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Dear Neighbours, Welcome to the May edition of your Abbey-Link.

May is a month for bank holidays and birthdays, so celebrations all round!

As well as my birthday and 5 other family birthdays to celebrate this month, we are also celebrating the 9th Birthday of the producing Hucclecote Link. In a world that is becoming more and more digital, it is great to see this publication still going strong, with businesses still getting great results from this directory. If you run or know of a business who might benefit from advertising with us, we have a great birthday offer this month, of 9 adverts for the prince of 6 - see below. We also have a couple of distribution vacancies in the Tuffley area, so if you know of anyone who may be interested in earning a few pennies and can help with distribution each month please get in touch.

With May also being a month of 2 bank holidays, it’s usually a time when the DIY outside usually starts!

Whether it’s help in your garden, cleaning your patios, gutters or conservatories or may be having new fabric for your outdoor furniture, The AbbeyLink is on hand to help.

Perhaps you are thinking about organising an outdoor party once the weather improves, well if a bouncy castle is on your list - look no further than Abbeydale Bounce - more details on page 18. All our businesses can be found in our index on page 42.

To be in with a chance to win Cineworld Tickets, see page 41. This months winner is David Thompson, many congratulations tickets will be on their way to you. Please feel free to email me your Sudoku entries if you so wish: sarah@thelinkdirectories.co.uk Have a great month and enjoy those bank holidays 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 15,000 100 30,000 150 40,000 180 60,000 210 75,000 230 90,000 240 Over 100,000 By Negotiation

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Limited Company Accounts Limited Company Formation Partnership Accounts Self Employed Accounts Management Accounts Business Start Ups

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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LANDSCAPES ● ● ● ● ●

FENCING BLOCK PAVING PATIOS ● TURFING DECKING HEDGE CUTTING

ALL ASPECTS OF LANDSCAPING Free Quotations & Fully Guaranteed

Tel: 01452 614123 Mobile: 07787 182434 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

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)

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Dave’s top tips Low level to close coupled cisterns How can I change my old low-level toilet to a new close-coupled toilet without having a gap behind the cistern? Well there are two possible answers. You either move all of the outgoing pipework in your bathroom wall or floor, or you make a simple box that goes on the wall behind the new close-coupled cistern. The new cistern is then fixed to this box, which can then be tiled or painted depending on what you like.

Even if the bathroom walls are tiled already, using strong construction adhesive you can stick the required timbers on the wall and then tack some plasterboard to them when the adhesive is dry.

Make sure that you insert a timber cross member at the height of the screw holes which secure the cistern to the wall.

The reason a low level toilet does not often exchange easily for a close coupled unit is because 99% of the time a low level unit has a waste outlet which goes down into the floor. If the low level unit you have has a waste outlet which goes directly through the wall or turns at a right angle out of the back of the toilet to go right or left away from the toilet, then you should have no problem replacing it with a close coupled toilet. If your low level unit goes into the floor, the floor outlet is too far away from the wall to allow an easy exchange with a close-coupled unit.

You can either dig up the floor and install another pipe, or continue with the box method described above.

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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Manufacturers & Installers of all Types of the Finest Quality of Windows, Doors & Conservatories Excavations Foundations Concreting Drainage Diggerwork

Landscaping Block Paving Fencing Patio & Walls Turfing

07969270588 / 01452 312 445 adrian@aghgroundworks.co.uk

41 Kingsmead Abbeymead Gloucester GL4 5DY Telephone: 01452 618530 07961 199942

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The Property Centre and Dee & Griffin Solicitors aim to raise thousands for local charity National Star.

An intrepid team of 13 employees are giving up their precious spare time to continue their generous charity work in 2016 by setting their toughest challenge yet – the National Three Peaks Challenge.

The National Three Peaks Challenge is the UK’s most popular mountain challenge.

It involves climbing Ben Nevis in Scotland (1,344 metres), Scafell Pike in England (978 metres) and Snowdon in Wales (1,085 metres), within just 24 hours.

Estate agency director Simon Trippett, who is one of the 13 pulling on his hiking boots, said: “Throughout the 24 hours our team will have to overcome physical fatigue as we trek over 25 miles of rough, rocky terrain and battle against unpredictable weather conditions.

“In all we will ascend a total of almost 3,500m and achieve something worth shouting about from the mountain tops.”

Simon isn’t one to shy away from a challenge having already completed the Cardiff Half-Marathon along with his brother Will and colleagues Stuart and Victoria in March.

The awesome foursome smashed their £800 goal raising more than £1,000 for The Property Centre’s nominated charity National Star.

Founded in 1967, National Star’s aims have remained simple: to give people with disabilities the support, skills and opportunities they need to be prepared for the best that life can offer.

All the money raised by the team from The Property Centre and Dee & Griffin Solicitors will allow the Ullenwood charity to continue its lifechanging work.

