Local Answer Ingleby Barwick 139

Ingleby Barwick Edition Issue 139 | December 2021

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Motoring

WINTER TYRES - ARE THEY WORTH THE BOTHER?

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s soon as the temperature drops and there are signs of snow and frost a friend of ours books her car in to have winter tyres fitted.

I have to admit to having strong reservations about the benefits of that, since this country - and last year was a great example - rarely has enough snow to create the kind of problems that would make the annual investment worthwhile.

Or does it?

We decided to investigate the pros and cons and are happy to pass on our findings.

There’s no doubt it’s a debatable subject and therefore it’s actually worth examining what exactly is a ‘winter tyre’ and what are its benefits?

In this country the type of tyre that can safely be used in winter is more

accurately classed as a ‘cold weather’ tyre, recognisable by the snowflake symbol.

They are manufactured from a tread rubber compound (high silica content) with a tread pattern specifically designed to retain flexibility in low temperatures (below +7C) and give good braking and traction performance on snow and ice as well as on wet roads in cold conditions.

These are produced using a softer compound than the ones we normally use which means that they still provide a grip in those temperatures below 7 degrees centigrade.

Our every day tyres are of a harder construction and while that means they soften in higher temperatures and provide a good grip most of the time, once the temperature falls below the magic 7 degrees centigrade they provide less grip on the

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road. The way the tread patterns differ on the cold weather tyre is that fine grooves are cut into each tread block to enable the tyre to improve its bite into snow.

But let’s be honest, in recent years we’ve hardly had any snow, so is it worth the expense to furnish your car with a whole new set of tyres just for the odd shower?

Perhaps the answer lies in the fact that these tyres are not just built for snow, but create a much safer grip in icy or cold, wet weather and during January and February we tend to get quite of few of those sort of conditions.

Let’s also examine the expense involved.

If you are using your winter tyres it obviously means your normal tyres are safely tucked up in the garage not being used and therefore not adding to their mileage.

That means that both they - and obviously your winter tyres - will last twice as long anyway as they are only used for half the year. The only additional expense, therefore, is the initial cost of the winter tyres and the cost of having them changed twice a year.

Why, you might ask, don’t the manufacturers come up with a tyre that can do both? Well, they do, actually, and this is called an ‘all season’ tyre.

Its aim is to give you decent grip in all weathers but that would suggest that because it’s not built for specific climatic conditions it can’t possibly offer the best results for whatever the weather throws at you at any given time.

That means that it isn’t as good as having two specialist tyres and switching between them from season to season because you are then giving yourself the perfect tyre for the time of year.

We don’t really get the kind of extremes other countries have to endure, of course, but there are nevertheless times throughout the winter when you need all the road grip you can get!

It’s really a matter of personal opinion and circumstances, but for anyone who relies on their car with high mileage throughout the year it seems to make sense to give yourselves the safest possible conditions when you’re driving.

The fact that winter tyres not only reduce stopping distances in snowy and icy conditions but also help with cornering and avoiding the skidding others cars experience is a pretty good reason why you should perhaps give it serious thought.

Whatever your decision, though, do drive carefully this winter and stay safe regardless of the conditions!

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Test Your Knowledge LOCAL ANSWER MUSIC QUIZ Seven or more correct answers is great and means you know your stuff! Good luck!

1. Which singer’s Eurovision song contest entry was “Knock Knock (Who’s there) ?

2. Who managed the Beatles prior to his untimely death in 1967?

3. London born singer Miss Adkins is better known by what name ?

4. American musician Michael Lee Aday is better known by what stage name ?

5. Who rose to fame in 2008 with the release of “I Kissed A Girl “?

6. Larry Adler played which musical instrument?

7. Who released the 1967 single “A Whiter Shade Of Pale “ ?

8. Which singer/songwriter released the album “White Ladder” in 1998 ?

9. The founding brothers of The Kinks were Ray & Dave what ?

10. Which singer was known as Little Miss Dynamite ?

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In The Garden

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s Christmas approaches, our to-do lists don’t often contain gardening tasks at this time of year. Luckily, you can take it a little easier this month without any risk to your garden; maintenance is the most important thing until spring. Of course, if you are looking to keep up the pace of your gardening, don’t worry, there are still plenty of smaller jobs to do!

Clearing borders of dead or dying plants helps create tidy displays, showing off those still in bloom. The spent debris makes a great soil improver for next year, so get it rotting down.

Prune harshly to improve the shape of your trees and shrubs, look out for flaws such as split or broken branches, and make sure you cut them back so they are healthier next year.

Don’t rely on bought garden compost; it’s the perfect time of year to create your own! Keep any plant cuttings and kitchen scraps, mix them together and allow them to rot down ready to be used next spring.

