Inside Magazine (Chigwell and Buckhurst Hill) - March/April 2016

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Inside Magazine Tel: 0845 519 4682

e: [email protected] w: www.insidemagazinelocal.co.uk E4 Publishing, PO Box 6450, Chingford, London, E4 0BG

E4 Publishing cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions or endorse companies, products or services that appear in this magazine.

Printed on FSC accredited paper. For every tree felled significantly more are planted. Vegetable based inks are used throughout, which are far more environmentally friendly than oil based inks. Waste paper from the printing and binding process is recycled and goes back into providing pulp for recycled paper products.

Please recycle when you’ve

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Copyright © 2016 E4 PUBLISHING All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the

prior written consent of the publisher.

Inside Magazine (Chigwell & Buckhurst Hill) is published bi-monthly by E4 Publishing. Our distribution covers most of Chigwell and Buckhurst Hill. We deliver to half of each area one month, and the other half of each area the following month (approximately 7,500 households per month, or around 15,000 households in a two month distribution).

Editor: David Young Features Editor: James McGowan Sales Manager: Andy Green Proprietor & Publisher: Peter Atkinson, E4 Publishing

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Chigwell and

Buckhurst Hill

CONTENTS

NB. Copy deadline date for our next issue (May/June issue) is April 15th.

David Young

For all the latest

Community Events

visit www.insidemagazinelocal.co.uk

P U Z Z L E S Sudoku 12 Crossword 14 Fun Quiz 18

H O M E & G A R D E N Home and Interiors Feature: 13 Pets: Out at work during the day? 17 Beauty Feature: The Age of Plenty 22 Health Feature: 26 Cake and Bake: Iced Orange Bundt Cake 32

G E N E R A L Travel Feature: Buenos Aires 6 Robert Hooke 8 Motoring Feature: That’s Mans Work, That Is 24 Driving - Gotta Get A Witness 28

C O M M U N I T Y Community Events 30 Local Useful Numbers 36

I N D E X O F A D V E R T I S E R S 38

W elcome to the March/April edition of Inside Magazine, the local magazine for Chigwell and Buckhurst Hill.

I think that it’s time to drop the pretence, folks, and let you into a trade secret. Due, you see, to production deadlines, I’m not really writing this in 2016 at all. Oh no. Far from it. It’s actually 1986. I have to prepare well in advance, you see, and I find myself wondering how your world is, 30 years ahead.

One thing’s for sure – this whole computer thing will have blown over. While I’m at it, why not hazard another guess – in 2016 you’ll have not 4 but maybe as many as 8 TV stations, all with teletext. Football will be a thing of the past and our youth will amuse themselves by exercising with robots, who will also do all the hoovering in our homes, which will all be built in the sky.

If I’m wrong, I’ll eat my words. That will be easy, though, as all magazines will almost certainly be printed on edible paper by 2016.

Bon appetit,

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T his is another story of the quite-goods. Of the runners-up, the also rans and the ones that just ran

away. Of the flames that never flared too fiercely, or flickered for a while and then faded. We’re not all immortals. Some of us are quite good, though. And some of the quite-goods have their moments, when they flicker and fade.

The first scientist to address the function of memory has been somewhat – you guessed it – forgotten. He’s not all that forgotten. Just slightly forgotten. He deserves to be less forgotten, so this piece is an attempt to un-forget some of the forgotten things that time forgot. (Get on with it, forgot’s sake - Ed). He did other things. He built one of the first telescopes. He used the earliest microscope. He helped design the dome of St Paul’s. He developed the wave theory of light. He proposed a theory of evolution and extinction. He almost – but not quite – discovered gravity and the movement of the planets. He invented the Universal Joint and the diaphragm used in cameras. As a child, he built a wooden working clock, which is frankly just showing off. I could have done that too. Easily. If I had time. And he

nearly – but not quite – discovered oxygen.

