May 2013
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Dear Neighbours, Welcome to the June edition of your Abbey-Link. Fingers crossed this month we will start to see the beginning of Summer, it’s feeling quite chilly as I write this! The days will hopefully become warmer and we will start to spend more time outdoors. As always we have many great local companies on board who can help get your home ready for the Summer. From landscape gardeners, to window and gutter cleaners and general property maintenance companies, you can find them all on our index on page 38. As a Summer activity many of us look at going swimming at this time of year, but if you have babies or preschool children who are looking to learn to swim, check out our local and award winning company Puddle Ducks on pages 18 & 19. If you are looking for outdoor events, the NSPCC hold a great outdoor picnic concert at Highnam Court, it’s a very traditional English evening, full of music, fun and fireworks and all for a great cause, see more on page 37. June is also half way through the year (I’m sure it gets quicker each year!) and so from a business point of view, time to review your goals with only 6 months left to meet your 2015 targets...so here at the Link we would like to help you get more customers and so we are offering businesses a 25% discount for 6 month colour packages taken out during June.. See out advert on page 35 or just drop me a line for more details. The winner of this months Sudoku competition is Cheri Scott, Cineworld tickets will be on their way to you. To be in with a chance to win Cineworld Tickets, see page 31. 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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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
High Quality Timber Windows & Doors
Tel: 01452 612759 Mobile: 07778 818886 References available
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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 Please mention
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5th June SPY A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne and Jude Law. INSIDIOUS CHAPTER 3 A prequel set before the haunting of the Lambert family that reveals how gifted psychic Elise Rainier reluctantly agrees to use her ability to contact the dead in order to help a teenage girl who has been targeted by a dangerous supernatural entity. SURVIVOR A Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack set to hit New York, but is forced to go on the run when she is framed for crimes she did not commit. Starring Emma Thompson, Milla Jovovich and Pierce Brosnan 12th June JURASSIC WORLD Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park (1993), Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond. After 10 years of operation and visitor rates declining, in order to fulfil a corporate mandate, a new attraction is created to re-spark visitor's interest, which backfires horribly. Featuring Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt LONDON ROAD London Road documents the events of 2006, when the quiet rural town of Ipswich was shattered by the discovery of the bodies of five women. The residents of London Road had struggled for years with frequent soliciting and kerb-crawling on their street. When a local resident was charged and then convicted of the murders, the community grappled with what it meant to be at the epicentre of this tragedy. Starring Tom Hardy. 19th June ENTOURAGE Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys Eric, Turtle, and Johnny are back and back in business with super-agent turned-studio head Ari Gold. Starring Adrian Grenier, Jeremy Piven and Kevin Connolly. THE LONGEST RIDE Adapted from the Nicholas Sparks’ novel. After an automobile crash, the lives of a young couple intertwine with a much older man, as he reflects back on a past love. Starring Scott Eastwood, Britt Robertson and Alan Alda. MR HOLMES An aged, retired Sherlock Holmes (Sir Ian Mckellen) looks back on his life, and grapples with an unsolved case involving a beautiful woman. 26th June MINIONS Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill (Sandra Bullock), a supervillain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world. Also featuring the voice talents of Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton and Steve Coogan. SHE’S FUNNY THAT WAY A married Broadway director falls for a prostitute-turned-actress and works to help her advance her career. Starring Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Esposito and Imogen Poots. To advertise call 01452 890242
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Sudoku Complete the puzzle by 20th June 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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LINDEN TREE
LANDSCAPES ● ● ● ● ●
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 AND TREE MAINTENANCE All kinds of trees and hedges expertly felled, topped and pruned
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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HUCCLECOTE TOWNSWOMEN GUILD
The Guild meets at the Hucclecote Community Centre on the third Thursday each month, at 7.30pm. At every meeting there is a speaker, tea & coffee, and a chance to chat and socialise. The speaker at the most recent meeting was Tony Caldwell, on Wainwright's Coast-to -Coast Walk; the 190 mile walk from Robin Hood's Bay on the east coast, to St Bee's Head on the west coast. The walk covers some of the most stunning areas for walkers to discover - the Yorkshire Moors, Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District, and the photographs taken along the two-week walk certainly showed this. The Guild has a Ramblers' Group which meets regularly, but for slightly less demanding and more local walks! Events planned for 2015 include theatre trips to the Everyman Theatre and the St John's Players, the annual inter-Guild Quiz and Skittles evenings, and the Fashion Show in August. Speakers at the forthcoming meetings will be the Ifakara Bakery Project, and Celia's Pantry Preserves. Visitors and new members are always welcome to join us. Phone Linda on 617701 for more information, or just come along!
