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Welcome to your November edition of your Hucclecote Link.

Its that time of year again, and when you receive this, the clocks will be about to go back,

and it will start to feel as though Winter is now approaching.

With the darker mornings and dark evenings - now’s the time when the heating starts to get

put back on (if it hasn’t already!) We have some great plumbers in the Hucclecote Link and

many of them have some great offers on, so why wait, give them a call now and see what

they can do for you. You can find out who they are on our index on page 30.

With also only a few weeks to go until the end of the year,

November is a time where we start thinking about Christ-

mas and all the planning and preparation.

If bikes are on the Christmas list this year - Slam 69 in on

our doorstep and is a great local family bike shop - see

page 6 for more info.

If you are after a few nick nacs to start the Christmas shop-

ping - why not pop along to St Lawrences Church, Church

Lane, Barnwood, on Saturday 3rd November 10.30-2.30 -

kids are welcome too, with face painting and other activities

- you will also be helping raise money for a great local

cause. See more details on page 26.

If you have already booked your Christmas nights out, but

are looking for a bit of pampering before hand, we have

some great local beauty and massage therapists - see page

19 for more details.

Remember 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 Mrs B Hesling 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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All plans are prepared and submitted on your behalf for Local Authority

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For a prompt, private and professional service call:

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and speak to Graham or Angela for a free

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• Painter

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40 Years

Experience

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Quotations

Tel: 01452 412781

Mobile: 077198 19811

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Man and van service Single items or full house

Furniture disposed of Houses, garages, sheds, Cleared and cleaned General house repairs

Gutters cleared Drives jet washed Anything else?

Just call Sue or John

01452617307 07753691906

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Dave’s top tips Replacing Damaged floor tiles

As hard as floor tiles appear to be, they can on occasion get damaged with either a chip or

crack and need to be replaced. Whenever buying tiles we always recommend getting a few

extra as in a short time you may find they soon become obsolete.

The first stage to remove the damaged tile is to carefully knock out the old tile from the mid-

dle to the edges with a hammer and chisel. (not forgetting safety gloves and glasses) Then

completely remove the adhesive residues and grout. Using an electric scraper is a quick and

easy method of doing this but a manual scraper will do the job just as well. Once the surface

is cleaned, new tile adhesive is applied using a small notched trowel.

Now press the new tile into the adhesive bed and line it up. After the specified drying time,

grout the joints and leave them to dry. Finally, remove the remaining grout with a damp

sponge before it fully sets.

Should you need to make the joints look "old", simply rub some dirt into the dry joints until

they are roughly the same colour as the neighboring joints.

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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A & L Taxis

Corporate &

Leisure Travel

Airport Transfers

Wheelchair Accessible

Mark Powell Council Approved Driver

Tel: 01452 560455

Mobile: 07966 761189 www.taxis-gloucester.com

[email protected]

Hucclecote Based

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Master Sheds Unit D, Sudmeadow Road

Hempsted, Gloucester, GL2 5HG

Tel: 01452 314011

www.mastersheds.co.uk

Autumn discounts!

Beautiful Block paving, Paths & Patios.

Fencing Sheds & Gates. Turfing, Pruning

Major makeover to small tidy up

Call the experts on for a free fixed quote on

01452 521226

Find us @ http://www.ghscivilsltd.co.uk/

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Gardening Tips for November from Garden Delight.. Flowers, Tubs and Borders Finish planting out spring bulbs, November is an especially good month to plant Lilies

and Tulips, in both cases if you have a heavy soil put a little coarse grit in the bottom of

the planting hole to aid drainage.

Plant deciduous hedges such as beech and hawthorn.

Trim over your summer flowering heathers, removing the old flower stems keeps them

compact and will encourage fresh new growth next spring and stop the plants becom-

ing woody.

Plant up a few Paperwhite Narcissi in pots to bring inside to flower for Christmas.

Take hardwood cuttings of shrubs.

Lawns You will most likely need to make the final cut of the year, make sure the blades on the

mower are set high and the grass is dry when you cut.

If it’s not too wet or cold you can carry on laying turf until the end of the month.

Fruit and Vegetables Harvest and store late varieties of Apples and Pears.

Plant ‘soft’ fruit’ this month for cropping next summer. November is the right

month to buy and plant Raspberry canes, Blackcurrants, Redcurrants and Gooseberries.

Protect Cauliflower ‘curds’ by bending a few leaves over the centre. Leeks and

Parsnips can be left in the ground until required for use; the flavour will improve after

the first frost.

Bring in some roots of Chives, Mint and Parsley pot up and grow on the kitchen

window sill for fresh foliage all winter.

Sow Aquadulce Claudia Broad Beans to over winter and gain a head start to har-

vest next June.

Plant out Garlic bulbs by the end of the month, they like a fertile well drained

sunny position.