Leaves and manure are great for creating

an alternative to compost; leaf mould can act as soil coverage during those harsh winter months and manure can be rotted down and used to rejuvenate your soil with nutrients. If you’re looking for something a little more natural, green manures like clover or rye are great for improving soil nature’s way!

Mulch requires very little work, and is great for applying to the roots of established or flowering plants. Let earth worms do all the hard work; they will eventually drag and blend the mulch into top soil.

Don’t let ivy be a pest; it may seem like any other climbing plant usefully covering your bare walls and fences.

Unfortunately no matter how much you try and keep it in bounds, ivy always has a way of escaping! It has a habit of smothering other plants and annoying neighbours, so make sure you keep cutting back those escaping shoots or get rid of it altogether.

Be aware of pests and diseases, one of the most prevalent diseases this time of year is root rot. Stop root rot by placing pots in the rain shadow of a wall or fence and lift them off the ground on pot feet or large stones to let the moisture drain out.

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Propagate a wide range of fruits trees and shrubs by taking hardwood cuttings from healthy plants in winter.

Protection

December is all about protection for your plants and garden wildlife.

Protect ponds by catching any fallen leaves with a small net and trimming off any dying or tatty foliage so they don’t pollute the water.

You may wake up on those winter mornings to find your pond covered in ice, fish can withstand such low temperatures but can’t survive too much in the water.

Float a tennis ball on the surface to stop ice taking over your pond and keep your fish and pond wildlife safe!

If you are extremely worried about some

of your tender plants, the best thing to do is move them inside when the weather becomes more severe. The cold weather doesn’t just affect your plants, don’t let your containers crack as the frost starts to set in, wrap them with bubble polythene or fleece.

If you have lots of containers pack them together and wrap protection around as a group. Your garden furniture is also at risk, cover furniture with polythene sheeting to protect it from becoming damp and possibly rusty.

Remember to replenish and add water for birds to drink out of. Watch out for bird nests when pruning. Many gardeners assume that birds aren’t hungry when they look plump; birds actually fluff up their feathers to minimize the loss of heat from their bodies when they are seriously hungry.

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Seasonal Humour

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e know it’s the nicest and happiest time of the year, but Christmas and New Year also throw up some humorous little stories. Here are just a few for you to enjoy!

It’s probably not true but there’s a story going round that when Good King Wenceslas ordered a pizza he always wanted a ‘deep pan - crisp and even!’

Christmas dinner was great this year,’ said one little girl to another. ‘We had Grandma and Grandad.’ ‘Crikey,’ said her friend.

‘We only had turkey.’

The vicar was walking down the street one Christmas eve when he saw a small boy trying to press the doorbell of a house across the street. Unfortunately the doorbell was too high for him to reach. After watching the boy’s efforts for some time, the vicar walks over to the little fellow and, placing his hand kindly on the child’s shoulder, leaned over and gave the doorbell a solid ring.

Crouching down to the little lad’s level, the vicar smiled benevolently and asked, ‘And now what, my little man?’ - to which the little lad grinned broadly and said ‘Now we run like hell!’

Daisy and her thirteen-year-old sister Mary had been fighting a great deal during the last year. This often can happen when you combine a strongwilled two-year-old, who is sure she is always right, with a young adolescent.

Their parents, trying to take advantage of Daisy’s new found interest in Santa Claus, reminded the two-year-old that Santa was watching and he was unhappy when he saw children argue and fight. This had little impact on Daisy who really didn’t understand.

‘I’ll just have to tell Santa about your misbehaviour,’ the mother said as she picked up the phone and dialled. Daisy‘s eyes grew big as her mother asked, ‘Mrs. Claus?’ (it was really Daisy and Mary’s aunt) can you please put Santa on the line. Daisy’s mouth dropped even further open as her mother described to Santa (the girls’ uncle) how the two-year-old was acting.

When her mother told Daisy that Santa wanted to talk to her, she reluctantly took the phone. ‘Santa,’ speaking in a deep voice, explained to her how there would be no presents on Christmas morning for children who fought with their sisters. He would be watching, and he expected things to be better

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3. My New Year’s resolution is to stop hanging out with people who ask me about my New Year’s resolutions.

4. People treat New Year’s Eve like some sort of life-changing event, but it’s pretty certain to assume that if your life sucked last year, it’s probably still going to suck tomorrow.

5. May all your troubles last as long as your New Year resolutions.....

We know a man who claims that anyone who thinks alcohol is a depressant obviously 6. Again, Dear Lord, my prayer for 2021 is a FAT bank account and a THIN body. Please isn’t drinking enough of it! don’t mix it up again like you did this year.

And finally, some New Year’s Observations:

1. A New Year’s resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other.

2. My New Year’s resolution is to be more optimistic by keeping my cup half-full with either rum, vodka, or whiskey.

7. Remember you don’t have to worry about initially breaking your New Year resolutions. You can re-set them on January 14th (Orthodox New Year) and February 1st (Chinese New Year).

