Advertiser July 2014

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July 2014

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

Inside this month: Follyfest: Race Night 25th July Den Boer Wines: Wine Wine Whine Penny Ling: Stress will make you ill Nick Moore Cars: Lifts The World Cup Quantum Electrical: Goodbye to JP Larkin Book Review: George Orwell - English Rebel Talk To The Vet: Summer Ramblings with Robert Elliott Promoting local business, trade and services.

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David Marx new EP The AK-Poets

Beautiful Hibiscus

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Performing at The Swan 16th August

This month’s cover is a photo I took, in my sisters garden in South Africa.

Over for a family visit in October 2013, I was in awe at just how beautifully this had taken.

Planted in 1995 the year South Africa won the Rugby World Cup! South Africa 15 New Zealand 12 Not forgetting Francois Pienaar receiving the World Cup from Nelson Mandela!…

Who would have thought that would happen?…

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

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WHO’S NEXT?

Business Update

So far this year we’ve put up with floods and high winds and last month we had lightning strikes, but hopefully we are now in for a great summer and the economic outlook continues to look sunny. “Independent’s Day” will soon be upon us. The plan is to hold a market on Saturday 5 July to help promote independent businesses in the town and to celebrate our very own independent shops. Look out for posters around town and please do pop down to remind yourself what our town centre has to offer and maybe make a few new discoveries. If this event is a success, it is hoped that there will be further events to demonstrate that our historic town centre continues to be the vibrant hub of our community. The Faringdon Chamber of Commerce is continuing to work on the wider economic vitality of the town. Please get in touch if you want to make your views know as our economic development strategy enters its next stage. Whilst the consultation for our own Neighbourhood Plan is now closed, we are using our experiences in that process to help our neighbours in Lechlade with their own Neighbourhood Plan. Following on from May’s “summit” on the loyalty card, we have considered the feedback from the surveys that were undertaken leading up to that meeting and are looking forward to hearing about some exciting new ideas to refresh and re-launch the scheme and Call Trish: 01367 820060 these will be presented in a future meeting. By the time you Cowleaze Farm, Woolstone, Oxon SN7 7QS read this Super fast broadband will finally be a reality in Email: thedogstudio@live.co.uk Faringdon town centre. There continues to be a few grumbles about the Vodafone signal which still seems to be poor in the town. Is anyone else having problems? Please let your Faringdon Business Breakfast Club Chamber of Commerce know and contact June’s meeting took place in The Terrace Suite as our president@faringdonchamberofcommernce.co.uk usual room at the Sudbury House Hotel is currently undergoing refurbishment. Nevertheless, the breakfast was still excellent as members sat down to eat at 8am.

Stephen Quirk kicked off the 60 introductions as he had bought a prop - a yard stick! Our resident poet, Paul Brame, wasn’t in attendance so Jonathan Russell stepped in and wrote one quickly on the back of a napkin whilst the other members introduced themselves.

This month our guest speaker was Mary Thomas of Concise Training who gave a presentation on ‘What to Say on Social Media’.

Social media has become an integral part of business marketing and Mary began by giving an overview of the various platforms available - Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, blogging and newsletters amongst others.

Mary then highlighted the key areas that create an effective social media strategy. These include: Planning of content - what type of content to use (including what not to use), when and where to publish it.

Aims of content - engage your audience, showcase your products/services, develop relationships.

Reflect your brand - promote events, ask questions and opinions.

Mary went on to talk about the frequency of posting content to the various social media platforms. She typically recommended blogging once a week, tweeting 5 times a day and updating your Facebook page 2-3 times a day.

Finally, Mary gave a few examples of how bigger businesses utilise social media.

The Breakfast Club next meets at 7.30am on 7th July when Sarah Benson will talk about the Faringdon Rotary Club. To book your place visit www.fbbc-networking.co.uk

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Lets Talk about Whisky

0 0 0 1 Our final port of call on Islay is the newest distillery on the island – Kilchoman, where spirit first flowed in 2005. Whilst not situated right next to the sea like the other Islay distilleries, it’s only a stone’s throw to Machir Bay where the Atlantic Ocean pounds the beautiful sandy beach. Set amongst fields and utilising old agricultural buildings, it’s a true farm size distillery and the intention is that as much of the production as possible, from barley to bottle, originates in Islay.

Currently the distillery grows around 30% of the barley it uses and has it’s own maltings (with one of the most compact kilns and pagodas I’ve ever seen), warehouses and bottling line. Walking into the production area, with its white washed walls and steel washbacks, is very reminiscent of entering a milking parlour and indeed, it is not much bigger than the old parlours used to be. There are two small stills, with the spirit still having a boil bowl that helps to create a lighter style of spirit which, combined with a peating level of around 40 ppm, results in a well balanced smoky, fruity, sweet and savoury dram with plenty of complexity.

Definitely an Islay malt but with a personality all of its own.

The output of the distillery is around 140,000 litres of alcohol a year. 80% of the spirit goes into ex-bourbon casks for maturation and around 20% into ex-sherry casks. The core expression, Machir Bay, was first released in 2012 and is a blend of whisky from both types of maturation. A new bottling will be released regularly so it’s development can be experienced and core flavour characteristics include sweet peat, seaweed, citrus and coastal saltiness. The Loch Gorm bottling is, again, relatively new and will be re-released at intervals so that people can follow its progression. 100% ex-sherry cask matured, it’s a luscious dram that has rich fruits and spices, smoky peat and vanilla sweetness.

