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Dear Neighbour… ARGHHHH the Schools have broken up and what is the weather like as I’m writing this…. raining!!! So typical of our English Summer holidays! Let’s hope that it clears up soon, but if the weather is an issue over the holidays we have a few ideas that may help to keep your kids busy and dry!! Gloucester Academy of Music are holding Summer holiday music courses, workshops and lesson, just get in touch with them to find out more, their advert is on page 24. Bohemian Kids, on page 27, offer jewellery making parties for all ages. Great idea for a birthday party or just to get some friends together during the holidays. If you are thinking of popping out for something to eat, take advantage of our 2 for 1 offer from the Veranda Lounge. Formally The Vinings, based in Gloucester Quays, this Indian restaurant has had a fantastic make over and now offers delicious fine dining Indian food for all the family, you can read more about it from my review on page 20. The discount code to take advantage of the offer is on page 21. Congratulations to Mr Ian Green , for winning the Sudoku, Cineworld tickets will be on their way out to you. To be in with a chance to win Cineworld Tickets, see page 29. Have a great month Sarah.
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Rob Walters For all your ceiling requirements:Plasterboarding Coving Skimming Texturing Also Painting & Decorating Service We now offer to skim textured ceilings to a flat finish or alternatively we provide a full range of high quality textured patterns Water damaged ceilings & Insurance work welcome
Domestic & Commercial enquiries welcome HOME: 01242 680976 MOBILE: 07850 968348 Highfield House, The Leigh, Cheltenham, GL19 4AG
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D2B designs Design and prepare architectural drawings for extensions, conversions, alterations and improvements to your home We also carry out custom designs for new homes with your needs in mind. All plans are prepared and submitted on your behalf for Local Authority Building Control and Planning Approvals. For a prompt, private and professional service call:
01452 723439 or 07973 621078 and speak to Graham or Angela for a free quote and friendly, helpful advice.
ABBEYMEAD & ABBEYDALE ACCOUNTANCY AND TAXATION CENTRE
Accountants for the Abbeymead and Abbeydale Area SMALL PRACTISE FOR SMALL CLIENTS = SMALL FEES CHARGED BY US SELF ASSESSMENT TAX RETURNS IMMEDIATE SERVICE AVAILABLE * Fixed priced Accountancy/Taxation services. Accounts. Self Assessment. Tax Returns. PAYE. VAT. Bookkeeping etc. Annual Sales £ Annual Fee From Less Than 15,000 50—100 15,000 100 30,000 150 40,000 180 60,000 210 75,000 230 90,000 240 Over 100,000 By Negotiation
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Self Assessment tax returns completion from £50 *Self Assessment tax returns, Accounts problems *Free accountancy/Taxation Surgery. *Home visits to suit you Ring Mike Jefferies MAAT ICPA FCPA 01452 863304 To advertise call 01452 890242
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LAWNMOWERS SERVICED – SHARPENED – REPAIRED ALSO: RIDE-ON MOWERS, CHAINSAWS, ROTAVATORS, STRIMMERS, HEDGETRIMMERS ETC.