Greenhouse Check greenhouse daily opening vents on sunny days to regulate the temperature

and increasing ventilation to cut down on pest and disease. But make sure to close up

on frosty nights and check insulation is in order for when it gets really cold.

When watering avoid splashing on leaves as this can cause mildew and other

fungal diseases.

Plant of the month – Viburnum bodnantense ‘Dawn’- larger growing shrub, upright

in habit reaching 2.5 metres in height. Clusters of highly scented flowers cover the

plant November- February. Ideal for the back of the border where its dark green purple

tinged foliage provide a great back drop for spring and summer flowering shrubs, the

shrub then comes into its own during the winter months when the masses of flowers

brighten up any garden. Easy to grow but prune back after flowering to keep compact

and under control.

Check out our web site .. www.gardendelight.co.uk

Disclaimer – these tips are the result of many years experience in gardening however no guarantees can be

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

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November 2012 Release’s

Friday 2nd November

SILENT HILL: REVELATION 3D Heather Mason and her father have been on the run, always one step ahead of dangerous forces

that she doesn't fully understand, Now on the eve of her 18th birthday, plagued by horrific

nightmares and the disappearance of her father, Heather discovers she's not who she thinks she

is. The revelation leads her deeper into a demonic world that threatens to trap her forever.

Based on the best-selling videogame series of the same name.

Friday 9th November

ARGO In 1979, the American embassy in Iran was invaded by Iranian revolutionaries and several

Americans are taken hostage. However, six manage to escape to the official residence of the

Canadian Ambassador and the CIA is eventually ordered to get them out of the country. With

few options, exfiltration expert Tony Mendez devises a daring plan: to create a phony Canadian

film project looking to shoot in Iran and smuggle the Americans out as its production crew.

With the help of some trusted Hollywood contacts, Mendez creates the ruse and proceeds to

Iran as its associate producer. However, time is running out with the Iranian security forces

closing in on the truth while both his charges and the White House have grave doubts about the

operation themselves.

Friday 16th November

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 2 Bella is enjoying her new life and new powers, after the birth of their daughter, Renesmee.

Soon, however, their family bliss is threatened again, by a new menace. Vampire Irina believes

a childlike Renesmee could challenge the power and existence of the Volturi. As Irina rallies

the Volturi to destroy this potential threat, Bella and the Cullens - together with any allies they

can assemble - are preparing to fight a crucial, ultimate battle, to protect their family.

Friday 23rd November

NATIVITY 2: DANGER IN THE MANGER! This sequel to the popular British comedy sees a new teacher (David Tennant) take over. When

he enters his school in the National 'Song for Christmas' Competition, he and his pregnant wife,

and the schoolchildren, embark on an epic road trip that ends up with a birth and a donkey,

where he must embrace his fears and become a hero.

Friday 30th November

RISE OF THE GUARDIANS 3D When the evil spirit Pitch launches an assault on Earth, the Immortal Guardians (including San-

ta Claus, The Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy), team up to protect the innocence of children

all around the world.

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Sudoku - Complete the puzzle by 15th November 2012

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!

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City & Guilds Qualified

Autumn Fayre

Saturday 3rd November 10.30 - 2.30pm

St Lawrence Church Barnwood

Many different interesting stalls, including cakes and

bottle stall Activities for children Refreshments on sale

All are welcome An ideal way to start the

Christmas Shopping and help raise much needed funds for

St Lawrence Church

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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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Hucclecote Townswomen GuildHucclecote Townswomen GuildHucclecote Townswomen GuildHucclecote Townswomen Guild

At the September meeting of Hucclecote TG, we welcomed Carol Stafford, of ‘Sugar Celebra-tions’(shops in Gloucester and Swindon), who gave us a very informative talk and demonstration of icing and decorating fruit cakes with some really good tips, just in time for our Christmas cakes to benefit! We were advised to use icing sugar for rolling out marzipan, and to brush the cake with sherry rather than jam, before laying the marzipan on the cake, as it is safer and also enriches the cake; for rolling out fondant icing a thin covering of cornflour on the board is helpful; other tips

included placing a thin sausage shaped rope of marzipan around the bottom of upturned cake to fill in the gap before icing, and ‘crimping’ around base and top of iced cake to avoid piping a decora-

tion, all looking so easy to do by a very experienced cake decorator!

The November meeting of HTG has had to be rearranged to take place on Thursday No-vember 1st. at 7-30pm at Hucclecote Community Centre, instead of 15th November and will be an illustrated talk by Peter Berry entitled ‘Khyber or Bust’.All members and visitors will be made wel-

come. Sales Table will be; Items for Autumn Fayre. Saturday November 24th from 10-0am to 11-30am is the day of Hucclecote TG’s Autumn Fayre which will take place at Hucclecote Community Centre as usual. There will be a Grand Raffle, and stalls comprising ; Cakes ;Books and Puzzles; Cards and Crafts, Bric a Brac and refreshments will be served- a good opportunity to start or continue our Christmas shopping, and enjoy a coffee and

chat! Everyone welcome.

