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Welcome to the March edition of your Hucclecote Link.

As I’m writing this the sun is actually out, I can see blue sky, the nights are getting 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 30 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 21.

If it’s more property maintenance that you might require

help with, again we have a full list of companies that can

help you in this area in our index on page 30. Although

Dave Stevens also writes a little Handy Tips article each

month on DIY issues that you may need help with in your

home, you can read this months on page 11.

Finally if you are thinking of having a conservatory , now

is the ideal time in preparation for the Summer months, or

if your existing conservatory could do with some repair

before the Summer, I can recommend Taylors conservato-

ries on page 26.

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.

Congratulations to Ruth Cook 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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Dave’s top tips

Fitting wall cabinets

Kitchen cabinets and other built-in cabinets often carry a very large weight, meaning that

they need to be fitted to the wall with appropriate strength. The best method is to use fix-

ings and screw hooks (or mounting rails from the DIY store, in which you simply suspend

the cabinets).

First of all, mark the fixing points with a spirit level. Make sure that no cables or pipes run

through the positions marked (using a metal detector).

Next you will need to drill the holes. Remove the dust from the holes and insert the wall

fixings. Knock in the fixings with a hammer if required, turn the screw hooks into the fix-

ings and fit the cabinet.

To connect several cabinets, use a wood drill bit to drill continuous holes in the side panels

and bolt the cabinets to each other.

Be sure to check out our website at www.dstevens999.co.uk for more top tips along with

some great video tutorials to help you with your DIY skills

Regards Dave Stevens.

If in doubt call me (see main advert for number) and I will do the investigating for you.

Disclaimer. All advice above is given in goodwill with many years experience. We cannot guarantee

however that your problems will be rectified so please, if in doubt call us before undertaking any

works yourself.

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Tel: 01452 314011

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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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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 15th March 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

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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Hucclecote Horticultural Society Yet more rain – as I write this piece it is still pouring down, and more rain and

snow is forecast. Will it ever let up I ask? I am still waiting for the opportunity to

get round to one of the first gardening jobs of the year – digging the ground over so

that it is ready to take my broad beans and potatoes. Roll on some dry and sunny

days.

Our next meeting is on March 28th and it is a Members’ evening. This will include

a question and answer session – it’s always surprising to find that there is invariably

someone who knows the answer to the question that has been baffling you for ages:

as well as our bring and buy, raffle and quiz. It is also the date of our AGM, so this

is a good opportunity for you to come along and sign up as a new member, and to

support the Society by volunteering to help the committee if you feel so inclined.

Then on April 25th we will be hosting Steve Head. Steve will be showing us how

we can help benefit the wildlife [though hopefully not the slugs] as we go about our

activities in the garden. We all love to see different or unusual birds visiting, and we

long for a sighting of a fox or a hedgehog, so this could be an opportunity to find out

how to increase our chances.

All meetings are at the Hucclecote Community Centre, and start at 7.30 pm with

refreshments from 7.15 pm. All are welcome: attendance and membership are not

restricted to Hucclecote residents. More information from Chris on 610694.

St Philip and St James Church

'March Thoughts

This month always makes me happy. The joy of Mother's Day, hot cross buns,

Easter eggs and the dawn of spring flowers and warmer weather (hopefully!!!)

makes for a good month. At the end of March this year we will once again arrive

at our Easter celebrations. You are very welcome to join us at St Philip & St

James Church as we make the journey from a noisy Palm Sunday to a shared

meal on Maundy Thursday. On Good Friday we are confronted with the stark

reminder of Jesus' death and on to the glorious celebration of Easter Sunday. This

year we are delighted to welcome the new Archdeacon of Gloucester to lead and

preach at our worship services.

I am very fond of this quote from the late Basil Hume, "The great gift of Easter is

hope - Christian hope which makes us have that confidence in God, in his ulti-

mate triumph, and in his goodness and love, which nothing can shake".

Happy Easter!

