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May 2016

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

Inside this month: Barbury Kitchens Oxfordshire Art Weeks Regent Cinema: Movies For You Posh Cheese And Wine: Macmillan Brighton Coach Trip: Book Your Seat London Street Barbers: Mirella Draper Faringdon Dramatic Society: Side Effects Promoting local business, trade and services.

Advertise! Be Seen! Call Lou 01367 244975 or 07894 554551

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Advertiser Amy Sloan Beauty Therapist

Deluxe Shellac Pedicure £40 Standard Shellac Pedicure £25 Deluxe Polish Pedicure £30 Shellac Manicure £22 Polish Manicure £18 Eyebrow Thread/Wax £10 Lip Thread/Wax £8 Chin Thread/Wax £8 Eyebrow & Lip Thread/Wax £16 Eyelash Tint £12 Eyebrow Tint £8 Eyebrow Shape & Tint £15 Party Lashes (24hrs) £12

07760559331 Michelle Uzzell Hair Stylist 6A London Street, Faringdon

This Months Cover Floyd GarryBorn and bred in the West Country, Garry Floyd is a talented, emerging artist who has already captured the attention of Galleries, Publishers and private collectors stretching from his home town of Minehead in Somerset to London, New York, Hong Kong and Australia.

Garry is a Mixed Media Resin Artist and his subject matter and influence is based on his personal experiences and the visual impact of the Somerset National Trust Trails. Garry's work continues to grow in popularity with galleries and collectors alike which has gained him several publishing deals in the UK and abroad..

To view and follow Garry's artistic journey please visit the following sites www.garryfloyd.bigcartel.com Www.facebook/garryfloydcollection.com Or email for enquiries: floydart@hotmail.co.uk

Commercial & Domestic Kitchens - Carpentry - Doors Decorating - Wall Tiling 07787951790 / 01993851762

Raising money for Faringdon Health Centre Friday 27th May 9:00 Market Place Departure 5:00 Return From Brighton Enjoy the sights of Brighton £30 per person Including Brighton Pavilion Choccywoccydoodah The beautiful shopping lanes in the Old Town Cafes, pubs & restaurants something for everyone

CHOCCYWOCCYDOODAH TV legends, pop in for a coffee and cake Enjoy the really very naughty indulgent stuff.

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BOOK NOW! Contact: Margo Manning 01367 244853 Email: Lou lou@theadvertisermagazine.net

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WHO’S NEXT?

Business Update

The “Remain” or “Leave” EU debate is gathering pace and Faringdon is holding its own debate on the subject on Friday 3rd June in the Corn Exchange at 7pm. Our local MP, Ed Vaizey, will be speaking in favour of continuing our membership of the EU and local accountant and mediator, Jonathan Russell, will be presenting the case for leaving the Union. Further speakers will be announced shortly and there will be an opportunity to ask questions.

The very first Faringdon Business Expo will take place on Saturday 16th July in the Corn Exchange. Please contact Julie Farmer for information julie@mypavirtualservices.com if you wish to participate in this event.

The town centre continues to go from strength to strength, thanks to the work the Town Team are doing and it comes as welcome news that Bethia Thomas will continue in this role for the next two years. The monthly markets have a number of regular stall holders now and are drawing more people in; the April market was well attended even though snow was falling!

Call Trish: 01367 820060 Cowleaze Farm, Woolstone, Oxon SN7 7QS Email: thedogstudio@live.co.uk The Clive Davis Community Hero Award went to Lou Smith for her tireless work on the Pump House Project, which leads us very nicely to this month’s shout out, which is a fund raiser for them. If you would like a rare peek behind the scenes at Faringdon House and an evening with its owner, Sofka Zinovieff, the author of “The Mad Boy, Lord Berners, My Grandmother and Me”

Then there was the beacon lighting for the Her Majesty’s 90th birthday which filled the Market Place. A number of retailers stayed open late that evening and depending on feedback received, we will hopefully see an increase in the number of late night shopping dates in the Faringdon calendar.

Last month, we also saw the Town Council’s “Community Awards”. It was very humbling to see so many people who give up their time, providing services to make Faringdon a better place for its residents. Well done to all those nominated and all the deserving recipients of the awards, which included the Faringdon Coffee Shop as Community Business, Faringdon Knit & Knatter as Community Group, and Noah Walker, at the tender age of 14 years, as Community Volunteer.

Saturday 7th May contact info@thepumphouseproject.co.uk for tickets, £50 each.

Faringdon Business Breakfast Club Our April meeting was held in The Bell Hotel with another strong turnout, despite the fact that the advertising and promotion was firmly in the ‘last-minute.com’ category. It was great to see some new members at the meeting and a very warm welcome to Christina Taylor, and Milly Carmichael, who were attending for the first time.

The format of this meeting was slightly different. We did not have a speaker and therefore extended the 60-second pitch activity to two minutes and allowed time for everyone to ask questions after each ‘pitch’. In general this worked well and with some improved time management may well be used again. The opportunity to go into a little more depth and find out more about the benefits and challenges that members are offering and dealing with gave a different twist to the morning.

There were some valuable hints provided by members when asked for their views on successfully running your own business. Even if some of these tips are generally known hearing them and discussing them in an open forum provided greater recognition of the things we all need to consider to run our businesses successfully, even if the need to start your pension planning early is greater for some than others!

Our next meeting will be held on 9 May 2016 and will, subject to confirmation, be held at The Crown Hotel in the centre of Faringdon starting at 7.30am.

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The Regent Cinema WEDNESDAY 4TH MAY 1:00 - "THE LADY IN THE VAN" (12A) (Biography/Comedy/Drama) This film tells the true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who temporarily parked her van in Bennett's London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.

