Road Faringdon, and discover what they have to offer.

To find out more, visit www.vip-hairandbeautystudio.co.uk or call 01367 244 462.

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THE BELL HOTEL CHRISTMAS MENU 13 Market Place Faringdon Oxon SN7 7HP

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Served with, warm crusty bread.

Served on a bed of rocket with horse radish dressing.

Served on a port jelly, onion marmalade and toast.

Served on a bed of salad.

Served with roast potatoes and all the trimmings.

Served with fat chips a grilled mushroom and roast vine tomatoes.

Chunks of Brie with cranberry wrapped up in a filo pastry parcel, served with crushed new potatoes and seasonal vegetables.

Pan-fried sea bass with potatoes, tomatoes, French beans and olives in a creamy dressing.

served with brandy sauce. served with shortbread biscuit.

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3 course menu £22.50 children £12.50 Available 1st December to 24th December inclusive.

2 course diner available lunchtime only excludes coffee & mince pies £15.00 children £7.50.

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Pickled Pears

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It's such a lovely time of year! The leaves are turning golden, the sun is low in the sky and the harvest has happened!

Preserving is something that not many people seem to do nowadays. There are plenty of different ways of preserving, from freezing, to drying to making jam. In past times, preserving was essential as there were no supermarkets flying produce from all corners of the world to service our shopping trolley. So meats, vegetables, fruits and milk were all preserved somehow. For instance, making cheese or yogurt are ways of preserving milk.

Christmas is fast approaching and actually, a little jar of something is a perfect present. There are countless recipes for chutney, jam and jellies and they are really pretty easy.

Most chutneys start off the same way by cooking onion in vinegar with some spices. Jams are the same weight of fruit to sugar. So it's very easy to personalise a recipe.

Trees have been laden with pears this year, unlike apples which have been less so. I thought we'd make something a little bit different that families will love, and for the festive season, go rather well with cheese or meat.

Pickled Pears are on the menu today.

1 litre white wine vinegar 1 pinch saffron 10-12 peppercorns 3 sticks cinnamon 300g soft brown sugar 12 pears In a large pan, warm the vinegar, saffron, peppercorns and cinnamon.

Add the sugar and let it dissolve, simmer for a few minutes.

Peel the pears, then consider your jar size, leave the pears whole if you think they'll fit the jar or quarter them and core.

Add the pears to the vinegar and cook for a few minutes.

Warm the jars in the oven, at about 100째C for 5 minutes.

Pack the pears in to the jars and pour over the vinegar to totally cover.

Screw on the lids well and tightly and leave for a month to mature.

Serve with cold meats and cheeses.

Lesley Holdship Hare in the Woods 07754 086316 facebook.com/hareinthewoods Twitter @hareinthewoods 11 London St Faringdon SN7 7AE

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Angela and Mike Barrett with Catherine Blaxhall NatWest Venus Awards (Oxfordshire 2014) Faringdon resident Catherine Blaxhall, Head of Carers Oxfordshire, lead for OXBEL and Flexible Care, was given the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Oxfordshire Venus Awards at their annual ceremony on Friday 14th November.

Dubbed the ‘Working Women’s Oscars’, the awards celebrate outstanding achievement and contribution across a range of categories. This is the first time the awards have come to Oxfordshire and Catherine will now go in to the National Final, in January 2015.

Catherine has worked locally in social care for 25 years and has worked for Action for Carers (Oxfordshire) and Age UK Oxfordshire for the past three and half years.

The evening was a magnificent success and the atmosphere electric as the 17 Venus Awards winners were announced. “I can’t remember a region embracing the Venus Awards as warmly as Oxfordshire”, said Tara Howard, Founder of the Venus Awards. “It was a memorable night and after 16 Awards ceremonies over 5 years, I think I can safely say this was absolutely one of the best ever. Also we raised over £1,500 for the local charity Headway, which was a Venus Awards fundraising record as well!”

Thousands of nominations flooded in and attendance proved an all-time high at the Venus Journey Events over the last six months.

The Awards Ceremony took place at the splendid Oxford Belfry Hotel.

A delighted Catherine said ‘I feel incredibly proud to receive this award for the work I do and which I love. It is very humbling to be honored in this way’ Paul Cann CEO of Age UK Oxfordshire said ‘Nobody deserves such an award more than Catherine. We have been lucky enough to witness her dedication and drive across many of our services. Above all, her warmth and humanity inspires us all.‘

Exhibition of paintings By local artists, Sam Thulin and Michelle Wallington Textiles, knitting and felting by designer makers, Becksie and Lottie and Megan Rowland The Rookery, 35 Marlkborough St, Faringdon. 01367242030

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A Little Bottle of Christmas!

