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Maybe Christmas… the Grinch

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Well I am inclined to agree. Of course it’s lovely opening carefully wrapped gifts and seeing delight on people’s faces from presents bought at the shops. (Even better when those gifts have been bought locally)! But it’s so easy to overdo it with the pressures of life nowadays. Christmas Day, is the perfect day to do nothing but spend TIME. It’s one of those precious days of the year where everyone expects you to be with friends and family, so grab it with both hands and even if you can only afford a couple of smaller gifts for your children or grandchildren make sure they’re ones that you can sit and do together. Kids love nothing more than to make things, and to have their parents/grandparents interact with them so use your imagination this year.

And please spare a thought and some time for those without family who may be lonely this Christmas, and for those who do have to work to ensure that our hospitals and other essential services continue to function.

Whatever you choose to do in the run-up to the special day make sure it is happy, peaceful and fun.

The January issue will be delivered to you during the festive season – sometime between Christmas and New Year. If you would like to have something included in this then please ensure details are with me

by Friday 6th December – early I know but these magazines need to be produced, printed, sorted and delivered to all of my lovely distributors before I can take some time off with my family this Christmas!. T

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Mince Pie and Coffee mornings December ‘13 We welcome you to Bawtry Hall this Christmastime for one last year. We will be serving mince pies and coffee around our roaring log fire, so do come along and bring your friends and family.

We will be serving every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 am – 12.00 noon from 4th – 20th December.

The cost is £3.50 pp If you would like to bring a large party, please ring beforehand to book, otherwise, just turn up, we’d love to see you!

For more information please ring Bawtry Hall Reception on 01302 710020. T

Christmas party with entertainment & games All welcome. T

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community Our message to you this Christmas is GIVE THE GIFT OF HOPE TO AN ABANDONED DOG AND CAT. Please give to our Christmas appeal just £5 will keep a dog or cat warm, fed and taken care of for one week.

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The recession seems to have caught up with us with waiting lists for dogs and cats coming in to us reaching 12 weeks When someone needs to re home an animal and there is a crisis in the family they are unable to wait that lengths of time. Looking at the current situation has made us re-assess our current kennels to try and make further space.

We are also looking at different ways of fund raising together with launching our £5 GIFT OF HOPE appeal.

You will be amazed to hear that it cost over £500 per day to continue with the work we do. We really want to be here for the future but we cannot continue without your support.

Even a standing order for as little as £1 a week would make such a difference as every penny counts.

If you wish to contribute please call us and we will be happy to send you standing order details.

We are also looking for people that can spare 2 hours a day between 10 and 12 to walk our dogs. You must be over 18 and used to dogs. The more exercise our dogs receive the happier they will be.

We would also be very grateful if there is anyone that could give up a little of their time to become a handy man for the Sanctuary there are so many different jobs that need doing if you have a trade that would be a huge bonus but not altogether necessary at all, just another pair of hands would be sufficient.

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Our next street collection is 21 st Dec in Doncaster please come and have a chat we will always be happy to speak to our supporters.

We have just had our honesty tin stolen from the reception in the Sanctuary. Do these people have no heart! They are nothing but despicable. T

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE AND A PEACEFULL NEW YEAR

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WIS MARTIN LE The ubiquitous giant online auction site eBay may seem a relatively simple beast. Yet beneath the shiny shop front there are a host of hidden secrets enabling you to pay less.

It all stems from the fact eBay’s a mammoth marketplace with millions of goods and hordes of buyers competing for the same items. It’s all too easy to get sucked into bidding wars, with your finger quivering on the mouse, and then just overpaying at the last minute.

Yet a host of hidden tools and websites allow you to hone in on hidden uber-deals overlooked by rival bidders.

Here are my top eBay buyer’s tricks…

EXPLOIT SPELLING MISTAKES Typos and eeroars on eBay are incredibubbly common. Of course, that meanz fewer people searching for things, so the prices you get are rocc bottom. A host of mistake spotters, such as www.fatfingers.co.uk, www. goofbid.com and www.bargainchecker. com trawl eBay for all possible spelling mishtake combinations which have lower prices. While we’re on it, if you’re selling remember to use spell check.

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BAG NO-BID 99P ITEMS Often sellers start auctions at 99p or less, hoping a tug of war will break out between buyers. Many items go unspotted and stay at these superlow prices. It’s possible to scour eBay just for these with 99p spotter www.lastminute-auction.com.

Double-check delivery charges, as some sellers hope to recoup costs by charging a little extra. Though eBay has now set maximum delivery charges for many categories.

DO YOU NEED IT? Before I go to much further with this, just a quick word of warning about not getting carried away with bargains.

