November 2012
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A bit about “The The HucclecoteHucclecote-Link” Link Dear Neighbours, Welcome to your November edition of your Hucclecote Link. Its that time of year again, and when you receive this, the clocks will be about to go back, and it will start to feel as though Winter is now approaching. With the darker mornings and dark evenings - now’s the time when the heating starts to get put back on (if it hasn’t already!) We have some great plumbers in the Hucclecote Link and many of them have some great offers on, so why wait, give them a call now and see what they can do for you. You can find out who they are on our index on page 30. With also only a few weeks to go until the end of the year, November is a time where we start thinking about Christmas and all the planning and preparation. If bikes are on the Christmas list this year - Slam 69 in on our doorstep and is a great local family bike shop - see page 6 for more info. If you are after a few nick nacs to start the Christmas shopping - why not pop along to St Lawrences Church, Church Lane, Barnwood, on Saturday 3rd November 10.30-2.30 kids are welcome too, with face painting and other activities - you will also be helping raise money for a great local cause. See more details on page 26. If you have already booked your Christmas nights out, but are looking for a bit of pampering before hand, we have some great local beauty and massage therapists - see page 19 for more details. Remember we can be found on our Face book page; www.facebook.com/TheLinkDirectories or on twitter; www.twitter.com/@Sarah_Gerken we would love to connect with you.
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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:
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R W BATHROOM AND TILING - FULL HEATING SYSTEMS - BOILER REPLACEMENTS - POWER FLUSHING - COOKERS AND FIRES INSTALLED - ANNUAL SERVICING - LANDLORDS SAFETY CHECKS - BATHROOMS & EN SUITES - GENERAL PLUMBING ALL WORK GUARANTEED FREE QUOTATIONS CALL ADAM ON: 07890 390220 OR VISIT www.a-m-nelmesheating.co.uk
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Essjay Domestic Services Man and van service Single items or full house Furniture disposed of Houses, garages, sheds, Cleared and cleaned General house repairs Gutters cleared Drives jet washed Anything else? Just call Sue or John
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Dave’s top tips
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Replacing Damaged floor tiles As hard as floor tiles appear to be, they can on occasion get damaged with either a chip or crack and need to be replaced. Whenever buying tiles we always recommend getting a few extra as in a short time you may find they soon become obsolete. The first stage to remove the damaged tile is to carefully knock out the old tile from the middle to the edges with a hammer and chisel. (not forgetting safety gloves and glasses) Then completely remove the adhesive residues and grout. Using an electric scraper is a quick and easy method of doing this but a manual scraper will do the job just as well. Once the surface is cleaned, new tile adhesive is applied using a small notched trowel. Now press the new tile into the adhesive bed and line it up. After the specified drying time, grout the joints and leave them to dry. Finally, remove the remaining grout with a damp sponge before it fully sets. Should you need to make the joints look "old", simply rub some dirt into the dry joints until they are roughly the same colour as the neighboring joints. Be sure to check out our website at www.dstevens999.co.uk for more top tips along with some great video tutorials to help you with your DIY skills 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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A & L Taxis Corporate & Leisure Travel Airport Transfers Wheelchair Accessible Mark Powell Council Approved Driver
Tel: 01452 560455 Mobile: 07966 761189 www.taxis-gloucester.com marktaxi@hotmail.co.uk
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Autumn discounts! Beautiful Block paving, Paths & Patios. Fencing Sheds & Gates. Turfing, Pruning Major makeover to small tidy up Call the experts on for a free fixed quote on
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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 617040
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Gardening Tips for November from Garden Delight..
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Flowers, Tubs and Borders Finish planting out spring bulbs, November is an especially good month to plant Lilies and Tulips, in both cases if you have a heavy soil put a little coarse grit in the bottom of the planting hole to aid drainage. Plant deciduous hedges such as beech and hawthorn. Trim over your summer flowering heathers, removing the old flower stems keeps them compact and will encourage fresh new growth next spring and stop the plants becoming woody. Plant up a few Paperwhite Narcissi in pots to bring inside to flower for Christmas. Take hardwood cuttings of shrubs.
Lawns You will most likely need to make the final cut of the year, make sure the blades on the mower are set high and the grass is dry when you cut. If it’s not too wet or cold you can carry on laying turf until the end of the month.
Fruit and Vegetables Harvest and store late varieties of Apples and Pears. Plant ‘soft’ fruit’ this month for cropping next summer. November is the right month to buy and plant Raspberry canes, Blackcurrants, Redcurrants and Gooseberries. Protect Cauliflower ‘curds’ by bending a few leaves over the centre. Leeks and Parsnips can be left in the ground until required for use; the flavour will improve after the first frost. Bring in some roots of Chives, Mint and Parsley pot up and grow on the kitchen window sill for fresh foliage all winter. Sow Aquadulce Claudia Broad Beans to over winter and gain a head start to harvest next June. Plant out Garlic bulbs by the end of the month, they like a fertile well drained sunny position.