We offer government funded Nursery places to some 2 year olds, as well as 3 and 4 year olds For more information, contact

01367 243800 visit www.theoldstationnursery.co.uk

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Fine Jewellery, Clocks and Watches Wishing You All A Merry Christmas Jewellery, Watch and Clock Repairs And A Happy Engraving and Valuations New Year Secondhand Jewellery Brought and Sold From all The Staff At Deacons Now Stockist of Seiko Solar Watches

CAR BODY REPAIRS WELDING & FABRICATION NOW AVAILABLE

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This year’s Christmas will be spent with Pedro Ximénez – not the person, the Spanish white grape variety!

Pedro Ximénez is made as a sweet, rich, dark dessert sherry by drying the grapes under the hot Spanish sun that in turn concentrates the sweetness. Many may cringe at the word ‘sherry’, however this category of wine has moved swiftly into the twenty first century, presenting us with some of the most versatile wines bursting with a dynamic range of flavour profiles – and you don’t even have to get a blue rinse to enjoy them!

The soil where the Pedro Ximénez grapes are grown in the Jerez region (southern Spain) is high in silica and calcic carbonate. It is deep and has good oxygen content, and produces grapes with high sugar levels.

When the Pedro Ximénez grapes are harvested, they are left out in the sun to dry for at least two weeks.

This concentrates the sugars through evaporation, turning them to raisins. A very sweet must is then obtained through pressing, which is fermented and then fortified to around 17%, using grape spirit of 96%. The wine is then aged in a Solera system made up of oak casks.

The Solera (meaning ‘on the ground’ in Spanish) is an ageing process whereby barrels are stacked on top of one another and younger ‘sherry’ is added to aged sherry via a method of fractional blending. The top barrel is filled for each ageing interval allowing the oldest container to be partly tapped of its contents (the Solera level) producing a final product that is a mixture of wine aged 100% oxidatively (having exposure to the air). The last barrel that has been partly emptied is then topped up with the second oldest sherry and left to mature. This process continues along the line, from one barrel to the next as no barrel is ever drained. Wine produced from a solera does not have a vintage date as it is a blend of vintages from many years.

As the Festive Holiday Season approaches and the daily routine winds down, the wait for Santa requires a ‘sipping tipple’ with substance…..

El Candado Pedro Ximénex Jerez De La Frontera, Spain Available from Den Boer Wines £8.99/375ml bottle Deep mahogany in colour, with intense aromas of dried fruits, raisins, figs, and subtle notes of chocolate, vanilla and coffee. Rich, smooth and velvety on the palate, with great length and balance. A perfect match to mince pies or a cheese platter!

PS.. Love the padlock – keeps out any sherry thieves!!

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Donna 01367 241169 / 07919 241881 Email: donnarogers@denboerwines.com www.denboerwines.com

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J. Godfrey & Son Funeral Services Part time help required.

Duties to include: Bearing, Removals And General Maintenance.

Full Driving Licence Required.

Please ring 01367 718998 for further Information

COME AND JOIN US FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PARTIES Pre Christmas Party Nights Friday Thursday Friday Saturday Thursday Friday

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New Years Eve Dinner Disco Party Wednesday 31st December £45:00 per head

Don’t settle for mass produced When you can have made to measure For the same price!

Now in stock!…. Rise and Recline Chairs Open Monday to Saturday 10am - 5pm

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THE GRANGE CARE CENTRE Stanford in the Vale, Faringdon, Oxfordshire Quality 24-hour residential nursing care for elderly persons.

Do you need a long or short stay holiday break?

If you’re looking for a nursing home for yourself or a loved one, make sure to come and visit us. Ÿ Beautiful landscaped Ÿ Daily activities gardens Ÿ Entertainment Ÿ Nutritional meals Ÿ Residential hairdressing Ÿ Highly trained staff Ÿ Personal furniture Ÿ Single/companion Whether you require 24 hour nursing care, a short break or Ÿ En-suite facilities rooms you’re recovering from an operation, you’ll find just the care you need at The Grange. Ÿ GP visits/24 nursing Ÿ Superb facilities In the serene setting of what was originally a 17th century vicarage, you’ll benefit from the kind of considerate attention our dedicated staff are noted for. We cater to all specialised needs and many of our rooms are en-suite.

Although a restful place, there’s no shortage of activities.

Live entertainment is often the order of the day and many of our activities take place in the garden.

Please do phone and come and visit us. We would love to meet you and your family.