In fact, if something was invented or discovered in the 17th century, Hooke was probably there, not in the forefront, but there nevertheless, like that bloke off of the TV who appears in photos behind celebrities. Well, a bit like him.

We call it multi-tasking these days. I do that. Once I did the shopping AND the cooking AND the washing-up. All in the same month. I did nothing for the rest of the year, mind you, but I proved that men CAN do it too.

Robert Hooke, multi-tasker, is quite famous. He’s not as unfamous as others we’ve looked at in these pages. But, with his achievements, why isn’t he more celebrated? One reason might be the many biographies that paint a picture of a curmudgeonly, miserable, jealous, vain, cantankerous, vengeful, caustic, irritable bloke. These attributes would have made him a reality star in our century, of course. But he was possibly misrepresented, as his diaries reveal a more caring side.

Another reason for his relative obscurity lies in his mistreatment by rivals and peers. The great contemporary scientist Isaac Newton is said to have destroyed the only portrait of Hooke. And a biography of Christopher Wren, with whom Hooke collaborated, rather wrote him out of Wren’s achievements.

STORY: DAVID YOUNG

ROBERT HOOKE or domes, diaries and diaphragms

DRAWING OF SATURN

ROBERT HOOKE


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Hooke himself was born on the Isle of Wight in 1635. Raised to follow in his father’s footsteps in the church, Robert was more interested in the study of mechanics, dismantling objects, drawing them, and putting them back together again. This approach to the physical world only really works, incidentally, if you have the nous to complete the project. I tried it on a camera when I was young. I didn’t quite succeed.

Hooke studied at Westminster where he was kept apart from the main school in a clique that was devoted to hiding its scientific pursuits from the Biblical eyes of the Protectorate.

In 1653 he went to Oxford, where he met

Christopher Wren and the pioneer chemist Robert Boyle. This reminds me of my own glorious years at University, where I didn’t meet any such philosophers, but we did manage to nick a traffic cone once.

Hooke worked with Boyle, the latter being not great with numbers, to produce Boyle’s Law (not, you’ll notice, Hooke’s) which was one of the first attempts to understand gas pressure. Recent investigations have

afforded Hooke more of the credit that he deserved for his work. But he remains, for all that, one of life’s greatest also-rans. Not Wren. Not Newton. Not Boyle. Just the other bloke in the photograph. If they’d had photographs. Which reminds me. I must repair that camera.

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THREATS TO WOOD Woodworm

T his is the common name for several wood-boring beetles that lay eggs in crevices of woodwork.

The eggs hatch out as larvae that tunnel their way through the wood. The adults emerge as beetles through ‘wormholes’ on the surface, and lay eggs so that the life cycle is repeated unless checked. Treatment: Proprietary products are effective if used repeatedly until no fresh holes or tell-tale powder is seen. Some timbers, for example pine, walnut, elm and beech, and most sapwoods, are more vulnerable than others. Mahogany and teak are virtually immune. In general, it is best to avoid pieces that are badly riddled, but it is difficult to furnish a home with antiques – or even with modern furniture – without incurring the risk to some extent. Keeping furniture clean and well-polished helps to remove the eggs.

The main problems encountered when treating woodworm are identifying the species involved, deciding whether the infestation is still active, and deciding which timbers have been structurally weakened and need replacing. All of these factors will influence the type of treatment carried out (if any). For this reason, we would recommend that a survey is carried out by an experienced member of staff from Abbey Antiques whenever an active woodworm infestation is suspected.

Central Heating Furniture, especially if veneered, suffers from lack of moisture in the air. To avoid splits, cracks and

the lifting of veneers, provide adequate and consistent humidification. Simple humidifiers hung on panel radiators provide excellent protection. For your comfort, as well as to protect your furniture, use a humidifier in the winter and an air conditioner in the summer to keep the relative humidity at 25 to 35 percent.

Avoid placing furniture directly in front of radiators, heat runs or fireplaces. Don't expose hardwood furniture to continuous direct sunlight. Draw the curtains occasionally. Store table leaves as close as possible to the table. Keep them in an upstairs closet rather than in a damp basement, so that the table leaves are adjusting to the same relative humidity.