Greenhouse Check greenhouse daily opening vents on sunny days to regulate the temperature and increasing ventilation to cut down on pest and disease. But make sure to close up on frosty nights and check insulation is in order for when it gets really cold. When watering avoid splashing on leaves as this can cause mildew and other fungal diseases. Plant of the month – Viburnum bodnantense ‘Dawn’- larger growing shrub, upright in habit reaching 2.5 metres in height. Clusters of highly scented flowers cover the plant November- February. Ideal for the back of the border where its dark green purple tinged foliage provide a great back drop for spring and summer flowering shrubs, the shrub then comes into its own during the winter months when the masses of flowers brighten up any garden. Easy to grow but prune back after flowering to keep compact and under control. Check out our web site .. www.gardendelight.co.uk Disclaimer – these tips are the result The of many years experiencewhen in gardening howevertono guarantees can be Please mention Hucclecote-Link responding adverts given. Remember there are principles to successful gardening but no formulas.
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November 2012 Release’s Friday 2nd November SILENT HILL: REVELATION 3D Heather Mason and her father have been on the run, always one step ahead of dangerous forces that she doesn't fully understand, Now on the eve of her 18th birthday, plagued by horrific nightmares and the disappearance of her father, Heather discovers she's not who she thinks she is. The revelation leads her deeper into a demonic world that threatens to trap her forever. Based on the best-selling videogame series of the same name.
Friday 9th November ARGO In 1979, the American embassy in Iran was invaded by Iranian revolutionaries and several Americans are taken hostage. However, six manage to escape to the official residence of the Canadian Ambassador and the CIA is eventually ordered to get them out of the country. With few options, exfiltration expert Tony Mendez devises a daring plan: to create a phony Canadian film project looking to shoot in Iran and smuggle the Americans out as its production crew. With the help of some trusted Hollywood contacts, Mendez creates the ruse and proceeds to Iran as its associate producer. However, time is running out with the Iranian security forces closing in on the truth while both his charges and the White House have grave doubts about the operation themselves.
Friday 16th November THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 2 Bella is enjoying her new life and new powers, after the birth of their daughter, Renesmee. Soon, however, their family bliss is threatened again, by a new menace. Vampire Irina believes a childlike Renesmee could challenge the power and existence of the Volturi. As Irina rallies the Volturi to destroy this potential threat, Bella and the Cullens - together with any allies they can assemble - are preparing to fight a crucial, ultimate battle, to protect their family.
Friday 23rd November NATIVITY 2: DANGER IN THE MANGER! This sequel to the popular British comedy sees a new teacher (David Tennant) take over. When he enters his school in the National 'Song for Christmas' Competition, he and his pregnant wife, and the schoolchildren, embark on an epic road trip that ends up with a birth and a donkey, where he must embrace his fears and become a hero.
Friday 30th November RISE OF THE GUARDIANS 3D When the evil spirit Pitch launches an assault on Earth, the Immortal Guardians (including Santa Claus, The Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy), team up to protect the innocence of children all around the world. To advertise call 01452 617040
Sudoku - Complete the puzzle by 15th November 2012 and return, with your name and address, to The Hucclecote-Link, 30 Dancers Hill, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5TY to be in with a chance of winning 2 cinema tickets How to Play Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9, with no repetition! That's all there is to it. You solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic there’s no maths involved and no adding up. It's fun. It's challenging. It's addictive!
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FENCING & LANDSCAPING SPECIALISTS • • • • •
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Autumn Fayre Saturday 3rd November 10.30 - 2.30pm St Lawrence Church Barnwood Many different interesting stalls, including cakes and bottle stall Activities for children Refreshments on sale All are welcome An ideal way to start the Christmas Shopping and help raise much needed funds for St Lawrence Church
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Hucclecote Townswomen Guild At the September meeting of Hucclecote TG, we welcomed Carol Stafford, of ‘Sugar Celebrations’(shops in Gloucester and Swindon), who gave us a very informative talk and demonstration of icing and decorating fruit cakes with some really good tips, just in time for our Christmas cakes to benefit! We were advised to use icing sugar for rolling out marzipan, and to brush the cake with sherry rather than jam, before laying the marzipan on the cake, as it is safer and also enriches the cake; for rolling out fondant icing a thin covering of cornflour on the board is helpful; other tips included placing a thin sausage shaped rope of marzipan around the bottom of upturned cake to fill in the gap before icing, and ‘crimping’ around base and top of iced cake to avoid piping a decoration, all looking so easy to do by a very experienced cake decorator! The November meeting of HTG has had to be rearranged to take place on Thursday November 1st. at 7-30pm at Hucclecote Community Centre, instead of 15th November and will be an illustrated talk by Peter Berry entitled ‘Khyber or Bust’.All members and visitors will be made welcome. Sales Table will be; Items for Autumn Fayre. Saturday November 24th from 10-0am to 11-30am is the day of Hucclecote TG’s Autumn Fayre which will take place at Hucclecote Community Centre as usual. There will be a Grand Raffle, and stalls comprising ; Cakes ;Books and Puzzles; Cards and Crafts, Bric a Brac and refreshments will be served- a good opportunity to start or continue our Christmas shopping, and enjoy a coffee and chat! Everyone welcome.