Hucclecote Horticultural Society What a joy our September meeting was. The Biggs father and son team from Wanborough

Nurseries enlivened our evening with a fascinating talk about herbs and their uses. As a non-

herb person myself, I ended up buying quite a number for the patio pots. One was a tange-

rine sage – ever heard of that? It can be used for jellies and cakes, so should be put to good

use.

By the time you read this, we will have had our Members’ evening, when I shall be looking

forward to swapping some of my seeds for some [hopefully better] ones brought in by other

members, as well as getting the answers to all the questions I have about things not growing.

For our November meeting, on Thursday 22nd, we will be entertaining another speaker from

a nursery – this time Wheeler’s Nursery - when I anticipate that ideas for Christmas and then

for activity in the New Year will be in abundance.

In December we take a break, resuming in January with a welcome visit from Julie Ritchie of

Hoo House nurseries, following up on our visit there during 2011, and talking to us about

having perennials throughout the year.

All meetings are at the Hucclecote Community Centre, and start at 7.30 pm. All are wel-

come: attendance and membership are not restricted to Hucclecote residents. More infor-

mation from Chris on 610694.

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St Philip and St James Church 'Scared of the dark?

One of the fears that adults have occasionally shared with me is a fear of the dark. It is quite a sur-

prise just how many people dislike the autumn and the wintry months because the nights are long

and darkness seems to prevail. Not that long ago a very senior citizen shared with me her general

disdain for autumnal November, noisy fireworks and the beginnings of winter. I wonder how she

would fare in the extreme northern hemisphere where it can go dark for several weeks at a time?

One of the most powerful descriptions of Jesus is as ‘the light of the world, a light no darkness can

quench’. That statement is such a useful reminder that no matter how dark our lives, our mood, or

the approaching winter, nothing can extinguish his light and his love.

This autumn why not enter into the darkness with a bright shining torch that can illuminate any

darkness and bring comfort in place of fear. As the nights darken look again at the beauty of the

trees in autumnal colour and see this time as vital preparation for a long summer to come

(hopefully!). There is no darkness that God’s light and love cannot penetrate and there is nothing to

fear that you cannot face with Jesus the light of the world.

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

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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 21

ADVERTISING The Best Of Gloucester 31

AIR CONDITIONING Charmont 27

ARCHITECT ASW Design 9

D2B Design 6

Paul Karlsson 7

BATHROOM FITTING R Weale 8

Severn Vale Bathrooms 21

TBS Bathrooms 1

BEAUTY THERAPY Natural Creations 19

Therapy Skin Treatment 19

BIKE SHOP Slam 69 6

BUILDERS SWJ Construction 17

CARAVAN CARE GL Caravan Care 10

CARPETS Sapphire Carpets 5

CHILD CARE Prickles Child Care 14

CHILDRENS PARTIES Bohemian Beads 14

CHIMNEY SWEEP Clean Sweep 12

CHIROPRACTICE Chiropractic Wellness

Centre 18

COMPLIMENTARY

THERAPY Simply Holistic Tranquil

Therapy 19

COMPUTER

MAINTENANCE Cotswold Computer Medic 7

Hop 2 It 12

Gamlin Software Solutions 10

Jemtek Solutions 13

CONSERVATORIES Taylors Conservatory Care 9

DRIVEWAYS Safeway Tarmac 4

ELECTRICIAN Cleevely Electrical 8

Glevum Electrical 32

Hammond Electrical 15

JB Electrical 22

ESTATE AGENTS Parkers 20

FITNESS Circuit Training 10

Spirit Health Club 18

GARDENING Garden Delight 22,23

Just a Mow 17

LMS 27

GREEN GROCERS Petals 14

HANDYMAN Man & Van Service 10

HOTEL Hallmark Hotel 2

KITCHEN & BATHROOMS Beaven Installations 4

TBS Kitchens 1

LANDSCAPING Abbeydale Landscapes 27

Grants Landscaping 26

LOFT LADDERS Elite Loft Ladders 12

MASSAGE THERAPIST Remedial Sports Therapy 18

OVEN CLEANERS Oven Busters 12

PAINTER & DECORATOR Derek J Smart 9

PETCARE Animals at Home 11

Nails and Tails 11

PLUMBING & HEATING A M Nelmes 8

Easy Plumbing 26

Charmont 27

Glevum Heating 32

N T Boothroyd 15

PROPERTY

MAINTENANCE Bright Sparks 2

Dave Stevens 13

GHS Civils Ltd 16

SHEDS Master Sheds 16

SOLICITORS Dee and Griffin 20

TAXIS A & L Taxis 15

VETS Hucclecote Pets & Vets 14

WEIGHT PLAN Cambridge Diet 10

WINDOW REPAIRS Cloudy 2 Clear 15

Elements 16

Glassfix Glazing 16

Longlevens Window Repair 8

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