Sunlight Especially through south or west facing windows and glass doors will fade, dry out, warp, twist or crack solid or veneered furniture. Drop-leaf tables (pembroke and sofa) are particularly vulnerable, also tripod and tea tables.

Glass Tops Have a tendency to attract moisture. Veneers beneath glass can lift. Make sure you use clear pressure pads to reduce these damages. Glass Tops are a good long term investment and will provide low maintenance costs with regards to wood surfaces etc. Abbey Antiques are happy to provide free trade quotation for same based upon toughened glass and polished edges for safety reasons.

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Solution on page 34 Across 1. Do a stunt and become

noticeable (5,3) 5. Senseless Sid put an-

other way (6) 9. Rough route, we hear (6) 10. Take pear round for a

bird (8) 13. Chap returns in certain

appellation (7) 14. Ask and get a joint seal

(6) 16. Own up and allow to

enter (5) 17. Circumference of de-

formed prime tree (9) 20. Spins deed round, done

away with (9) 24. Salad harvested from

acres sprouting (5) 26. Rule I'm making for a girl

(6) 28. Ancient vehicle to dis-

turb the peace after tea (7)

31. Romantic thought next to roster (8)

33. Wonderful way to dis-cover water? (6)

34. Learning period to di-minish, we hear (6)

35. Attendance with gifts, it's said (8)

Down

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lid? (3)

6. Mates forming gangs (5) 7. Stop before opening (7) 8. Calendar fruit (4) 11. Fury in the Orange River

(5) 12. Unfathomed in speedy

CROSSWORD

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Vale? (4) 18. Woman who came the

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PLANNING AHEAD – RETIREMENT REALITIES

W hy do some people put plans in place for their financial future

whilst others do not? A key finding of a survey conducted amongst the 350,000 members of the YouGov Plc UK panel in 2015 was that those who did take the right steps tended to be people who took financial advice. The reasons for not having proper retirement plans were varied and included not having the time/knowledge to confidently do this on their own. Of the 64% who had heard of the new pension reforms only 8% fully understood what they meant and almost a third did not know what to do with their pension pot.

Taking advice matters The results strongly suggest that best advice is to take advice. Those who took advice were more aware of the benefits of taking some financial risk and developing a long term strategy. They were also aware of other financial assets that could be used as savings vehicles alongside pensions.

What is evident is that we all need to prioritise making financial provision for retirement and taking advice really could make a difference. Developing and actioning your strategy as early as possible, topping up contributions whenever circumstances permit and arranging a regular review with a professional adviser will help ensure that your retirement plans remain on track.

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E ssex County Fire and Rescue Service is urging people to get smoke alarms after shocking

statistics revealed that there was no smoke alarm at more than a third of the house fires it was called to last year.

Throughout 2015 the Service dealt with 731 fires in homes and 39% of these were to homes which did not have a smoke alarm. Between January 1 and December 31 2015 Essex County Fire and Rescue Service were called to 731 fires in people’s homes; of these 447 had smoke detectors but 284 were to homes without working smoke alarms.

Divisional Officer Neil Fenwick said: “We cannot emphasis enough how important smoke alarms are. They give early warning that a fire has broken out giving you and

your family time to get safely out and call the fire service in.

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Catchphrases FUN QUIZ (answers on page 34)


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T he breakdown of a marriage can be an upsetting and stressful time for the whole family. The law can

become confusing, and all too often we see people allow their emotions to dictate their actions within proceedings. This is therefore a guide to ensure that you are able to understand the basics of a divorce.

At present there is only one ground for divorce in England and Wales and that is on the basis of the “irretrievable break down of the marriage”. The party petitioning for divorce must be able to prove that the marriage has broken down irretrievably based upon one of five facts. The Facts: 1) Adultery Adultery is defined as “voluntary sexual intercourse between a man and a woman, one or both of whom is or are married to someone else.” In the case of same sex marriages, this fact can only be relied upon if the husband or wife has had sexual intercourse voluntarily with a member of the opposite sex. This can be difficult for the applicant to prove without evidence, which shows that it is more than just a suspicion.

