May 2013
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Dear Neighbours, Welcome to the ‘new look’ July edition of your Abbey-Link. As you can see we have rebranded and gone for a new fresh look, I hope you like it. This ‘new look’ will follow through onto our webpage as well, where all our directories will be uploaded on a monthly basis, so should you ever misplace your copy, you can always go online to www.thelinkdirectories.co.uk and find copies of the directories there. The new look will also filter through onto our social media sites, with our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/TheLinkDirectories, also being rebranded and regular updates posted weekly along with copies of the directories available on our page too. If you are ever hosting a local event and would like it to be promoted on our social media sites, please just send me an email at, sarah@thelink-directories.co.uk and we would be happy to promote this for you. To co-inside with our rebranding we are running a promotion over the next couple of months on our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/TheLinkDirectories just give us a ‘like’ and you will be entered into our free prize draw for a family ticket for 4 to use at Cineworld, this could be useful with the Summer holidays on the horizon, see our advert on page 25. Go on, give us a ’like’ - we would love to connect with you. Lets hope that the weather does start to improve this month (I had turned my heating off, then on again, then off again!!) and we can all get outside and get those jobs done in preparation for the Summer months. We have some great local businesses on board that can help with improvements around your home and garden, see our index of businesses on page 42. Congratulations to last months winner - J Chapman - tickets are on their way to you. This months Sudoku competition is on page 35 enter and you could be in with a chance to win 2 tickets to the local Cineworld. Please feel free to email me your Sudoku entries if you so wish: sarah@thelink-directories.co.uk Have a great month
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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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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 To advertise call 01452 890242
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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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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
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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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ABBCARE Installations • • • • • • • •
Conservatories P.V.C Doors P.V.C Windows Fascias & Gutters Brickwork Alterations Extensions Home Improvements Misted Sealed Unit Replacement All P.V.C work includes 10 year Manufactures guarantee
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Master Sheds Unit D, Sudmeadow Road Hempsted, Gloucester, GL2 5HG Tel: 01452 314011 www.mastersheds.co.uk 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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Gardening Tips for July from Garden Delight..
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Flowers, Tubs and Borders Dead head bedding plants on a regular basis to encourage continual flowering Pick sweet pea flowers on a regular basis leaving them will mean they go to seed and you will not have as many new flowers • Cut back Lupins and Delphiniums that have flowered, if you feed them they may give you a second flush of flowers • Continue to water and feed summer tubs containers and baskets and arrange holiday cover if you are going away Dead head roses as the flowers go over this will encourage a second flush of flowers, you can now start to feed and treat with a combined pest and disease treatment to keep the plants healthy thought the summer.
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Lawns Water if its dry and there is no hosepipe ban, it’s a good time to liquid feed the lawn if its looking like it needs a fillip, use a high nitrogen liquid feed. You can also ‘spot’ weed those weeds that your early weed and feed fertilizers missed, but be sure you only use a weed killer suitable for use on lawns! Keep the edges trimmed, doing this regularly will keep the shape of your borders and keep your lawn looking neat and tidy.
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Fruit and Vegetables Time to harvest early potatoes; check when the flowers are fully open by removing some of the soil if they are about the size of an egg they are ready to harvest. • Water onions if it’s dry to help the bulbs swell up and make good size, keep the weeds down around them to avoid competition. Regularly water and feed tomatoes plants with a high potash tomato food, do not allow them to become water logged. Irregular watering will produce blossom end rot and cause the fruit to split.
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It’s been another tough year so far.. With the season starting very late and the weather being very inconsistent one day rain one day sun. Under these conditions it’s much harder to keep and eye on things watering wise, don’t rely on showers to water your tubs check each individually just to be on the safe side. Also the side effect of high temperatures and lots of rain mean you generally gets lots of growth on shrubs regular trimming can avoid these getting out of hand. If we get another wet summer as forecast then tubs and baskets will need extra feeding and nutrients tend to wash through with some much water falling. Check out our web site.. www.gardendelight.co.uk Disclaimer – these tips are the result of many years experience in gardening however no guarantees can be given. Remember there are principles to successful gardening but no formulas.