The 100% Islay does what it says on the tin as every element of its production is carried out at Kilchoman. In other expressions barley of two different peating levels is mixed together – Kilchoman’s own at around 25 ppm and some from Port Ellen maltings at around 50 ppm. However, the 100% Islay uses only barley grown and malted at Kilchoman and the resulting spirit is light in style with the citrus/lemon notes shining through along with gentle smoke.

Finally, Kilchoman also release a variety of vintage expressions matured in bourbon cask plus some single cask bottling's that are cask strength and come from either sherry or bourbon cask.

This small distillery produces malts that I can thoroughly recommend, and it certainly holds its own with the big boys of Islay – a great place to finish our tour of the island.

Fran Thomas Arkwrights Whisky and Wines

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FOLLYFEST CHARITY RACE NIGHT To be held in The Bell Hotel Faringdon Friday 25th July 8pm - 11.30pm Tote Betting on the night only £1.00 to place your bet 10 Races - 8 Horses in each race - A night not to miss.

The public can name a horse in a race Pop into The Bell Hotel and ask for more information.

Or call The Bell Hotel on 01367 358050 If you are a business in Faringdon you can name the race for only £10.

This will give you a mention on the race card - for this you will have a simple sentence of your business name, your business telephone number and website details.

General public - you can pop down to the Bell Hotel Sponsor and name a horse for only £5.00 If your horse wins in that race you can win £25.00 Tote betting will be available on the night too at only £1.00 a stake.

FOLLYFEST – A CHOIRS CONCERT Saturday 19th July in The Corn Exchange, Corn Market, Faringdon from 8pm to 10pm, doors open at 7.30pm.

Admission will be Adults £5, Children £3 on the door. Bar. Choirs confirmed include the Cotswold Voices, Swindon Scratch Choir and King Alfred’s School Choir.

We would love to see all Faringdon & surrounding people join in and have an enjoyable evening in aid of FollyFest 2014.

FOLLYFEST 2014 Market Place, Faringdon, Oxfordshire Live music on the main stage in the Market Place which will include The Original Rabbit Foot Spasm Band, Boogie-Me, The Wirebirds, and more …

Food and craft stalls, children’s fairground rides, children’s fancy dress parade, Zumba demonstration, Modern Jive demonstration, Victorian Magic Lantern Show, FollyFest Beer Festival sponsored by the Cellar Bar & local pubs, including a bespoke brew from the Faringdon Brewery, and lots more …

FollyFest is a not-for-profit event, paid for entirely by fundraising, grants, donations and sponsorship.

If you would like to donate or sponsor, please contact us.

For more details, see our website.

Faringdon Market Place

1st 2nd 3rd August!

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

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Talk to the Vet!

Hello again and welcome to further ramblings as the Summer marches on.

I have received disturbing news from a colleague in Galicia Spain, that the nonsteroidal analgesic, anti-inflammatory drug, diclofenac, has been licensed for veterinary use in cattle and pigs in Spain and Italy. It is medically licensed, with also a good number of proven side-effects in people. All this is just a few years after overwhelmingly convincing evidence regarding the wiping-out of some 99% of vulture populations in India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh was presented to the governments of those countries. The drug was then BANNED in those countries.

The same can and will happen here in Europe, with eagles also being killed by acute renal failure just as the Eurasian vultures (Griffons, Bearded, Egyptian and Cinereous) in particular will be. Misuse of the drug remains possible.

These vultures are protected by EU law and considerable funding has gone into the conservation of these species. I’m sure most of us will have seen documentaries of the Bearded Vulture dropping bones and other food sources to break them open.

Spain supports over 95% of Europe’s vulture population. The vultures have benefited from a special relationship with Spanish farmers by efficiently disposing of fallen (dead) stock at an annual saving of between 1 and 1.5 million Euros.

The farmers in Wales affected by the bad winter two years ago will know the cost of disposal of hill sheep, cattle and ponies.

The irony is, there ARE perfectly good, licensed drug alternatives, confirmed by my colleague in Spain.

The British Veterinary Zoological Society considers it an obligation to preserve the European vultures under the EU Birds Directive, as will the RSPB and others, also to demonstrate to those governments already banning the veterinary use of this drug, that the EU does take the same view, in order to protect its own EU birds.

So the campaign of the month, is to PLEASE, help all concerned vets, conservationists and members of the public to force the fast withdrawal of this unnecessary drug from the whole of the EU. Governments must get off the fence and help us!

Sign this petition http://tinyurl.com/kzqxd96 For more information http://www.4vultures.org/our-work/campaigning-to-ban-diclofenac-in-europe/ THANK YOU! A meeting is due focusing on what is called “over-vaccination” and the correct feeding of dogs for optimum health. While I wholehearted agree that diet and the amount fed causes me great concerns when not given correctly for breed, medical conditions and lifestyle, the vaccination issue needs clarification.