Call 08444 725 182 or email: thegrange@foresthc.com Visit our website: www.foresthc.com

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The Plough At Kelmscott December 2014 Christmas Party Menu

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GREAT FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY!

To Start Game Terrine with Pear & Date Chutney.

Leek & Potato Soup with Homemade Foccacia.

Slow Roasted Kelmscott Pork Belly with Celeriac Remulade & Apple, Calvados Puree.

Marinated & Roasted Red Mullet with Aubergine.

To Follow Roast Turkey with all the Trimmings.

Pan Roasted Sea Bass with Crushed New Potatoes and a Lemon Caper Butter.

8oz Graffton Rib Eye Steak, Jenga Chips, Roasted Tomato, Onion Rings and Dressed Baby Leaf Salad.

Butternut Squash & Fennel Terrine, Olive and Tarragon Hash and Ricotta Dumpling.

To Finish

OPENING HOURS: MON, TUE, WED, FRI, SAT 9AM - 5PM THURSDAY CLOSED SUNDAYS 10AM - 4PM www.chickensatsevenacrenurseries.webs.com tonyandmariaschickens@hotmail.co.

Faringdon Road, Stanford in the Vale, SN7 8NN

Seven Acres Nurseries Bedding plants annuals all now in stock!……

Christmas Pudding with Brandy Custard.

Sticky Toffee Pudding with Salted Caramel Sauce.

Clotted Cream Sorbet.

Raspberry Ripple Cheesecake.

Rich Dark Chocolate Mousse with Candied Orange.

Two Course £19.50 Three Course £24.50 Local Cheese Board & Port supplement of £8.00

Book Now 01367 253543

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BARRINGTON ARMS HOTEL

RV’s

Adrian & Tracy “Look forward to meeting you at the Barrington Arms”

GREAT FOOD! Open Monday to Saturday Lunch 12pm - 3pm Evening 6pm - 9pm Carvery Sunday 12pm - 3pm Sunday Carvery £9.95 Children £5.95 Choice of 3 Meats!

Friday 12th December 'IMPERIAL G MEN' Wednesday 31st December NEW YEARS EVE DISCO

25 High Street, Shrivenham, SN6 8AN Tel:01793784692 Web:barringtonarmshotel.com email:tracysaundersuk@yahoo.co.uk

Christmas Bookings Now Being Taken!

FISHING TACKLE Middy, Drennan, Sonik, Chub, Solar, Esp, Grays, JRC, Okuma, Dinesmere, JRC, Pro Logic, Ron Thompson.

BAITS Mainline, Bait Tech, Maggots, Worms, Dead Bait, Bait Zone, Cutting Edge, Solar, Marauku, Drennan, Pro Logic, Chapel Baits, Bait Factory.

AIR RIFLE PELLETS Opening times!

Monday to Thursday 8 am to 5.30 pm Friday & Saturday 7.30 to 6 pm Sunday 8 am to 12.00

01367 243566 / 07747415752 12 Market Place Faringdon SN7 7HP www.rvsfishingtackle.co.uk rvsfishingtackle@yahoo.co.uk

CHRISTMAS TREES FOR SALE!…

RV’S - HOMELAND GARDEN MACHINES - I’AV SHEDS’2 Are pleased to offer you, our superbly priced Christmas trees.

On Sale in Faringdon from the 28th.

Also at the Christmas Market on the 6th Dec Tuesdays- Saturdays - Sundays, RV’s in the Market Square ALL ENQUIRIES POP IN TO SEE IRENE, IN RV’S. On sale also at the new Clanfield premises, with lots of sizes and shapes to chose from.

Visit us just off the main Clanfield Rd.

Cameo Glass, 100 Faraday Park, Dorcan Ind. Est., Swindon, SN3 5JF Tel: 01793 513864 Fax: 01793 535476 Email: sales@cameo-glass.com

Unit C The Foundry, Main Road, Clanfield Oxon, OX18 2SP Call Bob Vaughan on: 07747415752

Faringdon Business Breakfast Club FBBC November Brand value, corporate message and visual shortcuts were the buzzwords at the November meeting of the Faringdon Business Breakfast Club. Local PR consultant Caroline Scotter-Mainprize of CSM Communications opened our eyes to the dark arts of managing and promoting your brand. She also shattered a few common misconceptions such as the fact that many of the most recognisable brands in the world have never actually paid a penny on advertising. It was a thoroughly interesting insight from an expert in their field and got everyone thinking about their own brand identity.

