May 2011 - Issue 46

Inside this month: Police update, Queen’s Park Rowing, Friends of the Meadows,
gardening, local news and much more

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IF you’re a former pupil of

Queen’s Park High School
over the 50 years then why not
attend one of the forthcoming 18
reunions to celebrate 100 years 28
of education at the school. Three
have been arranged for early
July so there’s a great chance to
catch up with some old friends.
This month we’ve got the
Chester Half Marathon on 15th
May, so please give your support
to the runners on the day. 30 32
In this edition there’s also the
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Friends of the Meadows and lots
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Erminia Di Trolio married

Rob Anglesea at St
Werburgh’s Church and
then held their reception
at Thornton Manor.
Erminia is originally from
Chester

Pics by Verity Allen, from Cetra Gallery,

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Strong support
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An event celebrating 100 years of
International Women’s Day took
place on the Meadows recently.
The ‘Walking the stories’ event
saw women from across Cheshire
West and Chester meet up on the
Meadows to walk in the sunshine
and share their stories.
The Council’s Equality and
Diversity Champion, Councillor
Razia Daniels spoke at the
event and talked about her own
childhood experiences and her
hopes for the future.
Councillor Daniels said: “It
was a pleasure to be asked to
speak at the first ‘Walking the
stories’ event in Cheshire West
and Chester, and indeed the
Gold at Olympic venue
first in the North West. I’m sure
everyone who came along left
for Queen’s Park rowers
feeling empowered and inspired. Queen’s Park High School J14 quad took
This event is one of the many gold at the National Sculling Junior Head at the
thousands that took place as Olympic rowing lake in Dorney.
part of the global celebrations of Strong competition from 48 teams from all over
International Women’s Day.” the country forced the quad consisting of Craig
Roberts, Alex Thomas, Leon Langmead, Chris
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lead social walks each week until The team went on to represent the North West
September 2011 in Westminster in the regional finals in Nottingham.
Park and the Groves. Also amongst the winners with a bronze medal
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there will be a 90 minute walk to QPHS and youth rowing in Chester.
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on the beat
with Police Community Support Officer
Jo Pendrey

Local policing priorities have been set following engagement with the local community and
based on information fed back at surgeries held with local residents:
Parking issues within the Selsdon Court and Old Wrexham Road areas,
particularly at school drop off and pick up times
Plans to address the issue
PCSO Pendrey has met with Overleigh St Mary’s Primary School in order to address the
issues. We are working in partnership with the school and members of Selsdon court
homewatch to find a solution to the ongoing problems. A leaflet is being produced by the
school providing information for parents regarding parking facilities within the area and
further meetings are to be held with the School Travel Group.
Regular patrols will continue over the following months in order to try and ease congestion
in the area.

Local Priorties this month

You said –. Bike thefts have continued to take place during March.
We did – Further bike etching events have taken place at Catholic High School, St Mary’s
Church Hall and LA Fitness with a total of 41 bikes etched and security advice given. We
continue to stop check cyclists and check their details.
Update - A male has recently been arrested and charged with these thefts.

The next Surgery for the Handbridge area is due to take place on Tuesday 3rd May at
11am on The Old Dee Bridge opposite The Ship Inn.
The next Community Action Meeting will take place on Thursday 19th May @ 7.30pm
and will be held at St Mary’s Church Hall, Handbridge.

If you have any questions or see me on patrol please feel free to stop and chat or
alternatively contact either myself on 0845 458 6375 or by e-mail
at joanne.pendrey@cheshire.pnn.police.uk

New artwork at church

An artist has been commissioned to create a sculpture in the gardens of St John the Baptist
Church, Chester.
Chester Renaissance working in partnership with Cheshire West and Chester has asked
artist Nick Horrigan to create a site specific artwork for the site of what was St James
Chapel – patron saint of pilgrimage.
The sculpture will be created from a tree stump of a diseased Whitebeam that is being
removed from the garden to the rear of St John’s as part of tree works to open up the area.

Go to church this Sunday and avoid the Christmas rush

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Half marathon date

WATCH out for the 2011 Chester
Half Marathon which takes place
on Sunday 15th May starting at
9.30am in Castle Drive. Runners
will follow the usual 13.1mile
course through Handbridge, Eaton
Road, Eccleston and Pulford, back
down Wrexham Road, through
Eccleston, Eaton Road, Overleigh
Road, over the Grosvenor Bridge
and back to the finish on the
Roodee. Expect some road
closures during the morning.

