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Please mention The Hucclecote-Link when responding to adverts
Delivered FREE to the residents of Hucclecote and Coopers Edge
May 2013
Gloucester's Leading Local Directory linking local businesses with the local community
Often imitated, never equalled
The Hucclecote-Link Part of The Link Directories (Gloucester) Ltd
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The Link Directories (Gloucester) Ltd cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions
or endorse companies, products or services that appear in this magazine.
Printed by: The Color Company Tel: 01242 226332 www.thecolorco.co.uk
Welcome to the May edition of your Hucclecote Link.
It’s a month for birthdays this month...not only is it a certain milestone birthday for myself this
month, along with 3 other close family members birthdays, but we are also celebrating 6 years of
publishing the Hucclecote Link, which I think is a great achievement. So as ever, I owe a big thank
you to everyone who helps to keep this business thriving; that includes the businesses that advertise
with us, my team of distributors who deliver the directories through your door and to yourselves,
the readers, for using the businesses in the directory and so helping to keep them and the local
economy alive.
I think (with fingers crossed) that the weather is now at last im-
proving. I have turned my heating off this week (finally!) so lets
hope it stays off for a while! This is a great time of year to get
all those outside jobs completed and we have plenty of local
businesses that can help you complete them. From roofing, see
Britannia Roofline on the front cover, to Garden maintenance,
property maintenance and conservatories, you can find a list of
our businesses on the index on page 34.
With an improvement in the weather, your thoughts may be turn-
ing to the Summer holidays ahead, and the count down to that
bikini body! Well this month we have some great local fitness
companies on board, with something to suit everyone, from
Pilates, to outdoor circuits, to a personal trainer, all of these
can be found on page 31. Alternatively a round of golf may be
more your cup of tea and with Hatton Court having taken over
the running of the Bar and Restaurant at Painswick Golf Course,
why not treat yourself at the end of the round, more details on
page 2.
Please remember, as always we can be found on our Face book
page; www.facebook.com/TheLinkDirectories or on twitter;
www.twitter.com/@Sarah_Gerken - we would love to connect
with you.
Why not try our new style Sudoku competitions on page 29, 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
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
ACCOUNTANCY AND TAXATION CENTREACCOUNTANCY AND TAXATION CENTREACCOUNTANCY AND TAXATION CENTREACCOUNTANCY AND TAXATION CENTRE Accountants for the Hucclecote and District AreaAccountants for the Hucclecote and District AreaAccountants for the Hucclecote and District AreaAccountants for the Hucclecote and District Area
Annual Sales £ Annual Fee
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
* Management Accounts
* 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
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Derek J. Smart
• Painter
• Decorator
• General Builder
40 Years
Experience
Free
Quotations
Tel: 01452 412781
Mobile: 077198 19811
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
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- FULL HEATING SYSTEMS
- BOILER REPLACEMENTS
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INSTALLED
- ANNUAL SERVICING
- LANDLORDS SAFETY CHECKS
- BATHROOMS & EN SUITES
- GENERAL PLUMBING
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
FREE QUOTATIONS
CALL ADAM ON: 07890 390220
OR VISIT
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Hucclecote Link And it’s incredible value too Most importantly it works
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May 2013 Release’s
Thursday 9th May
STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS (3D) After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from
within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone
world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction.
Thursday 16th May
THE GREAT GATSBY (3D) A Midwestern war veteran finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of
his millionaire neighbour.
Friday 17th May
FAST & FURIOUS 6 Agent Hobbs enlists the aid of Dom and team to help bring a rival gang, led
by Owen Shaw, to justice. In exchange for clear records, they must put an
end to their schemes, no matter how personal the cost.
Saturday 18th May
EPIC (3D) A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle
between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands
together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world -- and
ours.
Thursday 23rd May
THE HANGOVER PART 3 This time, there's no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong,
right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off.
Wednesday 29th May
THE BIG WEDDING A long-divorced couple fakes being married as their family unites for a
wedding.
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Sudoku Complete the puzzle
by 15th May 2013 and
return, with your
name and address, to
The Hucclecote-Link,
30 Dancers Hill,
Abbeymead,
Gloucester, GL4 5TY
to be in with a chance
of winning 2 cinema
tickets
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St Philip and St James Church
I want to be Christ-like and not Christian Recently I read a ‘tweet’ from an atheist friend echoing the words of Gandhi “I like your
Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ.” It seems to me that
in the twenty first century the Christian community finds itself with an ongoing identity
crisis. So often our words and deeds seem at odds with the faith we believe and regretful-
ly we fail to be Christ-like as we engage with contemporary society. Over the centuries so
much pain has been caused by those who should have known better, so much atrocity has
been committed ‘in the name of God’.