It’s worth following my money mantra before you spend cash. If you’re skint, first ask yourself “Do I need it?, Can I afford it? Have I checked whether it’s available cheaper elsewhere?!” If the answer to any of those is no, don’t buy it.

BUY STOLEN GOODS ON THE CHEAP Well, nearly, but great headline, you must admit. This one isn’t actually eBay, but is worth checking - it’s legal via police auction site www. bumblebeeauctions.co.uk. Forces in England and Wales use this eBay-style site to sell lost property or goods seized from criminals when they can’t find the rightful owner. It’s cracking for bicycles,

among other things—for example a high-spec specialized bike went for £50 (similar ones were £200 on eBay). Most larger items needs to be collected in person from local nicks. Some smaller items can be delivered, though check postage prices before buying.

FIND AUCTIONS CLOSING IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT Listings that finish at anti-social times often get fewer bids (a warning for sellers there too). Pick a time slot and a www.baycrazy. com’s Night Time Bargain Searcher cruises for these vampiric bargains.

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DON’T ASSUME IT’S CHEAPEST BECAUSE IT’S ON EBAY Never assume it’s a bargain until you’ve checked prices elsewhere first. Use shopbots (shopping robots), that whizz to scores of internet retailers to find the cheapest price. My MegaShopBot.com tool auto-searches the best of these for each category.

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Tickhill Music Society Scrooby We Wish You a Village Hall BRASSY Christmas!

The Hall is now available for business meetings and parties.

Orichalcum, the versatile brass and piano duo of James Stretton and Iain Jackson, will perform for our festive concert. There will be the customary seasonal refreshments and mince pies plus raffle with a luxury Christmas hamper as first prize.

Friday, 6th December 2013 at 8.00p.m. St. Mary’s Primary School

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Subscription members for 8 concerts - £55* Concession members for 8 concerts - £50* Subscription members for any 4 concerts - £30 *Pro rata dependent upon joining date

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Non-members: £10 admission for each event at the door.

Accompanied children (under 16) and students (16-19) are admitted free of charge.

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Phoenix Theatre Club Night THURSDAY 5TH DECEMBER 7.30PM An evening for members and non-members to meet.

Take part in a short play reading if you wish or simply socialise and learn more about our society. Everyone welcome. Complimentary tea & coffee. Licensed bar.

Bawtry Amateur Dramatic Society. For more information call 07846 722652 or just come along.

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Bawtry Art Group

Bawtry Art Group presents its annual Christmas art, craft and gift fair.

Sat 7TH DEC, 10am – 3pm at The New Hall, Bawtry, DN10 6PU Original Works of Art by local artists. Hand-made crafts, ladies accessories, toiletries, Cup-cakes, jewellery, preserves, wooden toys, quilts, greetings cards and sweet-treats So finish off your Christmas shopping here. FREE ADMISSION, FREE PARKING. Christmas bran-tub & Hamper Raffle COFFEE / TEA, MINCE PIE - £1.00 only. T

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Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery Open Art Exhibition 19 October – 7 December. The annual exhibition of works submitted from artists and makers working across the region….with the exhibition taking place close to Christmas this is always a good opportunity to purchase an unusual present.

Art History Lectures by Rachel Holland.

Lectures take place at Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery on Chequer Road, starting at 10.30 am and lasting for an hour and a half. Each lecture costs £5 to be paid at the museum reception and includes refreshments. There is no need to book, just turn up on the day and prepare to be educated and inspired. Friday 13 December: CHURCH’ CHAPEL AND CATHEDRAL; IMAGES OF WONDER Many artists including Constable, Turner and Van Gogh have depicted ecclesiastical buildings, and this talk will bring a selection of those images together.

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Arts Review

& what’s going on - DECEMBER 2013 

HILARY CARTMEL

For details contact Neil McGregor on 01302 734293 or Email – museum@ doncaster.gov.uk Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery, Chequer Road, Doncaster DN1 2AE ArtFuel Doncaster 01302 360571 http:// www.artfuel.org.uk/ programme.cms 23 November-20 December, 10am-4pm (Thursdays-Saturdays) ART EXHIBITION: The man who brought you fish and chips, now brings you ‘Coal’ an exhibition by Doug Smelt Like many others of his age Doug remembers the miners’ strike in 1984, however in the early 1990s he came across the consequences of pit closures in the Doncaster area.

Four years ago he started creating a body of work entitled ‘Coal’. The work is thought provoking, sensitive and on occasions humorous.

BrevonArt Doncaster 29th November until the 4th January: An exhibition will show works by Doncaster College Staff, including Head of Art Ian Latham, Jeremy Leigh, Graham Firth and Mike Bunn. alongside will be a show of work on our new community wall by Doncaster Art Club.