Matinee Club @ The Regent Cinema, The Corn Exchange, Faringdon. Doors open 12.30pm, film starts at 1pm. £4 Single Entry.

FRIDAY 27TH MAY 7:30- "THE DANISH GIRL" (15) (Biography/Drama/Romance) Based on the book by David Ebershoff, The Danish Girl is the remarkable love story inspired by the lives of Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener and Alicia Vikander, and directed by Academy Award winner Tom Hooper.

Lili and Gerda’s marriage and work evolve, as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

Blockbuster Nights @ The Regent Cinema, The Corn Exchange, Faringdon. Doors open 7pm, film starts at 7.30pm. £4 Adults

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Sunday 5.30am mid January, is probably not the best time to be heading for the far north of Scotland (but then someone has to do it, as they say). The mission - to look at distilleries, the production process and the people involved. At 0 degrees, with the temperature dropping, snow starting to fall at Birmingham, the M6 down to two lanes and not a gritter in sight, it was all looking rather ominous. However, by the Lake District it was a crystal clear morning and with the fells covered in snow, the M6 was car-less (people had voted with blankets and stayed in bed) and motorway travelling doesn’t get much better than that.

My first port of call was the long closed Rosebank Distillery.

Considered one of the great Lowland single malt whiskies, possibly one of Scotland's top five distilleries, Rosebank operated the triple distillation process that was traditional in the region. Mothballed in 1993, it will never produce again, the stills and copperwork have reputedly been stolen! The whisky is likened by some to a more robust Highland malt with a hint of citrus but sadly some of the more recent bottlings have matured in poor casks and are achieving high prices more for label value than contents. Lying beside the Forth and Clyde Canal, the distillery now looks like a cadaver, with limbs either missing or converted into flats and a burger eatery. What remains looked very lost and forlorn on this snowy day!

Rosebank and St Magdalene Distillery (my next port of call) both have close proximity to the canal network, very important for transporting whisky. Interestingly, close by on the same system are the amazing Falkirk Wheel and the even more awesome and unforgettable Kelpies that change colour at night! Well worth calling in to see.

No time to dally, it was on to see the old St Magdalene distillery, built about 1800. It had up to five stills but latterly four stills until the day it closed in 1983, and is now developed into luxury flats (what a place to live!). Also known as Linlithgow, it was considered an excellent Lowland malt whisky and though most of it went for blending the single malt can be found in a number of styles.

Older bottlings often have a hint of peat and the more recent bottlings are very often sherried (i.e. matured in ex Sherry casks). Like Rosebank, the whiskies are still available but with ever increasing prices and when we receive allocations they sell almost immediately even with a ÂŁ400+ price tag!

Ken Thomas Arkwrights Whisky and Wines 01793 765071

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London Street Barbers

Back with a Snip!‌.. The Lovely Mirella Draper of London Street Barbers has opened her doors, on the 1st March.

Welcoming all her old and new customers in, with her well loved smile and bubbly personality!

Mirella has lived and grown up here in Faringdon. She took a year's break in Italy and discovered her love of hairdressing. Returning home, she trained under Ron Young the then owner of the Barbers Shop in London Street, Mirella bought this off him in 1996 as he retired.

Mirella became the first trained lady barber in Faringdon, running a successful barbers shop for the next 12 years.

In 2008 she sold up, married her wonderful husband Neil, our local butcher from Pat Thomas’s and had her two youngest children. After recovering from a bad dose of ill health three years ago, started working again locally.

A few months ago, chatting with Mirella in the salon she had a barber's chair in, she said she had decided to take the plunge and go it alone in what use to be the old dry cleaners in London street, the shop was run down and really needed a fresh new look, thank goodness for family, her superstar Dad stepped in and worked an absolute miracle!

Mirella and her husband Neil set out on a lengthy road trip up to Newcastle to buy from The Good Barber, a pair of classic Belmont barbers chairs, which do give the salon the feel of a retro gentleman's club atmosphere.

Mirella has the ability to create a relaxed, humorous and most pleasurable experience for the gentlemen customers.

Not forgetting to mention the handsome, skilful creations, the men are walking out with, classical looks for the elder clients and incredible high fashion doo's for the younger chaps, Mirella's attention to detail is of the utmost importance, as is the enjoyment of the customers visit!

Whether you are an old customers or band new to the area and Mirella's London Street Barbers, you will be made to feel welcome and have a most enjoyable barbers experience.

Tel: 07768 037602 3B London St Faringdon

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training & consultancy Find out more about us at www.trainwithmo.co.uk or on our Facebook page 'MO Training and Consultancy' or email Milly for more details at milly@trainwithmo.co.uk The Rookery, 35 Marlborough St, Faringdon Oxon, SN7 7JL

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Ashbury

Stanford In The Vale

Charming thatched cottage with no onward chain and a lovely village pub nearby.

A wonderful home in the heart of the village. A perfect project to make your own!

Three bedrooms | Inglenook fireplace | Parquet floor in sitting/dining room | Ground floor refitted bath/shower room | Garden

Three bedrooms | Large kitchen and utility area | Wonderful rear garden | Garage and parking | No onward chain

Grade II Listed

OIEO

£375,000

EPC: D

Faringdon

OIEO

£375,000

Faringdon

A wonderful spacious and versatile family home in a popular road in Faringdon.

A beautiful and stylish cosy cottage, in a central location!

Five bedrooms | Large family living room on first floor | Kitchen and utility room | Master bedroom with en suite | Garden| Garage

Two double bedrooms | Lovely kitchen/diner | Living room | Stylish throughout | Enclosed low maintenance garden

EPC: C

£400,000

01367 2

EPC: C

£230,000

40356

16 Market Place Faringdon - 01367 240356

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Barbury Kitchens Whilst we are happy to work with you on cost, we will never compromise on quality All of the choice and none of the pressure when your new dream kitchen is made by Barbury Kitchens.