Our December meeting on 1st will have a slightly different format, but is still at the same venue – The Sudbury House Hotel in London Street. Regular member, Jonathan Russell, will be setting us a Christmas themed quiz as well as the usual networking.

FBBC is open to all and costs just £10 per meeting. If you are interested in coming, please visit the club’s website http://www.fbbc-networking.co.uk or reserve your place by

calling 0845 003 1340.

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The Fastest Way to Lose Fat.

Fat loss does not have to be difficult.

It does however involve making new choices over the food you eat and changes to how you spend some of your spare time. As it requires you to change some of the habits that you may have had for a while, it is best done as part of a community of people that will be able and willing to support you with your fat loss goals. Until you have decided that you are prepared to make those changes and commit to them with no excuses you are going to find it difficult to lose fat and maintain fat loss in the long term.

THERE ARE NO SHORT CUTS TO LONG TERM FAT LOSS. One reason people do not get results is that they resist change and focus on what they have to GIVE UP rather than what they have to GAIN (or lose in the case of weight loss) There has to be commitment. Most people fail with fat loss due to not committing themselves fully.

So what changes will you need to make?

EAT REAL FOOD – The quality of the food you eat is extremely important. Think of it as fuel. It has to be the best quality fuel you can afford to give your body the nutrients it needs.

EAT PROTEIN - Base all your meals around lean protein and non starchy vegetables that are high in natural fibre and nutrients.

DRINK WATER - You will need plenty of it to flush all of the toxins from the excess fat you are getting ready to lose.

FIX YOUR DIGESTION – For the best fat loss results fix your gut health. By doing this you will get more out of your food which will alleviate some of your cravings for sweet things.

EXERCISE SMART - Every workout you do in the gym should train the full body and all three planes of motion.

High intensity is the key; you must work as hard as you can each time you train. It is best to get advice with your exercise plan so that you can train safely and effectively and ensure you get the results you want in the time you have available.

BE CONSISTENT – Do not expect miracles over night. If it has taken you many months or even years to become overweight and out of shape, with a life time of bad habits and fad diets, you’re not going to change shape over night.

MOVE YOUR BODY – This doesn’t have to be just when you are training in the gym. If you are a novice when it comes to exercise just concentrate on moving more.

REDUCE STRESS – This might be trickier for some people depending on what the stressor is in their life. The connection between stress and obesity cannot be overlooked - the stress chemical cortisol signals a metabolic shutdown that makes losing fat almost impossible.

FOLLOW A PLAN - Set a path for yourself and be patient.

Keep to one thing and avoid being distracted by fads that offer quick results - you will only end up having to start all over again at some time in the future.

EAT CLEAN - EAT LEAN – EAT GREEN – TRAIN HARD LOSE FAT

The Gym at Carswell 01367 870837 Please email: richard@thegymatcarswell.co.uk www.thegymatcarswell.co.uk

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Therapeutic Massage

Specialising in Muscular Conditions Whiplash, Sciatica, Neck and Back Pain Serious therapy…Serious results (usually) …………….. for serious people.

Therapeutic-Relaxation-Sports Massages

07775 616239 ~1 Market Place, Faringdon

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Run in Red – A FarRunner’s First, by Matt Bragg There is not much to me in reality, running and the Military is pretty much my daily bread. Someone in the club once said to me that “your life is a training program”, which is understandable why those two worlds often meet.

As I looked at my calendar for 9th November it left me feeling a little deflated, as I thought I was going to have to miss the Far Runners Sunday run meet at 9:30am due to Church and the town Remembrance Parade. It got me thinking that actually people should not have to make that decision and I hoped that if that decision had to be made they would always choose the latter.

As I stood in the Market Square in the bursting sunshine and heard the words “When you go home, tell them of us and say: for your tomorrow we gave our today”, I thought back to the times on deployments when running would often be a release from reality, a reality that faces many of our Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen.

With the Far Runners being such a friendly and approachable bunch, I thought of a way of combining the act of Remembrance and the Sunday run, so for those like me who wanted to conduct the 2 minute silence we had enough time to remove medals and don running trainers and conduct our customary Sunday running ritual. So ‘Run in Red’ was born. A simple concept of a 1 mile, 2 mile and a 4 mile run/walk for anyone that wanted to attend. It was promoted that wearing something red would also be our Far Runners act of Remembrance as the run route visited the town War Memorial at least 3 times (for all distances), and how fitting with this being the 100 year anniversary of the start of the first World War. I hope that "Run in Red" will stay with the Far Runners, even when my duties take me to pastures new. So if you remember seeing The Far Runners in Faringdon town, wearing red, you now know what it was all about.