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July 2013 Release’s
Wednesday 3rd July
THE INTERNSHIP Billy (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Owen Wilson) are salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital world. Trying to prove they are not obsolete, they defy the odds by talking their way into a coveted internship at Google, along with a battalion of brilliant college students. But, gaining entrance to this utopia is only half the battle. Now they must compete with a group of the nation's most elite, tech-savvy geniuses to prove that necessity really is the mother of reinvention.
NOW YOU SEE ME Four magicians each answer a mysterious summons to an obscure address with secrets inside. A year later, they are the Four Horseman, big time stage illusionists who climax their sold out Las Vegas show with a bank apparently robbed for real. This puts agents Dylan Rhodes of the FBI and Alma Vargas of Interpol on the case to find out how they did it. However, this mystery proves difficult to solve even with the insights of the professional illusion exposer, Thaddeus Bradley. What follows is a bizarre investigation where nothing is what it seems with illusions, dark secrets and hidden agendas galore as all involved are reminded of a great truth in this puzzle: the closer you look, the less you see.
Friday 12th July -
PACIFIC RIM
When an alien attack threatens the Earth's existence, giant robots piloted by humans are deployed to fight off the menace.
MONSTERS UNIVERSITY 3D Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn't always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met they couldn't stand each other. "Monsters University" unlocks the door to how Mike and Sulley overcame their differences and became the best of friends
Friday 19th July -
THE WORLD’S END
20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hell bent on trying the drinking marathon again. They are convinced to stage an encore by mate Gary King (Simon Pegg) a 40-year old man trapped at the cigarette end of his teens, who drags his reluctant pals to their home town and once again attempts to reach the fabled pub, The World's End. As they attempt to reconcile the past and present, they realize the real struggle is for the future, not just theirs but humankind's. Reaching The World's End is the least of their worries.
Thursday 25th July -
THE WOLVERINE 3D
In modern day Japan, Wolverine is out of his depth in an unknown world as he faces his ultimate nemesis in a life-or-death battle that will leave him forever changed. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality, emerging more powerful than we have ever seen him before.
Wednesday 31st July -
THE SMURFS 2 3D
The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world¹s greatest sorcerer. It's up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her! Will Smurfette, who has always felt different from the other Smurfs, a new connection the Naughties Vexy and Hackus or Tofind advertise call 01452 with 890242 will the Smurfs convince her that their love for her is True Blue?
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Sudoku Complete the puzzle by 20th July 2013 and return, with your name and address, to Abbey-Link, 30 Dancers Hill, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5TY to be in with a chance of winning 2 cinema tickets
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Rob Walters For all your ceiling requirements:-
Plasterboarding Coving Skimming Texturing 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 Visit website at www.robwalters.co.uk
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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
- FULL HEATING SYSTEMS - BOILER REPLACEMENTS - POWER FLUSHING - COOKERS AND FIRES INSTALLED - ANNUAL SERVICING - LANDLORDS SAFETY CHECKS - BATHROOMS & EN SUITES - GENERAL PLUMBING
LOCAL ABBEYDALE RESIDENT
ALL WORK GUARANTEED FREE QUOTATIONS
Tel: 01452 538328 Mobile: 07879 410369
CALL ADAM ON: 07890 390220 OR VISIT www.a-m-nelmesheating.co.uk
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R. H. NELMES PLUMBING AND HEATING Gas Safe Registered
POWER FLUSH HEATING SYSTEM LOCAL ABBEYDALE RESIDENT
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Sick Care vs Health Care
