May 2015 by Sarah Gerken

May 2013

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Dear Neighbours, Welcome to the May edition of your Abbey-Link. May is a month for celebrations, a month of birthdays and bank holidays. As well as both of us in the office having birthdays this month, we are proud to say the Hucclecote Link is 8 years old and so if you know of a business that would benefit from advertising with us in any of our directories, then they may be interested to know about our birthday offer 8 months advertising for the price of 6 - see our advert on page 25. Part of the success of the directories is down to the great team of distributors that we have who help to deliver the Links to your doors, well we are currently looking for a couple of new distributors to help deliver the Tuffley Link & Hucclecote Link, so if you are over 13 years old, can spare a few hours each month and would like to earn a few pennies, please get in touch. May is also a month for Bank Holidays and hopefully time for us to start to spending time outside. It’s also a time of year when we notice all the jobs that need doing outside! The Abbey Link can help you with that, we have a wide range of companies that can help get your home and garden looking great for the Summer, from Garden maintenance & landscaping to Property maintenance or Double glazing - just have a look on our index page on page 34. The winner of this month Sudoku competition is Mrs J West, Cineworld tickets will be on their way to you. To be in with a chance to win Cineworld Tickets, see page 31. 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 * 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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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)

Mobile 07957545926

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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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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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1st May EVERLY An action/thriller centred on a woman who faces down assassins sent by her ex, a mob boss, while holed up in her apartment. Featuring Salma Hayek TWO BY TWO It's the end of the world. A flood is coming. Luckily for Dave and his son Finny, a couple of clumsy Nestrians, an Ark has been built to save all animals. But as it turns out, Nestrians aren't allowed. Sneaking on board with the involuntary help of Hazel and her daughter Leah, two Grymps, they think they're safe: Until the curious kids fall off the Ark. Now Finny and Leah struggle to survive the flood and hungry predators and attempt to reach the top of a mountain, while Dave and Hazel must put aside their differences, turn the Ark around and save their kids. It's definitely not going to be smooth sailing. UNFRIENDED A group of online chat room friends find themselves haunted by a mysterious, supernatural force using the account of their dead friend. Starring Cal Barnes, Matthew Bohrer and Courtney Halverson MONSTERS: DARK CONTINENT Ten years on from the events of Monsters, and the 'Infected Zones' have now spread worldwide. In the Middle East a new insurgency has begun. At the same time there has also been a proliferation of Monsters in that region. The Army decide to draft in more numbers to help deal with this insurgency. Starring Johnny Harris, Sam Keeley and Joe Dempsie 8th May BIG GAME A young teenager (Onni Tommila) camping in the woods helps rescue the President of the United States (Samuel L.Jackson) when Air Force One is shot down near his campsite. SPOOKS: THE GREATER GOOD When a terrorist escapes custody during a routine handover, Will Crombie (Kit Harrington) must team with disgraced MI5 Intelligence Chief Harry Pearce (Peter Firth) to track him down before an imminent terrorist attack on London THE AGE OF ADELINE A young woman (Blake Lively), born at the turn of 20th century, is rendered ageless after an accident. After years of a solitary life, she meets a man who might be worth losing her immortality. Also starring Harrison Ford. HOT PURSUIT An inept police officer (Reese Witherspoon) must protect the widow (SofĂa Vergara) of a drug dealer from criminals and dirty policemen. 15th May MAD MAX: FURY ROAD In a post-apocalyptic world, in which people fight to the death, Max teams up with a mysterious woman, Furiousa, to try and survive. Starring Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult PITCH PERFECT 2 Collegiate a cappella group the Barden Bellas enter into an international competition that no American team has ever won. Starring Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and Hailee Steinfeld 22nd May TOMORROWLAND- A WORLD BEYOND Bound by a shared destiny, a teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor embark on a mission to unearth the secrets of a place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory. Featuring George Clooney and Hugh Laurie THE COBBLER Max Simkin (Adam Sandler) repairs shoes in the same New York shop that has been in his family for generations. Disenchanted with the grind of daily life, Max stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to step into the lives of his customers and see the world in a new way. Sometimes walking in another man's shoes is the only way one can discover who they really are. POLTERGEIST A family's suburban home is invaded by evil forces. Starring Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt and Jared Harris 29th May SAN ANDREAS In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot (Dwayne Johnson) makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his estranged daughter. DANNY COLLINS An aging rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year old letter written to him by John Lennon. Starring Al Pacino, Annette Bening and Jennifer Garner