Situated beneath the Iron Age Hill Fort in the heart of rural Wiltshire, here at Barbury Kitchens we transform client’s ideas into reality. Three different ranges of design means we are able to cater for almost every budget from as little as £4k to over £8k! Visit barburykitchens.co.uk to find out more about the different ranges we offer and talk to us about our 25 Year Guarantee.

Once we’ve listened and understood what you want from your next kitchen, we work with you on creating your ideal design until you’re completely happy and then manage every aspect of your kitchen project inhouse, from disposing of your old kitchen to organising tradesmen to carry out the work needed for your new kitchen to fit perfectly.

Paul From carcass shell to the finished unit, our skilled cabinet makers will make your dream kitchen fill any size and space and match your chosen style and colour. We will be just as passionate about delivering your dream kitchen as you are and take care in our approach, providing excellent attention to detail and an unparalleled experience.

Clients are invited and encouraged to visit our workshop while their new kitchen is being handmade, and for 100% satisfaction, we build every kitchen in our workshop to make sure it’s absolutely perfect before we make it part of your home. Producing kitchens to the exacting standards of clients’ means that choice is vital and we have delivered some striking examples of the variety available.

This High Gloss Kitchen pictured below, in a Contemporary style is just one example of our Bespoke Handmade Range, which comes with our 25 Year Guarantee.

We offer a bespoke service for each client and make sure you are totally satisfied with every aspect of your new kitchen.

Why not call us to book a visit to our Workshop to see the quality of craftsmanship that goes into each kitchen we make?

Tel: 01793 845575.

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Chickens @ Seven Acres Nurseries CHICKENS, RABBITS, DUCKS ANIMAL FEED & FEEDERS BEDDING & HOUSING GARDEN PLANTS, SEEDS COMPOST & ACCESSORIES ANIMAL FEEDING AND PETTING AVAILABLE

GREAT FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY! OPENING HOURS: MON, TUE, WED, FRI, SAT 9AM - 5PM 4 BAGS OF COMPOST THURSDAY CLOSED SUNDAYS 10AM - 4PM ÂŁ10

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Offering a Range of Bespoke Redwood Sheds - Summerhouses Playhouses - Kennels - Coops Field Shelters - Man Caves and more.

All designed to your choice.

07464 095 900 www.whitehorsesheds.co.uk Visit us at Faringdon Business Park On the A420 SN7 7SR

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Folly Tower And Woodland

Jersey Royals!

Faringdon, South West Oxfordshire

Tower Opening May 1st and 15th Adults £3 11-16 £1 Under 11’s Free

We are a new, family owned facility, devoted to canine exercise, performance and conditioning.

Committed to working with you and your Vet to ensure the best possible treatment to help your pets enjoy a full and active life, whether they are recovering from surgery, injury, illness or maybe just needing to keep fit or lose a little weight.

We are fully registered canine hydrotherapist Call us on:

01367 243968 07484 629613 58 Coxwell St, Faringdon, Oxon, SN7 7JX info@whitevalek9hydrotherapy.co.uk www.whitevalek9hydrotherapy.co.uk

I really love new potatoes. There are vast amounts of different dishes you can make with them. Not just boil and butter them, not just roast them. And you don't even have to peel them, which in my opinion is a massive bonus! Just a little wash perhaps and then off you go. So in season now, you will find the wonderful Jersey Royal, So have fun cooking and embark on a royal visit.

These little treasures are amongst the fantastic collection of seasonal beauties we have in the UK. They sit along side wonders such as asparagus, rhubarb and goose eggs even.

Grown in jersey - of course they would have to be! - the royals have been part of our meal times for many years and have a taste all of their own. Mostly grown on slopes overlooking the sea, the farmers traditionally use a wonderful fertiliser in the form of local seaweed, known as Vraic. This fantastic resource helps to enhance the sweet, creamy flavour of the Jersey Royal. Once ready, the potatoes grown in coastal sloping fields are then harvested by hand, only the later crops in fields further back are collected mechanically. And you will know you have a Jersey as they have official recognition in the form of a PDO which is a protected designation of origin, much the same as say, champagne.

So why not try boiling them and then crushing them with a couple of spoons of creme fraiche, a handful of chopped curly parsley and some salt and black pepper. I love cooking them in a large sauté pan with plenty of onions and goose fat to start with and then once tender, top with a layer of soft cheese, like taleggio, pop a lid on, then let the cheese melt for a few minutes. Serve with a crusty loaf. And for a stonking potato add a spoonful of horseradish and 100g crispy bacon along with the mayonnaise and onions.

So in these busy times it is great to have all in one dishes that are quick and simple. And I do love a tray bake!

Take around 400g Jersey royals and cut them in half. Scatter them in a baking tray along with a large red onion, wedged.

Add a couple of handfuls of chantenay carrots, peeled and wedged raw beetroot, and 2 fennel cut in half then in to wedges. Douse generously with olive or rapeseed oil, season and toss everything together. Roast at 200°c/gas mark 6 for 30 minutes then top with perhaps a couple of chicken legs or 6 sausages. Maybe even a couple of pieces of lamb rump. Roast again for 25 minutes. Pour in 75ml double cream - or add a few cherry tomatoes - and give it another 5 minutes or so. Scatter with a generous handful chopped parsley and serve as is! Oh, perhaps with a glass of vino or a local apple juice.

Lesley Holdship Hare in the Woods 07754 086316 7A Market Place,Faringdon SN7 7HL

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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

Faringdon Branch

2 Market Place, Faringdon, Oxfordshire SN7 7HW Tel: 01367 240285 High Street, Lechlade, Gloucestershire GL7 3AE Tel: 01367 252644 www.crowdyandrose.co.uk

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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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CROWDY & ROSE Solicitors Faringdon and Lechlade

Accounts Manager (part-time job share) Founded in 1790, Crowdy and Rose is a long established local solicitors which has been providing expert legal advice to the families and businesses of the local Faringdon community for generations.

