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3 Please mention The Hucclecote-Link when responding to adverts A bit about The Hucclecote- The Hucclecote-Link Dear Neighbours, Welcome to the September edition of your Hucclecote Link. With the Summer holidays coming to a close, not that there was much ‘Summer’, it’s time for the new academic year to start, and the start of new beginnings for many of us. Whether you have a child starting primary, or secondary school or even off to university, September can be a month of change and uncertainty. Empty nest syndrome can be a real thing, be kind to yourselves and how you are feeling and take it a day at a time. What now can feel scary to both the child and parent will soon become the new normal and new exciting adventures lie ahead. If you are looking to fill some of your time whilst getting used to the new routine, why not meet a friend and pop along to the new Café at Saintbridge Sports Club. With lots on offer, you can even take advantage of their £5 discount with their advert. Or if you need help with a university move, or any general delivery, get in touch with Simz Transport on page 20. With Autumn around the corner, you might be thinking of renovating one of the rooms in your home, ready for Winter. We have local businesses; carpenters, property maintenance, bathroom fitters, that can help make these changes, they can be found on our index on page 27. Along with furniture businesses; Import Furniture Depot on page 7 and Knights Interiors on page 20. If you are thinking of advertising this Autumn take advantage of our 3 month special offer, see above. Have a great month Sarah. The Link Directories (Gloucester) Ltd cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions or endorse companies, products or services that appear in this magazine. Printed by: The Color Company Tel: 01242 226332 www.thecolorco.co.uk
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10 To advertise call 07858 114061 Dave’s top tips Loft Flooring. Flooring in the loft or attic must only be done to store items such as empty suitcases. The loft or attic area is not designed to carry loads heavier than this and the horizontal rafter sections in your loft are there purely to hold up the ceiling below. You will see that in any part of the loft where there is, for example, a water tank, the floor is reinforced and, in a lot of cases, the rafters are given additional support by hanging timbers attached to the pitched section of the trusses To put a floor in your loft is not a difficult job. It is made much easier by the production of special loft panel flooring. These panels are 18mm thick, 1.2m long and only 320mm wide. This means they are easy to get through the loft hatch. They come in packs of 3 or 5 usually and a pack of 3 is enough to cover a little over 1 square metre. You must make sure you do not lay the floor right up to the edge (eaves) of the floor space as air must be allowed to circulate in the loft to avoid condensation. The loft panels have tongue and grooved sides and ends to allow you to slot one into another. This gives them strength. The long sides should be laid at 90 degrees to the joists and the ends should always meet on a joist. Floorboard joints should be staggered for greater strength. It is very rare for the boards to meet naturally on a joist. Normally a board has to be cut so it finishes in the middle of the joist. This means of course that the tongue and groove need to be cut off both boards where they meet. This does not matter, as the joint will be very strong when it sits on the joist. Do not be tempted to join boards between joists as they will soon sag and cause a weak spot in the floor. Each screw should be countersunk and a pilot hole drilled. This makes fixing the boards easier and takes the heads of the screws below the level of the floor so when you slide suitcases along the floor they do not catch and tear on the 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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24 To advertise call 07858 114061 Hucclecote Garden Club September can be a busy time in the garden. Autumn onion sets can be planted, new strawberry plants can be planted too. It is also a good time to sow spring cabbage. Spring flowering bulbs can also be planted, although tulips are planted a little later in the year. Later this month we welcome Fiona Warin back to Hucclecote. Fiona will be sharing humorous tales and images from the well known war time campaign ‘Dig for Victory’. There is no danger of our Members ‘nodding off’ while Fiona is in full flow. We meet at Hucclecote Community Centre on the fourth Thursday of the month, doors open at 7.00pm. We have coffee, tea and biscuits available, a great raffle and a donation table, as well as an excellent speaker. For more information please ring Joy on 553185 or Sue on 543573.
