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May to June 2011

news and information for your local community

area Your local area page is on our web site at: www.theworkslocal.com

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Welcome to the latest edition of The Works Local. This magazine is sent free to homes in your area on a bi-monthly basis. It is your link to keeping in touch with what is happening on your doorstep and find out about local businesses.

If you have any views that you would like to express, or information that you would like to pass on to other residents, please email [email protected] or phone (01452) 530381 and we will add it to the magazine for free.

Visit our web site for more news & info: www.theworkslocal.com

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Sue Ryder - Leckhampton Court Hospice is seeking volunteers to help develop its Gloucester Support Group. Fundraising support groups are vital to help raise £1 million from voluntary donations for the hospice each year and are in place across the county. If you would like to help us and do something positive in your community please call Duncan Willoughby, Fundraiser on 01242 246162. Sue Ryder is a registered charity in England and Wales (1052076) and Scotland (SC039578) for more information about us visit www.sueryder.org.

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Local Contact Information Abbeymead Primary School Mead Road, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5YS 01452 371 710 Heron Primary School Heron Way, Abbeydale, Gloucester, GL4 4BN 01452 415 105 Christchurch Church Heron Way, Abbeydale, Gloucester GL4 5EQ 01452 535 256 The Hadwen Medical Practice Glevum Way Surgery, Glevum Way, Abbeydale, Gloucester GL4 4BL 01452 529 933 Upton St Leonards Parish Church Reverend Paul Leckey The Rectory, 12 Bondend Road, Upton St Leonards, Gloucester, GL4 8AG 01452 627828 Abbeydale Social Club Abbeydale Community Centre, Glevum Way, Abbeydale, Gloucester, GL4 4BL 01452 301492 The Kings Head Gloucester Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire 01452 616 042 The Turmut-Hoer Mead Rd, Abbeymead, Gloucester 01452 627 918 Abbeymead Lodge Care Home Abbeymead Avenue, Abbeymead, Gloucester GL4 5GR 01452 617566

Would you like to learn:

Piano, Keyboard, Flute, Violin

Theory of Music

ABRSM Exams or just for fun

Jean Gibbens B.Ed (Hons) Cert.Ed.

Churchdown Tel: 01452 712685

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Editor:

I am the publisher for all The Works magazines, I live in Abbeydale with my baby daughter, husband and mad cocker spaniel. I enjoy walking, gardening and anything that makes me laugh!

For future issues I will be looking for local topics, your opinions (good or bad!), stories & people of interest so any suggestions would be most welcomed - please email [email protected].

As a community magazine we are always trying to extend our links with local businesses and believe that our low budget advertising offers could be the answer to promoting your business during the current “credit crunch” climate.

Editor: Stacey Thomas


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ST. VINCENT’S CARE No 1 for Quality Home Care & Support Services

Established in 1986 as an independent provider of domiciliary / home care services in and around Gloucester. We pride ourselves on quality service provision and in having the ability to tailor care packages to the individual needs of our service users respecting their wishes,

choices, privacy and dignity. Our team is friendly and competent and all of our staff are focused on maintaining your

independent ability to remain at home.

Services including:- • Personal Care • Washing/dressing/bathing • Dressing • Meal Preparation • Domestic Upkeep • Laundry & Ironing • Shopping • Pension Collection • Health Monitoring • Medication Assistance • Sit-In & Night Service • 24 Hour Care (as available) • Career Opportunities Available

In the first instance and for advice on starting a package of care at

home please contact;

Tel: 01452 415066

Fax: 01452 529641 ST. VINCENT’S CARE

21 Holmleigh Parade, Tuffley, Gloucester GL4 OQU.

email: [email protected]

website: www.stvincentcare.com

Registered by C.Q.C, Contracted to Gloucestershire County Council & Members of the Gloucestershire Care Providers Association


What’s On

Get the latest updates each week by following us on @glosevents. Text glosevents to 86444 or go to twitter.com/glosevents

WHAT WHERE WHEN DETAILS

Highnam Court Spring Fair

Highnam Court near Gloucester

Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th May 10.30am – 5.00pm

Advance tickets cost £5 (£6 on the gate) Raising money for the Pied Piper Appeal and Gloucester Cathedral (+ supporting the NSPCC) http://www.highnamcourtspringfair.co.uk/Home.html

The Phoenix Players present The Third Production of their 52nd Season “Relatively Speaking”

The Kings Theatre, Kingsbarton Street, Gloucester GL1 1QX

Tuesday 17th May to Saturday 21st May 2011

An hilarious and highly entertaining series of confusions, misunderstandings and cross purposes in one of Ayckbourn’s best comedies Tickets (reserved seating) £8.00, £7.00 (concessions) Available from: The Phoenix Players (Tel: 01452 522795) or Gloucester Tourist Information, 28 Southgate Street (Tel: 01452 396572)