Christian Swift, Sales & Lettings Negotiator (Abbeymead), Wendy Worger, Marketing Manager (Head Office), Luke Shearman, Assistant Branch Manager, (Abbeymead), Alex Diett, Branch Manager (Abbeymead)

Help The Property Centre and Dee & Griffin Solicitors reach their target of £2,500 by donating via the team’s Everyday Hero giving page at: give.everydayhero.com/uk/TPC-National-Three- Peaks-Challenge.

Any donation, no matter how small, will make a big difference.

You can like The Property Centre on Facebook and follow @thepropertycent on Twitter to keep up to date with the team’s progress.

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Top chefs and a feast of family fun at Gloucester Quays Food Festival, July 22-24, 2016

Three of our most famous TV chefs will be helping to cook up a fabulous feast of fun, food and drink and live entertainment at Gloucester Quays Food Festival from July 22-24.

TV’s popular chef Tom Kerridge, Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain and Reggae Reggae Sauce creator Levi Roots will all be demonstrating their fantastic skills at what promises to be the biggest and most successful food festival yet.

On Friday, July 22, Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain will be demonstrating some of the delicious recipes from her book as well as the enthusiasm, wit and warmth that won the hearts of TV viewers as she meets her many fans. Nadiya, who has since appeared on numerous TV shows, will soon be publishing her first cookbook, Nadiya’s Kitchen.

On Saturday, July 23, TV chef Tom Kerridge will return to his home city of Gloucester to share the skills that have made him a household name and wow the crowds at Gloucester Quays Food Festival.

Tom said: “Having grown up in Gloucester and with strong family ties in the area, I can’t wait to return to the city. I’m really looking forward to meeting everyone at Gloucester Quays Food Festival, it should be a fantastic weekend.”

With his warmth and keen sense of humour, Tom who is the chef patron of the twoMichelin starred Hand and Flowers pub plus another restaurant, The Coach, both in Marlow, has had a hugely successful TV career. With shows such as BBC 2’s Proper Pub Food and his latest TV programme, Bake Off Crème De La Crème, it seems that Tom and his culinary genius and words of wisdom are never far from our screens.

On Sunday, July 24 it will be the turn of Levi Roots to entertain the visitors to Gloucester Quays Food Festival. Levi soared to fame when he appeared on TV’s Dragon’s Den with his now famous Reggae Reggae Sauce. He went on to open his own Caribbean restaurant, launch a successful musical career, become a motivational speaker and even publish a business book.

Nadiya Hussain, Tom Kerridge and Levi Roots will all be signing their books and meeting and greeting fans at 2.45pm inside Gloucester Quays Outlet on the day that they each appear at the Food Festival.

Gloucester Quays Centre Manager Matt Bird said: “We’re delighted to be welcoming TV chefs Tom Kerridge, Nadiya Hussain and Levi Roots to the Food Festival this year and I’m sure their live cooking demonstrations and the passion they have for creating the finest food are going to thrill our visitors.

“Tickets for the cookery demonstrations are limited so we always encourage people to book early to avoid disappointment. Entry to the rest of the Food Festival is free and it really will be a fantastic event for all the family to enjoy with a host of attractions, some of the finest foods, drink and gifts plus special event offers from many of our retailers.”

Now in its sixth year, Gloucester Quays Food Festival, which attracted a record 148,000 visitors in 2015, is now established as the biggest event of its type in the South West.

More than 120 stalls will offer everything from mouth-watering artisan pies, succulent farm sausages and lovingly brewed real ales to crafts and jewellery.

All the celebrity chef demos and shows will take place in the Aga Rangemaster Cookery Theatre at the heart of Gloucester Quays Food Festival in Mariner’s Square.

For full details on GloucesterTo Quays Food Festival to book890242 tickets for the celebrity chef demos visit advertise callor01452 www.gloucesterquays.co.uk

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6th May Bad Neighbours 2 Life is good for Mac Radner (Seth Rogen) and pregnant wife Kelly (Rose Byrne), until the unruly sisters of Kappa Nu move in next door. As loud parties continuously disrupt the peace, the couple turn to former neighbour and onetime enemy Teddy Sanders (Zac Efron) for help. Now united with the fraternity stud, the trio devises schemes to get the wild sorority off the block. Unfortunately, the rebellious young women refuse to go down without a fight.

Florence Foster Jenkins Florence Foster Jenkins is a British-French biographical comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Nicholas Martin. The film stars Meryl Streep as Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who became an opera singer notorious for her lack of singing skills. Other cast members include Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Nina Arianda, and Rebecca Ferguson.

13th May Angry Birds Find out just what makes these birds so angry. When an island populated by happ, flightless birds is visited by mysterious green piggies, its up to three unlikely outcasts – Red, Chuck and Bomb, to find out just what the pigs are up to. This animated kids film based on the hugely popular games of the same name boasts the vocal talents of Jason Sudekis, Peter Dinklage and Bill Hader.

Green Room A band straying into a secluded part of the Pacific Northwest, stumbles on to a horrific act of violence.

