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A bit about “AbbeyAbbeyAbbeyAbbey----LinkLinkLinkLink” Dear Neighbours, Welcome to the March edition of your Abbey-Link.

As I’m writing this the sun is actually out, I can see blue sky, the nights are get-

ting lighter and it feels as though Spring may be just around the corner. With

the Easter holidays at the end of this month, lets hope that the weather now

starts to take a turn for the better.

As the weather starts to improve, this is the time

of year when we start to venture outside again

and start working on the out door jobs that we

have put off during the Winter months. If it’s jobs

for your garden that you need help with, we have

some great landscape gardeners and garden

maintenance companies on board who can help

you bring your garden back to life. See the index

on page 46 for more details. If you are unsure

where to start this month, Garden Delight write us

an editorial full of monthly handy hints and tips

for your garden maintenance - have a read on

page 35.

If it’s more property maintenance that you might

require help with, or maybe you are thinking of

having a conservatory added, or your existing one

needs some repair before the Summer months.

We have some great local businesses that can help

you out in this area. Again for more details check out the index on page 46.

Finally don’t forget Mothers Day on Sunday 10th March. Hatton Court

(opposite) are doing a lovely lunch menu, and we have some beauticians that

have special offers available to treat your mums with.

Congratulations to Diane Howitt 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]

Have a great month

Sarah.

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Telephone :01452 290078 Mobile:07973324634

• Full Heating systems

• Boiler repairs and

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• Fully fitted bathrooms

• Complete plumbing

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• All works and parts

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Available

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WE WILL BEAT ANY REASONABLE QUOTE

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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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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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£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 March from Garden Delight..2013

Flowers, Tubs and Borders Prune Hybrid Tea (large flowered) and Floribunda (cluster flowered) roses this month. Do not

prune Shrub or Rambler roses as they flower on last year’s wood. Give all roses a good feed

Toprose is excellent as it contains trace elements promoting strong growth and good flower

production.

Herbaceous plants should begin to show signs of growth this month. Scatter some ‘Chicken

Pellet’ food around them, fork this in and mulch over with some compost or chippings to keep

in them moisture and keep weeds down.

Put in supports for the taller growing herbaceous plants tie them up as they grow to give sup-

port.

Prune Hardy Fuchsia to 6’’ and top dress with compost.

Cut back hard the coloured stems on Cornus and Willows this will encourage new growth

from the base and keep the plants bushy and give great ‘stem colour’ next winter.

Start off Begonias or Gloxinia tubers in trays of compost indoors.

Harden the sweet pea seedlings off outside bringing them out as the days warm up ready for

planting out at the end of the month to April

Fruit and Vegetables Plant the first of your seed potatoes but keep an eye on the weather and protect any new

growth coming through the soil from frosts.

As the month progresses sow Broad Beans, Lettuce, Leeks , Parsnips, Peas, Radish, Salad

Onions, Spinach and Swish Chard. Then toward the end of the month Sprouts, Red and Sum-

mer Cabbage and Dwarf Beans under cloches.

As the month warms up spray Peach and Nectarine trees with Dithane 945 to help prevent

Peach leaf curl.

Greenhouse Sow tender bedding plants in trays or propagators under glass. E.g. Busy Lizzies, Marigolds,

Petunias, Asters, Salvias, and Nicotiana etc..

Sow Tomatoes, Cucumber, Peppers etc or wait until April to buy the plants from garden cen-

tres.

Bring Dahlia tubers into growth by placing them in shallow trays of compost. You can take

extra cuttings off some of the new growth but be sure to leave plenty to keep growing once

they are in the ground.

Lawns If seeding a new lawn this is the time to prepare the area using good loam raked, levelled and

firmed as a base for the seeding or laying down good quality turf.

Existing lawns will benefit from a combined feed weed and moss killer.

Rake and scarify the lawn to get rid of winter debris and aerate with a hollow tine fork if

drainage is a problem

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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- BOILER REPLACEMENTS

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INSTALLED

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- BATHROOMS & EN SUITES

- GENERAL PLUMBING

ALL WORK GUARANTEED

FREE QUOTATIONS

CALL ADAM ON: 07890 390220

OR VISIT

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March 2013 Release’s Friday 1st March

HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS

In this spin on the fairy tale, Hansel & Gretel are now bounty hunters who track and kill witch-

es all over the world. As the fabled Blood Moon approaches, the siblings encounter a new

form of evil that might hold a secret to their past.

SAFE HAVEN

When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of

Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie

seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two

reluctant relationships: one with Alex, a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two young

children; and another with her plainspoken single neighbor, Jo. Despite her reservations, Katie

slowly begins to let down her guard, putting down roots in the close-knit community and be-

coming increasingly attached to Alex and his family. But even as Katie begins to fall in love,

she struggles with the dark secret that still haunts and terrifies her . . . a past that set her on a

fearful, shattering journey across the country, to the sheltered oasis of Southport. With Jo's

empathic and stubborn support, Katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life

of transient safety and one of riskier rewards.

Friday 8th March

OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL

Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away

from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz. At first he thinks he's hit the jackpot-fame and

fortune are his for the taking. That all changes, however, when he meets three witches, Theo-

dora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz), and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not

convinced he is the great wizard everyone's been expecting. Reluctantly drawn into the epic

problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who

is evil before it is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity-and even

a bit of wizardry-Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful Wizard of Oz

but into a better man as well.