I have written this article because I want to present an alternative way to think about your health. Our current model of thought says that if you get back pain and take some tablets and the pain goes away then the tablets fixed your problem. Well think about is that true. You have a damaged or weakened back for whatever reason and no tablet in the world can fix that. That is like saying that blood pressure medication fixes your heart. Medication is crisis care and should be treated as such. Chronic care, i.e. Blood Pressure medication, statins, diabetes medication etc…, is just a recognition that you are too broken to fix , so we will just keep you on a long term crises medication at maybe a lower dose. It’s like we forget what it means to be healthy. By the way doctors and hospitals are very good at crisis care and save a lot of lives in this way. Chronic care has one fundamental problem and that is that drugs have side effects and these effects are accumulative. That is the drugs are making you sicker not healthier. Symptoms are a poor (necessary but poor) indicator of your state of health, because let’s face it you can be very sick and still be running marathons and then die the next day. So if we can’t rely on symptoms to tell us what is going on in our bodies then what can we rely on to get healthier. Well let’s face it the current model of health care is symptom based and as such it is flawed. Improving your health requires an altogether different process and way of thinking. The correct way to think about your health is that it is a continuum, you can always be healthier than you are now and you can always be sicker than you are now. Your place on this continuum is never static it is always changing. At any particular moment in the day you are moving up towards optimal health or away towards disease. The first step is to become aware that it is a continuum and then you will start making better decisions in your life so as to improve your health and move up the scale. This way of thinking will change your life and improve your health. Try it. Dr Andy Evans MTech (Chiro) Chiropractor - Chiropractic Wellness Centre Local Parents and Babies Picnic in the Park These summer picnics are a great opportunity to enjoy some hopefully sunny weather and allow older children lots of space to play in an informal environment. It is a great way for parents and parents-to-be to make new friends, share tips and chat with those going through the same things. Karen Knowlton, NCT Gloucester Publicity Officer said: “The summer holidays can prove challenging finding things to keep little ones entertained, these fun free picnics are a great way to enjoy some summer weather, meet new people and socialise with the added advantage of outdoor play for the babies, toddlers and older siblings. The branch is open to everyone and we are always looking for new volunteers, this is a great way to meet the people involved already.” The branch offers a range of services and activities for local parents including Antenatal Classes in Gloucester, Quedgeley and Churchdown. For more information on the NCT Gloucester branch, contact Karen on glosnct@gmail.com, join us on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GloucesterNCT or on twitter @NCTGloucester To advertise call 01452 890242
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FLOWER FESTIVAL Friday12th – Sunday14th July 2013. ST LAWRENCE’S CHURCH – CHURCH LANE – BARNWOOD - GLOUCESTER GL4 3JB The theme of the Festival will be Wedding Anniversaries, and there will be Flower arrangements and wedding dresses to match different decades. Thursday 11th July will be a preview evening, tickets £6 to include Cheese and Wine, and the Festival will be opened by Chris Evans of Dundry Nurseries, Churchdown, Gloucester. There will also be a photography exhibition by Mike Barnes entitled ’ Down the Severn ’. Tickets can be purchased from the Church office (01452 372731). There will be a’ Tea Shop’, open on Friday and Saturday, 10.30 -5pm and Sunday 12.00 - 4.30pm selling Teas, Coffees and Home Made Cakes, and Soup and Ploughmans at lunch time. The Festival will conclude on Sunday evening with Choral Evensong in the Church at 6pm. The Church will be open from 10:30 on Friday and Saturday and 12:00 on Sunday. Should you wish any more information on this very special event, please contact the Church Office on 01452 372731 (vic-barnwood@supanet.com) or Joanna Paisley (joannapais@blueyonder.co.uk). We hope that we will be able to welcome you to our Flower Festival week-end and look forward to meeting you in July.