Djanogly Gallery Nottingham from 23 November Pop Art to BritArt – modern masters from the David Ross Collection www.lakesdiearts.or.uk Tickhill Music Society Friday 6 December at 8pm at St Mary’s

T Picture: Alice in Wonderland at Bircotes Town Hall.

Village Ventures www. villageventures.org.uk At Bircotes Town Hall Thursday 12 December at 7pm Proteus Theatre in association with the Laine Dankworth Centre – The Stables brings you Alice in Wonderland Award winning Proteus UK touring Theatre company bring their trademark fusion of music, physical theatre, circus and puppetry to the Town Hall in Bircotes…. This will be a great show… tickets:£8.50 / £4 / and family ticket 01302 759037 / 752642 NB the show starts at 7pm earlier time than usual Gringley on the Hill 01777 817492 Sunday 1 December Richard Durrant – Candlelit Concert Everton Village Hall 01777 817275 Friday 6 December Belshazars Feast – Stocking Fillers Sutton Village Hall 01777 948320 Saturday 7 December Scary Little Girls – Mother Mae

School Orichalcum – wishing you a brassy Christmas: James Stretton and Iain Jackson perform an array of instruments and a variety of musical styles from the serious to the silly!

The Rock Folk Club is no longer at the Wesley Centre in Maltby – it is now The Roots Music Club and to be found at the The Ukrainian Centre, 45 Beckett Rd, Doncaster DN2 4AD Fridays.

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Seeing your children over Christmas

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he Christmas period can be a very difficult time for a child whose parents have separated. It is vital that parents remember that the most important person, especially at this time of year, is the child.

Most children of separated parents, if asked what they would like to happen over the Christmas period, would say that in an ideal world they would like to mum and dad to be together and the whole family to be happy. Unfortunately we do not live in an ideal world. This means that Christmas can be a very tough time for a child, which can be made much worse if parents cannot reach an amicable agreement after the arrangements to be made over the Christmas period.

It is understandable that each parent wants to be able to create the perfect Christmas for their child.

However as a parent you need to try to put yourself in your child’s shoes and imagine how they are feeling. Any conflict between parents will have a negative impact on the Christmas festivities, and memories of this can remain with a child for a very long time.

It is important to try and agree arrangements for the Christmas period well in advance. If it is left until Christmas Eve, this will only cause problems for everyone. Plans will have already been made. Even if there are regular arrangements for contact in place, it is always worth checking with the other parent to make sure that there are no misunderstandings.

It can be especially important at this time of year to remember that a child loves both parents, and does not want to hear or see any fighting or arguments.

It may be helpful to consider the following when making arrangements for Christmas: 1 2 3 4 5

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Your child is the most important person whose needs should be considered when making arrangements for Christmas contact.

Ask the other parent to work with you on this issue.

Remind your child, and yourself, that Christmas is one day, and that there will be plenty of other special occasions over the next 364 days.

Do not speak negatively to your child about the other parent or criticise the other parent’s plans.

Do not upset your child by having an argument or heated discussion at contact handover.

Protect your child from any disagreement between you and your former partner, and make every effort to ensure that the child does not pick up on any hostilities.

It is always a fine balancing act to get the contact arrangements right, but it is worth it to ensure a happy Christmas period for your child.

If you do need legal advice on this or any other family law issue then please contact Jane McCulloch for an appointment at Bawtry or Ollerton on 01302 710555.

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We would like to wish our customers a Happy Christmas

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(SERVES 4) £6 PER SERVING • 100g long grain rice • 1 fish stock cube • 2 eggs, 1 for the filling, 1 for the glaze • 200g Luxury Prawns • 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley • 1 tbsp chopped fresh chives • 75g mushrooms, chopped • 1 tsp lemon juice • salt and pepper • 150g Spinach Leaves • 2 blocks ready-made puff pastry • 1 x 800g centre-cut salmon fillet, cut in half lengthways, skin removed, pin bones removed which we can do for you in the Shop.

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With the cold nights upon us & Christmas around the corner this a great dish for all occasions, from a Boxing Day Lunch to a centre piece on the Buffet table.

This dish is from Russian origins and is basically a Salmon Pie with a twist.

and thank them for their support throughout the year.

1 Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.

2 For the filling, place the rice and the

crumbled stock cube into a saucepan and cook the rice according to the packet instructions. Drain well and cool.

3 Mix the cooled rice, beaten egg, mushrooms, luxury prawns, parsley & lemon juice in a mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper.

4 Assemble the coulibiac, roll one of the

blocks of puff pastry out in a rectangle slightly bigger all round then the salmon fillets. Roll out the second block slightly larger than the first one. Place a layer of spinach leaves on the smaller piece of rolled pastry place the first piece of salmon on top, then layer the filling mixture over

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the salmon. Place the second salmon fillet on top of the filling mixture to make a sandwich and again layer with spinach.