Blues Brothers Tribute Band

Hatherley Manor Hotel, Down Hatherley, Gloucester, GL2 9QA

Saturday 28th May 2011 From: 7.00pm – late

Get your hats, shades and dancing shoes and prepare to be entertained by Jake & Elwood Includes: three course meal, coffee, live band and disco £30.00 each Tickets available online at: http://www.peruforh4h.co.uk, or contact tel: 01452 260063, email: [email protected]

Gloucester Ladies Probus Club

St Lawrence Church Rooms, Barnwood

1st and 3

rd

Wednesday of each month

Come and join our friendly group for coffee, talks and various activities. Call Pam for more info on 611564

Soul @ Walls Club

Walls Club, Barnwood

Saturday Night 28

th

May 2011 8pm-1am

Playing the motown hits of the 60’s and the best of the 70’s and 80’s. Soul music plus all the classics. late bar, great dance floor. Great night out for the over 30’s. £5 pay on door or buy tickets. For ticket information call Andy on 07840 148774 or Dave 07801 704456 or club after 6pm on 01452 610227 [email protected]

'The Wanted' perform live at Kingsholm

Kingsholm Rugby Ground

Sunday 29th May 2011

The Wanted, whose number one hit single 'All time low' has been nominated for 'best British single' at the 2011 Brit Awards are one of the hottest boy bands around. Gloucester Rugby are looking forward to welcoming the band to Kingsholm for what is anticipated to be a great performance and evening of live music.

Spring Show with entertain-ment from a Dixieland Jazz Group

Park and Playing Field, Longford Lane, Longford

Monday 30th May at 1pm

Dog Show, Dog Agility Course, Timed Recall, Small Fun Fair, Mini Go-Karts, Entertainment in the Show Ring,Skittles, Coconut Shy, Golf Driving, Pony Rides, Soak the Bloke, Wheelm of Fortune, Many craft stalls, Produce stalls, Livestock area, Home made Jams, cakes and bread, Plants, Refreshments, Bar, BBQ, Ices and lots more. Fun for all the family and the dog!

Africa Day

Gloucester Cathedral

Saturday 25th June

African Flavoured Family Fun Activities, Food, Displays and Worship with an African flavour. 10-3.15pm. Entry Free to all

Event organisers- add your event here & online for free- just email [email protected] with the details


Upton St Leonards Parish Church A warm welcome to everyone is ensured at St Leonards Church in Upton. Please feel free to come along to any of our services held in the Church. We offer a Church Office every Friday evening in the Church from 7pm until 7.30pm. Anyone can come along to and talk to Reverend Leckey about any bookings such as baptisms or wedding that they may wish to discuss. We also offer the opportunity for anyone to sponsor the tower lights for any occasion – contact 01452 618127 for more details. Our Sunday Services are as follows: 8am – Communion Order 2 Service 11am – Communion4All – a service designed to be all inclusive. Evening Services: 6.00pm 1st Sunday of the Month is an Evening Service. 6.00pm 2nd Sunday of the Month is Communion Order. 6.00pm 3rd Sunday of the Month is an Evening Service. 6.00pm 4th Sunday of the Month is an Evensong. Please check the notice boards, Pew News and Church News for information of any Evening Service falling on the 5th Sunday of the month. We can be contacted via our website www.uptonstleonardschurch.co.uk or by contacting Reverend Leckey on 01452 627828.

Churchfield Road, Upton St Leonards, GL4 8AG Email: [email protected]


Dick Whittington Farm Park Spring is upon us and there is no better place to appreciate this than at the Dick Whittington Farm Park at Little London, Longhope, in west Gloucestershire.

During the long cold wet Winter the animal Mums have been carrying their babies in readiness for the Spring-time arrivals at Easter.

Lambing is now well underway at the Farm Park. With so many new mouths to feed the public are invited to assist with the bottle-feeding of the lambs which is great fun for the kids.

Chicks and ducklings are hatching from the eggs. Baby wallabies (Joeys) are beginning to peer out of their Mother's pouch.

The pygmy goat flock has been swelled by a number of newly-arrived kids (the four-legged sort) and even shoals of newborn carp have been spotted in the Carp Lake.

Enjoy the blaze of colour along the daffodil walk Nature Trail. Peer into the Bluebell Wood to enjoy the colourful carpet of bluebells and see if you can spot any activity around the buzzard's nest.

The Charolais cattle now have calves at foot and even the Shetland ponies are expecting their foals to pop out shortly.

The massive indoor Play Barn is always very popular. Outside there is the mini-digger, water blaster, giant sandpit with wooden fort and the newly-extended pedal kart course to enjoy.