We are looking for someone to work for 2 mornings a week as part of a job share in our busy and friendly Faringdon team. This is an interesting and varied role for someone highly numerate and with good problem-solving skills. Duties include maintaining the purchase ledger, daily bank reconciliation's and client postings. Previous accounts experience required and a high level of accuracy is essential.

Please send your CV to Richard Noyce at litman@crowdyandrose.co.uk.

SUNDAY - TUESDAY CLOSED WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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

Around 1000 artists and designermakers, including 150 who are first-timers for 2016, are preparing for more than 450 exhibitions and events across the county for Oxfordshire Artweeks from 14th-22nd May, for the longest-running and biggest open studios event in the UK. In and around Faringdon, more than 30 painters and designers, potters and sculptors, photographers, jewellers and textile artists will be opening their homes, studios and other venues to the public for free to showcase their talent through exhibitions and demonstrations. From fashion to furniture, in collage, ceramics, mosaic, on fabric and on film, artists are telling tales of the past and the present, of wonderful places visited and people met, and sharing their inspiration and ideas.

In the Market Place discover vibrant and bold landscapes and animals, some of which are set to V&A wallpaper, with painter Tara Parker Woolway, who is also opening her Bourton studio to the public for Artweeks; visit the Portwell Angel for tales of colour on canvas with Ilona Pimbert, Quod for the striking photographs of traditional dark room photographer John Newman, and The Piano Gallery for large scale abstract digital photography that will make you wonder. Just a couple of streets away, Kathy Webster’s popular ‘dotty dog’ line her walls alongside fresh countryside imagery by new artist Louise Thompson, neighbouring village Great Coxwell is bursting with artists, printmaking, wood carving, hand-made books, jewellery and more, while the villages beneath Uffington’s White Horse plays host to three sculpture gardens, the Uffington potters, a Shrivenham textile artist (new for 2016), and sculptural metalwork lamps that are perhaps a modern twist on William Morris floral designs by emerging local artist Samantha Wadham.

Oxfordshire Artweeks in Great Coxwell.

Four days of arts, crafts and practical demonstrations in a beautiful village setting.

Follow the Art Trail to meet 10 artists in 4 venues from the Great Barn down to the Reading Room.

14 – 15 May and 21 – 22 May, 11.00am. to 5.30pm.

Work on show includes green woodworking, upholstery, ceramics, stone carving, pottery, mosaics, painting, drawing, jewellery and hand made books.

Delicious coffees, homemade lunches and teas in the Reading Room.

Plant stall at St. Giles Church.

Proceeds to the Church and Reading Room.

For more information Facebook GREAT COXWELL ARTISTS. Littleworth The Reading Room Saturday 14 to Sunday 22 May Noon to 6pm Marjut Roberts, Yvonne Robinson and Sara Withers.

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The Old Crown Coaching Inn

Mon - Sat, Food Served 12:30 - 2:30 6:00 - 9:00 Sunday 12:00 - 3:00 or Carvery Finished All Fresh Homemade Cooked Food

NEW TAKE AWAY MENU FISH & CHIPS home made with a light beer batter PUKKA PIES BATTERED SAUSAGE FRESH CHICKEN NUGGETS HOME MADE FISH CAKES Freshly cooked while you wait phone your order through Wednesday Evening Carvery *No takeaways on Sundays* 01367 242 744

Selby Lowndes Family law solicitors

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A couple of weeks ago I was in the car on route to a hen-do. I was half way across the country when I realised my period had just started. This was an unexpected and early surprise.

I stopped at a service station and bought some sanitary products and a smoothie. The man at the check out sheepishly asked me if I wanted a bag. I declined and he looked even more embarrassed that I would be displaying my sanitary products as I walked through the shop to find the toilet. In my head I heard the voice of Catlin Moran and a sudden urge came over me to climb on to the counter and announce to all the customers that – Yes! – I had just started my period and that this was 2016 and women should not feel embarrassed or ashamed for bleeding once a month.

Instead of announcing it in such a dramatic way, I silently told the other customers by walking to the toilet without a bag. And then got back on the M25 to join the rest of London.

It got me thinking about why this man felt embarrassed and why so many of us discreetly take our sanitary products to the toilet rather than holding them aloft for all to see. I concluded that we just don’t talk about it enough and so it stays a hidden subject.

In my job, I talk about periods all the time with the women that I treat. The signs of your period show what is happening with your hormones and general health. A normal period should be a 28 day cycle, with no pain, no mood swings, no clots, no digestive issues and no headaches. It should be a smooth transition and a time to draw in, but you should not feel exhausted (or embarrassed!). How many of us have a ‘normal’ period?

There are many easy changes you can make to smooth out your PMS and get a pain free, enjoyable period. Take exercise for example, it’s good to do aerobic exercise and swimming throughout your cycle, but not right before or during your period. Aerobic exercise depletes your body when it is done at the wrong time. Swimming during a period can make pain worse.

Find out more and book a Health Strategy Session.

Call Rachel on: 07917 411552.

P.S. The Women’s Health Café will no longer be at The Rookery.

I am starting an online group instead to make it more accessible and to support more women. Details to follow soon x

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Call Martin on 07974248409

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S. G. Garden Maintenance NEW WHITE HORSE 07584 244937 SHEDS

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01367 240402 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

www.kinchplanthire.co.uk Old Sawmills Rd, Park Rd, Faringdon, SN7 7DS

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K9 Care Centre New Doggy Day Care Centre For Your Best Friend.

Fully qualified and dedicated dog handler Jade, giving your friends the exercise and care they need to have a happy fun filled play day.