Hearts and Hurricanes WI We are a young, informal and friendly WI group who meet on the second Wednesday of every month at 7.30pm in the Community Room at Coopers Edge School. We're currently increasing our membership, so it's a great time to come along and try a meeting. For our May meeting we had a demonstration of pole dancing, and the braver ones among us had a go (it's much harder than it looks!!) For our June meeting (Weds 10) we're being somewhat more sedate and holding a vintage tea party to celebrate 100 years of the WI. We try to arrange interesting and varied speakers for our meetings - we've got chocolate tasting and car maintenance lined up in the next few months. In between the monthly meetings we also hold other clubs for WI members: book club, craft club, a dining club, as well as regular social events such as cinema and theatre trips. We always include time during our meetings for tea (or wine!) and cake and a chance to chat with other members. For more information, please see www.heartsandhurricaneswi.weebly.com. You can also contact us on 07934 170304 or heartsandhurricaneswi@hotmail.co.uk. Why not give it a go - you know you want to!
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Your quick guide to everyone and everything in your Directory...
ACCOUNTANTS
CONSERVATORIES
OVEN CLEANERS
Abbeymead Accountancy and Taxation Centre Add This Limited
Gloucester Conservatory & Window Warehouse 33 Thomas Tonks Installations 21
Oven Busters
COVING SPECIALIST
PLUMBING & HEATING
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AIRCONDITIONING Charmont
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ARCHITECT D2B Designs Paul Karlsson
Rob Walters
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ELECTRICIAN 8 7
A D B Electrical Services DMXpressions
BATHROOM INSTALLATION
ESTATE AGENTS
Bright Sparks TBS Bathrooms
Michael Tuck The Property Centre
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PLASTERER Chris Lee Beaven Installations Charmont Glevum Heating Ignition TJ Robins The Gasman
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PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Elite Property Maintenance HandyLink
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BEDROOMS
FITTED WARDROBES
PJB Carpentry
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Space Master
BUSINESS
GARDEN MAINTENANCE
ROOFING INSTALLATION
Garden Delight Lawn Man Linden Tree Mark Dunkley
C & G Cladding
Dynamic Sales Solutions
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CARAVAN SERVICING GL Caravan Care
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CARPENTRY P J B Carpentry
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Sapphire Carpets
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CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES Jo Jingles
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GUTTER CLEANING Gloucester City Council
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M C Kitchen & Bathrooms PJB Carpentry TBS Kitchens
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Chiropractic Wellness Centre 16 Remedial Sports 16
Cheltenham Mowers
COMPUTER MAINTENANCE
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SOCIAL CLUB Robinswood Hill Social Club 28 Saintbridge Sports Centre 22 Dee & Griffin Tayntons Treasures
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SWIMMING LESSONS Puddle Ducks
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WINDOW CLEANER Al’s Window Cleaning
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WINDOW INSTALLATION A & A Double Glazing BMR Windows C & G Cladding Not Just Glazing
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WINDOW REPAIR
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Cloudy 2 Clear 13 Longlevens Window Repairs 11
LAWNMOWERS MARKETING Gerken Creative
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LANDSCAPING Abbeydale Landscapes LMS
Swift Removals
SOLICITORS 25
HOUSING
COMPLIMENTARY THERAPY
Cotswold Computer Medic Hop-2-it Jemtek
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KITCHEN & BATHROOM FITTING
COMMUNITY CENTRE Abbeydale Sports & Community Centre
PJB Carpentry
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CHIMNEY SWEEP Clean Sweep
REMOVALS FIRM
FLOORING
Al’s Gutter Cleaning
CARPETS
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