Hucclecote Horticultural Society What a joy our September meeting was. The Biggs father and son team from Wanborough Nurseries enlivened our evening with a fascinating talk about herbs and their uses. As a nonherb person myself, I ended up buying quite a number for the patio pots. One was a tangerine sage – ever heard of that? It can be used for jellies and cakes, so should be put to good use. By the time you read this, we will have had our Members’ evening, when I shall be looking forward to swapping some of my seeds for some [hopefully better] ones brought in by other members, as well as getting the answers to all the questions I have about things not growing. For our November meeting, on Thursday 22nd, we will be entertaining another speaker from a nursery – this time Wheeler’s Nursery - when I anticipate that ideas for Christmas and then for activity in the New Year will be in abundance. In December we take a break, resuming in January with a welcome visit from Julie Ritchie of Hoo House nurseries, following up on our visit there during 2011, and talking to us about having perennials throughout the year. All meetings are at the Hucclecote Community Centre, and start at 7.30 pm. All are welcome: attendance and membership are not restricted to Hucclecote residents. More information from Chris on 610694. To advertise call 01452 617040
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St Philip and St James Church 'Scared of the dark? One of the fears that adults have occasionally shared with me is a fear of the dark. It is quite a surprise just how many people dislike the autumn and the wintry months because the nights are long and darkness seems to prevail. Not that long ago a very senior citizen shared with me her general disdain for autumnal November, noisy fireworks and the beginnings of winter. I wonder how she would fare in the extreme northern hemisphere where it can go dark for several weeks at a time? One of the most powerful descriptions of Jesus is as ‘the light of the world, a light no darkness can quench’. That statement is such a useful reminder that no matter how dark our lives, our mood, or the approaching winter, nothing can extinguish his light and his love. This autumn why not enter into the darkness with a bright shining torch that can illuminate any darkness and bring comfort in place of fear. As the nights darken look again at the beauty of the trees in autumnal colour and see this time as vital preparation for a long summer to come (hopefully!). There is no darkness that God’s light and love cannot penetrate and there is nothing to fear that you cannot face with Jesus the light of the world.
Revd Andrew Axon, St Philip and St James Church, Larkhay Road'
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Index of advertisers Your quick guide to everyone and everything in your Directory‌ ACCOUNTANT Accountancy & Taxation Centre 5 Hucclecote Accounting and Taxation Service 21
ADVERTISING The Best Of Gloucester 31
AIR CONDITIONING Charmont
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ARCHITECT ASW Design D2B Design Paul Karlsson
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BATHROOM FITTING R Weale 8 Severn Vale Bathrooms 21 TBS Bathrooms 1
BEAUTY THERAPY Natural Creations 19 Therapy Skin Treatment 19
BIKE SHOP Slam 69
COMPUTER MAINTENANCE
OVEN CLEANERS
Cotswold Computer Medic 7 Hop 2 It 12 Gamlin Software Solutions 10 Jemtek Solutions 13
PAINTER & DECORATOR
A M Nelmes Easy Plumbing Charmont Glevum Heating N T Boothroyd
Safeway Tarmac
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ELECTRICIAN Cleevely Electrical Glevum Electrical Hammond Electrical JB Electrical
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ESTATE AGENTS
Garden Delight Just a Mow LMS Petals
Bohemian Beads
Man & Van Service
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CHIMNEY SWEEP
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Hallmark Hotel
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Beaven Installations TBS Kitchens
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PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Bright Sparks Dave Stevens GHS Civils Ltd
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SHEDS Master Sheds
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Dee and Griffin
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TAXIS A & L Taxis
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VETS 14
Hucclecote Pets & Vets 14
WEIGHT PLAN 10
Cambridge Diet
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WINDOW REPAIRS 2
KITCHEN & BATHROOMS 18
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SOLICITORS
HOTEL
CHIROPRACTICE
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PETCARE PLUMBING & HEATING
GREEN GROCERS 14
Derek J Smart
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DRIVEWAYS
HANDYMAN
Chiropractic Wellness Centre
Oven Busters
GARDENING 5
Remedial Sports Therapy 18
Taylors Conservatory Care 9
Circuit Training Spirit Health Club
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Animals at Home Nails and Tails
CHILDRENS PARTIES Clean Sweep
Elite Loft Ladders
CONSERVATORIES
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CHILD CARE Prickles Child Care
MASSAGE THERAPIST
FITNESS
CARPETS Sapphire Carpets
Simply Holistic Tranquil Therapy 19
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CARAVAN CARE GL Caravan Care
LOFT LADDERS
Parkers
BUILDERS SWJ Construction
COMPLIMENTARY THERAPY
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Cloudy 2 Clear 15 Elements 16 Glassfix Glazing 16 Longlevens Window Repair 8
LANDSCAPING Abbeydale Landscapes Grants Landscaping
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