February 2014 by Sarah Gerken

May 2013

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Dear Neighbours, Belated Happy New Year to you! Welcome to the February edition of your Abbey-Link. With February being the month of love… I wonder how many of you are looking for somewhere to go this Valentines or for the perfect gift to buy? Hatton Court are offering some ‘ Romance in the Country’, see page 15 for further details. Whilst Plantation florist on the back page have a wide range of valentines gifts, and Therapy by Sam Baggott on page 23 have gift vouchers that can be bought and exchanged for beauty gifts or treatments. This month, ‘The Best Of Gloucester’ are running a competition to find ‘The Most Loved Local Businesses’ in the county…..and here at The Link Directories, we would love to be voted the ‘Most Loved Directories in Gloucester’ but we will need your help to achieve this. We can only win, by being voted for by our consumers - and that’s you. So if you enjoy receiving the Abbey-Link, find us useful and have used some of the great local businesses that are in the directory, please could you vote for us, by going to www.thebestof.co.uk/vote, I promise it will only take a couple of minutes. Each vote made between 1st and 14th February, will be placed into a prize draw and each day someone will win £100 to spend with a Best Of Business. We would really appreciate your support, so a huge thankyou in advance. Our Sudoku competition has returned and is on page 33, enter and you could be in with a chance to win 2 tickets to the new Cineworld at the Quays. Congratulations to Phil Scott, the winner of this months Cineworld tickets. Please feel free to email me your Sudoku entries if you so wish: sarah@thelinkdirectories.co.uk Have a great month - and remember to vote! Sarah.

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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 * Limited Company Accounts 15,000 100 * Limited Company Formation 30,000 150 * Partnership Accounts 40,000 180 * Self Employed Accounts 60,000 210 * Management Accounts 75,000 230 * Business Start Ups 90,000 240 Over 100,000 By Negotiation 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

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.

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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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C.D.L CHRIS LEE PLASTERING CONTRACTOR For all your plastering needs big or small For smoothing over artex, ceilings or walls, To garage conversions Just give me a call 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE INTERNAL & EXTERNAL DOMESTIC / COMMERCIAL LOCAL ABBEYDALE RESIDENT

Tel: 01452 538328 Mobile: 07879 410369

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

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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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Master Sheds Unit D, Sudmeadow Road Hempsted, Gloucester, GL2 5HG Tel: 01452 314011 www.mastersheds.co.uk To advertise call 01452 890242

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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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FENCING & LANDSCAPING SPECIALISTS • • • • •

BLOCK PAVING FENCING PERGOLAS RERE-POINTING CONCRETING

PATIOS GATES GARDEN CLEARING SHED BASES

COMPETITIVE PRICES DISCOUNT F OR OAP’S OVER 25 YRS EXPREIENCE WE WILL BEAT ANY REASONABLE QUOTE

www.glosfencing.co.uk TEL: 01452 722548 MOBILE: 07841 753082 ALSO SUPPLIER OF SAND, GRAVEL & ORNAMENTAL GRAVEL

LINDEN TREE

LANDSCAPES ● ● ● ● ●

GARDEN AND TREE MAINTENANCE All kinds of trees and hedges expertly felled, topped and pruned

FENCING BLOCK PAVING PATIOS ● TURFING DECKING HEDGE CUTTING

ASPECTSOF OFLANDSCAPING LANDSCAPING ALLALL ASPECTS

All Interior & Exterior Work Undertaken

Free Quotations & Fully Guaranteed

Tel: 01452 614123 Mobile: 07787 182434

GARDEN DESIGNED, MAKEOVERS AND RENOVATIONS JUNGLE CLEARANCE Friendly and reliable local company For more info visit www.lindentreegardens.co.uk

Call Bob on 01452 535696 (24 hour answering service)

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Friday 7th February

Mr Peabody and Sherman (3D) Mr. Peabody is a business titan, inventor, scientist, gourmand, two-time Olympic edallist and genius…who also happens to be a dog. Using his most ingenious invention, the WABAC machine, Mr. Peabody and his adopted boy Sherman hurtle back in time to experience world-changing events first-hand and interact with some of the greatest characters of all time. But when Sherman breaks the rules of time travel, our two heroes find themselves in a race to repair history and save the future, while Mr. Peabody may face his biggest challenge yet – being a parent.

