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Dear Neighbours, A belated Happy New Year………...

Welcome to the February edition of your Abbey-Link.

Christmas and all its festivities now seem to be a distant memory, and we are now plough-

ing ahead into 2013.

2013 is going to be a celebratory year in ’The L-D’ (Link Directories) household, with

both myself and my husband celebrating certain milestone birthdays, along with some

very good friends of ours - I feel a few parties on the horizon!! I’m due to be an Auntie

again this year , and I’m Matron of honour for one of my

best friends at her wedding taking place later in the year -

think its time for the diet and fitness to start before the

celebrations begin!!

If the New Year is a time that you also start to think

about diet and fitness for the year ahead - and yes I know

we all start with good intentions, but I plan on sticking to

it this year!!

The Abbey-Link can help point you in the right direction.

If you are looking to loose weight after the Christmas

excess, we have details of all the local Rosemary Conley

diet and fitness classes on page 19. Also for fitness, if

gyms aren’t your thing, we have a personal fitness trainer

on page 38

For those romantics of you out there, there is a great

local florist - Plantation Florist - on the front cover, who

are offering valentines gifts at great rates. If you are

looking for somewhere romantic to spend the evening, I

can highly recommend Hatton Court on the opposite

page. If there happen to be any proposals on Valentines

day that lead to wedding dress shopping, see Mystia on

page 25, they have a wide selection of wedding and prom

dresses available. For those proposals that happened over Christmas, Hatton Court Hotel

are also hosting a Wedding Fayre on Sunday 40th February, more details are on page 24.

Congratulations to Mark Jones for winning last months Sudoku competition, tickets to

Cineworld Gloucester will be on their way to you. Please feel free to email

me your Sudoku entries if you so wish: [email protected] May I wish you all a very Happy New Year and lots of success in 2013.

Sarah.

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A.G. GRIFFITHS PLUMBING, HEATING AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES

Telephone :01452 290078 Mobile:07973324634

• Full Heating systems

• Boiler repairs and

replacements

• Fully fitted bathrooms

• Complete plumbing

services include leaks and

faults

• Annual servicing and safety

inspections

• All aspects of electrical work

undertaken

• Extra sockets, outside lights

• All works and parts

guaranteed

• Free quotations

27 Abbots Road , Abbeymead, Gloucester GL4 5GF

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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.

Self Assessment tax returns completion from £50

*Self Assessment tax returns, Accounts problems

*Free accountancy/Taxation Surgery. *Home visits to suit you

ABBEYMEAD & ABBEYDALE ACCOUNTANCY AND TAXATION CENTREABBEYMEAD & ABBEYDALE ACCOUNTANCY AND TAXATION CENTREABBEYMEAD & ABBEYDALE ACCOUNTANCY AND TAXATION CENTREABBEYMEAD & ABBEYDALE ACCOUNTANCY AND TAXATION CENTRE Accountants for the Abbeymead and Abbeydale AreaAccountants for the Abbeymead and Abbeydale AreaAccountants for the Abbeymead and Abbeydale AreaAccountants for the Abbeymead and Abbeydale Area

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

* Limited Company Accounts

* Limited Company Formation

* Partnership Accounts

* Self Employed Accounts

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* Business Start Ups

Ring Mike Jefferies MAAT ICPA FCPA

01452 863304

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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.

D2B designs

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

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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

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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

Tel: 01452 612759 Mobile: 07778 818886

References available

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LINDEN TREELINDEN TREELINDEN TREELINDEN TREE GARDEN AND TREE GARDEN AND TREE GARDEN AND TREE GARDEN AND TREE MAINTENANCEMAINTENANCEMAINTENANCEMAINTENANCE

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

LANDSCAPES

ALL ASPECTS OF LANDSCAPING All Interior & Exterior Work Undertaken

Free Quotations & Fully Guaranteed

Tel: 01452 614123

Mobile: 07787 182434

● FENCING

● BLOCK PAVING

● PATIOS ● TURFING

● DECKING

● HEDGE CUTTING

ALL ASPECTS OF LANDSCAPING

Winter Discounts

Available

FENCING & LANDSCAPING SPECIALISTSFENCING & LANDSCAPING SPECIALISTSFENCING & LANDSCAPING SPECIALISTSFENCING & LANDSCAPING SPECIALISTS