FREE COLLECTION AND DELIVERY Tel : CHELTENHAM MOWERS LIMITED Tel: 01452 616169 Unit B3, Nexus, Hurricane Road, Gloucester Business Park, Glos. GL3 4AG Visit and Buy On-Line at www.mowers-online.co.uk
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A.D.B ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN DOMESTIC, COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
FAULT FINDING RE-WIRING & UPGRADES INTERNAL & EXTERNAL LIGHTING & POWER POINTS ELECTRICITY TO SHEDS & OUTBUILDINGS ELECTRIC SHOWERS NIC PART P REGISTERED
ANDY BOUCHER TEL: 01452 371981 MOBILE: 07967 721966 25 Minster Gardens, Abbeymead No Job Too Small - Free Estimates. All work carried out to the highest standard Please mention
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LANDSCAPES ● ● ● ● ●
FENCING BLOCK PAVING PATIOS ● TURFING DECKING HEDGE CUTTING
ALL ASPECTS OF LANDSCAPING Free Quotations & Fully Guaranteed
Tel: 01452 614123 Mobile: 07787 182434 To advertise call 01452 890242
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MARK DUNKLEY HANDYMAN GARDEN SERVICES PATIOS LAID FENCES ERECTED DECORATING NO JOB TOO BIG OR SMALL ALL WORK CONSIDERED ALL RUBBISH REMOVED FREE ESTIMATES GIVEN (WITH NO OBLIGATION) O.A.P RATES AVAILABLE FULL C.R.B CHECK OBTAINED (AVAILABLE ON REQUEST)
CALL TODAY 01452 619883 OR 07817 337480 Please mention
DARREN MANN BUILDING CONTRACTOR Specialising in home extensions
Also Mini Digger with Driver for Hire 111 The Wheatridge East Abbeydale, Gloucester GL4 5DW
Tel: 01452 612759 Mobile: 07778 818886 References available
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Dave’s top tips Bleeding a radiator You may find that one or more of your radiators do not heat up to the top, this is usually an indication of air in the radiators and requires it to be bled. First thing to note is that radiators should not be bled or removed with the heating on as this can allow more air to enter the system. If there is any air in the system it will rise to the top of the radiator. On one side of the radiator there is a small square plug called a bleed valve. You will need a special key to fit this bleed valve and it can be bought from most hardware shops. Insert the key and turn anti-clockwise about a quarter of a turn and (if there is air in the radiator) you will hear a hissing sound as it escapes. As soon as the hissing stops a dribble of water will escape from the radiator. At this point close the key very firmly. The radiator is now bled. Regards Dave Stevens. If in doubt call me (see main advert for number) and I will do the investigating for you. Disclaimer. All advice above is given in goodwill with many years experience. We cannot guarantee however that your problems will be rectified so please, if in doubt call us before undertaking any works yourself
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Will Advice from Dee & Griffin Solicitors After over 60 years of robust good health, I suddenly became seriously ill and ended up in hospital. We all take good health for granted and yet illness and indeed death can strike at any time. That’s why it is important to make a Will and I am astonished that so many people don’t bother. I have been a Solicitor in Gloucester for about 35 years and in my career, have encountered some real problems where people haven’t made Wills. For example, people assume that everything passes to a surviving wife (or husband) on first death, but this may not necessarily be the case. If there is no Will, then there is what is termed an intestacy and in this case, the surviving spouse will receive only the first £450,000 of her late husband’s estate where there are children. The couple may have a nice house worth £600,000 but no other assets of note, so she may not only have the grief of losing her husband, but be forced to act to comply with the law and this could possibly involve a sale of the property if the children do not cooperate with their mother to try to overcome the problem! Also, and even when a couple have made Wills, it is important to keep them under review. It is not a tick box exercise for life! An all too familiar example is where Mr and Mrs Smith made wills when their twins Tom and Dick were born. The Wills were simple and in the first instance they left everything to each other and with a gift of everything to be divided equally between Tom and Dick at 21 on the death of the survivor. Time passes and the couple celebrate their Silver Wedding, but sadly a few years later, Mr Smith passes on. More time passes and a lonely Mrs Smith meets Steve, falls in love and they eventually marry! Tom and Dick are happy for their mum as she has been transformed by this new love in her life. Even more time passes and Mrs Smith passes on. Her Estate comprises the house she purchased with her first husband worth £300,000 and some savings of about £100,000. Who inherits this? Tom and Dick are the beneficiaries named in her Will BUT this Will has been automatically revoked by her remarriage! Steve inherits as she has died intestate and Tom and Dick receive NOTHING! In my experience, many people do not realise that marriage automatically revokes a Will unless it is made in contemplation of marriage, so it is so important to ensure your wishes after death are met by keeping your Will up to date.
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Film Releases for August 2017 2nd August 2017
Valerian and The City of A Thousand Planets Space adventurers Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) set off on a mission to stop sinister forces from destroying Alpha, an intergalactic metropolis where thousands of alien species live together. Written and directed by Luc Besson, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is based on a series of French comics by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières.