No need to leave them alone at home any more, its worth your dogs happiness, to have the company of friends and be cared for all day long.

Drop your loved ones off, before work from 7am and pick them up after work, till 7pm in the evening.

Beautiful inside relaxing areas and outside exercise areas, to give your friends the best possible stay and play day.

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

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Monday - Saturday 8:30 to 5:30 Sunday Closed Oakfield, Great Coxwell, Faringdon, Oxon, SN7 7LU Tel: 01367 240126 07837500985

Starting off this month a reminder that microchipping of all dogs from 8 weeks of age and over has to be done, it is every dog owner’s responsibility to ensure that their dog has a microchip implanted and also that it’s registered on one of the authorised commercial databases. All working dogs have been microchipped for a very long time, including the familiar Guide Dogs, usually Labrador Retrievers.

There has been a scientific paper recently published, with the disturbing subject, the rise in attacks by other dogs on working Guide Dogs - dogs clearly on a harness and in “uniform”. The GDBA data tells us that over 11 attacks occur every single month, half of which required veterinary care after being physically injured. This at an estimated cost of more than £34,000 per annum. Thirteen qualified Guide Dogs costing the GDBA over £650,000 had to be withdrawn from working and more than two-thirds of the dog handlers in those attacks reported significant effects on their emotional wellbeing after their dog had been attacked.

Data has shown that almost all attacks were in public spaces, with the aggressors being unrestrained for the most part, with an owner but off-lead or without any owner present at all. By putting a loose dog back on its lead when a clearly identified Guide Dog is working in that area would be a great help in reducing unnecessary and distressing attacks.

The lives and achievements of working dogs of another type, those of water rescue and therapy dogs, were celebrated by the posthumous PDSA Order of Merit award to a Newfoundland called “Whizz”, who died aged 12 only very recently. Such awards of course also imply recognition to the owners, handlers and charities where these great dogs have their place. Whizz worked for the Royal Navy Rescue as well as the Severn Area Rescue Association (SARA) and Marine Volunteer Service (MVS) charities. Whizz saved 9 people and one dog from drowning in his 10 year career. He also touched the lives of hundreds of people on water safety demonstration days and through visiting hospitals, nursing homes, hospices and to service personnel injured in the line of duty. A very special dog indeed and a big loss to his owner, Mr Pugh and to his handler, Miss Ellie Bedford (The Dog Studio, Woolstone), who is currently still developing her water safety career while training as a veterinary nurse at Bristol. Thank you all for giving us such a strong, gentle and emotionally intuitive companion.

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

A specialist firm dealing with Private Client work including Wills • Estate Administration • Lasting Powers of Attorney and all aspects of residential property and conveyancing work such as Sales • Purchases • Remortgages • Shared Ownership Development Transactions • Land Transactions • Property Investment Angel Wilkins LLP, The White Barn, Manor Farm, Manor Road, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 8NE Tel: 01235 775100 Fax: 01235 775101 Email: neil@angelwilkins.co.uk - amanda@angelwilkins.co.uk - suzy@angelwilkins.co.uk - elizabeth@angelwilkins.co.uk www.angelwilkins.co.uk Angel Wilkins LLP is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority: SRA number: 524327

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BATHROOM SHOWROOM Open to the Public & Trade

For your dream bathroom Let us help!…

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Unit A&B, Park Road, Faringdon, SN7 7DS

JIM GRIFFITHS CARBODY REPAIRS UNIT 14 PIONEER ROAD FARINGDON OXFORDSHIRE SN7 7BU Minor accident damage, dent and bumper repairs Paintwork to all types of vehicles

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Healthy Tips!

Pros and Cons of Rapid Weight Loss We are surrounded by weight loss programmes: Atkins, Dukan, the South Beach Diet, Weight Watchers, Slimming World and the Cambridge Diet to name but a few. While some of these may deliver rapid weight loss, there is of course a difference between some of these programmes and weight loss as a result of eating healthily over the long term.

According to the NHS if you're overweight, losing weight will bring you a range of important health benefits. The way we monitor if we’re overweight is to measure our BMI, however even though the BMI scale is a guide to where you should be with your weight, it does not take into account your body composition which I feel is more important.

Almost everyone would like to eliminate their excess body weight quickly. However rapid weight loss can be extremely unhealthy.

As a general rule, it is thought that a safe amount of weight to lose on a weekly basis is between 2 and 5 pounds. It's common for individuals to lose a larger amount of body weight during the first couple of weeks of their weight loss program as their basal metabolic rate is higher, and a larger percentage of their weight loss is associated with water weight. Also the heavier you are the more weight you are likely to lose.

Rapid weight loss is typically unsustainable over the course of a weight loss program. One reason for the decrease in the rate of weight loss per week is that the basal metabolic rate (number of calories an individual burns in a typical day) decreases as the individual decreases the number of calories they consume per day.

Also, as your weight reduces you’re carrying less weight around each day, so potentially burning fewer calories to do the same activities I have witnessed a lot of weight loss programmes during my time helping people improve their life. Although I think some programmes are more of a concern than others it is best for the individual to decide what works for them. Having greater knowledge is the best way forward to understanding what is happening during your programme. I try to encourage those that are on programmes I have concerns about, to think hard about how they will behave after the diet has finished. Changing eating and lifestyle habits is the only way to maintain healthy weight loss in the long-term.

Negative effects associated with rapid weight loss can be as follows: Ÿ Low resting blood pressure Ÿ Headaches Ÿ Sore throat Ÿ Fatigue or lack of energy Ÿ Missed periods Ÿ Constipation Ÿ Bloodshot eyes Ÿ Rapid and frequent mood changes Ÿ Increase in stress Ÿ Insomnia Ÿ Vomiting or nausea Ÿ Depression Ÿ Bad breath Ÿ Flatulence Ÿ Hair loss Ÿ Muscle loss Erratic results, lean muscle mass loss, decreased energy and nutritional deficiency can be some of the dangers of rapid weight loss.