5 Brush the edges of the pastry with beaten egg and cover the salmon filling with the second, larger sheet of puff pastry. Seal the edges of the pastry parcel together with your fingers, trimming off any excess. Carefully transfer the salmon coulibiac to a greased baking tray.

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cuts in the top of the pastry, then brush with the remaining beaten egg.

Transfer the salmon coulibiac to the oven and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until the pastry is crisp and brown.

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The chickens are here!

It has been a hive of activity at Mattersey Primary over the last few weeks, as we prepared to welcome some new starters to our school! On Friday 8th November we were joined by seven lovely ladies, who are helping us to further expand our outdoor learning opportunities. Tikka, Bhuna, Vanessa, Emily, Molly, Thomas and Dusty are all chickens of varying breeds. They have all been re-homed due to their previous owner having to move house and not being able to take them with her. At present they are settling into their new surroundings and enjoying being fussed over by our pupils. The children are very enthusiastic about looking after the hens and enjoying learning all about them. We’ve already had some eggs, which we plan to sell to parents or use in our cooking club.

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to us here at Mattersey. We have a wealth of resources on our very own doorsteps which provide stimulating and exciting learning experiences for the children. Over the last year we have spent a lot of time in developing our outdoor areas and now have a highly productive allotment area, an outdoor learning hub and a pond/ wildlife area. We are continuing to fundraise throughout the year to help further develop our outdoor spaces.

Our aims are to create a sensory garden and an outdoor music area.

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As part of our Jubilee celebrations next year (50 years!) we are planning a village style show. This is an opportunity for both pupils and the wider community to showcase local crafts and produce. If you are interested in taking part or would like to find out more, please ring us on 01777 817265 or email office28@ mattersey.notts.sch.uk T

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Delightful Magic Lantern Show comes to Ordsall A very special entertainment will be at the Ordsall Parish Church, Church Lane, Ordsall on Sunday 15th of December for one afternoon only!

It is a Victorian Magic Lantern show, which was the most popular form of home entertainment in the 19th century.

David Larder will be a travelling Professor as the showmen who gave public performances with their large Magic Lanterns called themselves.

“This is not just an ordinary slideshow of holiday snaps!” said David. The audience will see some of his 200-year-old images, hand painted on glass. He will also have examples of the first moving colour images, which were shown long before films. “These are great rarities” he added. Joining David telling stories that will be a delight for both young and old will be Barry Nicholls, well known as a comic actor. He will be David’s “wife”! Adding music to the fun will be Linda Larder, David’s real wife.

David explained that this is a combination of a historical talk with comic acted interruptions.

He will take his audience from the early handpainted slides in Napoleonic times, through wellknown stories of the 1840s to the development of photographic glass slides. Anyone interested in the fore-runners of film and television media should not miss this show. He hopes that grandmothers who saw all these big brass machines when they were children will come with their grandchildren. There will be a free afternoon tea before the show.

Early booking is advised. Tickets are £6 per head (£3 for children).

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Surviving Christmas Surviving a modern day Christmas can be challenge enough for humans, but just imagine how difficult it is if you’re a plant. You’ve been reluctantly forced to flower, grown in a light controlled polytunnel and you’ve been force fed with growthstunting hormones to ensure you’re not too straggly when flowering on Mrs Cratchit’s table …. and here’s me feeling sorry for the turkey!

It seems such a shame that after all the effort, you go and kill the poor thing after just one week of taking custody. This year will be different though, because whether giving or receiving a houseplant this festive yuletide, help is at hand with my top tips for keeping them alive (until New Year at least!).

House plants give such a wonderful display, and are sure to last longer than a bunch of flowers. Choose from large flowering Cyclamen, brightly coloured Azaleas, sweetly scented Jasmine and of course the traditional Poinsettia. Oh, and don’t forget about bulbs, ‘Paperwhite’ Narcissus are synonymous with Christmas, and forced Hyacinths too, but I can appreciate that their strong scent is best savoured in spring.

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tropical parts of the world. The best way to ensure your flowers bloom for longer and your leaves don’t go brown at the tips, is to ensure the right conditions for survival.

Avoid placing plants in a draughty location such as windowsills, or near to a frequently opened door, (they won’t appreciate the large fluctuations in temperature) Avoid hotspots, such as in front of or above a radiator or fire Water plants by plunging them into a bowl of tepid (not cold) water, and then allowing the water to fully drain out from the pot before returning to its location Azaleas like humid conditions, so stand these on a tray of gravel filled with water, (but ensure plants are not sat in water) Create a ‘plant area’ where groups of plants can be stood together, this will create more humidity Avoid direct sunshine Ensure the compost never dries out or is too saturated, water little and often Remove faded flowers to prevent disease and to promote flowering And finally, don’t get emotionally attached, think of flowering houseplants as a medium term bunch of flowers or a Christmas decoration, and after flowering if they look a little jaded, return them to the compost heap in the sky - I don’t think there’s any worse house plant tragedy

than a straggly Poinsettia in July with three stunted yellow leaves.

