May 2013
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Dear Neighbours, Happy New Year and welcome to the January edition of your Abbey-Link. When you receive this, I hope you will either be in the midst of your Christmas festivities, or will have had a lovely festive break. January is a time for those New Year Resolutions, so those of you with getting fit on the top of your things to do in 2015, try out Corinnes Fitness Classes which are taking place at a variety of venues close to you, more on page 17. Perhaps you are just looking to try something new this January - why not join The Choir Factor on the front cover. Again they have a variety of classes in the area and it’s a great way to have fun and make new friends. January is also sale time, and we have a number of businesses that are holding sales this month. If you are thinking of new blinds this year, Barbaras Blinds on page 12, have a great sale on, along with TBS on page 2 if you are thinking of a new bathroom or kitchen and here at the Link Directories we also have a sale on adverts booked this month, more details are on page 24. Remember our Sudoku competition also on page 33, enter and you could be in with a chance to win 2 tickets to the local Cineworld. Congratulations to Maureen Gay the winner of this months Cineworld tickets. Have a great month Sarah. The Link Directories (Gloucester) Ltd cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions or endorse companies, products or services that appear in this magazine. to adverts PrintedPlease by: Themention Color Company Tel: when 01242responding 226332 www.thecolorco.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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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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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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Hucclecote Townswomen Guild 46 memb ers ca me to the November meeting of the TWG, to hear Graha m Johnson speak about being "In Search of Santa". It was a seasonal evening, with tales of bundling up against the snow in sub-zero temperatures, some 140km North of the Arc tic Circle near the Russian border, where there is less than two hours of "grey light" before darkness falls again. Santa lives in Lapland, in a snowy forest, where people who go to visi t hi m are able to take part in snowy activi ties - meeting the reindeer, sleigh rides, husky sled rides and skidoos, before meeting the grea t man himself. The yea r's events finish with a shopping trip to Ca rdiff; a Christma s lunch a t Hatherley Manor, and the Christmas Social Evening. The first meeting of 2015 will be on 15 January, with Phil Moss talking about Beatrix Potter and the Tailor of Gloucester.
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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
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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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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)
Mobile 07957545926
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2nd January Birdman A washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory. Featuring Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis and Edward Norton
Woman in Black: The Angel of Death 40 years after the first haunting at Eel Marsh House, a group of children evacuated from WWII London arrive, awakening the house's darkest inhabitant. With Helen McCrory, Jeremy Irvine and Phoebe Fox
The Theory of Everything A look at the relationship between the famous physicist, Stephen Hawking and his wife. Starring Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones
9th January Into the Woods A witch conspires to teach important lessons to various characters of popular children's stories including Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk and Rapunzel. Starring big names such as Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Chris Pine
Taken 3 Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson), an Ex-government operative is accused of a ruthless murder he never committed or witnessed as he is tracked and pursued, Bryan Mills brings out his particular set of skills to find the true killer and clear his name.
Foxcatcher Wrestler Mark Schultz forms a relationship with his new sponsor, millionaire John du Pont, as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances as both men feel inferior to Mark's revered brother, Dave. Starring Steve Carrell, Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo
16th January Wild Reese Witherspoon stars in a chronicle of one woman's 1,100-mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent catastrophe.
American Sniper A Navy S.E.A.L. (Bradley Cooper) recounts his military career, which includes more than 150 confirmed kills.
Whiplash A promising young drummer enrols at a cutthroat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential. Starring Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons and Melissa Benoist
Testament of Youth A British woman recalls coming of age during World War I. Starring Kit Harington, Hayley Atwell and Dominic West
23rd January The Gambler A literature college professor and high stakes gambler (Mark Wahlberg) runs afoul of a loan shark and his bodyguard-like gangsters while he has an affair with one of his students.
A Most Violent Year In New York City 1981, an ambitious immigrant fights to protect his business and family during the most dangerous year in the city's history. Featuring Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain and David Oyelowo
Ex Machina A young programmer (Domhnall Gleeson) is selected to participate in a breakthrough experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breath-taking female A.I.
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Sudoku Complete the puzzle by 20th January 2015 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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Your quick guide to everyone and everything in your Directory...
ACCOUNTANTS Abbeymead Accountancy and Taxation Centre
COMPUTER MAINTENANCE 6
AIRCONDITIONING Charmont
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ARCHITECT D2B Designs Paul Karlsson
Cotswold Computer Medic Hop-2-it Jemtek
Gloucester Conservatory & Window Warehouse 31
COVING SPECIALIST
TBS Bathrooms
Rob Walters
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BEDROOMS 31
South West Construction Academy
Barbaras Blinds 12 BUILDING CONTRACTORS Darren Mann 29
ELECTRICIAN
BUSINESS
ESTATE AGENTS 21
CARAVAN SERVICING GL Caravan Care
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CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES Jo Jingles 17 Birds of a Feather Youth Theatre 17
CHIMNEY SWEEP Clean Sweep
Abbeydale Sports & Community Centre
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COMPLIMENTARY THERAPY Foot Care Clinic Physio Kinesis Remedial Sports
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LANDSCAPING
Swift Removals
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C & G Cladding
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ROOFING SERVICE 30
SOLICITORS 24 18 6
SPORTS & SOCIAL CENTRE Coney Hill RFC Robinswood Social Club Saintbridge Sports Centre
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TUTOR Helen Tuckey
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UPHOLSTERER Colin Pattenden
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WASTE REMOVAL Junk Away
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WINDOW INSTALLATION
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A & A Double Glazing C & G Cladding
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Cloudy 2 Clear 13 Longlevens Window Repairs 29
LAWNMOWERS OVEN CLEANERS Oven Busters
REMOVALS FIRM
Dee & Griffin Tayntons Treasures
FLORIST GARDEN MAINTENANCE
Cheltenham Mowers
Elite Property Maintenance 5 Enterprise Handyman Services 26 HandyLink 11 Your Home 15
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FLOORING
Abbeydale Landscapes LMS
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
Homecall
M C Kitchen & Bathrooms PJB Carpentry TBS Kitchens
COMMUNITY CENTRE
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Beaven Installations Charmont Glevum Heating Ignition TJ Robins The Gasman SK Modern Heating
ROOFING INSTALLATION
FITTED WARDROBES
Garden Busters Linden Tree Mark Dunkley
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PLUMBING & HEATING
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KITCHEN & BATHROOM FITTING
CLEANER Time for You
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CHOIR Choir Factor
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FITNESS
PJB Carpentry
CHILDMINDING Butterflies Childminding
Michael Tuck The Property Centre
Space Master
CARPETS Sapphire Carpets
A D B Electrical Services DMXpressions
Corinne Fitness
CARPENTRY P J B Carpentry
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EDUCATION
BLINDS
Dynamic Sales Solutions
Chris Lee 7 10 33
CONSERVATORIES 8 7
BATHROOM INSTALLATION PJB Carpentry
PLASTERER
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WINDOW REPAIR
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PAINTER & DECORATOR Fresh Finishes
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