All practices like mine will offer vaccination status blood tests on request, internally if the “bed side” test is accurate enough for such an important decision, or via a quality controlled external laboratory. The Leptospirosis status blood test is deemed unreliable; all the vaccine manufacturers appear to recommend annual vaccination for Leptospirosis and we are obliged to heed this recommendation unless a client wants to opt out, against best advice. The other main diseases, Distemper, Viral Hepatitis and Parvovirus do have a much more reliable test and this can be very easily arranged, prior to any booster vaccination. When we ask our external laboratory to carry out DNA tests on faecal samples, “wild” Parvovirus is usually detected. Fine tuning vaccination boosters after the correct three-part, one year, primary course, does appear very sensible in the light of world expert re-vaccination advice and should be the way forward, provided that Leptospira vaccination is carried out annually. Leptospirosis is a zoonotic (animal to man) bacterial disease that seems to be on the increase, particularly as a zoonosis showing recent increases in medical cases. During this past winter’s flooding, one of the risks was the increased chances for pets to pick up this bacterium, as opposed to infection from rodents, foxes, hedgehogs and other dogs. Working dogs, rural dogs and dogs having access to watercourses are far more at risk, whether in town or country.

It is essential to follow the manufacturer recommendations in order to prevent YOUR dog presenting to your veterinary practice with acute renal failure, liver disease, excess thirst and urination, blood in the urine, pneumonia, bleeding into the chest, respiration rate and character changes (including coughing), pyrexia or fever, blood clotting failures, eye disease and abortion in pregnant animals. If your pets survive, they may well have chronic, life-long kidney, liver and lung disease. Let alone the risk of giving owners the disease. This is animal welfare in real terms.

New strains of vaccine have been developed as the disease is monitored by scientists in wild animal populations and from collated case histories.

Please discuss vaccination with your veterinary practice, warts and all – it has a big part to play in keeping your dog, cat and rabbit healthy and safe.

Thank you for your company.

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

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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 Daily activities Ÿ Beautiful landscaped 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.

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CAR BODY REPAIRS V W RESTORATION WELDING & FABRICATION NOW AVAILABLE

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LIVE MUSIC FLIGHT OF K - 5TH JULY 9:00 Music Festival - 16th August

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Finding Fault Peter Sichel, a German American wine merchant, whose claim to fame was the international success of the brand (drum roll….) BLUE NUN, is quoted as saying, ‘Wine is an immediate phase between sweet grape juice and vinegar, and it is up to the winemaker to ensure that is a stable phase.’

To elaborate, this intermediate phase (what we call wine) should be an expression of the grape and the site and/or region in which it is grown. Any fault in the wine will damage this expression. Faults in wine are avoidable and are often the result of poor decisions in the winery.

A few faults you may have (or hopefully not!) have found in wine and their cause: Oxidation – caused by excessive exposure to oxygen. The wine has premature browning in colour, loss of fresh, fruity aromas and a distinctive ‘bruised apple’ aroma on the nose.

This can also be detected in wines that have been left open for some time. During the wine making process, protecting the wine from oxygen, prior to and during bottling and the use of sulphur dioxide in the bottle prevents oxidation.

Cork Taint – caused by mould spores in contaminated corks.

This gives off a musty smell, often described as rotting apples or mouldy cellar. This dominates the wine and the fruity character is destroyed. A preventative measure is to use alternative closures, such as synthetic cork or stelvin closures (screw caps). This can vary according to the grade of quality of the wine, tradition and reputable cork suppliers.

Brettanomyces – a yeast responsible for spoilage, which can be prevalent in oak aged wines. This induces a strong smell of ‘sweaty horses’ or ‘Elastoplast’. Again, this masks the clear expression of the wine and makes it dry and hard on the palate. It is present in all wineries, so control is paramount.

Steaming barrels, general cleanliness and hygiene are vital.

Reduction – most commonly caused by hydrogen sulphide, which is given off by yeast that is ‘stressed’ during the fermentation process. The stress comes from a drying and reactivating process, which is imparted on the wine both during fermentation and when in contact with the lees (expired yeast cells) after fermentation. The impact is a rotten egg aroma, or sulphur and the taste isn’t much better!

Winemakers need to monitor the yeasts to ensure they do not become stressed! If hydrogen sulphide does develop, processes of aeration and copper fining can help remove the fault.

Today, Blue Nun is often at the butt of wine quality jokes – in a derogative sense. However, at its peak in the 1980’s (along with cans of hair spray), annual sales in the US reached up to 1.25 million cases! So who is laughing loudest??

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

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Faringdon Branch

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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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BATHROOM SHOWROOM

Welcome to

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Quantum Electrical Ltd Your local electrical contractors providing professional and reliable domestic, commercial and industrial electricians in Faringdon and surrounding areas.

Following the retirement of the owner J P Larkin Electrical Ltd has recently been purchased by Quantum Electrical Ltd and will now be trading under this name.

For your dream bathroom Let us help!…

T:01367 242666 faringdon@activeplumbingsupplies.co.uk Unit A&B, Park Road, Faringdon, SN7 7DS Follow us on facebook for up-to-date news…

All of the existing J P Larkin Electrical team will be remaining with the company and we hope to build on the reputation that J P Larkin has established during its 40 years of trading.

As a company we are passionate about providing a high quality service at a competitive price. All projects, regardless of size, are valued and given a high level of care and attention.