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Tickhill & District Lions Club

BONFIRE NIGHT

It was great to see so many people attending the bonfire and fireworks at the Cricket Club on 2nd November. We hope that everyone who put up with the cold and wet enjoyed them.

Many thanks to the Cricket Club, the volunteers who helped in the running of the event and for all your kind donations. T

Christmas Draw Tickets for our Grand Christmas Draw are on sale in many shops and pubs around the area. As

usual there will be at least 50 prized including a Wilfreda City Break for 2, a £150 cycle voucher, a £100 food hamper and a £100 fuel voucher. The draw will be made at Tickhill Cricket Club at 9pm on December 10th.

Santa’s little elves have made the finishing touches to his new float and he will be round to show it to everyone through December. We are also selling

Christmas Float Details Sunday 8th Dec. Bawtry Forest 10am – 2pm.  Monday 9th Dec. Balby, Woodfield Plantation From 5.30 pm.  Wednesday 11th Dec. Rossington West End Lane area.

From 5.30 pm.  Thursday 12th Dec. Rossington Radburn Road area From 5.30 pm.  Friday 13th Dec. Rossington Old Village From 5.30 pm.  Saturday 14th Dec. Rossington Clay Flat Lane area From 5.30 pm.  Monday 16th Dec. Harworth From 5.30 pm.  Wednesday 18th Dec. Bawtry From 5.00 pm. 

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Thursday 19th Dec. Tickhill- Meadow Drive, Lancaster, Lindrick Area From 5.00 pm.  Friday 20th Dec. Tickhill- Wong Lane area From 5.30 pm.  Saturday 21st Dec. ASDA Harworth 11am – 4.00 pm.  Saturday 21st Dec. Tickhill – Common Lane area From 5.30 pm.  Monday 23rd Dec. Tesco Balby 11am – 4.00 pm.  Monday 23rd Dec. Loversall and Wadworth From 5.00 pm.

President Bryan Kilvington and all the members of Tickhill and District Lions Club wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Lion Phil Thomas . T 

‘Magic Reindeer Food’ for your little ones to leave out on Christmas Eve, look out for it in other local areas. T

Typhoon Haiyan

Within 24 hours of the devastation caused by the worst storm to make landfall in recorded history, Lions Clubs International Foundation had provided an initial US$ 500,000 for relief efforts and by the time you read this report much more will have been provided from around the world. There are 380 Lions Clubs in the Philippines, one of which is located in Tacloban, the epicentre of the storm. Lions Clubs in the UK are now looking to provide support which may be required for months, if not years, until life returns to normal.

Anyone wishing to support may donate by handing an envelope marked ‘Typhoon’ to Father Christmas as our float tours the district on the dates listed later in this report. T

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All I want for Christmas is a …

Potting Shed Gardens are pretty dead at this time of year; my small patch has rotting leaves and nettles in various places, the grass has lost its colour, where beans and peas thrived two months ago is now just bare earth and my two chickens look pretty cold and glum. However, we know that everything is not dead and useless – my lovely new potting shed is a statement of hope that in a couple of months the ground will warm up, the sun will shine stronger and dormant seeds and bulbs will “wake up” and in due course bring colour, texture and scents to my little corner once again. I might even get an egg or two.

Many people are dreading Christmas this year; increased fuel bills, less work and haunting scenes of unimaginable misery from the Philippines combine to make Christmas seem trivial or even a cruel mockery. What Christmas needs is a potting shed

– a statement of hope. We need something that is more valuable than baubles, more satisfying than turkey and more durable than overpriced, useless “gifts”. What we need is something that promises joy that is stronger than the discouragements of life, meaning that reaches beyond what we can see and hear and a confidence that one day things will be as good as we feel they should be.

One name given to Jesus that first Christmas is Emmanuel which means “God with us”. When he who is eternal entered our dirty, chaotic, cruel world he proved that he understands our situation; when, 33 years later, he forgave those hammering nails through his feet he showed us that we can rise above the negativity of life and when he came back from the grave he proved to us that death need not be the enemy it appears to be. Isaac Watts saw great hope and potential when he penned the words you will no doubt find yourself humming during this month: Joy to the world! the Lord is come; Let earth receive her King;

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I pray you have a joyful Christmas full of hope.

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All Welcome For any information ring Celia on 01777 818642. T

Coffee at Library Christmas Coffee Morning at Bawtry Library Friday December 13 10 until 12.