The Far Runners coined the concept “Run in Red”, we ran it here first!

If you are interested in joining the FarRunners, we would love to see you. We are a sociable bunch and cater for ALL ages and abilities.

We meet at the Old Town Hall at 6:30pm on a Tuesday and 7pm on a Thursday. We also meet at the Leisure Centre at 9:30am on Sundays.

Our early morning group meets on a Thursday at 6am (again at the Old Town Hall).

Where the River Thames Meets the Cotswolds

New Year’s Eve 2014 – Champagne and Canapés, Four Course Dinner and dance the night away with really bad dancing! £60.00 per person, bookings only Oxfordshire Dining Pub Of The Year 2013/14 We are extremely proud to have won this prestigious award from GOOD PUB GUIDE for the second year running.

Tel: 01367 870382 Email: info@trout-Inn.co.uk www.trout-Inn.co.uk

The Trout Inn, Buckland Marsh, Oxon, SN7 8RF

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Robert & Megan would like to welcome you to the Eagle Watchfield‌

Award Winning Cask Marque Ales Open All Day Every Day Live Music - Karaoke Monday Quiz - Poker Thursday Your Traditional Village Inn Serves Traditional Grub & Basket Meals All home made with meat supplied

by Pat Thomas Butchers Children and Dogs Welcome

To Advertise call Lou on 01367 244975 or 0789 455 455 1 or email lou@theadvertisermagazine.net

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Out and About Date

Event

Venue

Time

Contact

Charge/info

Mon 1st

New: Mission Fitness UK Group Fitness Class every Monday

Pump House Project, Swan Lane, Faringdon

7-8pm

Graham or Hayley on 07427183364 / 07828267070

£5 per session

Tue 2nd

VWHDC Local Plan. Public Meeting

Corn Exchange, Faringdon

6pm

Wed 3rd

‘Ukraine-the New Balkans? Are there parallels with 1914?’ By Kate Hudson

Friends’ Meeting House, Lechlade Road, Faringdon SN7 8AQ

7.30pm

Jennie 01367 710308 or Karen 01367 241707

Free

Wed 3rd

It's a wonderful life (U)

Regent Cinema, Corn Exchange, Faringdon

12pm

www.visitfaringdon.info/cinema

£4

7.30pm

Pamela 01367-820251

£2 Raffle: £1

Thu 4th

The Vines & wines of Brightwell Thomas Hughes Memorial Vineyard by Carol Nielson Hall, Uffington SN7 7RA

Thu 4th

New: Fit for Life Classes Every Thursday

Pump House Project, Swan Lane, Faringdon

9.45am

Denise Nethercott 07909874186

£4

Mon 8th

New: Mission Fitness UK Group Fitness Class every Monday

Pump House Project, Swan Lane, Faringdon

7-8pm

Graham or Hayley on 07427183364 / 07828267070

£5 per session

Thu 11th

U3A The Christmas lunch

Corn Exchange, Faringdon

2.30pm

Sylvia Bowley 01367 241296 faringdondistrictu3a.wordpress.com

Sat 13th

Faringdon Singers Christmas Concert

St Mary’s Church, Longworth

7pm

Meg Greenwood 01865 821503 or Maureen Pendlebury 01793 783131

£10

Sun 14th

Tea Dance

The Pump House Project, Swan Lane

3pm 5.30pm

01367 242142 info@thepumphouseproject.co.uk

£6

Sun 14th

Faringdon Singers Christmas Concert

Blessed Hugh Catholic Church, Marlborough St.

3pm

Maureen Pendlebury 01793-783131, or Karen Vogt 01367-241707 or

Free Donations welcome

Mon 15th

New: Mission Fitness UK Group Fitness Class every Monday

Pump House Project, Swan Lane, Faringdon

7-8pm

Graham or Hayley on 07427183364 / 07828267070

£5 per session

Fri 19th

Saving Santa

Regent Cinema, Corn Exchange, Faringdon

7pm

www.visitfaringdon.info/cinema

Adults £4, Children £3

Fri 19th

Exclusive Christmas Tasting Dinner in Restaurant 56

Restaurant 56, Sudbury House

01367 241272

£75

Sun 21st

Christmas Sunday Lunch

Sudbury House

01367 241272

Adults £21.50 Children £10.75

Wed 24th

Christmas Eve Carols and Mince Pies children will be making Crispy Cakes for Santa

Crown Inn, Faringdon

Heather or Richard

Free

Thu 25th

Celebrate Christmas Day in style

Sudbury House

01367 241272

Adult £70 Children £35

Mon 29th

New: Mission Fitness UK Group Fitness Class every Monday

Pump House Project, Swan Lane, Faringdon

Graham or Hayley on 07427183364 / 07828267070

£5 per session

Wed 31st

New Years Eve Gala Dinner in the Brasserie.