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Sudoku Complete the puzzle by 20th May 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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HUCCLECOTE TOWNSWOMEN GUILD The Guild meets on the third Thursday of every month, at 7.30pm, at the Hucclecote Community Centre, when there are speakers covering a wide range of interests and topics, tea & coffee, and the chance to chat and socialise. Speakers for the next few months include Celia's Pantry Preserves, Wainwright Coast-to-Coast, and the Ifakara Bakery Project in Tanzania. The most recent speakers at the TWG gave us the chance to revel in nostalgia, with "Those Were The Days - The Fab 50s". Gill and Virginia brought along a plethora of memorabilia from the 50s, from newspapers and magazines, kitchen utensils, toys, clothes and jewellery, which illustrated their recollections and anecdotes. It was a very amusing and entertaining evening. The programme of other events for 2015 was outlined - a Fashion Show in August, theatre trips, the annual Inter-Guild Quiz and the annual Skittles evening. Visitors and new members are always welcome to join us. Phone Linda on Gloucester 617701 for more information - or just come along!

Hearts and Hurricanes WI We are a young WI group who meet on the second Wednesday of every month at 7.30pm in the Community Room at Coopers Edge School. It's a great way of making new friends, and we promise a friendly and warm welcome. We've had several new members join us recently, but we're still on the lookout for more like-minded ladies. For our May meeting (Weds 13) we're trying pole dancing, and in June (Weds 10) we're having a vintage tea party to celebrate 100 years of the WI. For future meetings we've got things such as researching family history, flower arranging and car maintenance planned. In between the monthly meetings we also hold other clubs for WI members: book club, craft club, a dining club, and we organise 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 - we'd love to see you there!

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Index of advertisers

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

ACCOUNTANTS Abbeymead Accountancy and Taxation Centre Add This Limited

COMPUTER MAINTENANCE 6 12

AIRCONDITIONING Charmont

CONSERVATORIES

8 7

Gloucester Conservatory & Window Warehouse 11 Thomas Tonks Installations 19

BATHROOM INSTALLATION

COVING SPECIALIST

Bright Sparks TBS Bathrooms

Rob Walters

1 35

BEAUTY Therapy by Sam Baggott

BEDROOMS PJB Carpentry

A D B Electrical Services DMXpressions

Abbey Books

26 BUILDING CONTRACTORS Darren Mann 29

FITTED WARDROBES

BUSINESS

PJB Carpentry 21

Gloucester City Council

CARPENTRY

Swift Removals

ROOFING INSTALLATION 22

C & G Cladding

SOLICITORS 11 15 24 10 28

Dee & Griffin Tayntons Treasures

22 18 6

UPHOLSTERER Colin Pattenden

WINDOW INSTALLATION

Cloudy 2 Clear 13 Longlevens Window Repairs 29

LANDSCAPING

COMMUNITY CENTRE Abbeydale Sports & Community Centre

REMOVALS FIRM

M C Kitchen & Bathrooms PJB Carpentry TBS Kitchens

CHIMNEY SWEEP Clean Sweep

36 17

CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES Jo Jingles

4 9 16 12 13 14

KITCHEN & BATHROOM FITTING

CATERING Quinteacentral Catering

Beaven Installations Charmont Glevum Heating Ignition TJ Robins The Gasman

A & A Double Glazing BMR Windows C & G Cladding Not Just Glazing

CARPETS Sapphire Carpets

PLUMBING & HEATING

Elite Property Maintenance 5 Enterprise Handyman Services 28 HandyLink 14

GARDEN MAINTENANCE

Chris Lee

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

FLOORING Garden Delight Lawn Man Linden Tree Mark Dunkley

CARAVAN SERVICING P J B Carpentry

Space Master

PLASTERER

9 25

ESTATE AGENTS 11

Michael Tuck The Property Centre

GL Caravan Care

ELECTRICIAN

BOOKS

Dynamic Sales Solutions

Oven Busters 7 10 31

ARCHITECT D2B Designs Paul Karlsson

Cotswold Computer Medic Hop-2-it Jemtek

OVEN CLEANERS

COMPLIMENTARY THERAPY Chiropractic Wellness Centre 20 Remedial Sports 20

HOUSING

Abbeydale Landscapes LMS

4 11 35

13 15 29 14

WINDOW REPAIR

10 29

LAWNMOWERS Cheltenham Mowers

MARKETING Gerken Creative

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