LOCAL GROUP HELPS GLOUCESTER PARENTS FIND FRIENDSHIP NCT Gloucester branch is holding a regular ‘Bumps and Babies’ group for new and expectant mums and dads, whether it’s their first, second or fifth baby! The group runs every Tuesday, 10:30 am to 12:00 at Salvation Army Hall, Gloucester and all parents are welcome you do not have to be an NCT member to join our Bumps and Babies group. Set up by parent charity NCT, Bumps and Babies groups provide relaxed and informal get-togethers, in community venues with enough room for buggies, babies and a close circle of parents. It is a great place for parents and parents-to-be to make new friends, share tips and chat with those going through the same things. Tina Gibbs, NCT Gloucester Branch Coordinator said: “Having a baby is an amazing experience but it can also be quite isolating. Coming to this group gives you a reason to get out of the house and socialise with people in your local area who can understand what you’re going through. We’re open to everybody and are always looking for new mums and dads to join.” The branch offers a range of services and activities for local parents including Antenatal Classes in Gloucester, Quedgeley and Churchdown. For more information on NCT Gloucester branch’s Bumps and Babies group, contact Karen on GlosBumps@nct.org.uk or join us on facebook: https:// www.facebook.com/groups/glosbumps/ Please mention Abbey-Link when responding to adverts
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Your quick guide to everyone and everything in your Directory... ACCOUNTANTS
COMPLIMENTARY THERAPY
Abbeymead Accountancy and Taxation Centre Add this Limited Charterwoods
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Chiropractic Wellness Centre 24 Remedial Sports 24
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Cotswold Computer Medic Gamlin Software Hop-2-it Jemtek
ARCHITECT D2B Designs Paul Karlsson
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Cheltenham Mowers 7 33 10 35
BATHROOM INSTALLATION
CONSERVATORIES
Severn Vale Bathrooms TBS Bathrooms
Gloucester Conservatory & Window Warehouse 38 Taylors Conservatories 39 Thomas Tonks Installations 22
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BEAUTICIANS Beauty by Emma Jane
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BEDROOMS
COVING SPECIALIST
PJB Carpentry
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BLINDS
Rob Walters
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DRIVEWAYS
Lindas Blinds
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Planet Earth Groundworks
BRASS BAND
ELECTRICIAN
Local Brass Band 30 BUILDING CONTRACTORS Darren Mann 11
A D B Electrical Services Halford Electrical Hammond Electrics
CAKE BAKING
ESTATE AGENTS
Patacake
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Truly Scrumptious
Michael Tuck
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Space Master
CARAVAN SERVICING
FLOORING
Caravan Care
Kingfisher Flooring PJB Carpentry SP Dixon Tom Walsh Flooring
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CARE WORKER Sabrina Collett
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CARPENTRY P J B Carpentry Richleigh Carpentry
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CARPETS Sapphire Carpets
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CARPET CLEANING Kingfisher Cleaning
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CARPORTS Manor Homes & Gardens
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CHARITY Ride 4 Life Sue Ryder
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CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES Jo Jingles
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COMMUNITY CENTRE Abbeydale Sports & Community Centre
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FITTED WARDROBES
CANDY CART HIRE
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Contact
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GARDEN MAINTENANCE Garden Delight Lawn Man Linden Tree Mark Dunkley
Abbeydale Landscapes Grants Landscaping LMS
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LAWNMOWERS
COMPUTER MAINTENANCE
AIRCONDITIONING Charmont
LANDSCAPING
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OVEN CLEANERS Oven Busters
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PET CARE Hornbys Doggie Carers Nails and Tails
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PLASTERER Chris Lee
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PLUMBING & HEATING A M Nelmes Beaven Installations Charmont Ignition plumbing & heating N Boothroyd R H Nelmes The Gasman
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PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Bright Sparks 17 Help @ Home 14 Total Property Maintenance 13
ROOFING INSTALLATION Britannia Roofline C & G Cladding Direct Fascias
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SHEDS Master Sheds
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SOLICITORS Dee & Griffin Treasures
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TREE SURGEON Acorn Treecare
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UPHOLSTERER
HAIRDRESSER
Colin Pattenden
Belinda’s Travelling Scissors 31 Haircare by Leonie 4
WINDOW INSTALLATION
HOLIDAYS Portugal Villa
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HOTELS Hatton Court Hotel
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KITCHEN & BATHROOM FITTING M C Kitchen & Bathrooms PJB Carpentry TBS Kitchens
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A & A Double Glazing Abbcare C & G Cladding Elements Glass Fix Glazing
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WINDOW REPAIR Cloudy 2 Clear 15 Longlevens Window Repairs 11
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