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New heart screening service
could be a life saver
Chester based businessman, tim
savidge, is at the helm of a new company
providing a vascular screening service.
Joining forces with Anna hughes, who
lost her sister to a heart attack and had
her own brush with serious cardiovascular
illness, the business, Young@heart aims
to help people take control of their health
through early detection and prevention.
Operating from local clinics, Young@
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using a wrist sensor to pick up arterial
pulse waves. This provides a measurement
which is used to assess the ‘age’ of the ar-
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 QUEEN’S PARK HIGH SCHOOL NEWS

Reunions to celebrate school milestone

THREE reunions are planned
this summer to celebrate 100
years of schooling at Queen’s
Park.
The dates for the reunions are as
follows
Friday 1st July (for people who
attended the school in the1950s
and 1960s)
Friday 8th July (1970s – 1980s)
Friday 15th July (1990s –
The Queen’s Park High School sixth form in 1983
2000s).
All three events take place from
on enterprise projects to raise money for
7pm-10pm.
a Centennial Fund. This will be managed
To register and pre-book for any of the above
by the school‟s Student Council to provide
events by visiting the school website at
bursaries to students to undertake educational
www.qphs.cheshire.sch.uk.
experiences that the school cannot normally
If you do not have access to the Internet
provide.
please contact the school on 01244 981502
Activities include an opportunity to contribute
and leave your name, address, telephone
to 2111 time capsule being buried in the
number and date you wish to attend.
school grounds, to a commemorative art
This is an opportunity to meet old friends,
sculpture, a centennial edition of the Ink Well;
chat over a drink, tour the school and
be photographed in your old school uniform or
meet current students who are working
contribute to the photo album being published
to mark 100 years at Queen‟s Park.
Year 7 students are researching ex
l The annual ‘V’ Factor charity event was
students and teachers putting together a
held in school in April. The charity chosen
large display of photographs and events
by the School Council this Year is Help for
into a time line which can be added to at the
Heroes. Following the auditions 18 acts
reunion events.
performed for the judges.
During September students and staff will
The winners were three Year 9 boys
celebrate the schools Birthday with a formal
Charlie Hulbert, Will Watson and Andy
school photograph, birthday cake and aerial
Stuttard who performed Beyoncé‟s
sculpture. The High School Association is
‘Single Ladies’. Their costumes and
organising a formal black tie dinner and
dance routine secured them first place.
dance to mark this special occasion.
The event raised over £1000.
Mr Casey headteacher said “We would like
all those who have over the years benefited
l Year 12 Geography students visited
from education at Queen‟s Park to be
Beddgelert, in Snowdonia, to collect vital
involved in the celebrations, we look forward
data for their June examination.
to seeing old photographs and hearing old
stories”.

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 Overleigh Roundabout May 2011 29

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to help tidy up the village.
Keith Board funded a skip
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through his member grant
budget. Many residents
took the opportunity to bring
along and dispose of their
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‘white goods’ such as fridges,
TV’s and washing machines
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West and Chester Council.
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They could have danced all night!

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pring has really come for these
smiling thespians from Chester
Operatic Society seen here rehearsing
their latest production of ‘My Fair Lady’!
My Fair Lady was a raving success from the moment
it opened in New York on March 15th 1956, now in
the 21st century it is still one of the most loved musi-
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Chester Operatic Society is really going to town on
a special production of this marvelous musical. This
is the society’s debut performance in Wrexham and
so they have chosen to present for their new audience
what promises to be a spectacular show for this special
‘Year of Culture’.
The longest running musical of all time, set in
Edwardian England the story tells of Henry Higgins,
a misogynistic, snobbish professor of phonetics who
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Eliza angrily leaves Higgins for Freddie when
he tries to take all the credit for her trans-
formation and forgets to acknowledge her noda
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Tickets are now on sale and expected to
Book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
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Friends of the Meadows
In 1980 the Meadows had become so neglected that local resident Adele
Edwards formed the Meadow Users Association. Initially this was an informal
arrangement with the objective of
encouraging interest in the Meadows.
In 1984 this Association was formalised into
Friends of the Meadows with the primary aim of
involving local people in the management of the
Meadows, as an important area of local nature
conservation, with an emphasis on wildlife and
recreation value.
Friends of the Meadows primary objectives are:
l To stimulate involvement and interest in The
Meadows by imparting information to groups or
individuals.
l To assist in the monitoring of The Meadows by
carrying out frequent observations.
l To contribute to the Council’s Management
Plan, and to the achievement of agreed objectives
through the implementation of practical projects
under the guidance of the Countryside Officer.
l To seek funding to realise these objectives.
They work very closely with Cheshire West and
Chester Council’s Countryside Ranger and their
members assist with working parties to clean up
and improve the Meadows.