Emoji Movie This animated comedy takes place in Textopolis, a world inside a smartphone that's inhabited by various emojis. There, an emoji named Gene (voiced by T.J. Miller) is ashamed that he has multiple facial expressions while his colleagues only have one each, and he embarks on a quest to be like everyone else. James Corden, Ilana Glazer, Jennifer Coolidge, Patrick Stewart, and Maya Rudolph also lend their voices to this film from Sony Pictures Animation. 11th August 2017
Atomic Blonde In this spy thriller set in Berlin during the twilight of the Cold War, an MI6 agent (Charlize Theron) probes a murder that points to a much larger conspiracy. James McAvoy, John Goodman, Sofia Boutella, and Eddie Marsan co-star. Directed by David Leitch. 18th August 2017
The Dark Tower In this adaptation of Stephen King's series of novels, a gunslinger (Idris Elba) and a mysterious villain known as the Man in Black (Matthew McConaughey) search for a magical tower. Directed by Nikolaj Arcel (A Royal Affair).
The Hitman’s Bodyguard A bodyguard (Ryan Reynolds) must protect a hitman (Samuel L. Jackson) who's about to testify against a dictator (Gary Oldman). Salma Hayek and Elodie Yung co-star. Directed by Patrick Hughes (The Expendables 3). 25h August 2017
American Made Tom Cruise stars in this '80s-set thriller as Barry Seal, a pilot-turned-drug smuggler who is recruited by the CIA for a dangerous mission. Based on a true story, American Made was directed by Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow).
Rough Night A bachelorette party gets progressively more out of control for four reunited college pals when their drug-fueled good time suddenly includes a dead male stripper.
**************************************** MAISEMORE FETE BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 28 AUGUST Traditional stalls, kids races, BBQ, teas, produce, raffle, tug-o-war, etc at Maisemore Village Hall from 2pm ************************************* To advertise call 01452 890242
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Sudoku Complete the puzzle by 20th August 2017 and return, with your name and address, to The Abbey-Link, 30 Dancers Hill, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5TY or email sarah@thelinkdirectories.co.uk
to be in with a chance of winning 2 cinema tickets Sudoku puzzles are provided by www.sudokuoftheday.com – visit them and get a new Sudoku
every day!”
Glevum Probus Club for Men We are a friendly non political club which meets at the St Lawrence Church Centre, Barnwood on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month throughout the year with the exception of December when on the 2nd Wednesday in that month the AGM ends the year. Coffee, tea and biscuits are served from 10am and the meetings commence at 10.30am and last for 1 to 1 ¼ hours dependant on the speaker. If you require any further information please feel free to contact
Terry Cruttenden on 01452 612432
GLOUCESTER LADIES PROBUS CLUB We are a friendly group which meets at the St Lawrence Parish Centre, Barnwood on the first and third Wednesday of each month except August. Coffee and tea are available from 10am until the meetings commence at 10 30am. We have talks on various subjects which last for approximately 1 hour. Examples of some talks in the near future are:- Mogul Palaces in Rajastan The People who put Gloucester on the map. The Korean War. For more information please contact either; Chairman Janice Herriman 01452 617170 or Programme Secretary Pam Street on 01452 611564.
