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May 2013
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Dear Neighbours, Welcome to the ‘new look’ July edition of your Tuffley-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 13. 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 22. Why not try our new style Sudoku competitions on page 19 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 Sarah.
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ACCOUNTANCY AND TAXATION CENTRE
Accountants for the Tuffley and District 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 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
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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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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 01452with 617040 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 The Tuffley-Link, 30 Dancers Hill, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5TY to be in with a chance of winning 2 cinema tickets
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Annual Summer Fete Saturday 13th July at 1.30 pm English Martyrs Church, Tuffley Lane, Tuffley This has now become a community event with the local community giving us tremendous support. There will be several stalls and sideshows including bric-a-brac, books & toys, bottle stall, cakes, fishing game, human fruit machine, lucky straws,splat the rat, model railway, plants, bouncy castle and delicious refreshments to name just a few. The Human Fruit Machine was a new sideshow last year and it was a real hoot. Entrance is free, everyone is welcome to come along and join in the fun.
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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:// Please mention The Tuff ley-Link when responding to adverts www.facebook.com/groups/glosbumps/
Index of advertisers
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Your quick guide to everyone and everything in your Directory‌
DRIVEWAYS
ACCESSORIES Lylia Rose
Planet Earth Groundworks 7
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ACCOUNTANT
ELECTRICIAN
Accountancy & Taxation Centre 4
CRB Electrical Hammond Electrics J B Electrical
ARCHITECT D2B Design
FITTED WARDROBES
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Space Master
BEAUTICIANS Beauty by Emma Jane
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FLOORING
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Kingfisher Flooring PJB Carpentry
BEDROOMS PJB Carpentry
Acorn Tree care Lawn Man Parrys Home & Garden
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CAKE BAKING Patacake Lucys Cakes
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GARDENING
BLINDS Lindas Blinds
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KITCHEN & BATHROOMS
CARAVAN SERVICING
PJB Carpentry
GL Caravan Care
MASSAGE THERAPIST
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CARPET CLEANING
Remedial Sports Therapy 16
Kingfisher Carpet Cleaner 13
PET CARE
CARPENTER
Nails and Tails
PJB Carpentry Richleigh Carpentry
PROPERY MAINTENANCE
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CAR PORTS
Help @ Home 10 Total Property Maintenance 6
Manor Homes & Gardens 17
ROOFING
CHIROPRACTICE
Britannia Roofline Direct Fascias
Chiropractic Wellness Centre
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SHEDS
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COMMUNITY CENTRE
Master Sheds
Robinswood Hill Social Club 24
WINDOW INSTALLATION
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COMPUTER MAINTENANCE
Elements
Cotswold Computer Medic 5
Cloudy 2 Clear 11 Glass Fix Glazing 11 Longlevens Window Repair 8
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WINDOW REPAIRS
CONSERVATORIES Taylors Conservatory Care 8 Thomas Tonks Installations 14
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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN TUFFLEY By COUNCILLOR COLIN ORGAN
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By the time this article reaches you the Robinswood Hill Funfest will be over and the final sculpture placed on the hill with the others. I will forward photographs and comments about the event in a later publication. As I write all of the hard work, months of planning and organising has been done by numerous groups – all volunteers to the cause and we await the weekend hoping for decent weather, thank you sincerely to everyone that has been involved, my special thanks go to One Church for their hundreds of volunteers and dedicated organisers, Gloucester City Homes and Gloucester City Council for their management skills, staff commitment and the Rangers support, the Friends of Robinswood Hill for their quiet behind the scenes dedication to this event which has the hill at the heart of its existence. Tuffley Court Community Centre (St. Michaels Church) is to undergo a cosmetic external makeover by volunteers as part of a tidy up day. I felt the building and surrounds were looking rather tired and needed an uplift and a new notice board. I have spoken to the various shops and businesses opposite and they are delighted, as is the dedicated leader who holds everything together on a very tight budget. Once again, thank you all volunteers for your support. Our ward is a superb example where people just get up and do things and don’t just wait for things to happen, you make it happen!! Thank you for all those residents who attended the church hall on 17th June. Regarding our future as a city and ward – it was an interesting event. I am now looking forward to two new projects which are the refurbishment of the water feature around Tuffley primary school which I have organised to be completed by a group of volunteers from a major institution and local residents. The makeover of the Tuffley Community Centre is next, similar to the one we completed at Winget Sports and Social Club recently. Residents have told me what they would like to see and I am keeping my promise to raise the profile of the area where I can but I do need residents support in keeping the ward as clean and tidy as possible. A new residents association has been formed in conjunction with Gloucester City Homes and the residents of Robert Raikes area, their first meeting was held on Thursday 27th June, a new committee constitution was created. I am delighted that this new group has been formed and we will be watching its progress with interest and supporting where we can. A reminder of city events to look forward to: 15th-21st July – The Big Eat Week 19th-21st July – The Food Festival 27th July-4th August – The Blues Festival 27th July-3rd August – Three Choirs Festival 27th July – Gloucester Carnival and Procession 3rd August – Fireworks at The Park 31st August – Rowing Club Regatta 7th September – Gloucester Day Parade 12th-15th September – Heritage Open Days Have a great summer Please mention
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