Hucclecote Link November 2022

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Dear Neighbours,

Welcome to the November edition of your Hucclecote Link. As I write this months intro our country seems to be in a current political mess, with the cost of living crisis and many of us worried about paying our heating bills and mortgages, it’s not the most comfortable of times.

So let us help you where we can. There is a Welcome Café that is also offering ’Warm Space’ at the Hucclecote Methodist Church, see when they are open on page 21.

Karas Hair and Beauty, are currently offering 10% discount off mens Haircuts and Shaves, by showing our advert, during November, you can find their advert on page 15.

If you are looking for an activity for your child, Ellie Wright Dance School are offering 2 Free taster sessions, read more about them on page 21.

And if you are thinking of moving, then Sarah Paterson mortgage broker can offer you advice on your mortgage, you can find her advert on page 22 and we have a number of local estate agents who can all be found in our index on page 26.

A bit of positive news, our sister directory, The Abbey Link, celebrated 17 years of publication last month! So I would like to thank everyone that has helped to make this possible. The local businesses that continue to advertise with us over the years, our team of distributors that ensure your copies are delivered regularly and to yourselves the readers for continuing to pick up the phone and use the businesses that advertise with us we wouldn’t still be publishing without your support, thank you, we are eternally grateful. Have a great month, Sarah.

Dave’s top tips

All about jig saws

Jigsaws offer the ability to make curved and straight cuts in many materials but it has to be said that, if you have much straight cutting to do, use a circular saw rather than a jigsaw. Jigsaws are not really designed for straight cuts and its much better to stick to curves or intricate work with them. Buying a jigsaw is not the same as buying a good jigsaw! Jigsaws are very versatile tools but the wrong one can make life really hard. If ever there was a case for spending a lot of money on a tool a good jigsaw is where it should be spent. With cheaper jigsaws the blade is held in by a clamp which is tightened by either a screwdriver or an allen key. The threads on the screw allow sideways movement, sideways movement in the blade means it is impossible to get a straight cut even when using a guide. Always buy a jigsaw with a blade lock and release system.

It’s also important that the sole plate on your jigsaw is rock solid. The sole plate is designed to be set at different angles and just like the blade holder; this movement can be exaggerated over time leading to poor control over the blade. Cheaper jigsaws use a reciprocal cutting action for the blade. This means simply that the blade just goes up and down. Better jigsaws have a pendulum or orbital motion set into the motor which (on different settings) allows the blade to move backwards and forwards at an angle as well as up and down while you are cutting.

This allows for a much more aggressive cut and at the same time, by moving the teeth away from the material, it allows any debris to fall clear of the teeth. This stops the saw from binding on the material and burning rather than cutting through it.

A jigsaw needs to be powerful to maintain a decent cut. A variable speed is essential as the difference between cutting timber as opposed to Perspex needs to be about 1000 strokes per minute. If you try and cut Perspex at the same speed as timber, it just melts.

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.

HUCCLECOTE TOWNSWOMENS GUILD

The Guild meets at the Community Centre on the third Thursday each month, at 7.30pm, and we are inviting you to join us at our November meeting as a Guest for the evening. Our speaker will be Dr Ray Wilson, talking about "Gloucester Docks - past, present and future", and there will be refreshments, a raffle, and the sales table.

This busy time of the year starts with our Christmas Supper when we will be entertained by The Churchdown Male Voice Choir, and will be followed a few weeks later by a floral workshop when we will be creating Christmas decorations under the guidance of a local demonstrator.Our Annual New Year's lunch is booked at Bowden Hall, and a full list of speakers for the year, covering a variety of subjects, have been added to our 2023/2024 programme.

We are inviting you to join us at our November meeting when a warm welcome will be extended to you as our Guest for the evening. Please phone Linda on 617701 if you need any further information.

Hucclecote Garden Club

Once we get to November in the garden it is easy to think there is nothing really much to be doing but this isn't really the case. There is still time to plant Spring bulbs, namely tulips. With the beautiful range of colours and shapes available tulips are a must for late Spring interest and a splash of eye catching colour.

General garden maintenance such as protecting plants from frost, clearing leaves from plants(this is important as lack of light and dark moist conditions are likely to attract slugs and snails)together with pruning old growth can continue.

November is our last meeting for the year. The evening is very informal with free coffees, teas and home made mince pies (made by our champion cake making Committee Member, Richard!)a seasonal Quiz and general garden chit chat, with a look back on our 2022 Speakers. We meet on the fourth Thursday of the month at the Hucclecote Community Centre, with a 7.30pm start. We have a great programme of Speakers for 2023 and hope to welcome many more gardening enthusiasts. Please ring either Joy on 553185 or Sue on 543573 for more information.

HUCCLECOTE LARKHAY WI

Autumn is here! Don't hibernate... come to join us at Larkhay WI!

Make new friends and learn new skills. Enjoy an array of activities offered either in house or at the Gloucester Federation offices in Brunswick Square. This month the speaker Chris O'Grady will be discussing art, antiques, fakes or fortunes. It will be interesting to find out if any of our members have in their possession a fake or fortune item.

Our annual general meeting will be held in November; an interesting evening reviewing our previous month's activities. Refreshments finish the evening, with time to catch up with friends whilst enjoying a delicious slice of cake. Couldn't ask for more!

We meet the second Thursday of each month at the Hucclecote Community Centre at 7:15 pm. We hope to see you there.

Contact Sarah on 01452 548101, or Beverley on 01452 613208 for more information

Film Releases in November 2022

All film releases are subject to change and we advise customers to keep up to date with the Cineworld website and the Cineworld social media.

Friday 4th November

LIVING

Set in 1953 London, it depicts a bureaucrat (Bill Nighy) who receives a medical diagnosis that inspires him to move to the south coast and cram some fun into his remaining days. He meets a sunny young female colleague who seems to have the pep that had previously escaped him.

Friday 11th November

BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER

Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), Okoye (Danai Gurira) and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T'Challa's death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o) and Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) to forge a new path for their beloved kingdom.

Friday 18th November

THE MENU

Young couple Margot (Anya Taylor Joy) and Tyler (Nicholas Hoult) travel to a remote island to eat at Hawthorne, an exclusive restaurant run by celebrity chef Slowik (Ralph Fiennes), who has prepared a lavish molecular gastronomy menu where food is treated as conceptual art, but his approach to cuisine has some shocking surprises for the wealthy guests.

Friday 25th November

STRANGE WORLD (Opens Wednesday 23rd November)

The original action adventure journeys deep into an uncharted and treacherous land where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades, a family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their latest and by far most crucial mission. This science fiction, action packed adventure will keep the audience on the edge of its seat.

ROALD DAHL`S MATILDA: THE MUSICAL

This musical fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Matthew Warchus and written by Dennis Kelly is based on the 1988 children's novel of the same name by Roald Dahl and the 2010 musical adaptation by Tim, Minchin, of the book. It is the second film adaptation of the novel, following the 1996 film directed by and co starring Danny DeVito.