2) Unreasonable Behaviour The person petitioning for a divorce must show that their husband or wife has behaved in such a way that they cannot reasonably be expected to live with them. However the courts have never specifically specified what is unreasonable. Previous cases have now shown us that the “right thinking person approach” is the test that the courts will use to determine if the behaviour is unreasonable, i.e. “Would any right thinking person come to the conclusion that ‘this husband’ has behaved in such a way that ‘this wife’ cannot reasonably be expected to live with him, taking into account the whole of the circumstances and the characters and personalities of the parties.” Each case is therefore based upon its own merits.

3) Desertion Desertion is commonly misunderstood, and many people believe that it is simply their husband or wife leaving them and disappearing. Instead the

facts that need to be proved are: 1) that the parties have separated, the spouse had the intention to desert; 2) the applicants lack of consent to the separation; 3) a lack of just cause for the desertion. This all must have occurred for a period of 2 years. It is possible that the parties could be living in the same household, as long as the person applying for the divorce is able to prove that they are leading entirely separate lives. The intention of desertion must however be communicated. Desertion is very difficult to prove as each of the elements must be shown to have occurred for a continuous 2 year period.

4) Two Years Separation and Consent The Applicant must show that the parties have led separate lives for a continuous period of 2 years and one party believed that the marriage was at an end. If there is any reconciliation within the 2 year period, the clock will essentially restart. It is also essential for the spouse to consent to the divorce on these grounds. It is therefore useful if the Applicant is seeking to rely upon this fact, that they obtain their husband or wife’s signed consent prior to applying for divorce.

5) Five years’ Separation The Applicant must be able to demonstrate that the parties have lived apart for a continuous 5 year period.

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THE BREAKDOWN OF DIVORCE

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F O R T H C O M I N G

SUNDAY FAMILY CLUB from 2 to 4 pm, now until the end of March, at Pimp Hall Nature Reserve, off 48 Kings Road. E4 7HR. We would like to invite you to enjoy quality time with your kids every second and fourth Sunday of the month. Kids Kitchen will help you make delicious food with your under 5s and craft activities will be taking place inside and outside the Learning Lodge such as outdoor learning, visits to Pimp Hall allotments, activities with the Friends of Pimp Hall Park. Just show up on the day! Contact details; Amy Croome from the Hornbeam Centre and Friday Hill Community Association & Elizabeth Salazar from Chingford Children Centre and Dare to Design.

CADOS presents a fun Easter Quiz with delicious buffet on Saturday March 5th at 7.30pm at Mornington Hall, The Green Walk, E4 7EN. Tickets £10 including food from 020 8524 4380 or www.cados.biz

BUCKHURST HILL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY WINTER TALK Monday –7th March, Jonathan Jukes - Marks Hall – Then and Now. Venue: St. James’ United Reformed Church, Palmerston Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5NG. Admission Free to Members, £1 to Visitors. Time: 7.30 – 9.30 p.m. For more information please contact the Chairman:

Mrs. Maureen Briggs – email: [email protected] or ring 0208 504 8436.

FELICITAS CHAMBER CHOIR presents: Saturday 12th March at 7.30pm, at St John's Church, St John's Road, Epping, Essex. 'Baroque and Beyond' Vivaldi - Kyrie Purcell - My heart is inditing J S Bach - Der Geist hilft Rutter - Requiem Tickets: £12 (£10 if purchased in advance - free for children & full-time students under 25) To purchase tickets please visit www. felicitas.org.uk Alternatively: email [email protected] or (no later than two weeks before a concert) send a s.a.e. and cheque payable to Felicitas to: The Ticket Secretary, 87 Malford Grove, South Woodford, London E18 2DH

A MUSICAL DEVOTION Chingford Parish Church, The Green, Chingford E4 7EN. Palm Sunday March 20th, 6.30pm. A Musical Devotion for the start of Holy Week, The Chingford Singers and Gentlemen of the Parish Church Choir. No admission charge as this is a church service. Collection in aid of church funds.

