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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

The Works cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions or endorse companies,

products or services that appear in this magazine.

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Local Contact Info

St. Nicolas Church Swindon Lane, Cheltenham, GL50 4PA 01242 244373

Swindon Village Early Years Playgroup

Church Road, Swindon Village, Cheltenham GL51 9RE 01242 775757 Swindon Village Primary School Church Road, Swindon Village, Cheltenham, GL51 9QP 01242 690 016 Swindon Village Hall Church Rd, Cheltenham , Swindon Village, GL51 9QP 01242 690479 Prestbury United Reformed Church 12 Deep Street, Prestbury, Chetlenham, GL52 3AN 01242 575086 Prestbury St Mary's Church of England Junior School, Bouncers Lane, Prestbury, Cheltenham, GL52 5JB 01242 244387

Editor:

I am the publisher for all The Works magazines, I live in Gloucestershire 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.

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What’s On Get the latest updates each week by following us on @glosevents. Text glosevents

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WHAT WHERE WHEN DETAILS

Upton St Leonards WI

Village Hall, Bondend Road, Upton St Leonards

1st Monday of each month at 7.30 p.m

Women’s Institute meeting. Come and join a friendly group of ladies and listen to our interesting speakers. See our website at www.uptonstleonardswi.weebly.com or telephone 01452 614957. Visitors and new members welcome.

Scottish Dancing

Kingsholm School, Sebert Street, Gloucester

Tuesdays during Termtime

New season starts September 6 at 7.30pm. Beginners welcome. For more details ring 01452 306857 or see website www.gloucesterscd.btck.co.uk

Twyver WI Village Hall, Bondend Road, Upton St Leonards

2nd

Monday of each month

You are welcome to join us at our friendly WI for talks & outings etc. For more information, call Sandra Lewis 01452-859421

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

The Phoenix Players present The Third Production of their 53rd Season “LILIES ON THE LAND”

The Kings Theatre, Kingsbarton Street, Gloucester GL1 1QX

Tues 21st to Sat 25th Feb. 2012 at 7.30pm

The experiences of four young women who volunteered for The Women’s Land Army during WW11. Funny, moving and heart-warming. 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)

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

Free Local Editorial Promotion For Your Business

Small businesses- as we are always looking to improve the quality of our local magazines, we would

like to offer you a free full page (A5) editorial. If you would like to provide us with an

interesting article (approx 200-400 words) which details more about what you offer, perhaps with

some pictures then we would like to publish this in an edition of the magazines (subject to

approval).

We are particularly interested in events that are taking place in the next couple of months, please

bear in mind that the deadline for inclusion is always the 20th of the month before distribution.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us on (01452) 530381 or

[email protected]. Full info and online magazines are at www.theworkslocal.com

There is no obligation to book any paid advertising when you take out your free editorial.


This Month’s Competition

Wordsearch Tell us the word that is in the bottom list but 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 March and winners will be contacted after this date.

Last Month’s winner was Paige Dooley

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Bus Times

Up Hatherley Children's Centre provides services to children and families.

A varying on- going programme of

services are available from Baby Massage

to Stay and Play. Please come and see

us, call 01242 863977 or visit the website

www.uphatherleycc.org.uk.

At Up Hatherley Library (centre inside

library & other venues in community)

Debt clinic: 1st Monday every month 4.30-6.30pm

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DAVE’S TOP TIPS

Using Wall plugs

Many types of wall plugs exist and new designs are being brought out all of the time. Make sure that you use the correct drill and the correct screw or else the fixing will not work. Wall plugs should not be used in hollow plasterboard walls as other fixings are available for this.

Mark the length of the plug on the drill using some tape. If you are drilling through a wall that has old plaster that is likely to flake then it is best of you drill a little deeper and ensure that the plug is pushed through the plaster and into the masonry behind, so that the plaster does not crack when the screw is tightened.

Before drilling a hole into a wall you must ensure that no services such as pipes or cables are running where you intend to drill. When drilling through plaster into masonry it is best if you do not use hammer action until you hit the masonry. If you try to drill the plaster using hammer action you could damage the plaster and could drill the hole in the wrong place.

When you reach the desired depth you can remove the drill from the hole. Insert the correct size wall plug and tap it home with a hammer. Remember if the plaster is likely to flake tap the plug further into the brickwork so as to prevent flaking when the plug expands. Finally insert the correct size screw and tighten up.

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.


Useful Numbers

Gloucestershire County Council 01452 425000 Highways Agency 08000 514514 Police (non emergency) 08450 901234 Crimestoppers (anonymous) 0800 555111 Emergency Gas (Transco) 0800 111999 Emergeny Electricity (Central Networks) 08457 331331 Emergency Water (Severn Trent) 0800 7834444 Gloucester Hospital 01452 528555 Cheltenham Hospital 01242 222222

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Advertise / Include Leaflets in Our Local Magazines

Our six local community magazines cover a total of 24,000 homes and businesses, and offer an affordable

alternative to the Citizen, Echo and Forester newspapers, with a much better return on investment.

Why Choose The Works Local Magazines?

• Lowest prices with additional discounts available, with free online advert + free artwork design

• Experience- over 5 years of publications and an established reader base

• Reliable, accurate and monitored distribution- we use only a small number of trusted distributers

• Efficient service and transparency of information

• Include your own leaflets in the magazines

• We are not part of a franchise you can be sure of a format unique to the area

• Compact & tailored with a better return on investment than newspapers plus we do not cram the

pages full of adverts like some local directories- this is not a sub-division of the yellow pages, it is

something that the community actually reads!

Distributed February,

April, June, August,

October, December

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Distributed January,

March, May, July,

September, November

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Full info including online booking available at www.theworkslocal.com. Or send a

cheque for the full amount (made payable to The Works) to 43 Hawthorne Avenue, Gloucester GL4 4QB.

Please feel free to email [email protected] or call (01452) 530381 with any queries.

The deadline for ordering is always the 20th of the month before distribution

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Full page (135mm wide x 187mm high) £94 £125 £156

On front, back or inside covers (135mm wide x 150mm high) £100 £133 £166

Double page spread (270mm wide x 187mm high) £131 £174 £217

* Get a 30% discount on 6 editions of one magazine

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* PLUS Get an additional 10% discount when you book in all six magazines!

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