Sudbury House

Wed 31st

New Years Eve Party James Bond Shaken Not Stirred Miss Money Penny Bucks Fizz

Crown Inn Faringdon

Thu 8th

Folly Card Craft

Jubilee Room at the Pump House

Sat 10th

Christmas Tree Recycling by Rotary

Sun 18th

8pm

7-8pm

01367 241272

8 till late

Heather or Richard

Free

7.15pm

R. Church 01367 240885

£5

Faringdon Market Square, Shrivenham High Street, Co-op Watchfield, Clanfield

9am

www.helenanddouglas.org.uk

Sunday Carvery Lunches

Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall, Uffington

12.30pm

01367 820668, 01367 820242

Wed 21st

Evacuees during World War two by Alan Nix

The Old Town Hall, Faringdon

7.45pm

Fri 30th & Sat 31st

The Snow Queen - A winter’s tale

Faringdon Junior School

7.30pm Sat: 2.30pm

Januray 2015

Carevery, Pudding & Coffee £10 £5

Tickets available from Nut Tree

Adult £8 Children £6

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Local Events Date

Event

Venue

Time

Contact

Charge/info

Sheena or Jane 01367 240311

Free

Faringdon.library@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Free

Regular Events Every Day

Faringdon Home Library Service

Books to your door!

Every Mon, Tue & Wed

Free One to One IT Help

Faringdon Library

2:30pm 4:30pm

Every Mon

Faringdon Baby and Toddler Singing

Corn Exchange, Faringdon (during term time)

9:30am 11am

Every Mon

Sing and Sign Classes

Old Town Hall

Every Mon

Lunch Box Singing

3rd Mon

faringdonbabyandtodd.wix.com faringdonbabyandtoddlersinging@gmail.c om

£2 per family

9:3010:30am

www.singandsign.com

Reserve place on website

Faringdon Library

1pm 2pm

Sheena 01367 240311

First taster session. Free.

Open to all

Faringdon WI

Corn Exchange,

2pm

Denise Monk 01367 240443

£33 per year membership Dmamg16@live.co.uk

1st Tue

Farmers Market

Market Place, Faringdon

Until 1pm

01367 710445

1st Tue

Coffee Morning

Faringdon Library

10:30am 11:30am

Faringdon.library@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Free

Every Tue

Quizzzz

Portwell Angel

7:30pm

01367 248030 portwellangel@googlemail.com

£1 per person per game Winner takes proceeds

1st Tue

Junior Book Club

Faringdon Library

3.45pm 4.45pm

Every Tue

Whist Drive

The Old Town Hall

7.30pm 9.30pm

Sylvia 01367 242007

Every Tue

Tone-n-Tots

The Pump House Project

11am 12pm

www.tone-n-tots.com

Every Wed

Walking for Health

Leave from Old Town Hall

10:30am

www.faringdon.org/walking-andcycling.html

A slower or faster walk available

Every Wed

Slimming World

United Reformed Ghurch

7:30pm

Louise 07717 681939

£4.95

1st Wed

Buckland WI - Speaker and meeting each month

The Memorial Hall, Buckland

7pm

Libby Calvert 01367 870803

Non members £4 incl. refreshment

2nd Wed

Follies Dollies WI

Catholic Church Hall

8 pm

Becka 07841 431219

£34.70 annual membership

Every Wed

Open House - Coffee

Great Coxwell Reading Room

10:30am 11:30am

01367 241179

Coffee and Conversation Everyone welcome

Every Wed in term

Maths Homework Club

Faringdon Library

3pm 4:30pm

faringdon.library@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Years 1 to 13

1st & 3rd Wed

Faringdon Youth Project Drop-in Sessions

Faringdon Library

4pm 5:30pm

faringdon.library@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Free

1st & 3rd Thur

Folk Night

The Swan

7:30pm

Facebook/the-swan-the-faringdonbrewery

1st Fri

Book Club

Faringdon Library

6pm 7pm

All welcome

Every Fri

Country Market

Corn Exchange

9:1511.00

Jenny Howard-Jones 01367710382

Every Fri in term time

Rhymetime

Faringdon Library

10:30am 11am

Every 3rd Fri

Uffington Messy Church

Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall, Uffington

3.30pm 5.30pm

Every Sat

Family History Sessions

Faringdon Library

Every Sat

Faringdon Farcycle cycle ride

Leave from Market Place

9am

1st Sun

Great Coxwell Teas

The Reading Room, Great Coxwell

2:30pm 5pm

1st Sun

15 Minute Club

Cellar Bar Faringdon,

8:30

Last Sun

Messy Church

United Church, Faringdon

4pm 5:30pm

Every Sun

Slow Easy Cycle Ride

Meet under Town Hall, Faringdon

11am

Ages 8-11 yrs Just turn up

Tea & coffee available Goods orders taken Free

Sue Jennings 01367 820013 Sue_jennings@ymail.com

Donation welcome.