We offer a full range of electrical services for our diverse client base including the following and much more;

Domestic · · · · · · · · · · ·

Design & Construction of new builds Rewires Alterations and additions Replacement fuse boards Socket & Lighting replacement LED Lighting Inspection & Testing Fault finding Economical Electric heating Digital & Satellite cabling Telephone points

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Design & Construction of new builds Refurbishments & Rewires Three phase power supplies Alterations and additions General Maintenance LED Lighting Emergency Lighting Inspection & Testing Fault finding Data Cabling – Cat5e & Cat6 Fibre optic cabling We presently undertake work for: Schools -- Letting Agents – General Public Nursing Homes – Churches Local Authorities -- General Building Contractors Agricultural Buildings -- Office Refurbishment Food Production Factories

Tel: 01367 240308 Email: admin@quantumelectrical.net www.quantumelectrical.net

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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 Every Wednesday 7:30 Slimming World at the United Reformed Church

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Award Winning Cask Marque Ales £3 pint Open All Day Every Day Live Music - Karaoke Pool Competitions Your local community pub Serves Traditional Grub & Basket Meals All home made with meat supplied

by Pat Thomas Butchers Children and Dogs Welcome

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George Orwell – English Rebel

By Robert Colls Oxford University Press In 'Last of England,' the penultimate chapter of this refreshingly vibrant and all round excellent new book, George Orwell – English Rebel, author Robert Colls writes: ''Orwell's best hope is a woman and his England begins to look increasingly feminine after 1940. Being inside a whale (and what a whale) is like being inside a womb.''

To what extent the reader will emphatically agree or perhaps disagree with such a double-edged thought process - is surely open to debate. For like many an Orwellianism (and there were many), there's no denying its translucent sentiment and quintessential complex clarification. What's more, it's just a tiny tip of a literary iceberg that readily brims with the ''crystal spirit'' of Orwell's idiosyncratic writings and complicated, if not sanguine, personal life – a life delicately reflected upon throughout (''Their wedding menu was splendidly English: Roast Aylesbury Duckling and Sherry Cream Trifle. In 1938 they submitted photographs to the British Consulate prior to their trip to Marrakech. He looks handsome and she looks pretty, both in an English film-star sort of way'').

Indeed, from his early frustrating days at Eton to the eye-opening five years in Burma; from his overtly influential Wigan period through to Barcelona and Catalonia; from the Luftwaffe filled skies of London during the Blitz to the twentieth century classic that is Nineteen Eighty Four, these eight chapters make for mesmerising reading. They're dense yet compact, pivotal yet simultaneously objective.

Admittedly, I haven't read every book on Orwell – who has? But English Rebel is as much a stimulating read as it is inspiring.

Although more importantly, it's acutely informative.

According to Melvyn Bragg: ''Rob Colls has taken on the man's Englishness, his personality, warts and all, and the elusive notion that he was a rebel in his own land.''

I can't help but agree, as from the very first chapter 'Angry Old Etonian,' the author immediately leans towards said rebellious notion wherein he most adroitly writes: ''He loathed nationalism, but defined Englishness for a generation. He was an enemy of the right, but had little to say in favour of the left. He was no friend of the left, but tried to work within it. He was violently opposed to totalitarianism, but had little interest in political parties. He didn't write well about women but tried, in one novel at least, to write about being a woman, and in his last novel he invested his best hope, such as it was, in one woman and almost all women.

He did not trust intellectuals, but mixed with them, was one himself, and never tried to pretend otherwise, though sometimes he conveniently forgot the fact.''

The final line here, does suggest that Colls isn't afraid to shoot from the hip so to speak, although one cannot help but commend the ever so deft consideration of the above. As it's all true.

George Orwell was, and to a certain degree, remains, all that which the author has written - and a whole lot more besides; which, in a round-a-bout sort of way, is re-confirmed a little later in 'Angry Old Etonian': ''Orwell was against all the major world systems of his day, including nationalism and Catholicism. Apart from an early gut attraction to a sort of folk Marxism where 'the oppressed are always right and the oppressors are always wrong,' he did not believe in political ideologies either.''

The latter is perhaps a little ironic, especially given that Orwell is still considered by many to be ''the most significant British political writer of the twentieth century.'' In and of itself, this continues to be re-substantiated in countless ways. One of which is the simple fact that he has an entire square named after him in Barcelona – a wonderful, yet inexorable/political/contentious hotspot in Catalonia/Spain if ever there was one.

Replete with eighteen black and white plates in the middle of the book, these 235 pages are, to once again quote Bragg: ''full of zesty prose, fine insights, and a freshness of interpretation which made it a pleasure to read. It's a major achievement and a major work on George Orwell.'' That, it most definitely is.

To say George Orwell – English Rebel packs a mighty mean punch to the political solar plexus of both naïve distraction and myopic conformity, is a colossal understatement. Then again, as a publication, it is helped along its way, by the simple fact, that it's subject believed that telling the truth was a revolutionary act.

David Marx

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The UK’s leading motor trade magazine has re-created two of the most iconic images from the 1966 World Cup using car dealers who share their name with members of England’s triumphant team.

From Bobby Moore to Geoff Hurst, the winners are all represented by staff from dealerships across the country who took part in the photographs for Car Dealer Magazine ahead of this year’s World Cup. A team from the award-winning trade title borrowed a 1967 Ford Cortina Super from the Ford Heritage Collection – the closest they could get to a car from 1966 and travelled hundreds of miles in three days in their bid to track down someone to stand in for each of the 11 footballing legends.

Their journey, much like the England team’s in 1966, was fraught with drama, including a breakdown in the middle of London (the car, not the editorial team), but ultimately proved successful.