Losing weight safely is always the best way to make changes to your size and shape, even though there may be good health reasons to get the weight off as quickly as possible. Lifestyle changes that facilitate good health and fitness through exercise, nutrition, rest and relaxation always have long-term positive results.

Richard Marfell – Wellness Coach 07800636004 Richardmarfelluk@gmail.com

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Home Grown Winemaking in England is hardly a new activity. Vines were planted back in Roman times, followed by monasteries that preserved the tradition. In 1086, the Domesday Book recorded 42 vineyards.

It petered out with the dissolution of the monasteries coupled with climatic and agricultural changes. Then, part way through the last decade, English vine growing was revived. Over the past fifteen years, the industry has become increasingly more prominent. The UK has a marginal climate for ripening grapes, which is on the increase with the effects of global warming.

Attention has been drawn to Kent and Sussex, where regions with chalky soils have been compared to those of Champagne in France.

In 2014, it was recorded that 6.3 million bottles of English wine was produced, 66% sparkling, 24% white wine, the balance made up of rosé and red wine, with an approximate retail value of £82 million.

In the last 16 years, English sparkling wines have won 8 trophies for Best International Sparkling Wine and 6 trophies for Best Sparkling Rosé in global competitions – as yet no other country has achieved this!

English Wine Week (28th May – 5th June) is a national campaign, designed to raise the awareness of English wine across the country through retail outlets, pubs and restaurants. Vineyards across the country will open their doors to welcome visitors, offering tours and tasting's. To keep up to date with information and events check out www.englishwineproducers.co.uk In the meantime, you may wish to celebrate all things British with something home grown…

Goring Brut NV South Downs, West Sussex Den Boer Wines £32.99 A blend of chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier (as found in Champagne, no less!) grown on the chalky soils of the South Downs in West Sussex. Fermented in stainless steel and given time to develop in bottle after secondary fermentation, this sparkling wine is elegant and complex, combining a youthful purity of fruit with subtle toasty, nutty notes.

Three Choirs Classic Cuvée NV Gloucestershire Waitrose £16.99 Based near Newent, Gloucestershire, Three Choirs is a consistent producer of great English wines. Produced from 80% seyval blanc and 20% pinot noir, it is dry and elegant with elderflower and greengage aromas and flavours. Donna 01367

HR Dept

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FISHING TACKLE & BAITS

RV’s

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Unit C The Old Foundry, Main Rd, Clanfield, OX18 2SP

Homeland Garden Machines Ltd BOB VAUGHAN

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www.homelandgardenmachines.co.uk

Unit C The Old Foundry, Main Rd, Clanfield, OX18 2SP

241169 / 07919 241881

Rob.. The Cheese Man! Best Cornish Pasty’s.

Really Tasty Gammon Ham.

Preventing People Problems

Rob

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Out and About Date

Event

Venue

Time

Contact

Charge/info

www.faringdonfolly.org.uk

Adults £3, 11-16yrs £1 U11s free Individual £5 Family £10

Sun 1st

Folly Tower Open

Folly Hill

11am 5pm

Sun 1st

Faringdon 5K Family Fun Run

Start: Tuckers Park

10.30am

www.liveatthepark.co.uk/

Sun 1st

Spring at Great Coxwell Barn

Great Coxwell Barn

2pm 5pm

01793 762209

Sun 1st

Ashdown House Guided Walk

Ashdown House

10am 3pm

01793 762209

Adult £3 Child £1.50 Free

Sun 1st

The 15 Minute Club

The Swan, Faringdon

8.30pm

theswanatfaringdon@yahoo.co.uk

Tue 3rd

Quiz with Quizmaster Ray

The Swan, Faringdon

8.30pm

theswanatfaringdon@yahoo.co.uk

Free

Wed 4th

The Lady in the Van (12A)

Regent Cinema

12.30pm

TIC01367 242191

Single £4

Wed 4th

Oxon Spanish Civil War 1936-39

Friends Meeting House

7:30pm

01367 71038

Free

Thu 5th

Folk Night

The Swan, Faringdon

8.30pm

theswanatfaringdon@yahoo.co.uk

Free

Sat 7th

Live Music - Lucky Generals

The Swan, Faringdon

9pm

theswanatfaringdon@yahoo.co.uk

Free

Sat 7th

Wantage & Grove Lions Plant Sale

East Hanney British Legion Hall

10am 1.30pm

Tue 10th

Music Quiz with Quizmaster Justin

The Swan, Faringdon

8.30pm

theswanatfaringdon@yahoo.co.uk

Free

Thu 12th

Folly Card Craft

Jubilee Room, The Pump House

7.15pm

Rosemary Church 01367 240885

Subs £25, Visitor £5

Thu 12th

Dr Tony Maisey on “Pain”