• BLOCK PAVING BLOCK PAVING BLOCK PAVING BLOCK PAVING PATIOSPATIOSPATIOSPATIOS

• FENCING FENCING FENCING FENCING GATESGATESGATESGATES

• PERGOLAS PERGOLAS PERGOLAS PERGOLAS GARDEN CLEARINGGARDEN CLEARINGGARDEN CLEARINGGARDEN CLEARING

• RERERERE----POINTING POINTING POINTING POINTING SHED BASESSHED BASESSHED BASESSHED BASES

• CONCRETINGCONCRETINGCONCRETINGCONCRETING

COMPETITIVE PRICES DISCOUNT F OR OAP’S OVER 25 YRS EXPREIENCE

WE WILL BEAT ANY REASONABLE QUOTE

www.glosfencing.co.ukwww.glosfencing.co.ukwww.glosfencing.co.ukwww.glosfencing.co.uk TEL: 01452 722548 MOBILE: 07841 753082TEL: 01452 722548 MOBILE: 07841 753082TEL: 01452 722548 MOBILE: 07841 753082TEL: 01452 722548 MOBILE: 07841 753082

ALSO SUPPLIER OF SAND, GRAVEL & ORNAMENTAL GRAVEL

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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

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07773 989982

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Master Sheds Unit D, Sudmeadow Road

Hempsted, Gloucester, GL2 5HG

Tel: 01452 314011

www.mastersheds.co.uk

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£300 - £700 per week Phone Janine: 01452 613840 Mobile: 07846 467056 £300 - £700 per week

Email: [email protected] or [email protected] www.patricklush.com

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www.saintbridgesportscentre.co.uk

Tel: 01452 303768

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Gardening Tips for February 2013 from Garden Delight..

Flowers, Tubs and Borders After flowering dig up and divide over crowed clumps of Snowdrops and

replant

When winter flowering heathers have gone over prune back the dead flower

heads to maintain compact plants

Prune winter Jasmine by pruning back stems that have flowered

Firm back into the ground any alpine/rockery plants that have been lifted by the

frosts

Prune back hard any clematis which flower from July onwards

Prune back woody Mahonia stems to keep the plants bushy and compact

Fruit and Vegetables Plant Shallot sets ( if the weather stays cold then start them off in pots of com-

post in a cold frame)

Plant Jerusalem artichoke tubers, sow broad Beans, Carrots and Parsnips under

Cloches

Cut back autumn fruiting raspberries to the ground and all others to the bud

above the last wire.

Complete the winter pruning of apples and pears before the end of the month

and before the sap starts to rise in the stems.

Greenhouse Sow sweet pea seeds in a cold greenhouse or frame

Sow Peas, Onions, Leeks and Cabbage in a propagator and Parsley in seed

trays

Carefully clean the glass and frames with a greenhouse disinfectant getting

ready for the new season

Buy your grow bags early even if you use them outside and put them in the

greenhouse to ‘warm up’ this will give you a head start later in the spring when

you plant with tomatoes etc..

Check out our web site for more information and a list of the services we offer

www.gardendelight.co.uk

Disclaimer – these tips are the result of many years experience in gardening however no guar-

antees can be given. Remember there are principles to successful gardening but no formulas.

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Rob WaltersRob WaltersRob WaltersRob Walters For all your ceiling requirements:-

Plasterboarding Coving Skimming Texturing

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 Visit website at www.robwalters.co.uk

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- FULL HEATING SYSTEMS

- BOILER REPLACEMENTS

- POWER FLUSHING

- COOKERS AND FIRES

INSTALLED

- ANNUAL SERVICING

- LANDLORDS SAFETY CHECKS

- BATHROOMS & EN SUITES

- GENERAL PLUMBING

ALL WORK GUARANTEED

FREE QUOTATIONS

CALL ADAM ON: 07890 390220

OR VISIT

www.a-m-nelmesheating.co.uk

Over 30 Years Building & Over 30 Years Building & Over 30 Years Building & Over 30 Years Building & Renovating ExperienceRenovating ExperienceRenovating ExperienceRenovating Experience

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Friday 1st February CIRQUE DE SOLEIL

A young woman in a small Mid-Western town goes to a traveling carnival one evening, where she is urged by a silent clown to visit the carnival's circus and see The Aerialist, the show's star attraction. She is entranced by The Aerialist, but during his act he miss-es a catch and falls to the ground. She rushes to help him, but then the ground beneath them gives way and they fall through into the dreamlike world of Cirque du Soleil. Sepa-rated, they travel through the different tent worlds trying to find each other, interacting with the strange and wonderful performers and performances of Cirque du Soleil.