Their snapper was briefed to take a picture of each dealer in the correct pose. Then, using Photoshop, each picture was cut out and pasted on to a background picture similar to the original team photo and the famous shot of captain Bobby Moore carrying the trophy as he is held aloft by team-mates following the famous 4-2 victory over West Germany in the final.

The edges of each picture were blended and blurred to make the final image as lifelike as possible. Shadows were then put in to add realism and depth to the picture, and lighting adjusted.

James Batchelor, editor of Car Dealer, said: “Like most hare-brained ideas at Car Dealer, our World Cup road trip feature began with just a few of us kicking (no pun intended) a few ideas around the office.

“When we came up with the idea of re-creating these iconic images we knew it would be a challenge but we didn’t realise quite how hard it would be. In foot balling terms it was like playing Brazil without a goalie. Any notion of a schedule soon went out of the window, but we kept going and thankfully we met some great people along the way who loved the idea and were really happy to be part of it.

“The welcomes we got from each dealership we turned up at made it worth it. And I’m glad to say they think it’s all over, it is now.”

The dealers who made it into the magazine’s tribute to England’s only ever World Cup winners are: Darren Banks, sales director of Michael Banks Cars in Andover, Hampshire, representing Gordon Banks Michael Stiles, director of Stiles Garage in Battle, East Sussex, representing Nobby Stiles Amin Patel, salesman at Cars Hunt in Ilford, representing Roger Hunt Rob Newell, owner of Charlton Motor Co in Coombe Hill, Gloucestershire, representing Jack Charlton David Morgan, salesman at Charlton Motor Co in Coombe Hill, Gloucestershire, representing Bobby Charlton George Sima, owner of George Car Sales in Fareham, Hampshire, representing George Cohen Ross Pullen, sales executive at Wilsons of Epsom in Surrey, representing Ray Wilson Lewis Payne, sales executive at St Peters Peugeot in Broomhall, Worcester, representing Martin Peters Les Little, partner at Hurst Motors in Hurst, Berkshire, representing Geoff Hurst Nick Moore, owner of NB Moore Cars in Faringdon, Oxfordshire, representing Bobby Moore Tim Ball, partner at Ball & Hargreaves in Garstang, Lancashire, representing Alan Ball To read the full story of how Car Dealer Magazine re-created the images see issue 76 of the magazine out now.

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VAUXHALL ASTRA 1.6 LIFE 5 DOOR 2006 £2795

HIGHWORTH TRAVEL INDEPENDENT LUXURY TRAVEL SPECIALIST

High Street, Highworth, Wiltshire Telephone: 01793 763181 Email: office@highworthtravel.co.uk www.highworthtravel.co.uk

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OYSTERCOURT Decorating your home with the highest of quality, workmanship and paint products available.

Beautifully finished, home or office for you to relax in.

We offer you free quotes Design and theme advice Help choosing the correct paint A company you can trust Quality guaranteed Locally based in Buckland Call us on: 01367 870119 or 07740 490991 joetilt@oystercourt.co.uk

Car wash… Car Wash… Car Wash… Car Wash …

Tom Wheeler

July Madness!…

Comprehensive

Window Cleaning Service

car-Wash & Dry

Also: Patios, Conservatories Gutters, Fascia Boards

Drive in…only £10.00

Call Tom: 07762 380733

GREAT FOOD! Lunchtime 12.00pm - 3pm Evening 6.00pm - 9.00pm

SPECIALS…

Unit 3 RAC Park Rd Faringdon SN7 8LA 01367 244895 behind Esso Garage

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

Tuesday - Curry & Pint £10.00 Wednesday - Choice of Homemade Pies & Pint £10.00 Thursday - Sirloin Steak Meal for Two £25.00 Friday - Breakfast Club 9am - 11pm Fish 'n' Chips Eat in or Takeaway Sunday Carvery £9.95 Children £5.95 Choice of 3 Meats!

…All New… Fish Menu

…Live Music…

Visit web site for details

Live Bands!

Nearest hotel to the Defence Academy 9 Luxury en-suit bedrooms £70 per night including breakfast

Tel: 01793 784692 Web: barringtonarmshotel.com email: tracysaundersuk@yahoo.co.uk To Advertise call Lou on 01367 244975 or 0789 455 455 1 or email lou@theadvertisermagazine.net

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Rob.. The Cheese Man!

Shortbread

Best selection.. Best Cheese..

Cambozola Blue Brie.

Old Timer Vintage Lancashire.

Cornish Blue.

Winchester.

Coquetdale.

Applebys.

Dorset Blue.

Vinny.

Rob Cornish Pasty’s.

Outdoor Reared Cotswold Gammon Ham.

01367 241702 Market Place, SN7 7HP Faringdon

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

It has really struck me since I opened, just how passionate the citizens of Faringdon are about local produce. What we do at hare in the woods is hopefully bring together many elements of local foods in the produce that we make in the shop. Ready meals and cakes, pates and salads. We try to use as much produce from the local vicinity as possible.

I love the fact there is honey from Uffington. The thought that those bees are buzzing around just a heartbeat away is just brilliant! A very clever someone is making really authentic curry sauces just down the road or even the best crumbly fudge is being produced near Oxford. It really is very special!

I think It's fantastic that these amazing people are dedicating their time to bring us these wonderful products.