01367 240311

Call to book a 1 to 1 slot

01367 241142

11-12miles or 25-35 miles Tea, Coffee and delicious cakes available

0771 421 8825

Free Free

About 10 miles will be covered

All welcome

To Advertise call Lou on 01367 244975 or 0789 455 455 1 or email lou@theadvertisermagazine.net

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Experts - local services The Veterinary Surgery of Robert Elliott As an independently run family practice, established in 1994, we are able to combine traditional standards with modern techniques and selected high-quality equipment.

We aim to provide high quality care in an especially warm and friendly environment.

E-mail: enquiries@vets-surgery.com www.vets-surgery.com

Stanford-in-the-Vale FAB now ICC & Vale licensed Established in 2000 Family run – Short or long stays; Medical management service available on enquiry.

Veterinary Care provided by the adjacent Robert Elliott Veterinary Surgery you are always welcome to arrange a first-time visit E-mail: sam@vets-surgery.com www.court-cattery.com

01367-710595

01367-711952

JOE PEARCE PLASTERING 07709960598 - jplasterer3@gmail.com

Ohm Electrix Electrical services and Installations Fully qualified and insured electrician.

All types of domestic work undertaken, from small jobs to garden and garage power, to full rewires.

Commercial and Solar PV work also catered for.

Friendly, professional service from a local company.

Contact us to discuss your needs, and get a free, no obligation estimate and advice.

All internal plasterwork, Traditional lime plastering External rendering & specialist finishes

Phone: 07879 013359 Mail: Ohm.Electrix@Gmail.com www.ohm-electrix.co.uk Registered with the NICEIC domestic installer “part P” SCHEME

Chickens & Poultry Feed Self Storage Rooms for Business and Home

The Cheap Way to Add Space www.storage4all.co.uk

01367 240880

All at unbeatable prices Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ

drew.cameron@ storage4all.co.uk

Open Mon-Sat 8am-12 noon Closed bank holidays Tel: 01865 821537 or 07759551946 www.mjhodgkins.co.uk New Barn Farm, Longworth, OX13 5ED

(Faringdon Oxfordshire)

NS SSO ?

E L S G VIN ISTMA I R D CHR ARDS R O C F W! GIFT BLE NO IL A AVA Est. 1986

ANY DISTANCE - ALL UK AIRPORTS PORTS AND DAY TRIPS

COME HOME TO A JOB WELL DONE, QUALITY CLEANING YOU CAN TRUST

Fully licensed & insured, CRB approved

Faringdon Based

EST. SINCE 2005

EXTENSIONS - GARDEN WALLS ROOFING - FENCING DRAINAGE - PATIOS ALL GENERAL BUILDING WORK

GARDENSCAPE Individual Design, Construction & Maintenance To discuss your personal garden requirements phone: 01865 250372 or 07773333531 Roger Hutchence - BA (HONS) NCH (Landscape Construction) www.gardenscape.biz Roger@gardenscape.biz

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Keratin Hair Treatment No more frizzy hair!

Transform your hair with the revolutionary progressive smoothing treatment with Keratin…

Smooth, silky, shiny and tangle-free hair…

Lasts 3 - 4 months, only £50 Call Jane @ Tangles Lechlade 01367 252374 or 07788156438

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Experts - local services M.Y. Garden Services

Qualified gardener with over 20 years of garden/estate maintenance. ·

All types of gardening - maintenance and some design

·

Stone work - walls/repairs, pointing, concreting etc

·

Winter - leaf collection, painting, some plumbing/building work

Fully insured and excellent references on request Tel Mike on 07957867951 or 01793 976709 email mrdyates@yahoo.com

ASTON PINE STRIPPING Caustic and non-caustic stripping of all woods & metals.

Established for over 15 years - Water Board Approved

Dog walking, day care, pick up and drop off service, home boarding for walking or day care clients only.