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Manufacturers & Installers of all Types of the Finest Quality of Windows, Doors & Conservatories 41 Kingsmead Abbeymead Gloucester GL4 5DY Telephone: 01452 618530 07961 199942
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The Property Centre raise funds for National Star Charity A team of 16 walkers from The Property Centre, Abbeymead’s Top-Selling Agent, took on the challenge of walking 100 km of The Cotswold Way in June to raise money for local charity. Celebrating its 20th anniversary year in 2017, The Property Centre is known for undertaking exhilarating challenges to help local charities, and this walk proved to be their most gruelling challenge to date, completed at the peak of the June heatwave. The team trekked for 36 hours to complete the walk, raising over £3,000 for National Star, the Gloucestershire-based charity which transforms the lives of young people with complex disabilities. Having previously supported National Star as its Charity of the Year, The Property Centre team was keen to raise the bar with their fundraising event for this great local cause. “It’s 20 years since we founded The Property Centre, and as a proud local company we thought we’d mark our anniversary in 2017 by doing 20 things to support local charities”, said Founding Partner, Steve Jones. “National Star does amazing work with disabled young people and we really enjoyed supporting the charity with our Three Peaks Challenge last year. With that in mind, we wanted one of the anniversary events to be a real “test” – which doing the Cotswold Way 100k Walk in under 36 hours definitely proved to be. We’ve managed to raise over £3,000 so far though, so all the blisters were worthwhile!” Gill Henry, Head of Fundraising at National Star was impressed with the efforts of all the walkers. “We are so grateful to The Property Centre for completing the Cotswold Way Challenge in aid of National Star and for raising such a fantastic amount. It was a brilliant achievement for all involved and we appreciate their continued support.”
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Your quick guide to everyone and everything in your Directory... ACCOUNTANTS
CONSERVATORIES
OVEN CLEANERS
Abbeymead Accountancy and Taxation Centre 6 Gloucestersphere Accountants 27
C & L Windows 35 Gloucester Conservatory & Window Warehouse 14
Oven Busters Al’s Window Cleaning
AIRCONDITIONING
COVING SPECIALIST
PLASTERER
Charmont
Rob Walters
Tony Plasterer
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D2B Designs
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CURTAINS
ARCHITECT 6
Interior Needs
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DENTAL PRACTICE
The Beauty Spot 22 Therapy by Sam Baggott 23
Courtlands Dental Practice 17
BEDROOMS 5
A D B Electrical Services 9 DMXpressions 13
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Michael Tuck The Property Centre
BLINDS Interior Needs Lindas Blinds UK Blinds Cornerstone Design & Planning Darren Mann
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BUSINESS Dynamic Sales Solutions 31
CARAVAN SERVICING GL Caravan Care
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CARPENTRY P J B Carpentry
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CARPETS Sapphire Carpets
ELECTRICIAN ESTATE AGENTS
BUILDING CONTRACTORS
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CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES Gloucester Academy of Music 24
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The Veranda Lounge
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C & G Cladding
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SOLICITORS Davies & Partners Solicitors 30 Dee & Griffin 16
GARDEN PLANTERS
SKIP HIRE ALTERNATIVE
Bespoke Garden Design 15
Junk Away No Delay
HAIRDRESSERS
TREE CARE
Level One Steam Punk Rooms
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Budget Tree Services
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AC Automotive
HOME DÉCOR
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KITCHEN & BATHROOM FITTING
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RESTAURANTS
Saintbridge Sports Centre 39
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Interior Needs
Abbeydale Sports & Community Centre
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REMOVALS FIRM
Jims Mowing Lawn Man Linden Tree Mark Dunkley
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COMMUNITY CENTRE
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Dave Stevens
SOCIAL CLUB
CHILDRENS PARTIES Time 4 You
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GARDEN MAINTENANCE
Bohemian Kids
CLEANERS
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ROOFING INSTALLATION
FLOORING PJB Carpentry
Beaven Installations Charmont Mike Prawl Plumbing Pauls Plumbing The Gasman Wilkos Plumbing
Swift Removals
FITNESS Zumba by Jane Zumba with Regina
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PLUMBING & HEATING
BEAUTY THERAPY
PJB Carpentry
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PATIO CLEANING
M C Kitchen & Bathrooms 4 PJB Carpentry 5
LANDSCAPING
COMPUTER MAINTENANCE
Abbeydale Landscapes Heritage Landscapes
Cotswold Computer Medic 7 Hop-2-it 10 Jemtek 37
LAWNMOWERS Cheltenham Mowers
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VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING SERVICE 26
WINDOW CLEANER Al’s Window Cleaning
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WINDOW INSTALLATION A & A Double Glazing C & G Cladding C & L Windows
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WINDOW REPAIR Cloudy 2 Clear 13 Longlevens Window Repairs 7
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