At the shop we have just started to sell some amazing ice cream made in Cirencester. It's Italian gelato actually and the milk to make it has been sourced just 4 miles away from where it's produced, which is just great. Food miles have been on many people's lips of late and is perhaps a bit of a fashionable strap line but I think it is just going back to our roots of food production, so why not try and support all of these lovely people?

So to accompany this ice-cream, I think shortbread couldn't be more perfect. It has taken me an age and lots of practice to get it just right. Often shortbread can be too thick, not cooked enough or just not good enough ingredients. I simply use butter, flour and caster sugar. No rice flour, corn flour or semolina here. Just a good old fashioned trio of ingredients.

Cream together 110g sugar with 50g caster sugar. Do this until the mixture is smooth and creamy and use a fork for the job, it works really well!! Then press in 150g plain flour.

Or if you like an extra lift use 100g plain and 50g self raising.

Bring together with your hand until you have a lovely smooth ball of dough. Now, you can either press it in to a tin and bake like that then cut when cooked. Or roll out and stamp with a cutter. Re roll any scraps although these will never be as good as the first roll!

Place on a baking sheet and bake at 180°c/gas mark 4 or until golden. Remove from the oven and cool until the shortbread is crisp and sugary. If you bake it all in one, cut whilst still hot.

If you don't fancy ice cream, go and pick some local strawberries in the sunshine and eat together, a match made in heaven.

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

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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

Every Wednesday 7:30 Slimming World at the United Reformed Church

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

Healthy Tips

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What foods are good for long term weight loss?

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Protein rich foods should be first on your list to consume each day; they are filling and satisfying and help to reduce sugar cravings Meat, poultry, eggs, fish, dairy and some beans and grains all contain protein - for example Lean beef, turkey and chicken, sardines ,salmon, mackerel, natural yogurt, cottage cheese, soya beans, tofu and oats all contain varying amounts of protein.

When choosing carbohydrates we must consider their energy /sugar content and how much fibre, vitamins and minerals we get from them. So those foods low in energy and high in fibre, vitamins and minerals should be top of our eating list.

Green leafy vegetables, berries and some grains and pulses can give us what we need when looking for weight loss – for example Spinach, kale, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, leeks, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, quinoa and oats are all healthy options for weight loss.

Nuts and seeds contain good fats, protein and carbohydrates and in small portions are great snacks that keep your energy levels up and help prevent cravings – for example Macadamia nuts, pecans, pistachios, sunflower seeds, flaxseeds, pumpkin seeds and sesame seeds are great healthy fillers.

So what combinations of foods work well for weight loss during a typical day?

Healthy breakfast – Yogurt with mixed berries, nuts and seeds Healthy lunch – Chicken breast wrapped in lettuce with mixed pepper and tomato salad Healthy dinner – Grilled salmon with steamed broccoli, spinach and dwarf beans

Why not try to make up some of you own recipes based on what you now know.

Send your ideas in to us and we will see if we can improve on them.

Next month we will be looking at exercises that you can do at home to burn fat.

If you need help to understand how it can work for you, or some coaching from us to make it easy to stick to, please contact the team at The Gym At Carswell

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

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Why being stressed can wreak havoc with your immune system and make you physically ill When we become stressed our bodies produce adrenaline and cortisol as part of the fight or flight process, to help us run away or fight the threat. However, tests show the immune systems of those who are stressed for long periods of time are less sensitive to cortisol.

Studies show how long-term stress plays havoc with the immune system, raising the odds of catching a cold or reducing the effects of treatment of other illnesses from heart disease to depression.

Scientists of Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania in the U.S. questioned 176 men and women about difficult experiences they had been through in the past 12 months.

Drops of the common cold virus were then dripped into their nose and scientists checked if they caught the germ. Those who had been under stress were twice as likely to develop a cold.

A second experiment confirmed that the inflammatory response feeds off stress.

This occurs when the immune system spots an infection and is a vital first step in fending off disease.

Because inflammation plays a role in many diseases such as cardiovascular, asthma and autoimmune disorders, this model suggests why stress impacts them as well.

Stress can lead to a whole range of health problems. But it does not have to be like that. There is a great deal of evidence that it’s the way we think about stress or that, which makes us stressed.

Using a variety of techniques such as mindfulness and hypnosis, you can learn to control the stress response. Being a solution focused hypnotherapist, I help lots of people start to focus on a more positive less stressful future.

Call 07508 658934 for a consultation near Faringdon, Abingdon or Oxford.

Penny Ling 07508 658934

Small Business Insurance | The Advertiser | page 21 |

Ensuring you have insurance you need Insurance brokers put the client’s interests first, providing advice,

Why use an Insurance Broker?

the

access to suitable insurance protection and risk management.

According to the nature of your business, different levels of An insurance broker will help you obtain suitable cover, avoid any cover or types of insurance are applicable to you. This is where pitfalls and save you valuable time whilst providing some key your Insurance Broker can advise you. insurance tips and information.

Covering against other business risks: insurance products you might need to consider:

Insurance is about knowing the following:

Ÿ What you’re legally required to do have: Making sure that you abide by the law. Ÿ What you really need to have: taking out the essential cover for your type of business. Ÿ What you may want to consider having: Deciding on any appropriate extras.

When selecting insurance, you want to get the balance right between value for money and the level of cover that you need.