25 Please mention The Hucclecote-Link when responding to adverts Film Releases in September 2023 All film releases are subject to change and we advise customers to keep up to date with the Cineworld website and the Cineworld social media. 1st September The Equalizer 3 Since giving up his life as a government assassin, Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) finds solace in serving justice on behalf of the oppressed. Now living in Southern Italy, he soon discovers his new friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall becomes their protector by taking on the mafia. Cobweb Young Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant noise from inside his bedroom wall -- a tapping that his parents insist is in his imagination. As his fear intensifies, he starts to believe that his parents are hiding a terrible and dangerous secret. 8th September My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 Members of the Portokalos family reunite in Greece for a hilarious and heart-warming trip full of love, twists and turns. The Nun 2 In 1956 France, a priest is murdered, and it seems an evil is spreading. Sister Irene once again comes face to face with a demonic force. This sequel to The Nun (2018) is the ninth instalment in the popular The Conjuring franchise. 15th September Death in Venice In post-World War II Venice, Poirot (Kenneth Branagh), now retired and living in his own exile, reluctantly attends a séance. But when one of the guests is murdered, it is up to the former detective to once again uncover the killer. 22nd September Expend4bles Armed with every weapon they can get their hands on, the Expendables are the world's last line of defense and the team that gets called when all other options are off the table. Jason Statham (The Meg 2) leads the charge alongside other big action film stars including Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren & Andy Garcia. 29th September The Creator As war rages between humanity and artificial intelligence forces, ex-special forces agent Joshua (John David Washington) is recruited to find a person who has developed advanced artificial intelligence and a mystical weapon that could finally end the war. Saw X Hoping for a miraculous cure, John Kramer (Tobin Bell) travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure, only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable. Armed with a newfound purpose, the infamous serial killer uses deranged and ingenious traps to turn the tables on the con artists.
26 To advertise call 07858 114061 Index of advertisers Your quick guide to everyone and everything in your Directory… Contact The Hucclecote- The Hucclecote-Link 30 Dancers Hill, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5TY Tel: 07858 114061 Email:[email protected] VISIT: www.thelinkdirectories.co.uk FOLLOW: @thelinkdirectories LIKE: TheLinkDirectories BATHROOMS Severn Vale Bathrooms 27 BEAUTICIAN Beauty Spot Glos 18 BEDROOM FITTING PJB Carpentry 8 CARPENTRY Jets Joinery 20 PJB Carpentry 8 CARPETS Gloucester Carpet Outlet 16 Sapphire Carpets 17 CARPORTS Cotswold Carports & Canopies 21 COMPUTER MAINTENANCE Cotswold Computer Medic 5 Hop 2 It 6 Jemtek Solutions 6 DELIVERY SERVICE Simz Transport 20 DRIVEWAYS Safeway Tarmac 4 ELECTRICAN T Potter Electrical 23 ESTATE AGENTS Ewe Move 28 Michael Tuck 1 Naylor Powell 19 FENCING Hucclecote Fencing 11 FITNESS Spirit Health Club 15 FLOORING PJB Carpentry 8 GARDENING Garden Care Services 11 Lawn Man 11 HOTELS Holiday Inn 14 INTERIORS Knights Interiors 20 KITCHEN & BATHROOMS PJB Carpentry 8 LANDSCAPING Heritage Landscapes 8 GS Landscape Solutions 11 MARKETING Dynamic Sales Solutions 19 OVEN CLEANERS Oven Busters 4 PAINTING & DECORATING EHI 9 KJS Decorating 9 PLASTERING Bennetts Plastering 9 PLUMBING Town & Country Plumbing 4 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AR Home Improvements 17 Budget property maintenance 5 Dave Stevens 10 Davis & Sons 23 PROPERTY SOLUTIONS Ellis Property Solutions 13 RETAIL Import Furniture Depot 7 ROOFING Rite Flow 22 SPORTS CENTRE Saintbridge Sports Centre 2 VEHICLE AIR CON AC Automotive 9 WINDOW & GUTTER CLEANING SkyLine Soft Wash 12 WINDOW REPAIRS Longlevens Window Repairs & Locksmiths 6
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