Corn Exchange, Faringdon

2.30pm

Peter Smith 01367 241241 Faringdondistrictu3a.wordpress.com

Visitors £1.50

Thu 12th

Community Bus to Witney

Depart Market Place

1.15pm

www.faringdoncommunitybus.co.uk/trips

£5

Fri 13th

Continental Card and board game evening

The Pump House Project

6.30pm 9pm

All welcome U16s must be accompanied

Free

Sat 14th

White Horse Garden Club Mega Plant Sale

Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall, Uffington

2.30pm 4pm

Pamela 01367 820251 Parrottspreene@aol.com

Free

Sat 14th Sun 15th

Oxfordshire Artweeks in Great Coxwell

Locations around Great Coxwell

11am 5.30pm

Karen@vogt.org.uk 01367 241707

Free

Sat 14th Sun 22nd

Longcot Flower Festival

St Mary’s Church, Longcot

1 - 4pm

www.artweeks.org Hirsley-village@mybtinternet.com

Free

Sat 14th Sun 22nd

Artweeks @ Littleworth

The Reading Room, Littleworth

Noon 6pm

Sun 15th

Folly Tower Open

Folly Hill

11am 5pm

www.faringdonfolly.org.uk

Adults £3, 11-16yrs £1 U11s free

Sun 15th

OBH Countryside Day

The Old Berks Kennels, Faringdon

10am

www.oldberkshunt.co.uk

Adults £7 Child £2, Family £15

Tue 17th

Cards against Humanity

The Swan, Faringdon

8.30pm

theswanatfaringdon@yahoo.co.uk

Free

Wed 18th

History Talk: WW1 The Later Years

Old Town Hall, Faringdon

7.45pm

Faringdon Historical Society

Non-members £5

Wed 18th Sat 21st

Side Effects

Buscot Theatre

From 6pm

Hare in the Woods www.faringdondramatic.org.uk

Tickets £10

Thu 19th

French Themed Folk Night

The Swan, Faringdon

8.30pm

theswanatfaringdon@yahoo.co.uk

Free Tickets £10

Free

Free

Fri 20th

Posh Cheese and Wine

Old Town Hall, Faringdon

8pm

Tickets from TIC, Tesco, Tracey 01367 242327

Sat 21st Sun 22nd

Oxfordshire Artweeks in Great Coxwell

Locations around Great Coxwell

11am 5.30pm

Karen@vogt.org.uk 01367 241707

Free

Sat 21st

Faringdon Big Soul Night

Pump House Project

6pm 10pm

Al Cane - 07850 190195 Lou Smith - 01367 242142

£5 Charities: Root & Branch

Sat 21st

Concert for Christian Aid: Instruments & Voices

All Saints Church, Fairngdon

7pm

Julie Campbell 01367 242589 Christianaid@iggc.freeserve.co.uk

Adults £10 U16s £5

Sat 21st

Blackbird Day Market

Market Place, Faringdon

10am 1pm

Sat 21st

Live Music - Eternal Sunshine

The Swan, Faringdon

9pm

theswanatfaringdon@yahoo.co.uk

Free

07496232302 In Aid of World Cancer

£15 per person

Free

Sun 22nd

Vintage Afternoon Tea

Buscot Park

2.30pm 5.30pm

Thu 26th

Community Bus to Cirencester

Depart Market Place

1.15pm

www.faringdoncommunitybus.co.uk/trips

£5

Margot 01367 244853 Lou@theadvertisermagazine.net

£30 per person

Fri 27th

Brighton Coach Trip

Depart Market Place

9am 5pm

Fri 27th

The Danish Girl (15)

Regent Cinema

7pm

Tickets from Tourist Information Office 01367 242191

Single £4 Annual £24

Tue 31st

Quiz Night

The Swan, Faringdon

8.30pm

theswanatfaringdon@yahoo.co.uk

Free

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Local Events Date

Event

Venue

Every Day

Faringdon Home Library Service

Books to your door!

Every Sun

Easy Cycling

Under the Town Hall, Faringdon

Every Mon, Tue & Wed

Free One to One IT Help

Every Mon

Time

Contact

Charge/info

Sheena or Jane 01367 240311

Free

11am

Cycling at a gentle pace, Families welcome. No on gets left behind

Free

Faringdon Library

2:30pm 4:30pm

Faringdon.library@oxfordshire .gov.uk

Free

Button Bicycle School Of Sewing

Rookery

7:00pm

Buttonbicycle@gmail.com

Every Mon

Lunch Box Singing

Faringdon Library

1 - 2pm

Sheena 01367 240311

Free Open to all

Every Mon

Sing and Sign Classes

Old Town Hall

9:30-10:30am

www.singandsign.com

Reserve place on website

Every Mon

Bridge Club

The Old Crown Coaching House

6.45pm 10.15pm

Françoise Stacey, Secretary of the Club: 01367 241813

£2 per person Free tea/coffee

3rd Mon

Faringdon WI

Corn Exchange,

2pm

Denise Monk dmamg@talktalk.net

1st Tue

Junior Book Club

Faringdon Library

3.45- 4.45pm

Sheena 01367 240311

1st Tue

Farmers Market

Market Place, Faringdon

Until 1pm

01367 710445 Sheena 01367 240311

Ages 8-11 yrs

Every Tue

Coffee Morning

Faringdon Library

10:00am 12:00

Every Tue

Baby & Toddler Sensory

The Pump House Project

10:30am 11.30am

www.babysensory.com

Every Tue

Whist Drive

The Old Town Hall

2:30pm

Sylvia 01367 242007

Just turn up

Every Tue

Pub Quiz

The Prince of Wales, Shrivenham

9pm

www.powshrivenham.com

£1 per person.