WALTHAMSTOW FLORAL ART SOCIETY We meet on the 4th Wednesday of each month (except December) at 7.30pm at the Walthamstow Cricket &

Tennis Club, 48A Greenway Avenue, Walthamstow, E17 3QN. Each month we have either a demonstration on Flower Arranging the Membership fee is £30.00 per year & £2.00 per visit or Visitors Fees £7.50 per evening. We are a very friendly club and look forward to welcoming people who wish to find out about flower arranging. For further details contact myself Ann Young - 07778 202871 or e-mail as above or Joan Norris 020 8521 1570 or Helen Gale 020 8923 6734 23rd March, Pam Ford, March Winds & April Showers, Competition A Design with Straws 27th April, Jan Law, To Japan & Back, Competition Ikebana Design 25th May, Neil Bain, Colours of The World, Competition With A Twist & A Turn 22nd June, Lionel Clark, In Touch, Competition Box of Delights

CADOS presents Our House, a vibrant musical with music and lyrics by Madness. The storyline by Tim Firth shows a young man faced with choices and the effects these have on his future. Live band. Licensed bar (evenings). Raked seating. Runs from 6-9 April plus Saturday matinee at Mornington Hall, the Green Walk, E4 7EN. Tickets £12 (Seniors £11 on Weds and at the matinee) from 020 8524 4380 or www.cados.biz

BUCKHURST HILL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

and what’s on... COMMUNITY EVENTS


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SPRING FLOWER SHOW Buckhurst Hill Horticultural Society – Saturday 9th April, 2.00 p.m. – 4.30 - p.m. The Centenary Hall, St. John’s Church, High Road, Buckhurst Hill, Essex IG9 5RX. Includes: Spring flowers, Photography, Cookery section, and junior entries, Plants for sale, teas and delicious homemade cakes. Admission free for members (£1 for non-members) for more information contact Show Secretary, Jill Jones – email: [email protected] or ring 0208 257 8996

CONCERT Chingford Parish Church, The Green, Chingford E4 7EN. Saturday April 23rd, 7.30pm. Annual Choristers' Musical Evening. A concert by the Choristers the Parish Church Choirs. Choral music by the boys’ and girls’ choirs combined and solo instrumental items. Directed by Michael Emerson, accompanist John Rippin. Tickets available at the door; £10.00; concessions £7.00; under 15s £2.00.

EPPING FOREST & DISTRICT STAMP CLUB All meetings are held at the Dining Hall, Roding Valley High School, Loughton. IG10 3JA. Use the car park entrance in Brook Road (off Alderton Hill) with parking in the Main Playground and not in the approach road. Tuesday evening meetings 7:45pm for 8pm start, meetings end about 9:45pm Saturday auctions viewing from 1:30pm, auction starts 2:45pm. Yearly membership £8

adults, £3 junior. For more information contact Eric Hutton 01992 654001, or web www.eppingforeststampclub.uk Tuesday 10th May Speakers Colin Stuart and Keith Lillywhite, subject stamps, covers and cards from our collections

CHORAL MUSIC Chingford Parish Church, The Green, Chingford E4 7EN. Saturday May 21st 7.30pm. The Chingford Singers Present a programme of sacred and secular choral music. (Details to be announced) Directed by Jonathan Marten. Accompanist Michael Emerson. Tickets available at the door; £10.00; concessions £7.00; under 15s £2.00.

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FRIENDLY BRIDGE CLUB meet every Thursday 1.30-4.30pm at Loughton Bowls Club. New members welcome, preferably as pairs. Contact Paul 020 8281 7202 evenings.