Seasonal Refreshments £1.50 free refills. Cakes, preserves etc for sale also. Grand Xmas Raffle. Lots of stalls. Half Price Books in our Book Shop Please feel free to join us! . T

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LOST SHEEP

Twenty sheep belonging to St. Nicholas Church, Bawtry have escaped! They were last seen in some of the shops and cafes in Bawtry!

Please help us find the sheep!

Collect a leaflet from the school or library from Friday 29th November . Then locate the sheep, make a note of their names (as well as the letter for the secret code) and return your form to the library/ school/church so that it can be

Messy Church Messy Church at both St Nicholas Church Bawtry and St John the Baptist Church Misson will be an ideal opportunity to prepare for Christmas with your primary school age children. There will be crafts, songs and stories Christmas all with a Christmas theme. Join us at 4pm, on 12th December at Misson Community Centre and 17th December in Bawtry Church Hall. T 40 40

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Can you help us find our lost sheep? entered into our prize draw.

The shepherd will finally round up all of the sheep in time for our Family Nativity Service on Sunday 22nd December at 9.30am (to which you are all invited!). There will be a prize for the winning entry in each age category.

For more information please contact Cath Savage on 719727 or cathsavage80@gmail.com. T

St Nic’s Nippers On the 1st Thursday each month 1.30-3.15pm in St Nicholas Church Hall, Bawtry.

Pre-school fun for babies, tots and their carers.

STARTING in church for a story and singing then to the hall for play, crafts, chat and a cuppa.

Thursdays 5th December (none in January).

Contact Linda on 711457 or just turn up. T

Bawtry Methodist Church

Christmas coffee morning Bawtry Methodist Church saturday 7th december – 10am - 12noon coffee and mince pies only 50p cake stall, raffle etc. Come along and join us.

Bawtry Methodist Church ladies fellowship carol service Monday 16th December 2.00pm All welcome (inc, men).

Bawtry ChurchesTogether Carols for Everyone Christmas eve - 4.00pm in the market place come and join in the carol singing.

Happy christmas.

Bawtry Methodist Church Christmas Services Sunday 22nd December 10.30am Christmas special with the young people from the befc.

Wednesday 25th December 10.30am Christmas day service. Everyone welcome .

Sunday 5th January 10.30am covenant service churches together everyone welcome. T

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General Notice NHS AAA Screening programme is currently offered to men aged 65+, where a free ultrasound scan of the abdominal aorta, is checked for signs of swelling and potential rupture. The NHS is currently campaigning for men over 65 to self-refer for an appointment. For further information visit http://aaa. screening.nhs.uk/national programme or contact the Communications Officer, AAA Screening Programme, Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Market Hill – Market Stall As the one expression of interest received by the deadline had been withdrawn, it was agreed that the area now be returned to car parking, and our contractors advised accordingly.

Planning Planning applications currently under consideration for the ‘old Town Hall’ and the Station Public House can be commented on by logging on to DMBC website: www.doncaster.gov. uk and then progressing to the Planning & Environment section.

The owners of the Station Public House do not feel that the property is viable as a public house and are thus seeking consent to build Apartments on the site.

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Bawtry Town Council - DECEMBER 2013 Highways Traffic Wardens will be monitoring the restricted parking area on the High Street and carrying out enforcement action on a regular basis. The area in front of the shops is limited waiting with return restrictions, and this is clearly signed.

Inconsiderate parking on Tickhill Road, whereby vehicles are parking on the footpath, has been reported to DMBC for appropriate action.

Highway concerns can be reported to DMBC Customer Service Centre on Doncaster 01302 736000 or via the ‘red phone’ at Bawtry Community Library.

Window Dressing Competition This year the competition, open to all businesses, will be judged by Directors from Excel Parking Services Ltd on Friday 13th December, 2013.

Useful NUMBERS:  Robin Hood Airport – to report severe aircraft noise 01302 623499.

Leave name, address, tel. number, time of flight, whether taking off or landing, and airline if possible  Doncaster Council Main Switchboard – 01302 736000  Faulty Street Lights, DMBC - 01302 736000 quote number of lighting column  Neighbourhood Team, DMBC - 01302 736000  Anti litter and dumped cars, DMBC - 01302 736050  Bawtry branch library – 01302 710858  Smell nuisance, Tunneltech, Misson – 01909 533164