Friday 15th March

THE LAST EXORCISM 2: BEGINNING OF THE END

As Nell Sweetzer tries to build a new life after the events of the first movie, the evil force that

once possessed her returns with an even more horrific plan.

Friday 22nd March

THE CROODS

The Croods is a prehistoric comedy adventure that follows the world's first family as they em-

bark on a journey of a lifetime when the cave that has always shielded them from danger is

destroyed. Traveling across a spectacular landscape, the Croods discover an incredible new

world filled with fantastic creatures -- and their outlook is changed forever.

Friday 29th March

G.I. JOE: RETALIATION

The G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with

threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence. Framed for crimes

against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by the President's order, and the surviving

team members face off against Zartan, his accomplices, and the world leaders he has under his

influence.

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Sudoku - Complete the puzzle by 20th March 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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Hearts and Hurricanes WI is a year old this February!

It was only a year ago that we held our first official meeting selecting the team to guide us.

Looking back, we have had a great time making friends and learning something new with

wine, tea and cake to help us along.

We have chosen the March meeting to celebrate our first birthday so join us on Wednesday

13 March 2013 at 7.30pm for a talk on the idea of Art Courture, clothing through art.

This talk will be held by Francis Day organiser of the Painswick Art Courture Festival;

http://www.acpfestival.co.uk/, we will be having a small celebration after the talk.

On Wednesday 10th April 'Selecting the right plants for your garden' is the topic of the

talk being given by David Bentley our Coopers Edge resident horticulturist.

We look forward to craft evenings, talks on Gardening, Self Defence and Pilates. We also

have Family Pet evening in August and Wine Tasting in October with friends and partners

(Men are invited! ) New members are more than welcome at this newly established WI.

We meet on the second Wednesday of every month at Coopers Edge School at 7:30pm.

Entry is free for members and £3.00 for non-members.

Please join our Facebook page or visit our website for regular news

www.heartsandhurricaneswi.weebly.com or for more details contact Tara Davidson on

07948 966 957

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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 29

Will Oliver Installations 21

BEAUTICIANS Body Flair 44

Therapy Skin Treatment 18

Total Rejuvenation 19

BEDROOMS PJB Carpentry 42

BLINDS Lindas Blinds 39

BOOKKEEPING 321 Bookkeeping 10

BUILDING CONTRACTORS Darren Mann 11

CAKE BAKING Creations by Kerry 16

Sweetcheeks cupcakes 16

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

CLEANING SERVICES Cleaning Angels 16

COMMUNITY CENTRE Abbeydale Sports &

Community Centre 17

COMPLIMENTARY

THERAPY Chiropractic Wellness Centre 18

Remedial Sports 18

COMPUTER

MAINTENANCE Cotswold Computer Medic 7

Computer Cookie 31

Gamlin Software 13

Hop-2-it 10

Jemtek 41

CONSERVATORIES Gloucester Conservatory &

Window Warehouse 42

J C Conservatories 14

Taylors Conservatories 43

COVING SPECIALIST Rob Walters 36

EDUCATION Gloucester Tutorial Agency 13

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

FINANCIAL SERVICES ACF Direct 28

FITNESS No Limit Fitness 38

FLOORING Kingfisher flooring 26

PJB Carpentry 42

FLORIST Plantation 1

GARDEN MAINTENANCE Garden Delight 34,35

Just a Mow 20

Lawn Man 14

Linden Tree 12

Mark Dunkley 10

HABERDASHERY Cotswold Haberdashery 44

HOLIDAYS Portugal Villa 32

HOTELS Hallmark Hotel 32

Hatton Court 2, 25

IRONING SERVICE Easy Iron 38

KITCHEN & BATHROOM

FITTING M C Kitchen & Bathrooms 37

PJB Carpentry 42

TBS Kitchens 29

LANDSCAPING Abbeydale Landscapes 12

Grants Landscaping 12

LMS 11

LAWNMOWERS Cheltenham Mowers 8

OVEN CLEANERS Oven Busters 38

PAINTER & DECORATOR Roger Brown 39

PET CARE Nails and Tails 38

PHOTOGRAPHY A Team Photography 13

Rob Tarren Photography 28

PLASTERER Chris Lee 43

PLUMBING & HEATING A G Griffiths 4

A M Nelmes 37

Beaven Installations 4

Charmont 9

Glevum Heating 27

N Boothroyd 15

R H Nelmes 43

The Gasman 22

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE J C Property Maintenance 37

Total Property Maintenance 34

ROOFING INSTALLATION C & G Cladding 11

SHEDS Master Sheds 15

SOCIAL CLUB Saintbridge Sports Centre 33

SOLICITORS Dee & Griffin 30

Treasures 6

TAXI SERVICE Andys Cars 24

TREE SURGEON Acorn Treecare 23

UPHOLSTEROR Colin Pattenden 39

WEIGHT LOSS PLAN Rosemary Conley 19

WINDOW INSTALLATION A & A Double Glazing 22

C & G Cladding 11

Elements 22

Glass Fix Glazing 15

WINDOW REPAIR Cloudy 2 Clear 15

Longlevens Window Repairs 11

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