Meeting your legal responsibilities Ÿ Covering Staff Risks: Employer’s Liability insurance is a legal requirement and protects you as an employer against the costs and compensation if an employee has an accident at work or is injured as a result of working for you. Minimum limit cover £5 million Ÿ Having Regular Engineering Inspections if your business requires it. Ÿ Covering your Firm’s Motor Vehicles: If you use a vehicle for delivery or transportation in your business, you’re legally required under the Road Traffic Act to make sure that your vehicles are insured while in use on the public road.

Ÿ Property insurance Ÿ Public liability insurance Ÿ Business interruption insurance Ÿ Environmental liability Ÿ Professional indemnity insurance Ÿ Product liability insurance Ÿ Product recall Ÿ Legal expenses insurance Protecting Your Employees: You may want to consider various policies that protect your workforce Ÿ Personal accident and sickness insurance Ÿ Private medical insurance Ÿ Travel Insurance Limiting your Financial Exposure: Ÿ Trade credit insurance: protection against financial loss Ÿ Fidelity guarantee: protect against employees stealing stock or money. Ÿ Money insurance: cover if someone steals money, cheque's or similar from you while on your premises, in transit with an authorised employee or stored externally.

Ten (plus) Quick Tips for an Easy Insurance Experience Ÿ If you want to use an insurance broker, choose a suitable one and agree terms. Ÿ Identify the risks and exposures to your organisation Ÿ Put a risk-management and Business Continuity plan in place to ensure that your risk is as attractive as possible to an insurer; test the plan and keep it up to date. ŸIdentify the insurance products that you absolutely need to have, including legal and contractual requirements. ŸComplete the proposal forms with as much relevant information as you can, including correct sums insured.

Ÿ Obtain quotes and suitable policy with a manageable excess and ensure that you can easily comply with the policy conditions. Ÿ Ensure that you advise your broker/insurer promptly of any mid-term changes. Ÿ Respond to claim queries quickly, thus maintaining a close relationship with your insurance provider. Ÿ Always ask questions if you don’t understand something you’re being told about your policy or something included in your documentation Ÿ Don’t assume that the cheapest policy is the best Ÿ In the event of a disruption, never admit liability to a third party without approval from your insurer.

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Out and About Date

Event

Venue

Time

Contact

Charge/info

Tue 1st

New General Knowledge Quiz

The Swan, Faringdon

8.30pm

swanfaringdon@yahoo.co.uk

£1 per person

Tue 1st

Blood Donating

Corn Exchange

All Day

www.blood.co.uk

Wed 2nd

The Monument Men

Corn Exchange

12:00

www.visitfaringdon.info/cinema

£4 for one film £24 one year pass

Wed 2nd

Ukraine - the New Balkans?

Friends Meeting House

7.30pm

Jennie 01367 710308 Karen 01367 241707

Free

Thu 3rd

Faringdon Community Bus Trip to Marlborough

Depart Market Place, Faringdon

1:15pm

Tickets from Tourist Information Centre

£6

Sat 5th

Faringdon Grand Peace Fete

Clock House, Coleshill, SN6 7PT

2pm 5pm

01367 241707 www.faringdonpeacegroup.org.uk

Free

Sat 5th

Faringdon Independents’ Day

Market Place, Faringdon

9.30am

Sat 5th

Live Music

The Swan, Faringdon

9pm

swanfaringdon@yahoo.co.uk

Free

Sun 6th

Folly Tower Open

Faringdon Folly

11am 5pm

www.faringdonfolly.org.uk

Adult £2, 11-16s 50p, U11 Free

Thu 10th

The Mitfords

Corn Exchange

2.30pm

Sylvia Bowley 01367 241296 Faringdondistrictu3a.wordpress.com

Thu 10th

Music for a Summer Evening

Faringdon United Church

8pm

01367 242661 or Mustard Seed Jancrawshaw1@gmail.com

Adults £5, U16 £2 with light refreshments

Thu 10th

Open Mic

The Swan, Faringdon

7.30pm

swanfaringdon@yahoo.co.uk

Free

Sat 12th

Faringdon Singers Concert

St John Church, Carterton

7.30pm

Chris Morgan 01993 842663

Donations to Church

Wed 16th

Standford in the Vale WI “Dinosaurs of Oxfordshire”