Labor Day Depressed single mom Adele (Kate Winslet) and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited.

Dallas Buyers Club The story of Texas electrician Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey) and his battle with the medical establishment and pharmaceutical companies after being diagnosed as HIV-positive in 1986, and his search for alternative treatments that helped established a way in which fellow HIV-positive people could join for access to his supplies. Why policies are place, but who can sympathize with Ron, Rayon and others – all her patients, directly or indirectly – in their situation.

Friday 14th February

The Lego Movie (3D) An ordinary LEGO minifigure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil LEGO tyrant from gluing the universe together.

Cuban Fury 1987: A 13 year old natural born dancer with fire in his heels and snakes in his hips is working himself up to explode all over the UK Junior Salsa Championships. But then: a freakish bullying incident on the mean streets of London robs him of his confidence, and our young hero finds his life diverted down a very different path. So it is that 22 years later, an adult Bruce Garrett (Nick Frost) finds himself out-of-shape and unloved – trapped in a downward spiral of self-pity, repression and Nando’s take-outs. Only Julia (Rashida Jones), his smart, funny, gorgeous new American boss, gives him reason to live. Unknown to Bruce however, Julia has issues all of her own. Luckily for him, she also has a secret passion. Then there’s Drew (Chris O’Dowd), his alpha male colleague and horny king-monkey of the office. With Drew making no secret of his desire to get (his words) “all up inside Julia”, Bruce is forced into action. And thus, Bruce is once again brought face-to-face with the darkest and most powerful of his inner demons. Somehow, someway, and with a lot of hand-holding from loyal sister Sam (Olivia Colman) Bruce must learn how to unshackle his dancing beast, regain his long lost fury and claim the love of his life…and he’s going to do it all On The Dance Floor…

The Monuments Men Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on an unlikely World War II platoon, tasked by FDR with going into Germany to rescue artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and returning them to their rightful owners. It would be an impossible mission: with the art trapped behind enemy lines, and with the German army under orders to destroy everything as the Reich fell, how could these guys – seven museum directors, curators, and art historians, all more familiar with Michelangelo than the M-1 – possibly hope to succeed? But as the Monuments Men, as they were called, found themselves in a race against time to avoid the destruction of 1000 years of culture, they would risk their lives to protect and defend mankind’s greatest achievements. From director George Clooney, the film stars George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville, and Cate Blanchett.

Friday 21st February

Pompeii Set in 79 A.D., POMPEII tells the epic story of Milo (Kit Harington), a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia (Emily Browning), the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.

A New York Winter’s Tale New York City is subsumed in arctic winds, dark nights, and white lights, its life unfolds, for it is an extraordinary hive of the imagination, the greatest house ever built, and nothing exists that can check its vitality. One night in winter, Peter Lake (Colin Farrell), orphan and mastermechanic, attempts to rob a fortress-like mansion on the Upper West Side. Though he thinks the house is empty, the daughter of the house is home. Thus begins the love between Peter, a middle-aged Irish burglar, and Beverly Penn (Jessica Brown Findlay), a young girl, who is dying.

Wednesday 26th February

The Book Thief While subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.

Thursday 27th February

National Theatre Live: War Horse at 7pm The original landmark London production based on Michael Morpurgo's classic novel, broadcast live in stunning HD At the outbreak of World War I, Billy Narracott's beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry. So begins an incredible journey from the idyllic fields of Devon to the hellish trenches of France. Skilfully adapted for the stage by Nick Stafford from Michael Morpurgo's bestselling novel, 'War Horse' was an instant hit when it opened at the National Theatre back in 2007. Packed with moving music and songs, this hugely inventive production features breathtaking life sized horse puppets by South Africa's acclaimed Handspring Puppet Company. The Sunday Times described this compelling show as "the theatrical event of the decade". The public agreed. An international smash hit, 'War Horse' has been seen by more than four million advertise 01452 890242 people worldwide. Now the original productionTo comes to Cineworldcall live from the West End in fabulous HD.