Cash prizes

Every Tue

Ferndale Wives Choir

Ferndale School

7pm

Every Wed

Open Coffee House

Great Coxwell Reading Room

10:30-11:30am

Sylvia Athawes 01367 241179

Everyone welcome

Every Wed

Kelmscot Craft Fair

Kelmscott Morris Hall

12-5pm

01367 253103 kelmscott.org.uk

Free

Every Wed

Community Coffee Morning

The Pump House Project

9.30am 11.45am

info@thepumphouseproject.co. uk

Every Wed

Slimming World

United Reformed Church

7:30pm

Louise 07717 681939

£4.95

Every Wed

Walking for Health

Leave from Old Town Hall

10:30am

www.faringdon.org/walkingand-cycling.html

A slower or faster walk available

Every Wed

Faringdon Shed

Woodwork Classroom at F C College

7pm - 9pm

0845 4740142

Free

Every Wed

Community Singing Group

The Pump House Project

11.45am 12.45pm

info@thepumphouseproject.co. uk

£2 per person

1st Wed

Open Mic Night

Horse and Jockey, Stanford in the Vale

9pm

Info@horseandjockey.org

Free

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

The Old Town Hall

7:30pm

Becka 07841 431219 Years 1 to 13

Free

Just turn up

Every Wed in term

Maths Homework Club

Faringdon Library

3pm - 4:30pm

faringdon.library@oxfordshire.g ov.uk

1st & 3rd Wed

Faringdon Youth Project Drop-in Sessions

Faringdon Library

4pm - 5:30pm

faringdon.library@oxfordshire.g ov.uk

Free

1st & last Wed

The Knitting Group

Horse and Jockey, Stanford in the Vale

7pm

ruth@thelittleknittingcompany. co.uk

Free

1st Fri

Book Club

Faringdon Library

6pm - 7pm

All welcome Jenny Howard-Jones 01367710382

Tea & coffee available Goods orders taken Free

Every Fri

Country Market

Corn Exchange

9:15am 11.00am

Every Fri in term time

Rhymetime

Faringdon Library

10:30am 11am

Sheena 01367 240311

Every Sat

Yoga Classes

Pump House

9am Adults 10:30 Kids

7875633923

Every Sat

Family History Sessions

Faringdon Library

Every Sat

Faringdon Farcycle cycle ride

Leave from Market Place

9:00am

01367 240311

Call to book a 1 to 1 slot

01367 241142

11-12miles or 25-35 miles

2nd Sun

Great Coxwell Teas

The Reading Room, Great Coxwell

2:30pm - 5pm

Tea, Coffee and delicious cakes available

Last Sun

Messy Church

United Church, Faringdon

4pm - 5:30pm

Free

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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

01367-710595

Court Cattery 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

01367-711952

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.

Located

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

01367705030

07955499467

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

M.J DOWELL

House and Animal Sitting

LANDSCAPING & BUILDING SERVICES EST. 18 YEARS Ÿ All types of driveways Ÿ Foundations & Brickwork Ÿ Shed Bases Ÿ Patios Ÿ Fencing-Turfing/Tree & Hedge cutting

If you need someone to help look after your animals or home whilst you’re away. I’m happy to help out. I have a car and am happy to travel between Faringdon and Woodstock twice a day. If you’d prefer me to stay over, that could be arranged too.

I charge £10.00 per visit or £40 per stay over.

01367 243053 or 07767 241301

07890 539 877 natsplayer@hotmail.com

Tom Wheeler

Comprehensive

Window Cleaning Service Inside and Out! Also: Patios, Conservatories Gutters, Fascia Boards Call Tom: 07762 380733

ALIDAR INSPIRATIONAL MEDITATION

Homeopathy

Tarmac Driveways Footpaths

Concrete Flooring Tennis courts

Terry Norman-Thorpe Society of Homeopaths

07725893880

GENTLE EFFECTIVE HOLISTIC THERAPY Daytime & Evening Appointments Clinics in Uffington and Wantage Alison Davis DipBSoM alison@alidar.co.uk www.alidar.co.uk

Heather Abel BA/BSc RS Hom Tel: 01367 820709

01793 780750

www.homeopathy-oxfordshire.co.uk

Block paving + Re-sanding Patios + Re-pointing

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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

Home and business support Windows 10 Upgrades Desktop, laptop,server support and installs Virus removal and repair Free advice - no fix, no fee Based in Faringdon

We do all types of tree work including pruning, planting and felling, as well as hedge trimming and stump removal.

gregg@allseasonstrees.com

www.allseasonstrees.com

Call Gregg on 01865 430536 or 07823 332247

Personal Training - Sports Massage Core Conditioning Weight Management - Nutritional Advice For all enquiries & Appointments

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

Call Sam 07766 867667 samhairdressers@hotmail.co.uk

Den Boer Wines Quality wines, tastings and events

www.denboerwines.com Tel 01367 241169 Mobile 07919 241881 Email: donnarogers @denboerwines.com

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

Corporate Service Courier Service Executive Cars Insured Cars

01367243838-07894572919 Enquiries@faringdoncars.co.uk www.faringdoncars.co.uk

20% Off First Booking See Facebook For Our Specials

Do you want a garden spring clean for your own easy maintenance?

Call Angela at Matrix Gardening 01367 821056

01367 870679

Carswell Golf & Country Club SN7 8PU

DOG HOLIDAYS Worried about leaving your dog while you go away?

www.lisamoore-photography.com

lmoore965@btinternet.com

Ÿ Home from home family care Ÿ Daily walks & safe fields for play Ÿ 15 years experience

Alvescot 07817155132

Yogabear

Saturdays Adults class 9:00am Kids 10:30am Pump House, Swan lane, Faringdon.

Call Deborah 07875633923

JOE PEARCE PLASTERING 07709960598 - jplasterer3@gmail.com All internal plasterwork, Traditional lime plastering External rendering & specialist finishes

Mark Matthews

TREE SURGERY Parkfield Tree and Garden Care Fully Insured

07826842959 83 Marlborough Gardens Faringdon, Oxon

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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M&AELECTRICALS HAVE A LOOK AROUND OUR BEAUTIFUL NEW PREMISES For Expert Advice or Just A Browse Around Lighting Showroom Bespoke Lamps Repairs & Commissions A large Range of Electrical Accessories Conduit & Trunking Cables & Flexes The Largest Selection of Light Bulbs & Lamps in the area Beautiful Antique & Filament LED Lamps

01235 762468 5-7 Mill Street, Wantage, Oxon, OX12 9AB Sales@mandawantage.co.uk www.mandawantage.co.uk

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