LOUGHTON WOODCARVING GROUP meet every Tuesday from 7.30 to 9.30PM at Roding Valley High School. Tuition given to new members. Further details from Colin Bond on 020 8257 0388.

BOWLS CLUB Chingford Green Short Mat Bowls Club We meet in the Waltham

Forest Sea Scouts Unit, 10-12 am. Wednesday morning. 48 Kings Road Chingford E4 7HR. No annual fee. Pay as you play. £3 Per. Session. Beginners welcome . We can provide the bowls. Please wear flat shoes. How to find us:The unit is situated in front of the Recycling Centre on Kings Road which is between the bottom of Friday Hill, Chingford and the railway bridge. For further details contact 0208 529 7328 or just come along.

LEA VALLEY FRIENDS WALKING GROUP “SHORT WALKS” (Four Miles ) Walks every Saturday or Sunday. First three walks free. If you love short walks why not join us. We specialise in short walks of two hours (approx). Our walks vary from countryside, riverbanks and tow paths to informative London Walks where we pass many places of interest. We also have bi monthly lunches where we can all exchange news and views. We are a very friendly group and you would receive a warm welcome. For a free programme and newsletter contact. www.leavalleyfriends.org.ukEmail;[email protected] Telephone 020 8529 1602 If you would like to discuss any of our details

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January/February Sudoku

January/February Fun Quiz

7) Female bishop (in the Church of England)

8) Jess Glynne 9) Matisse 10) The UK Inde-

pendence Party

1) Cecil 2) Same-sex mar-

riage 3) Foo Fighters 4) Andy Burnham 5) Dismaland 6) Minions

There was a production error in the last issue which resulted in

the wrong Puzzle Solutions being published, we apologise

for the error, here are the correct answers for the Puzzles in the January/February issue.

January/February Crossword

Across: 1 Tense, 4 Mace, 6 Beam, 10 Auction, 11 New Year, 12 Elaborate, 13 Leave, 14 Vent, 16 Treadle, 19 Use, 20 Thunder, 22 Duck, 26 Mates, 27 Steamboat, 29 Origami, 30 Granite, 31 Band, 32 Cede, 33 Sight.

Down: 1 Thames, 2 Nectar, 3 Episode, 4 Mania, 5 Contented, 7 Emeralds, 8 Murderer, 9 Twelve, 15 Turnstile, 17 Atom bomb, 18 Austrian, 21 Dismal, 23 Compass, 24 Noting, 25 Street, 28 Eagle.

PUZZLE SOLUTIONS Sudoku

page 12

Fun Quiz page 18

the Krankies) 7) Charlie Sheen 8) The only gay in the

village (on the TV show Little Britain)

9) Fred Flintstone's ("Yabba dabba do")

10) Homer Simpson's (the catchphrase is "d'oh")

1) Hasta la vista, baby (from the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day)

2) British Gas 3) Eamonn Holmes 4) Take Me Out 5) Roy Walker 6) Fandabidozi (Janet

and Ian Tough are

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Alan Patient & Co 18

Peter Angel & Co 23

Aerial Installations

Jupiter Aerials 25

Architect

Maggie Tanner Architects 23

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Endersbees 29

Blinds

Blind Gallery 11

Building Services

CP Building Contractors 29

Dendale Construction Ltd 7

Woodville Building Services 12

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Cleaning

M&K Cleaning Services 37

Decorating Services

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Estate Agents

Petty Son & Prestwich 2

Financial Advisers

DGS Independent

Financial Advisers Limited 15

Flooring Services

RA Walford Contract Flooring 5

Function Hall

The Woodford Wells Club 27

Furniture & Accessories

Abridge Interiors 39

Furniture Repairs

Abbey Antiques 11

Gardening Services

MG Landscapes 14

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Glass & Glazing

Eco 33

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Moo-Creative 35

Motor Car - Services

Andrew H Young 25

Belgrave Motor Services 28

Oven Cleaning Services

Oven Wizards 23

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Eco Trade 19

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Adams Law 21

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The Memorial Partnership 9

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