Currently they have approximately 300 household

and 16 local businesses as members. All members
receive our quarterly newsletter.

Friends of the Meadows organise regular social events and lectures for members, their
families and friends. Events over the summer include an early morning walk to listen
to the dawn chorus on Saturday 14th May, a Garden Party on Saturday 18th June and
a Butterfly Walk on Sunday 3rd July. For more information please look at our website
www.friendsofthemeadows.org.uk.
 Overleigh Roundabout May 2011 33

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Pan seared Fillet of John Dory,
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Serves 4
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Ingredients:
4 fillets John Dory skinned
200g wild mushrooms
1 bag baby leaf spinach, washed
4 Ratte potatoes (cooked)
50g fresh tarragon
100ml cream
50g unsalted butter
4 shallots chopped
250ml Madeira
100ml wild mushroom stock
Salt and pepper
1 lemon

Method
1) Heat a sauce pan and add a little oil. Place shallots in the pan and cook without colour.
2) Add Madeira and reduce to a syrup, once all Madeira is reduced, add mushroom stock and
reduce by half.
3) Add the cream then slowly whisk in the unsalted butter until incorporated and leave to one side
till needed.
4) Place a non-stick pan on the heat, add a splash of oil and place the John Dory fillets
presentation side down.
5) When half cooked (this will take a matter of seconds for a small fillet such as John Dory) add a
cube of butter to the pan and add the wild mushrooms, add the spinach to one side of the pan to
wilt down.
6) Turn over the fish and squeeze half of the lemon over and remove from the pan.

To serve:
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The first Chester Royal Wedding street party was held on Friday 8th April at
Overleigh St Mary’s Primary School in Handbridge.
The event, put on to celebrate the marriage of Prince William to Catherine Middleton was
hosted by the PTA for all children
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families.
The afternoon started with a
commemorative photograph,
children were dressed in red, white
and blue and formed the shape of
the union flag for an aerial photo
to be taken. Following this, all
children were given union flag
goody boxes full of royal treats
and families joined in the fun as
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Gardening by Janet Heath
May is when gardens are often at
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and perennials. Tender annuals
can usually be planted out in
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frost damage. The first salads are
often ready to eat and vegetables
are growing.
Rhododendrons and Azaleas are flowering
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 Overleigh Roundabout May 2011 39
Awards for helping to avert tragedy
FIVE people have been given a police award after helping to stop a teenage girl jumping to
her death off Grosvenor Bridge.
A Cheshire chief superintendent’s commendation went to Sgt Anton Sullivan, Daniel Ray,
Ben Davies, Tom Quinn and Shaun Arathoon for their actions in November last year.
At one stage in the rescue Segt Sullivan was standing on a narrow ledge on the outside
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based in Westminster Park Scouting
Belgrave Badminton Club Group Scout Leader: Christine Owens
Keith, 671077 Beavers (Wednesday): Jane Shorthall, 682136
Belgrave Pre-School Cubs (Monday): George Coward, 679259
Carol Welch, 671243 Cubs (Thursday): Christine Owens, 676691
Scouts (Friday): Terry Coe, 676754
Bowls
Explorer Scouts (Tuesday): Simon Ashton,
Bob Cooper, 675204
0151 512 6458
Bridge Club Network: Kath Kitchen, 379031
John Arrowsmith, 682588
Guiding H
Croquet
Rainbows (Monday): Pat McGettigan, 677134
Janet Davies, 350370
Brownies (Tuesday): Jan Hooper, 674701
Healthy Walking Group Guides: District Commissioner:Sue Fryer, 679945
Mike Lloyd, 680328