Revd Andrew Axon, St Philip and St James, Larkhay Road'

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Hucclecote Townswomen GuildHucclecote Townswomen GuildHucclecote Townswomen GuildHucclecote Townswomen Guild

Entering the hall for the January meeting of Hucclecote T G , members and visitors were treated to a lovely colourful display of Canal boat womens crafts, and also, four Canal Boat Women-dressed in their typical clothes, courtesy of Jill Ruiz, and her fellow friends of Gloucester Waterways Musuem at the Docks- and promising a very interesting and ‘visual’ talk. After the business part of the meet-ing Jill proceeded to tell us the history of the canal boat families, how the Bridgewater canal in Lan-cashire started the ‘narrow boat’ era for carrying cargoes- the boats being horse drawn initially, and how the wives and families had to help at locks etc so that the cargo could be moved to its destina-tion as quickly as possible. Considering the size of the narrow boats, 70 foot long in total, of which the living accommodation was, 10 foot long, by 7 foot wide, by 5 foot high-the rest being used for cargo- it’s amazing to think how these highly skilled hardworking women, managed to bring up

families- cooking, cleaning, making clothes,-rag rugs ,blankets, crocheting lace, decorating the liv-ing areas, especially when they had to carry unpleasant cargoes sometimes, and try to keep the chil-dren safe from drowning or being burnt on the cooking stoves, becoming sick (water for drinking taken from the canal- then boiled), in such a confined space. There were Canal Acts to try to regu-late the boats – only supposed to be two adults and two children aboard, and compulsory education for the children but these were difficult to enforce because of the constant travelling, and by the late

1960’s all the working boats had gone, mostly pleasure craft using the canals now. A very enlightening and interesting evening.

Thursday 31st January, virtually all the Guild members travelled to Cheltenham Park Hotel and enjoyed an excellent meal and evening at our Annual Dinner, many thanks to the ‘organisers’!

The March meeting of Hucclecote T G will be Thursday 21st March at 7-30pm, and is a talk by Di Alexander entitled ‘Pen and Polisher’? The Sales Table will be; ‘Craft’.

Hucclecote Guiding parent support

would like to thank everyone for contributing to the Christmas Fire Engine collection in December.

Despite the awful weather and ill health that affected many of the regular supporters we still raised £970 of which a donation of £300 has been sent to

the Winstons Wish charity. The Rainbow, Brownie and Guide units returned to their meetings mid

January and are looking forward to another busy year of camps, meeting and various activities.

If you have a daughter that would like to join the groups please contact Hucclecote guiding at [email protected].

Rainbows - age 5-7, Brownies age 7-10 & Guides 10 +.

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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

Hucclecote Accounting and

Taxation Service 19

ADVERTISING The Best Of Gloucester 31

AIR CONDITIONING Charmont 6

ARCHITECT ASW Design 9

D2B Design 6

Paul Karlsson 7

BATHROOM FITTING PJA Carpentry 16

Severn Vale Bathrooms 20

TBS Bathrooms 1

BEAUTICIANS Total Rejuvenation 15 BEDROOM FITTING PJA Carpentry 16

CARAVAN SERVICING GL Caravan Care 10

CARPENTRY PJA Carpentry 16

CARPETS Sapphire Carpets 5

CHILDRENS PARTIES Bohemian Beads 14

CHIMNEY SWEEP Clean Sweep 26

CHIROPRACTICE Chiropractic Wellness

Centre 14

COMPUTER

MAINTENANCE Cotswold Computer Medic 7

Hop 2 It 26

Gamlin Software Solutions 27

Jemtek Solutions 23

CONSERVATORIES Taylors 26

DIET & FITNESS Rosemary Conley 15

DRIVEWAYS Safeway Tarmac 4

ELECTRICIAN Cleevely Electrical 10

Hammond Electrical 13

J B Electrical 22

ESTATE AGENTS Parkers 18

FITNESS No Limit Fitness 27

Spirit Health Club 2

FLOORING Kingfisher Flooring 12

SP Dixon 14

GARDENING Garden Delight 20,21

Just a Mow 17

Lawn Man 9

LMS 8

HOTEL Hallmark Hotel 2

IRONING SERVICE Easy Ironing 27

KITCHEN & BATHROOMS Beaven Installations 4

PJA Carpentry 16

TBS Kitchens 1

LANDSCAPING Abbeydale Landscapes 8

Grants Landscaping 8

MASSAGE THERAPIST Remedial Sports Therapy 14

OVEN CLEANERS Oven Busters 26

PAINTER & DECORATOR Derek J Smart 23

PETCARE Nails and Tails 27

PHOTOGRAPHER A Team Photographic 25

PLUMBING & HEATING A M Nelmes 10

Charmont 6

Glevum Heating 32

N T Boothroyd 13

PROPERTY

MAINTENANCE Bright Sparks 12

Care & Repair 17

Dave Stevens 11

Total Property Maintenance 22

SHEDS Master Sheds 16

SOLICITORS Dee and Griffin 18

TAXIS A & L Taxis 13

TUITION Gloucestershire Tutorial 25

WINDOW REPAIRS Abbcare 23

Cloudy 2 Clear 13

Glassfix Glazing 16

Longlevens Window Repair 10

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