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LIST OF TOWN COUNCILLORS

GEORGE SPENCER (Town Mayor), 48 Queens Crescent, Bawtry, DN10 6PZ, Tel 711464, Email: g.f.spencer@ btinternet.com VIVIENNE WILCOX, (Deputy Town Mayor) 8 South Parade, Bawtry, DN10 6JH Tel 711422 Email: v.m.wilcox@googlemail.com TERRY ASHURST, 4 Cavendish Close, Bawtry, DN10 6SD, Tel 711759, Email: terryashurst@btconnect.com ALEX CALZINI, The Nurseries, Gatewood Lane, Branton DN3 3PJ Tel 07970 018390 Email: ziniz@thecalziniway.co.uk JEAN COX JP, Bickleigh House, 32 Doncaster Road, Bawtry, DN10 6NF, Tel 711143, Email: Jean.cox@virgin.net ALAN CROPLEY, 19 Sycamore Crescent, Bawtry DN10 6LE Tel 710873 PETER HOLLAND, 8 Martin Lane, Bawtry, DN10 6NJ Tel 711025 Email: peterholland337@btinternet.com

Christmas arrangements/ Carols around the tree

MIKE SUMMERS, 14 Peakes Croft, Bawtry, DN10 6RJ Tel 711651, Email: summers.14@tiscali.co.uk

The Christmas tree and lights, together with street lighting displays, are scheduled to be in place by the end of November.

LES WINTER, 8 High Meadow, Bawtry, DN10 6LT Tel 711714 Email: Leswinter8@aol.com

Carols around the tree will take place as normal on Christmas Eve from 4pm and we cordially invite all to attend.

Christmas Wishes The Town Council wishes all residents, businesses and organisations the compliments of the season, and also expresses thanks for support and efforts during 2013 to make Bawtry what it is. T

WAYNE PHILLIPS, 2 Cavendish Close, Bawtry, DN10 6SD

JOHN WALSH, Southwolds, Rufford NG22 9DE Tel: 07887 535 771 Email: j.walsh90@gmail.com

ALEX WRIGHT, 149 Station Road, Bawtry, DN10 6QD Tel 710152 Email: alexwright655@gmail.com ALEXANDER YOUNG, 11 School Walk, Bawtry, DN10 6HP Tel 719697 Email: sandy_young@talktalk.net CLERK TO THE COUNCIL Mrs J Worthington, 19 Norwood Avenue, Auckley DN9 3JA Tel 771244 Email: jennifer.worthington22@btinternet.com

YOUR WARD COUNCILLORS ARE:  Patricia Bartlett, Tel 01302 310575,

Email: patricia.bartlett@doncaster.gov.uk

 Barbara Hoyle, Tel 01302 742676,

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Great year for association We’ve had a great year at Bawtry Retail Association and have achieved some really great things.

We enjoyed our very first Bawtry Fashion Month in March, our Visit Bawtry Race evening in April and our charity Polo cup in August.

And, by the time you’re reading this we hope you will have all enjoyed our Christmas Time event which took place on Friday 29th November. We also hope that you’ve enjoyed the flower displays across the town and the plethora of flags we hoisted in honour of the town’s iconic St Leger Festival.

As the year draws to a close we

offer our sincere thanks to our Chairman this year, Mark Bates, of Bawtry Shoe Company who has steered the group well, increasing membership and raising our profile. 2014 sees us extend a warm welcome to Rebecca Dickenson, company director of Vanilla Rooms and a Bawtry resident, who will take over the Chairperson’s reins.

Coming soon is the Boxing Day Hunt which will once again leave from the Crown Hotel and in 2014 we are already making plans for supporting the “Ramp up the Red’ British Heart Foundation campaign in February, Fashion Week in March and the ‘Aurora Tour de France’ will

Best foot forward for Retford Ramblers in 2014

Our Programme of Walks for 2013 is very nearly at an end, and our walk leaders are busy putting together some interesting and exciting walks for 2014. The last walks for this year are all very local. On 1st December we will be at Harwell and Everton on footpaths and bridleways and a stroll through the wood. The 8th December will be in the Cuckney and Church Warsop area. On Boxing Day we will be setting out on a late morning short leisurely walk at Askham.

We welcome new walkers and anyone interested in coming along should contact either 01777 838763 or retford.ramblers1@btinternet.com. T 44 44

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be visiting Bawtry 5-6 July 2014 – ‘Bonjour Bawtry’. Spinning bikes will be set up with the Yorkshire stages of ‘Le Tour’ being shown so that riders and their teams can pitch themselves against the pro’s!