Useful Numbers
Age Concern (Cheshire). . . . . . . . 01606 881 668
Bus & Coach (Cheshire Bus Info). 01244 602 666
Chester Fire Station. . . . . . . . . . . 01244 342 145
Cheshire West and Chester Council 0300 123 8 123
Cheshire Police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0845 458 0000
Countess of Chester Hospital . . 01244 365 000
Grosvenor Estates. . . . . . . . . . . . . 01244 684400
Handbridge Medical Centre. . . . . 01244 680169
John Lennon Airport (Liverpool). 0870 129 8484
Lache Health Centre . . . . . . . . . . 01244 671991
Manchester Airport. . . . . . . . . . . . 0871 2710711
National Rail Enquiries (Info only) . 0845 748 4950
NHS Direct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0845 46 47
NHS Stop Smoking Service. . . . 0800 169 0 169
Northgate Arena. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01244 380 444
Samaritans (Chester). . . . . . . . . . 01244 377 999
Schools
Queen’s Park High. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 981500
Dodleston Primary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 981080
Eccleston Primary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 981000
Belgrave Primary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 981151
Lache Primary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 981333
Overleigh St Mary’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 981700
St Mary’s Community Nursery. . . . . . . . . . 981222
St Clare’s Catholic Primary. . . . . . . . . . . 981110 H
Catholic High School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 981600 H
Churches C
Handbridge (St Mary’s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671202
St Andrew’s URC Handbridge. . . . . . . . 344642 C
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COMMUNITY LISTINGS
LACHE PARK
Community Safety Wardens
Drop in surgery at Lache
Community Centre every
Thursday 12.30-2pm.
Weekly Community Centre
Timetable
Monday
60+ Monday Club 10-2pm
LACHEClass
Computer PARK(Learning
Centre) 1-3pm
Credit Union 2.30-3.30pm
Healthy Hearts (Exercise Class)
6.15-7.30pm
Bingo 7.30-9.30pm
Tuesday
Pilates 1.30-2.30pm
Morris Dancing 5.30-7.30pm
HANDBRIDGE
18th Chester (St Mary’s)
Scout Group Directory
Group Leader: Christine Owens
Beavers (Wednesday): Jane
Shorthall, 682136
Cubs (Monday): George
Coward, 679259
Cubs (Thursday): Christine
Owens, 676691
Scouts (Friday): Terry Coe,
676754
Explorer Scouts (Tuesday):
Simon Ashton, 0151 512 6458
Handbridge Shotokan Karate
www.hskc.org.uk
HOUGH GREEN
Hough Green Residents’ Association.
Contact Norman Trott on 683540
CURZON PARK
Curzon Park Residents’ Association
www.cpraonline.org
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Wednesday
Mixed exercise class 9.15-
10.15am
Drop In Tea, Toast and Talk 10-
11.30am
Computer drop in (Learning
Centre) 1-3pm
Cheer Leaders 4.30-7.30pm
Yoga 6.30-8pm
Ninjitsu 7-9pm
Thursday
Vegout@lache (fruit and veg
bags) 10-12pm
Lunches 11.30am-1pm (costs £4
for 3 courses)
Tea Dance 1.30-4pm (fortnightly)
Credit Union 7-8pm
Saturday
Junior Club (6-13 year olds)
10-12pm
St Mary’s Community Nursery
Old Wrexham Road,
Handbridge.Tel 981222
Friends of Edgar’s Field
Voluntary group who look
after Edgar’s Field Park,
Handbridge. Tel Steve
Rogers on 629189
Website
www.handbridge.com
Parent & Toddler Groups
Youth & Community Centre
Monday morning (9-11.30am)
St Mary’s Church Hall
Thursdays 10-11.30am
Handbridge URC
Tues 10am - 11.30am
Chester Youth Club
Overleigh Road
Junior 5-6.30pm Tue/Thurs
Senior 7-8.30 Tue/Thurs
679559. Learning to play rock
instruments 7-16-year-olds
01745 815200
Room hire at Lache Community
Centre is available for meetings,
functions and parties. Catering
and bar are also available.
For information please contact
Dennis Smale (centre manager)
on 674 887.
To book the Community Learning
Centre for training please
contact Liz Holding (Lache Park
Ltd) at Hawthorn House on 675
818. Also at the Learning Centre
are a range of courses provided
by West Cheshire College.
For details contact Chris on
07887557864 or 373462.
Lache and Handbridge Children’s
and Young People’s Centre
Tel: 977791
Cheshire West and Chester Councillors
Arthur Harada (Con):
57 Lache Park Avenue. Tel 678679
Richard Short (Con)
9 Ludwell Close, Westminster Park
Tel 678559
Razia Daniels (Con)
11 The Shipgate, Chester. Tel 312392
dodleston
Dodleston Parish Council
Covering Dodleston & Kinnerton
www.dodlestonparishcouncil.co.uk
Dodleston Pre-School
Hours Mon/Fri 9:15-12:45 Tue 9:15-
13:15 Wed 9:00-13:00. 2 1/5 year olds to
school age. Contact dodlestonpreschool@
googlemail.com
Dodleston Baby and Toddler Group
Friendly group meets Thursdays, 10-
11.30am at the Village Hall. Term time only
l Website www.dodleston.com
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS
AND SERVICES
Pete Edwards
Interior & exterior
THORNE
PLUMBING & HEATING
Decorator Colin the v Full central heating systems