01367 30 20 12 info@bigpawdogcare.co.uk www.bigpawdogcare.co.uk

Tom Wheeler Comprehensive Window Cleaning Service Inside and Out! Also: Patios, Conservatories Gutters, Fascia Boards

Call Tom: 07762 380733

ASTON PINE ANTIQUES Stockist's of English and Continental pine furniture, as well as many other antiques - 8,000+ sq.ft of showrooms

Oxford Architectural Antiques Large stock of period fireplaces, doors, panelling, sanitary ware & garden items.

Architectural salvage sourcing service available.

The Warehouse, Ferndale St, Faringdon, Oxon, SN7 7BE

Tel: 01367 242268

LOGS

Den Boer Wines Quality wines, tastings and events

Seasoned cut & split www.denboerwines.com delivered to your door £75 per load Tel 01367 241169 Corded lengths of pine ideal for woodburners Mobile 07919 241881 £30 collected or £40 delivered

Call now 01367 243053 07767 241301

Email: donnarogers @denboerwines.com

Personal Training - Sports Massage Core Conditioning Weight Management - Nutritional Advice Tel:07990892575 or 01367 243956 Email: Simon@ellis950.fsnet.co.uk Web: positive-energy.co.uk

SERVICES Nash Motor Vehicle Services LTD

Michael Nash 01367 240082 07889 197046

Independent All makes of car servicing & MOT testing

nmvs72@gmail.com Park Road Faringdon SN7 7BP

H.V Therapy Sports Massage Therapy Holistic Massage Hannah Viner hvtherapy@hotmail.com 07769676741

Short/Long Distances Business Accounts Driver Hire 4/7 Seaters

Corporate Service Courier Service Executive Cars Insured Cars

01367 243838 / 07894 572919 Enquiries@faringdoncars.co.uk www.faringdoncars.co.uk

For all enquiries & Appointments

Call Sam 07766 867667 samhairdressers@hotmail.co.uk

The Advertiser is produced by Lou Guthrie published by The Advertiser Magazine Ltd Tel: 07894 554551. All artwork designed by us is the copyright of The Advertiser Magazine Ltd and must not be used by or in any other publication, in whatsoever format, without our prior written consent. No part of this publication, whether advert, pictures or text, may be reproduced in any format whatsoever without the prior written consent of The Advertiser Magazine Ltd . The information published in the advertisements and other articles is supplied and approved by advertisers. The Advertiser Magazine Ltd does not verify or ratify any claims made in such advertisements or text, nor does it accept any claims or liability arising from contact with or use of services advertised. Every effort is made to ensure the accurate reproduction of information supplied by advertisers in their advertisements or other text submitted. Any inaccuracies must be notified to the publisher immediately following the first insertion so that amendments may be made for subsequent issues. The Publisher does not accept responsibility or liability for claims arising for inaccuracies published in advertisements where the advertiser has not advised The Advertiser Magazine Ltd prior to publication.

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SUNDAY - TUESDAY CLOSED WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

10 - 4:30PM 10 - 4:30PM 10 - 4:30PM 10 - 4:30PM

WISHING YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS

I thought I would write to formalise the situation with Rachel's Weddings. All my customers have now been notified first out of courtesy before they see any advertising.

Because the building where Rachel’s Weddings bridal shop is has been sold, the new owners have given me notice to leave by 31st December to run their own bicycle repair shop so I will be relocating as soon as possible. As you will imagine, this could take a few months as I do not want to panic and lease another, unless it is absolutely right for the business, so I will be working from home and in order to continue serving my customers, have set up a mobile service, so I will be coming to your own home for any appointments for alterations, dressmaking and dress cleaning. Once my work has been carried out, I will contact you and deliver the item back to you. Here is a copy of my business card for my mobile services so please keep this in a safe place and do not hesitate to contact me if you need to. I will also be operating a wedding gown hire service. If you should hear anyone needing this or any other of my services please kindly give them my details, as I would love to help them as I have helped you. There is a wedding fayre in The Brunel Centre in Swindon on 22nd January and I will be exhibiting upstairs – sale of gowns all at 50% off, so please spread the word. Lastly, I want to say thank you to all my past and present customers it has been an absolute pleasure to serve you all during these past 2 years. As you know my business has gone from strength to strength with a whopping 321 dresses sold! I am also very proud to have built up a very good reputation not only for my customer service and bridal sales but for my alteration and dressmaking services which is why I am continuing this in the meantime.

Kindest regards Rachel Illsley

Come and have a walk around our garden displays to get ideas and inspiration We have handcrafted paving produced on site and also sandstone, travertine & limestone from all around the world Open to trade & retail • Closed Sunday

Tel: 01367 240112 www.rogersgardenstone.co.uk

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