Because they are the only witnesses, they become the targets of a terrifying gang of white power skinheads who want to make sure all the evidence is eliminated. This tense thriller stars Anton Yelchin, Patrick Stewart and Imogen Poots.

20th May X-Men: Apocalypse Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshiped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel's X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds it and recruits a team of powerful mutants, including a disheartened Magneto, to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven with the help of Professor X must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction.

A Hologram For A King Based on the novel of the same name, this film tells the story of a washed-up, desperate American salesman Alan Clay (Tom Hanks) who travels to Saudi Arabia to secure the IT contract for a massive new complex being built in the middle of the desert. Along the way he is helped by a beautiful doctor (Sarita Choudhury) and a wise-cracking taxi driver (Alexander Black) in trying to close the deal of a lifetime.

27th May Alice Through The Looking Glass When Alice once wakes up in Wonderland she must travel through a mysterious new world to retrieve a magical sceptre that can stop the evil Lord of Time before he turns forward the clock and turns Wonderland into a barren, lifeless old world. With the help of some new friends, Alice must also uncover an evil plot to put the Queen of Hearts back on the throne.

Top Cat Begins Top Cat has arrived to charm his way into your hearts. Ever wonder how this scheming feline got his start? Well Top Cat Begins reveals the origins of everything you know and love about this classic comedy hero. What follows is an adventure so crazy that it has to be seen to be believed.

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Sudoku Complete the puzzle by 15th May 2016 and return, with your name and address, to The Abbey-Link, 30 Dancers Hill, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5TY or email sarah@thelinkdirectories.co.uk

to be in with a chance of winning 2 cinema tickets Sudoku puzzles are provided by www.sudokuoftheday.com – visit them and get a new Sudoku

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Your quick guide to everyone and everything in your Directory...

ACCOUNTANTS

COVING SPECIALIST

OVEN CLEANERS

Abbeymead Accountancy and Taxation Centre 6 Mark Giard CPA 36

Rob Walters

Oven Busters

ELECTRICIAN

PLASTERER

A D B Electrical Services 9 DMXpressions 13

Tonys Plastering

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ESTATE AGENTS

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Alistair Bone Michael Tuck The Property Centre

Beaven Installations Charmont Glevum Heating Ignition TJ Robins The Gasman

AIRCONDITIONING Charmont

ARCHITECT D2B Designs Paul Karlsson

BEAUTICIAN

FASCIAS

Beauty Spot 19 Therapy by Sam Baggot 18

A1 Fascias

BEDROOMS

Space Master

PJB Carpentry

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BLINDS Jackies Blinds of Gloucester 18 Lindas Blinds 36

BOUNCY CASTLE HIRE Abbeydalebounce

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BUILDING CONTRACTORS Darren Mann

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BUSINESS Web 4 Tradesmen

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FITTED WARDROBES 26

FLOORING Kingfisher Flooring PJB Carpentry

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GARDEN MAINTENANCE Garden Delight Lawn Man Linden Tree Mark Dunkley One Man went to Mow

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GROUNDWORKS

CARAVAN SERVICING

AGH Groundworks

GL Caravan Care

GUTTER CLEANING

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CARPENTRY P J B Carpentry

Al’s Gutter Cleaning 5

HAIRDRESSERS

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Karas Hair & Beauty Level One

CARPETS Sapphire Carpets

COMMUNITY CENTRE

HANDYMAN

Abbeydale Sports & Community Centre

Colin Leigh Neil Thomas

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COMPLIMENTARY THERAPY

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PLUMBING & HEATING 4 9 43 6 13 28

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Dave Stevens 12 LH Home & Garden Services 29 Paul Workman & Sons 37 PJ Home Improvements 16

REMOVALS FIRM Swift Removals

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ROOFING INSTALLATION C & G Cladding

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SOCIAL CLUB Robinswood Social Club 30 Saintbridge Sports Centre 27

SOLICITORS Dee & Griffin

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SPORTS CLUB Upton St Leonards Tennis Club 37

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SPORTS MASSAGE 7 Side Massage

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TREE CARE 28 15

HEALTH & FITNESS Slimfitness

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Acorn Treecare 35 Budget Tree Services 36 Woodlands Tree & Garden Service 28

VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING SERVICE

Remedial Sports 18 Tina’s Physio & Massage 20

KITCHEN & BATHROOM FITTING

COMPUTER MAINTENANCE

M C Kitchen & Bathrooms 4 PJB Carpentry 5

AC Automotive

Cotswold Computer Medic 7 Hop-2-it 10 Jemtek 37

LANDSCAPING Abbeydale Landscapes LMS

Al’s Window Cleaning Really Clean

CONSERVATORIES

LAWNMOWERS

Gloucester Conservatory & Window Warehouse 26

Cheltenham Mowers

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WINDOW CLEANER 22,23 32

WINDOW INSTALLATION A & A Double Glazing C & G Cladding

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WINDOW REPAIR Cloudy 2 Clear 35 Longlevens Window Repairs 13

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