Having just returned from some time out I am very struck by the awesome challenge to
not only be a follower of Christ, a Christian, but also to be Christ-like. To be Christ-like
is costly and will take all that we are. To live like Christ will require a heart full of love,
arms open wide, with a genuine longing to make the world a better place. The Bible re-
minds us ‘God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever be-
lieves in him shall not perish but have eternal life’ (John 3:16). That verse leads me to
believe me that being Christ-like is unselfish, looking first to the needs of others, perhaps
being Christ-like is about breaking down walls of division and fostering the love of God,
seeking an end to injustice and living an intentionally sacrificial lifestyle. One thing I
know for sure – it is better to be Christ-like than to simply follow the crowd.
Revd Andrew Axon, St Philip & St James, Larkhay Road'
Hillview Creative Crafters
Programme
Tuesday April 16 2013
Theme – We are sailing!
Tuesday May 14 2013
Theme-Wonderful Washie
All sessions are 7.45pm until 9.30pm.
There is a charge of £2.50 which covers
all of the materials to make three cards
or the equivalent, plus tea & coffee, bis-
cuits and a friendly chat!
All adults welcome, Please bring scis-
sors and glue/tape.
For more information please call
01452 616354 & ask for Heidi. Hillview Evangelical Church,
Colwell Avenue,
Hucclecote, Gloucester, GL3 3LX
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Hucclecote Horticultural Society
Here I am at the end of the first week in April, and still not a seed or a potato planted.
The only things I have to my name are the broad beans and sweet peas which I put in before
Christmas. Maybe next year that is what I’ll have to do with everything that I want to grow!
Our next meeting is on 23rd May when we will be having a visit from Duncan Coombs from
Upton-on-Severn. Duncan will be talking to us about Lilies in the garden – all being well
covering both the ‘over and done with’ day lilies and those huge and gorgeous scented lilies
that we see in gardens that we visit. What I am most interested in is finding a way of getting
rid of those pests, the lily beetles. They look nice, but can destroy your lilies in no time.
On 27th June we will then see Dave Cropp, whose topic will be a subject that we are all hav-
ing to come to terms with – just think last summer and this spring – Defensive gardening in a
time of climate change. With water butts redundant last year, and so far this year a dry but
very cold few months, I am sure that he will have some good advice to offer.
We are also hoping that our trip to Birmingham Botanical Gardens will take place in June,
when all being well there will be plenty for us to see and to learn about.
All meetings are at the Hucclecote Community Centre, and start at 7.30 pm with refresh-
ments from 7.15 pm. All are welcome: attendance and membership are not restrict-
ed to Hucclecote residents. More information from Chris on 610694.
Hucclecote Scout Group
With the weather being so cold and Easter early, we had to cook
Easter biscuits on gas stoves instead of outside on open fires. We
hope Spring weather will soon come as plans for our May Day
Camp are all made and we need to practice to start lighting fires and
pitching tents. With 35 on camp its always a good time for new
Scouts to really enjoy Scouting, cooking on open fires (if you have
never tasted egg and bacon cooked on an open fire you have missed
out of real cooking). Plenty of games and activities with a camp fire each night run
by the older Scouts.
15 Scouts are off Go Karting and Lazer Tag at the end of April, always a popular
activity with plans for water sports in June.
April 21st will have seen all the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorer Scouts march
through Gloucester to the Cathedral for the annual St Georges Day Parade with
nearly 1000 boys and girls altogether.
Any boys or girls wishing to join the Group are most welcome, 6 to 8 year old
Beavers, 8 to 10 and 6 months Cubs, 10 to 14 Scouts and 14 to 18 Explorers.
Please phone Terry on 521664 for more details.
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Hucclecote Townswomen GuildHucclecote Townswomen GuildHucclecote Townswomen GuildHucclecote Townswomen Guild . The Annual General Meeting of Hucclecote Townswomens Guild took place at the March meeting-it was well attended and a full Committee of officers and members was achieved for the coming year. After the AGM, members looked forward to hearing a talk by local journalist Di Alexander, with the intriguing title of ‘Pen and Polisher ‘, when she related her tales as a local journalist (‘Pen’) and as a cleaner to Pamela Jackson nee Mitford! (‘Polisher ‘)- the latter job covering her early life while her children were growing up. Hopefully Di will come and tell us more about her adventures when working for Pamela ( known as ‘The Other Mitford’ as she lived a fairly normal life compared with her famous sisters,) another time! Di thoroughly enjoyed her job as a local journalist, writing and interviewing per-sonalities for local magazines and newspapers, among these Jilly Cooper, Pam Ayers, and Cheltenham Sweet maker Ernest Marshall and his family with whom she has enjoyed a life-long friendship! and covering an area from Coleford to Oxford and Salisbury to Stratford, initially working with typewriters, carbon paper, and desk spikes(no longer allowed!) Di end-
ed her enthralling talk by stating the three principles of journalism, 1.Always tell the truth 2.Get it right! 3.Don’t use complicated words-only short words.