& Weatherproofer Carpenter v No call out charge

v Discount for OAPs
No job too small & Handyman. v Gas & oil specialists
v Any genuine quote beaten
Free estimates Friendly, reliable, tidy. v Landlord safety certificates
079085 70333 01244 674564 Tel 0151 339 7205
01352 719050 colinthecarpenter.co.uk 07923 123986

Precision Plumbing & Heating

All plumbing work undertaken
New bathrooms,
Wet rooms,
Tiling service,
New radiators.
Prompt local response
and sensible prices.
Tel 01829 770559 / 07969 132887
1 Beech House, Tattenhall
24 Hr Emergency Service
WATERWORKS
PLUMBING &
BATHROOMS
l No call out charge
l No jobs too big or small
Tom Morgan PRITCHARD
Tom Morgan
Van & Man Services PLUMBING
Van & Man & HEATING
Over 15 years experience in the industry
l Light Removals l Courier Services
l Delivery & Collections l Student Moves
Services
Installation & maintenance of:
l Bathrooms / kitchens
l Single Item or Full Loads llLight Removals
Boilers / heating systems
l All Types of Clearance llCourier Services
Solar hot water
l Any distance in UK Delivery & Collections
lLandlord’s safety certificates
l Student Moves
0784 113 5130 (anytime) For free advice and quotes call Terry on
l Single Item or Full Loads
l All Types01244
of Clearance659236
01244 678082 (6-9pm only) 07732
l Any distance in UK 569674
Email tsp.pritchard@tiscali.co.uk
0784 113 5130 (anytime)
01244 678082 (6-9pm only)
Livingstone Plastering
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l Mini digger & dumper hire Fully Qualified with Years of Plastering Experience
Dig & Shift
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Neat and Tidy Finish to the Highest standards
Services Offered:
l Gardens cleared, drains Dry Lining, Skimming, Float and Skim,
* Mini digger & dumper hire
laid,
with footings
or without dug etc..
operators Patching and Repairs

l All aspects of plumbing l Spoilcleared,

*Gardens removal service
drains - dug etc..
laid, footings
*Spoil removal service - cheaper than skips!
including bathrooms cheaper
*Top soil & turfthan skips!
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l Top soil & turf supplied
l Fully qualified & insured Tel 07973 334581
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www.digandshift.co.uk www.livingstoneplastering.co.uk
or 0151 336 1523 www.digandshift.co.uk Tel: 07517612664 or 0151 339 3343

J BEATTIE
BUILDING SERVICES Est 1988
www.jbeattiebuilding.co.uk
l Landscaping l Driveways
l Drainage l Fencing
l Block paving l Decking Re-covering or full upholstery of:
l All aspects of interior and l Three Piece Suites l Pouffes
exterior home maintenance
undertaken l Wing Chairs l Chaise Longues
Free estimates / 30 years experience l Headboards l Dining Chairs
www.cbselectrical.com
Tel: 01244 312572 or l Footstools and more
07825226022 Tel 01829 751922
Email: jbeattiebuilding@btinternet.com

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Kitchen
Vacuum Cleaner Repairs PLUMBING & Replacement
DooRs
All types of vacuum cleaners BathrooMs FRESHEN UP YOUR KITCHEN

serviced and repaired on site s Project managed from start to finish

s The highest standards in Tiling
FOR A FRACTION OF THE
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s Heating, Valves, Sinks, Taps and Radiators
Call direct on s All domestic plumbing catered for
r Replacement Doors available in any size
r Full range of designs and colours

07970 618392 s No job too small

r Worktops, Appliances, Sinks also available

PAT Testing your electrical appliances Tel Paul on 01829 262474 / 07894 877207 Call Andrew on
01244 821332 or 07921589898
www.tushingham2.co.uk Email p.kendrickkendrick@btinternet.com Andrew Williams Design & Installation

Mike Pitt David Jones and Son

Plumbing and Heating Engineer Landscape Contractors
Fully qualified staff
Bathroom Over 40 years’ industry expertise
& Tiling Creation of low maintenance gardens
Specialist Services include: Fencing, Patios, Pruning,
Planting, Ground Maintenance,
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Drainage, Leaks, Burst Pipes & more or visit www.davidjoneslandscapes.webedn.co.uk
l Free Estimates & No Call Out Fee
l Installation and Maintenance For the perfect finish every time
l All Types of Work Undertaken
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