For more information on all BRA events and for everything Bawtry log onto www.bawtry.org All that remains is to thank you for your support and to wish you all a happy and peaceful Christmas. T

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Christingle service For many people the real Christmas celebrations start with a Christingle service during Advent, the four weeks before Christmas. All around the country Christingle services are organised with the help of “The Children’s Society”. During the service a Christingle is presented to everyone in church. The Christingle consists of an orange decorated with sweets and a candle. The candle reminds us of the light of Christ coming into this dark world, and anticipates our celebration of the birth of Christ on Christmas day. Please join us for our Christingle

services, either in Misson at St John the Baptist Church on 1st December at 4pm, or in Bawtry at St Nicholas Church on 8th December, again at 4pm. During the services a collection will be taken to towards the work of “The Children’s Society” T

Sunday 15th 6pm St Helena’s Austerfield Sunday 22nd 4pm St John the Baptist Misson Sunday 22nd 6pm The New Hall Bawtry Sunday 22nd 6pm St Nicholas Church Bawtry T

Misson Church Christmas Trees This year Misson Church will again be lit up with Christmas Trees decorated by local people, organisations and businesses. The Church will be open from 11am to 46 46

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Bawtry Christmas Church Services

Bawtry Evangelical Free Church Christmas events: Sunday 22 Dec 5:00pm - “Tea Time Treats” Special Christmas afternoon tea for the over 60’s in New Hall, followed by;

4pm over the weekend of 14th/15th December. Seasonal Sunday 22 Dec 6:00pm Candlelight Carol Service refreshments are available for all (also in New Hall) but there is no charge to Christmas Day 10:30am look around the church. T Christmas Service, New Hall T

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Bawtry Dental Practice . . . . 01302 710658 Jenny Hudson & Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01302 711655 CHURCHES St Nicholas Church, Bawtry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01302 710298 St Helena’s Church, Austerfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01302 710298 Bawtry Evangelical Free Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01302 719911 Bawtry Methodist Church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01302 711138 SCHOOLS, NURSERIES ETC Bawtry Mayflower Primary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01302 710721 Hayfield Secondary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01302 770589 Misson Primary School . . . . 01302 710580 Seesaw Playgroup . . . . . . . . . 01302 771699 GROUPS & SOCIETIES Bawtry Martial Arts Club . . 01427 615368 Tickhill & Bawtry Probus . . . 01302 746272 Tickhill & Dist. Lions Club . 0844 9632462 Voglia d’Italia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01909 481136 Yorkshire Countrywomen. 01302 742729

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advertisers index Accountancy & Office Services Bawtry Accountants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Delegate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Aerials ADI Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Bathrooms & Tiling A E Spink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Blinds & Soft Furnishings C & S Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Colourbox Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Careers Advice BB Careers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Care Services Extra Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Rose Farm Care Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Carpets and Flooring Cavlan Carpets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Distinctive Flooring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 J Rust & Sons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Car Sales, Servicing & Repair Burrows Pentagon Toyota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 J&S Automek Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Malc’s Testing Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Pipers Car Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Childcare Sarahs Sunbeams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Cleaning Services Doncaster & Rotherham Chem Dry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Oven Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Oven U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Samson Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Time for You Domestic Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Unit 4 Dry Cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Clothing Cherish Dress Agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Counselling Service Red Essense Counselling Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Country Markets & Stores Torne Valley Farm & Country Stores . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 & 22 Cycling Bicycle Buddy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Dance Classes Doncaster Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Futterwacker Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 DIY Castlegate DIY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Electrician DM Electrical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 PR Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Estate Agent Drewery & Wheeldon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Footprint Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Food & Drink Deli28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Farmers Farm Shop & Butchery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Garden Services Matt Langbant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Gas Supplies Discount Roofing & Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Hairdressers Hair by Jayne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Hair by Sophie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Health Services Misterton Group Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Home Improvements & Building AJP Loft Ladders & Garage Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Arke Property Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Dans Home Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Discount Roofing & Building Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 DMHI Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Three Oak Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Worksure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Ironing Services Pressed Express. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Kitchens &/or Fitted Furniture A E Spink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 DC Interiors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Stooltops. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Legal Services Andrew Isaacs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 C P Family Mediation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Jones & Co Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Susan Jubb Family Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Locksmith Metro Locksmiths Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Logs Tickhill Barn Dried Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Mobility Clark & Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Painting & Decorating Andy White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Michael Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Terry & Curtis Fletcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Tony Rosser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Paving & Driveways Doncaster Driveways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 W Marsden & Sons Ltd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Pest Control BuzzOff Pest Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Pet Supplies Castlegate DIY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Plastering Stuart Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Plumbing & Gas Services A* Plumbing & Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 CB Plumbing & Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 DP Kelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Footprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Recycling Eds Clothing Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Restaurants, Pubs, Cafes & Venues Blacksmiths Arms (Everton). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Boston Park Tea Rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Classic & Contemporary Cake & Coffee Shop . . . 31 The Taj Cottage (Tickhill) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Wellingtons (Tickhill) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Roofing Modern Roofing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 PRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Torchmaster Roofing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Taxi & Private Hire Cable cars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Television Repairs Telefix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Travel Bliss Travel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Tuition Maria Taylor (Woodwind) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Vehicle Hire Discount Vehicle Hire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Weight Loss & Slimming Slimming World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Windows, Doors & Conservatories M D Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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