A very interesting and enjoyable evening. The May meeting of HTG will take place on Thursday 16th May, at Hucclecote Community Centre, at 7-30pm, when all members and visitors will be made very welcome.
Hearts & Hurricanes WI
Hearts and Hurricanes WI was 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 chose the March meeting to celebrate our first birthday, Francis Day
the organiser of Painswick Art Couture Festival www.acpfestival.co.uk
provided our talk on the idea of Art Courture, clothing through art. Please have a look at the
website, it sounds like an amazing event that many of us are intending to visit this summer.
On Wednesday 10th April 'Selecting the right plants for your garden' was the topic of the talk
given by David Bentley a local horticulturist, one WI member (drawn at random) was chosen to
have their garden soil tested, David was on hand to advise on the right plants for the type of soil
and gave some good advice on clay soils which seems to be common in the area.
May’s meeting will be on Wednesday 13th May and our guest speaker is Krista Woodman, a
local Yoga instructor. Please come dressed in comfortable clothes for giving it a try, if you
have a yoga mat available please bring it along.
Upcoming events include 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.
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Index of advertisers Your quick guide to everyone and everything in your Directory…
Contact The Hucclecote-Link 30 Dancers Hill, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5TY Tel: 01452 617040 Email:[email protected]
ACCOUNTANT Accountancy & Taxation
Centre 5
Add This Limited 9
Charterwoods 27
ADVERTISING The Best Of Gloucester 19
AIR CONDITIONING Charmont 6
ARCHITECT D2B Design 6
Paul Karlsson 7
BATHROOM FITTING Rob Weale 9
Severn Vale Bathrooms 20
TBS Bathrooms 15
BEAUTICIANS Total Rejuvenation 17
BEDROOM FITTING PJB Carpentry 27
BRIDAL BOUTIQUE Mystia 36
CAKE BAKING Patacake 30
CARAVAN SERVICING GL Caravan Care 10
CARPENTRY PJB Carpentry 27
CARPETS Sapphire Carpets 5
CHILDRENS PARTIES Bohemian Beads 16
CHIROPRACTICE Chiropractic Wellness
Centre 16
COMPUTER
MAINTENANCE Cotswold Computer Medic 7
Hop 2 It 8
Jemtek Solutions 29
CONSERVATORIES Taylors 8
DRIVEWAYS Safeway Tarmac 4
ELECTRICIAN Glevum Electrical 18
Hammond Electrical 13
J B Electrical 11
FITNESS Circuit Training 31
No Limit Fitness 31
Pilates 31
Spirit Health Club 23
FITTED WARDROBES Space Master 2
FLOORING Kingfisher Flooring 21
PJB Carpentry 27
SP Dixon 15
GARDENING Garden Delight 24,25
Just a Mow 21
Lawn Man 24
LMS 26
GOLF CLUB Painswick Golf Club 2
IRONING SERVICE Easy Ironing 9
KITCHEN & BATHROOMS Beaven Installations 4
PJB Carpentry 27
TBS Kitchens 14
LANDSCAPING Abbeydale Landscapes 26
DB Landscaping 22
Grants Landscaping 26
MASSAGE THERAPIST Remedial Sports Therapy 16
OVEN CLEANERS Oven Busters 9
PAINTER & DECORATOR Derek J Smart 8
PETCARE Nails and Tails 9
PLUMBING & HEATING A M Nelmes 10
Charmont 6
Glevum Heating 18
N T Boothroyd 13
RPB Plumbing 20
PROPERTY
MAINTENANCE Dave Stevens 12
Total Property Maintenance 11
ROOFING INSTALLATION Britannia Roofline 1
SHEDS Master Sheds 14
SOLICITORS Dee and Griffin 23
SPRAY TANNING Fantastic Tan 16
TAXIS A & L Taxis 13
WINDOW REPAIRS Cloudy 2 Clear 13
Glassfix Glazing 14
Longlevens Window Repair 10
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