Standford in the Vale Village Hall

7.30pm

Joan 01367 710562

£3 All welcome

Sat 19th

Hatford Village Fete

Hatford Village Green

2-4pm

Pam 01367 710593 or Joan 01367 710562

Free

Sat 19th

Live Music: Russ Payne & the Shark Dentists

The Swan, Faringdon

9pm

swanfaringdon@yahoo.co.uk

Free

Sun 20th

Faringdon Community Bus Trip to Portsmouth & Southsea

Depart Market Place, Faringdon

9am

Tickets from Tourist Information Centre

£12

Sun 20th

Longcot Village Summer Fair

Longcot Village

Noon 5pm

www.longcotvillage.org

Adults £2 Children Free

Sun 20th

Folly Tower Open

Faringdon Folly

11am 5pm

www.faringdonfolly.org.uk

Adult £2, 11-16s 50p, U11 Free

Tue 22nd

Open Meeting about A417 Closure

Corn Exchange

7pm

Thu 24th

Open Mic

The Swan, Faringdon

8pm

Swanfaringdon@yahoo.co.us

Free

Sat 26th

Hillsborough Day Nursery Summer Fete

Bishopstone

11am 3pm

www.hillsboroughdaynursery.co.uk

Donations to Help for Heroes

Mon 28th Thu 31st

The Glee Project

The Pump House Project

10am 4pm

www.facebook.com/ThePumpHouseProject

£55 per child

Tue 29th

Quiz Night

The Swan, Faringdon

8.30pm

swanfaringdon@yahoo.co.uk

£1 per person

Thu 31st

Faringdon Community Bus Trip to Bourton on the Weir

Depart Market Place, Faringdon

1.15pm

Tickets from Tourist Information Centre

£6

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

JOB OPPORTUNITY - TECHNICAL SALES MANAGER - FULL TIME POSITION

Due to expansion we are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and dynamic sales person to join our successful company.

Key responsibilities will include gaining new customers, expanding the current order book and working closely with our small team to close sales opportunities. This role is mostly based in the field for client contact with the balance of your time based at our offices in Faringdon, Oxfordshire. Base salary, package and bonus scheme are dependent on your skills and experience as detailed below.

For further details please contact us at sales@cableplus.org.uk indicating your salary expectations.

Desired Skills and Experience A proven track record of sales including: Identification of potential new sales and developing them into customers Establishing new opportunities and managing existing accounts Meeting management sales growth targets Direct experience of the OEM electronics industry is preferred Ability to communicate with customers at all levels including engineering, quality, and purchasing Knowledge of sub-contract manufacturing, box build, cable assemblies, and metal component processing is a distinct advantage Capacity to hold internal meetings and maximise sales through subsequent actions and appropriate delegation

01367 242002

email: sales@cableplus.org.uk

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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

2nd & 4th Mon

Uffington Youth Club

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

Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall, Uffington

7pm 9pm

Sue Jennings 01367 820013 Sue_jennings@ymail.com

£1.50pp, £3 per family Ages 8-16 yrs £33 per year membership

3rd Mon

Faringdon WI

Corn Exchange,

2pm

Audrey Jefferies 01367 240464

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

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 4/06 - 16/07

St Mary’s Church Uffington Summer lunches

Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall, Uffington

12.30pm2pm

01367 820230 Carloberman@btinternet.com

Hot and Cold main course and delicious puddings

Every Wed

Open House - Coffee

Great Coxwell Reading Room

10:30am 11:30am

01367 241179

Coffee and Conversation Everyone welcome

Every Wed in term

Echodeco Craft Workshops

5 Carters Crescent, Faringdon

9:30am 12noon

www.echodeco.co.uk

07787 532013

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

7:30

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

Ages 8-11 yrs Just turn up

Tea & coffee available Goods orders taken Free

Sue Jennings 01367 820013 Sue_jennings@ymail.com

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

St Mary’s Church Uffington Teas

St Mary’ Church, Uffington

3pm5.30pm

Fay Forster 01367 820363

Every Sun

Slow Easy Cycle Ride

Meet under Town Hall, Faringdon

11am

About 10 miles will be covered

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

All welcome

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Experts - local services Stanford-in-the-Vale

Call Herman 0795 5499467 or 01367 241127 info@techiman.co.uk

FAB now ICC & Vale licensed Established in 2000.

Family run - short or longer stays; Medical management service available on enquiry.

Veterinary Care provided by adjacent Robert Elliott Veterinary Surgery

e-mail:sam@vets-surgery.com www.court-cattery.com

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

drew.cameron@ storage4all.co.uk

All at unbeatable prices Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ

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

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

JANE GORDON NOW @ TANGLES HAIR STUDIO 5 Burford St Lechlade GL7 3AP Also - O.P.I Gel Lacquer Nail Polish

Call Jane on 07788156438 Tel: 01367 252374

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

Established for over 15 years - Water Board Approved

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.

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

Tel: 01367 242268

Every Wednesday 7:30 Slimming World at the United Reformed Church

Audrina Paisley ~Therapies~

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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

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Stone work - walls/repairs, pointing, concreting etc

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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

Chinese Massage China Massage 30mins £30 Oil Massage 30mins £30 Contact Min For more information 3-9pm, 7 days a week 07990 012247

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

M.J DOWELL LANDSCAPING & BUILDING SERVICES EST. 18 YEARS Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ

All types of driveways Foundations & Brickwork Shed Bases Patios Fencing-Turfing/Tree & Hedge cutting

01367 243053 or 07767 241301

Den Boer Wines Quality wines, tastings and events

www.denboerwines.com Tel 01367 241169 Mobile 07919 241881 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

FINISHING TOUCH PLASTERING

QUALITY AND RELIABILITY

FOR A SMOOTH CLEAN JOB! CALL US FOR A FREE QUOTE NOW…

Contact Sean :07824317144 Finishingtouchplasterers@outlook.com

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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www.lisamoore-photography.com lmoore965@btinternet.com Lisa Moore….07854 651961

K….

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

The

BARBERS Shop Faringdon

Welcome to the Barbers Shop Faringdon!

Opening Hours Tuesday & Wednesday 9:00 - 6:00 Thursday 9:00 - 7:00 Friday 9:00 - 6:00 Saturday 8:30 - 2:00

Open Days July 6th & 20th 11am - 5pm

Cornmarket Faringdon Tel: 01367 244611

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