Keep up to date by visiting the website www.dickwhittington.org. The Park is open every day from 1st March through until September. For further information telephone 01452 - 831000.


This Month’s Competition

Wordsearch Find the word that is missing from the grid for a chance to win a £20 gift voucher for

The Accessories Shop- a great range of homeware, home accessories, gifts and craft items

at www.the-accessories-shop.co.uk.

Entries can be made by email to [email protected], by phone or text to 0871 288 7285 (leave msg on answerphone if no answer) or by post to 43 Hawthorne Ave, Gloucester GL4 4QB. Calls to 0871 numbers cost up to 10p per minute from landlines. Mobiles and other networks may vary.

You can also us @glosevents. Follow us on www.twitter.com/glosevents or text glosevents to 86444 and reply to our latest post with your answer.

Please include your name, address and telephone number in your entry.

A winner will be selected at random from the entries with the correct answer. The quiz closes on 20 May and winners will be contacted after this date.

Last Month

The answer was 1 and the winner was Rosemary Groves

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Christchurch Abbeydale

Heron Way, Abbeydale, Gloucester GL4 5EQ 01452 423483 Children and Young People: Boy's Brigade (&Girl's Association) Anchors: 5.30 - 6.45 Di Dale :01452 615072 Juniors: 6.30 - 8.00 Company: 7.30 - 9.30 Messy Church 1st Thursday monthly (term time) 3.30pm.

All are welcome to worship at Christchurch and to join in any of the activities which take place. Membership is open to Christians who either have moved from another church where they were members or to those accepted into membership by the church. We are always glad to welcome new people into membership.


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Kitchen and Bathroom fitting Heating and Plumbing repairs

Garden taps, extra radiators, power showers

General building repairs and maintenance Roofing repairs and maintenance

Guttering & Upvc cladding Single socket to double socket outlets,

RCDs fitted Power to garage or sheds

Outside security lighting and alarms New fuse boards And much more

DAVE’S TOP TIPS

Hard to reach screws

If you find you have to get a screw into a tricky position or corner here’s a quick tip to hold the screw to the blade of the screwdriver. Take a piece of masking tape and push the screw through it with the sticky side of the tape face up.

Then insert the screwdriver blade into the screw slot and fold the masking tape up to stick the screw to the blade. The screw is then held in position on the driver and can be inserted upside down and at an angle. If possible it is much easier to start the screw off if you can make a small pilot hole somehow.

Another and better option would be to invest in a magnetic bit holder to hold the screws. This latter option will not work however with things such as brass screws.

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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We stock supplies for Brides-to-Be, Event Organizers, Interior Designers, Flower Arrangers & Cake Makers. We also sell wedding furniture and decorations that you might not be able to find anywhere else (especially at a reasonable price!), such as archways and candleabras.

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Local Councillor and Resident, ANDREW GRAVELLS writes It’s always good to be able to welcome a new business into our area. And so I hope that ‘The Works’ is an instant success here, and goes on to generate a lot of new business for its advertisers. I live in our area, and I may be biased, but I reckon that it’s one of the best parts of Gloucestershire to live in. We have some seriously good Community facilities here. The Abbeydale Sports and Community Centre is a real hive of activity. There is always so much going on there, ranging from activities of all kinds for young people, to less energetic events for those of us who aren’t quite so young. If you’ve never visited the Centre, why don’t you just drop in and take a look inside. The Notice Boards are always full of interesting things to do. As a local Councillor I am aware of the increasing number of people who live on their own these days. And I hear about people who sometimes feel isolated in the more remote and rural parts of the County. In areas like ours though there is so much going on, that anyone who could do with a bit of company, or wish to volunteer to help in any of our voluntary organisations, will always be made to feel really welcome at the Abbeydale Sports and Community Centre or at our local pubs. The Centre by the way, is just behind Morrisons, down past the Doctors and Vets, right next to the Play Area. Our two local pubs, The Ridge and Furrow, and The Turmot- Hoer are also great meeting places for people in our area, and they serve a great range of soft drinks for anyone who wishes to avoid alcohol. Saturday July 16

th sees taking place what promises to be one of the best Community events being

held here during 2011. The local Police and I have been working with the City Council, the Abbeydale Sports and Community centre, and the Groups which meet there, to put on a ‘Police and Community’ Fun Day. The idea is that we bring the Community together , with presentations from the local Community Police officers, Dog handlers, along with Sporting events and other displays by local voluntary groups and clubs. It’ll run from 10am till about 4pm, and take place on the fields around the Centre. There’s also the possibility that the Police helicopter will make an appearance. Hope to see you there !

Andrew .


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