Sudoku Complete the puzzle by 20th February 2014 and return, with your name and address, to The Abbey-Link, 30 Dancers Hill, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5TY or email sarah@thelinkdirectories.co.uk

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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: 01452 521878 MOBILE: 07850 968348

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Friends of Heron invite you to an

Indulgence Evening Calling all Mums (Daughters and Grandmas and....). Come along and treat yourself to an evening of relaxation with treatments and manicures, shopping and socialising with your friends. Location: Heron Primary School Date: Friday 21st March --7pm - 9pm (just in time for Mother’s Day) Entrance price: £4 on the door (£3.50 in advance), includes complimentary drink

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Ladies Pamper Night & Shopping Evening 21st Feb 7pm - 10pm @ Coopers Edge School Tickets £4 in advance £5 on the door Stalls, treatments, licensed bar… Treatments can be pre-booked, Contact: jastridge@sky.com To find out more Raising funds for the; Coopers Edge Trust (Reg charity: 1142679)

Scottish Dancing at Kingsholm School, Gloucester. Tuesdays - term time only. 7.30pm - 10.00pm. Beginners welcome. Cost £2 but first night FREE. Contact 01452 306857 www.gloucesterscd.btck.co.uk

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Index of advertisers

Your quick guide to everyone and everything in your Directory...

ACCOUNTANTS

COMMUNITY CENTRE

LANDSCAPING

Abbeymead Accountancy and Taxation Centre Charterwoods

Abbeydale Sports & Community Centre

Abbeydale Landscapes A R Services Grants Landscaping LMS

6 4

ADVERTISING The Best of Gloucester

AIRCONDITIONING Charmont

ARCHITECT D2B Designs Paul Karlsson

8 7

BATHROOM INSTALLATION Bright Bathrooms Severn Vale Bathrooms TBS Bathrooms

13 16 18

BEAUTY THERAPY Therapy by Sam Baggott

COMPLIMENTARY THERAPY Chiropractic Wellness Centre 22 Reconnecting Therapy 22 Remedial Sports 22 Simply Tranquil Therapy 22

LAWNMOWERS

COMPUTER MAINTENANCE

PET CARE

Cotswold Computer Medic Hop-2-it Jemtek

CONSERVATORIES

23 31

COVING SPECIALIST

BLINDS

Rob Walters

Barbaraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Blinds 28 Lindas Blinds 29 BUILDING CONTRACTORS Darren Mann 11

DANCE CLASSES

CAKE BAKING Patacake

Dancing on the Edge

Michael Tuck

GL Caravan Care

FITTED WARDROBES

GL Carpentry P J B Carpentry Richleigh Carpentry

Space Master 28 31 5

CARPETS Sapphire Carpets

Kingfisher Flooring PJB Carpentry

Plantation Florist

CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES Jo Jingles

HAIRDRESSER

Hair by Mel - Mobile

CHIMNEY SWEEP 10 29

30 10 23

8 29 29

PLASTERER Chris Lee

PLUMBING & HEATING Beaven Installations Charmont Glevum Heating Ignition N Boothroyd The Gasman TJ Robins

4 9 25 19 13 18 18

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Help @ Home 24 Total Property Maintenance 34

ROOFING INSTALLATION 11

SHEDS 12

SOLICITORS Dee & Griffin Treasures

16 6

SPORTS CENTRE Saintbridge Sports Centre

HOTELS Hatton Court Hotel

CLEANER Clean by Judi

17 31

GARDEN MAINTENANCE 19

Oven Busters

Master Sheds 17

30 34 30 11

OVEN CLEANERS

C & G Cladding 1

FLOORING

Linden Tree Mark Dunkley

Clean Sweep

9 24

FLORIST

CARPET CLEANING Kingfisher Cleaning

ESTATE AGENTS

CARAVAN SERVICING CARPENTRY

ELECTRICIAN A D B Electrical Services DMXpressions

Cheltenham Mowers

Nails and Tails 7 28 33

Gloucester Conservatory & Window Warehouse 31 Thomas Tonks 20,21

BEDROOMS PJB Carpentry

WINDOW INSTALLATION A & A Double Glazing C & G Cladding Glass Fix Glazing

28 11 13

WINDOW REPAIR Cloudy 2 Clear 12 Longlevens Window Repairs 11

KITCHEN & BATHROOM FITTING M C Kitchen & Bathrooms PJB Carpentry TBS Kitchens

35 31 12

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