Friday 8th February WRECK-IT RALPH

Wreck-It Ralph (John C. Reilly) longs to be as beloved as his game's perfect Good Guy, Fix-It Felix (Jack McBrayer). Problem is, nobody loves a Bad Guy. But they do love he-roes... so when a modern, first-person shooter game arrives featuring tough-as-nails Sergeant Calhoun (Jane Lynch), Ralph sees it as his ticket to heroism and happiness. He sneaks into the game with a simple plan -- win a medal -- but soon wrecks every-thing, and accidentally unleashes a deadly enemy that threatens every game in the ar-cade. Ralph's only hope? Vanellope von Schweetz (Sarah Silverman), a young trouble-making "glitch" from a candy-coated cart racing game who might just be the one to teach Ralph what it means to be a Good Guy. But will he realize he is good enough to become a hero before its "Game Over" for the entire arcade?

HITCHCOCK In 1959, Alfred Hitchcock (Sir Anthony Hopkins) and his wife, Alma (Helen Mirren), are at the top of their creative game as filmmakers amid disquieting insinuations about it being time to retire. To recapture his youth's artistic daring, Alfred decides his next film will adapt the lurid horror novel, Psycho, over everyone's misgivings. Unfortunately, as Alfred self-finances and labors on this film, Alma finally loses patience with his roving eye and controlling habits with his actresses. When an ambitious friend lures her to col-laborate on a work of their own, the resulting marital tension colors Alfred's work even as the novel's inspiration haunts his dreams.

Friday 15th February A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD

Iconoclastic, take-no-prisoners cop John McClane (Bruce Willis), for the first time, finds himself on foreign soil after traveling to Moscow to help his wayward son Jack (Jai Courtney) - unaware that Jack is really a highly-trained CIA operative out to stop a nu-clear weapons heist. With the Russian underworld in pursuit, and battling a countdown to war, the two McClanes discover that their opposing methods make them unstoppable heroes.

Friday 22nd February HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS

In this dark spin on the fairy tale, siblings Hansel (Jeremy Renner) and Gretel (Gemma Arterton) are a formidable team of bounty hunters who track and kill witches all over the world.

February 2013 Release’s

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Sudoku - Complete the puzzle by 20th February 2013

and return, with your name and address, to Abbey-Link,

30 Dancers Hill, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5TY to be in with a

chance of winning 2 cinema tickets

How to Play

Fill in the grid so that eve-

ry row, every column, and

every 3x3 box contains

the digits 1 through 9,

with no repetition!

That's all there is to it.

You solve the puzzle with

reasoning and logic -

there’s no maths involved

and no adding up.

It's fun. It's challenging.

It's addictive!

4 8 2 7 1

3 6

7 6 3 1 5

5 2

3 1

3 8 4

1 2 9

1 5

7 9

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R W BATHROOM AND TILING

Bespoke Bathroom Installation

Tiling Service

Specialist in Natural Stone

Free Quotation No Obligation

Contact Rob Tel: 01452 531858

Mobile: 07970 259494

POWER FLUSH

HEATING SYSTEM

LOCAL ABBEYDALE RESIDENT

R. H. NELMES

PLUMBING AND HEATING Gas Safe Registered

CONTACT:

01452 384905

OR MOBILE:

07806 549041

C.D.L CHRIS LEE PLASTERING

CONTRACTOR

For all your plastering needs big or small

For smoothing over artex, ceilings or walls,

To garage conversions Just give me a call

20 YEARS EXPERIENCE INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

DOMESTIC / COMMERCIAL

Tel: 01452 538328 Mobile: 07879 410369

LOCAL ABBEYDALE

RESIDENT

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Candles Amethist

Hugs Pancakes

Syrup Shrove Tuesday Ash Wednesday

Chinese New year Kissing Friday

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

ACCOUNTANTS Abbeymead Accountancy

and Taxation Centre 6

Hucclecote Accounting & Taxation

Services 31

ADVERTISING The Best of Gloucester 47

AIRCONDITIONING Charmont 9

ARCHITECT ASW Design 36

D2B Designs 8

Paul Karlsson 7

BATHROOM INSTALLATION R W Bathrooms & Tiling 43

Severn Vale Bathrooms 26

TBS Bathrooms 15

Will Oliver Installations 21

BEDROOMS PJB Carpentry 42

BLINDS Lindas Blinds 39

BOOKKEEPING 321 Bookkeeping 10

BRIDAL & PROM GOWNS Mystia 25

BUILDING CONTRACTORS Darren Mann 11

CARAVAN SERVICING Caravan Care 10

CARPENTRY P J A Carpentry 20

P J B Carpentry 42

Richleigh Carpentry 5

CARPETS Sapphire Carpets 5

CHILDRENS PARTIES Bohemian Beads 18

COMMUNITY CENTRE Abbeydale Sports &

Community Centre 17

COMPLIMENTARY

THERAPY Chiropractic Wellness Centre 18

Helen Croley 18

Remedial Sports 18

COMPUTER

MAINTENANCE Cotswold Computer Medic 7

Computer Cookie 31

Hop-2-it 10

Jemtek 41

CONSERVATORIES Gloucester Conservatory &

Window Warehouse 42

COVING SPECIALIST Rob Walters 36

EDUCATION EJS School 16

ELECTRICIAN A D B Electrical Services 9

Bright Sparks 21

Glevum Electrical 27

Halford Electrical 23

Hammond Electrics 22

ESTATE AGENTS Michael Tuck 48

Parkers Estate Agents 30

FITNESS No Limit Fitness 38

FLOORING Kingfisher flooring 26

PJB Carpentry 42

S P Dixon 14

FLORIST Plantation 1

GARAGE DOORS Eales Garage Doors 14

GARDEN MAINTENANCE Garden Delight 34,35

Just a Mow 20

Lawn Man 45

Linden Tree 12

Mark Dunkley 10

HOLIDAYS Portugal Villa 32

HOTELS Hallmark Hotel 32

Hatton Court 2, 24

IRONING SERVICE Easy Iron 38

KITCHEN & BATHROOM

FITTING M C Kitchen & Bathrooms 37

PJB Carpentry 42

TBS Kitchens 15

LANDSCAPING Abbeydale Landscapes 12

Grants Landscaping 12

LMS 11

LAWNMOWERS Cheltenham Mowers 8

LOFT LADDERS Elite Loft Ladders 43

OVEN CLEANERS Oven Busters 38

PAINTER & DECORATOR Roger Brown 39

PET CARE Nails and Tails 38

PHOTOGRAPHY Rob Tarren Photography 14

PLASTERER Chris Lee 43

PLUMBING & HEATING A G Griffiths 4

A M Nelmes 37

Beaven Installations 4

Charmont 9

Glevum Heating 27

N Boothroyd 13

R H Nelmes 43

The Gasman 22

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Andy Handy Man 45

Care & Repair 23

J C Property Maintenance 37

ROOFING INSTALLATION C & G Cladding 11

SHEDS Master Sheds 22

SOCIAL CLUB

Saintbridge Sports Centre 33

SOLICITORS Dee & Griffin 30

Treasures 6

TAXI SERVICE Andys Cars 29

TREE SURGEON Acorn Treecare 34

WEIGHT LOSS PLAN Rosemary Conley 19

WINDOW INSTALLATION A & A Double Glazing 13

C & G Cladding 11

Elements 22

Glass Fix Glazing 13

WINDOW REPAIR Cloudy 2 Clear 13

Longlevens Window Repairs 11

Contact AbbeyAbbeyAbbeyAbbey----LinkLinkLinkLink: 30 Dancers Hill, Abbeymead Gloucester, GL4 5TY

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