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We are thrilled with the work and the customer service provided by Josh. He was so tidy and the glazing looks so good. We have had acoustic glass fitted and as we live by the road it has made a huge difference. We have had lots of positive comments. We would highly recommend Mr Misty for secondary glazing.
Very friendly and efficient service. Excellent work completed by Andrew today Secondary Double Glazing on a listed Building So Impressed, I have put Photos and review on Facebook the job is superb. Its cut out almost all the noise we had from the main road units look fantastic you would hardly know they are there. Tonight its been so warm we have had to open doors and I have taken my jumper off - totally unheard of after about August each year let alone in November, Totally blown away with this job.
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Replaced sealed units in three windows A really professional job. From the quote to the finished windows everything done to a very high standard. Arrived punctual, job carried out with no fuss and everywhere left clean and tidy.
The fitter, Andrew, was extremely friendly and polite. He removed his shoes without being asked. He let me know what he was going to do and the work was carried out very efficiently with little mess. We have another window which will also need some repairs and I will definitely call Mr Misty again.
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6 www.elitemagazine.co.uk LOCAL NEWS Raise awareness for Childhood Cancer Nikki Bowdidge, CEO of The Tom Bowdidge Youth Cancer Foundation, discusses the importance of awareness for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. During this month charities across the world raise awareness of childhood cancers and the impact they have on children, teenagers and their families. A cancer diagnosis in any family is devastating to everyone. It stops life in its tracks as families and young people face a very different way of life. This is something no-one would wish on any family or young person. I am a parent who has had to watch their son at the age of 18, fight with all he had to extinguish this cruel disease from his body. I have never felt so helpless. Tom had many questions and didn’t want us to hide anything from him. It meant some of the questions were hard to answer. But we always kept our promise. He was told what was happening to him and what to expect. Unfortunately, as determined as Tom was, so was his cancer. This tends to be the problem with teenage cancer – it is rare and very aggressive. Cancer in younger children is slightly different and there are many cases where children have made a full recovery. It is so important that everyone looks out for unusual signs, bumps and lumps and report it straight to a GP. Early diagnosis is key to a successful recovery. Cuts, trims and tints Extensions and non surgical transplant Call 07751 517383 to book an appointment 1 Threadneedle St, Dedham CO7 6HH Children welcome Garden maintenance/ landscaping Lady Gardener available to prune shrubs, plant flowers, weed borders, cut and edge lawns and trim hedges For more information call Tracey Lorraine Clarke on 01206 844040 Get in touch for a weed free, moss free, green and healthy lawn: 07840 376186 | jack@woodslawns.co.uk Would you like a beautiful lawn? Woods’ Lawns are an independent lawn treatment company based in Halstead, we offer solutions for all types of Serviceslawns.include weed and moss treatment, feed application, scarification, and aeration.
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Littlegarth has for academic success was highlighted in the Standard Inspection Report which commented, “The overall achievement of the pupils is excellent, because of the exemplary attitude to learning by the pupils, who approach every task with delightful enthusiasm” and “The evidence from the inspection is that the pupils make exceptional progress when compared with those of similar above-average ability”
– the ideal independent primary school experience Littlegarth is a non-selective independent preparatory school for children between the ages of 2½ and 11 situated in the beautiful Stour Valley overlooking the village of Nayland. Littlegarth prides itself on preparing children thoroughly for the rigours of entrance exams to grammar and selective independent schools whilst embracing a broad and exciting curriculum. Specialist teachers offer guidance in key subjects and the children achieve extremely high standards in a wide range of activities. The school has been judged as ‘Outstanding’ in all four categories in the school’s latest ISI inspection and the excellent reputation the school
9Please mention elite magazine when replying to advertisements Littlegarth children also achieve excellent standards in music, art and drama and in recent years sports teams have achieved unbeaten seasons and have won regional and national titles in major sports. Children of all abilities acquire a passion for a wide variety of activities inside and outside the classroom and the school works hard to feed that enthusiasm to ensure that each child leaves Littlegarth a confident member of a successful team. Littlegarth recently received a visit from The Good Schools guide and the glowing review resulting from this visit and subsequent interviews with parents can be found on the School’s website. Despite the huge difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the children continued to receive their full curriculum and results in external exams have seen 11 children achieve places at our local grammar schools while all children gained places at the independent schools of their choice. In the past four years, more than half of the Year 6 leavers have been awarded scholarships to senior independent schools with 80 children gaining over 120 scholarship awards. Head, Kathy Uttley is delighted with these excellent results; ‘The children and staff worked extremely hard in a very difficult year and we are very proud of the achievements of all our children. They really enjoy supporting each other and children of all ability levels feel that they are making a valuable contribution to the success of this very exciting school’. 01206 262332 office@littlegarth.org littlegarth.org
Leading South East home improvement company SEH BAC has followed Ed Sheeran’s lead by renewing its sponsorship with Ipswich Town Football Club. The company,award-winningoneofthe UK’s largest installers of windows, doors, and conservatories, has sponsored The Tractor Boys for more than 20 years and has renewed its commitment by agreeing a two-year contract with the ItClub.follows hot on the heels of global megastar and Ipswich Town fan Ed Sheeran renewing his own sponsorship deal with the club for the 2022/2023 Theseason.SEH BAC logo will feature proudly on the newlook dugouts and on the head-rest of 30 high-class dug-out seats at Portman Road. The company has also bought a replica of one of the seats in the ground for its Ipswich showroom.
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Steve Rawding, Sales and Marketing Director at SEH BAC, said: “We’re absolutely thrilled to renew our
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SEH BAC renews sponsorship with Ipswich Town for upcoming season
For more information call 0800 666 444 or visit www.sehbac.com. sponsorship with Ipswich Town, with whom we have built a wonderful relationship over the years. Not only is it a club steeped in history but it’s a real community club and we are excited to be linking up with them again.” “We will be cheering on Kieran McKenna and the team for what we all hope will be a successful season and promotion back to the Championship!” Rosie Richardson, Ipswich Town’s Director of Sales, commented: “We’re delighted to continue working with such a well-established local business such as SEH BAC, the relationship spans many, many seasons and we look forward to their brand featuring on the iconic, newlook trainers’ bench.”
Steve Rawding with Ipswich Town manager, Kieran McKenna (R)
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