Have a wonderful Christmas and very best wishes for 2022.

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Christmas

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SPECIAL THOUGHTS FOR CHRISTMAS ere we are looking at the good feelings that Christmas brings to us all. We’ve found lots of lovely quotes from many different people all associated with the joy that emanates from this most special of seasons and share them with you here. May we also take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year!

out the Santa lie. Maybe I shouldn’t have told them I knew where the presents really came from. It broke their hearts. Laurie Halse Anderson “Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.” Calvin Coolidge

“The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls “The lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s live.” George Carlin compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all “Christmas Eve was a night of song that go through it together.” Garrison Keillor wrapped itself about you like a shawl. But it warmed more than your body. It warmed “Christmas is a necessity. There has to be your heart...filled it, too, with melody that at least one day of the year to remind us would last forever.” Bess Streeter Aldrich that we’re here for something else besides ourselves.” Eric Severeid “My idea of Christmas, whether oldfashioned or modern, is very simple: loving “From the baking aisle to the post office others. Come to think of it, why do we have line to the wrapping paper bin in the attic, to wait for Christmas to do that?” Bob Hope women populate every dark corner of “In this modern, politically correct society Christmas. Who got up at 4 a.m. to put the turkey in the oven? A woman. . . . Who Christmas can be celebrated in the school room with pine trees, tinsel and reindeers, sent the Christmas card describing her but there must be no mention of the man eighteen-year-old son’s incarceration as ‘a short break before college?’ A woman. Who whose birthday is being celebrated. One wonders how a teacher would answer if a remembered to include batteries at the student asked why it was called Christmas.” bottom of each stocking? A woman. And Ronald Reagan who gets credit for pulling it all off? Santa.

“Our hearts grow tender with childhood That’s right. A man.” Rachel Held Evans memories and love of kindred, and “There is something about Christmas that requires a rug rat. Little kids make Christmas we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at fun. I wonder if could rent one for the Christmastime.” Laura Ingalls Wilder holidays. When I was tiny we would buy a real tree and stay up late drinking hot “The thing about Christmas is that it tells us chocolate and finding just the right place that we are never alone. But even more, it for the special decorations. It seems like my tells us that we are always enough.” Craig parents gave up the magic when I figured D. Lounsbrough PAGE 22 | Please mention ‘The Local Answer Ingleby Barwick’ when calling advertisers

See Page 30 for our Index of Advertisers “What is the spirit of Christmas, you ask? Let me give you the answer in a true story...

On a cold day in December, feeling especially warm in my heart for no other reason than it was the holiday season, I walked through the store sporting a big grin on my face. Though most people were far too busy going about their business to notice me, one elderly gentleman in a wheelchair brought his eyes up to meet mine as we neared each other travelling opposite directions.

He slowed in passing just long enough to speak to me.

“Now that’s a Christmas smile if I ever saw one,” he said.

My lips stretched to their limit in response, and I thanked him for the compliment. Then we went our separate ways. But, as I thought about the man and how sweetly he’d touched me, I realized something simply wonderful! In that brief, passing interaction we’d exchanged heartfelt gifts! And that, my friend, is the spirit of Christmas.” Richelle E. Goodrich

And finally, the actual quote from Charles Dickens ‘A Christmas Carol“ where Scrooge’s nephew Fred chastises his uncle on his opinion that Christmas is a humbug....

“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” Norman Vincent Peale

And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good, and will do me good; and I say, God bless it!”

“There are many things from which I might have derived good, by which I have not profited, I dare say,’ returned the nephew.

‘Christmas among the rest.

“Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind.” Mary Ellen Chase

But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round—apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, if anything belonging to it can be apart from that—as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shutup hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellowpassengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys.

“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” Hamilton Wright Mabie

Well said Fred!

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EASY HOME-MADE MINCE PIES he shops are full of mince pies, but none taste better than home-made ones eaten warm from the oven. The secret with making pastry is not to handle it too much, but if you like, you can use shop-bought shortcrust pastry.

Instead of cream, serve with evaporated milk or soy cream which both contain less cholesterol.

INGREDIENTS 400g or 1lb jar mincemeat 1 apple grated

Tablespoon of whisky, port or brandy 200g Margarine (such as Cookeen or Stork) or butter 350g flour

1 egg or some milk

Sugar or icing sugar to sprinkle on top

METHOD

Mix the apple, alcohol and mincemeat.

Make the pastry: Cut the margarine into small cubes and put in a bowl. Add the flour and rub into the margarine until it

resembles breadcrumbs. Try to bring it together into a ball. If it’s too dry, add a tiny bit of water but you shouldn’t need to (crumbly type pastry that just holds together enough to roll out is best).

Heat your oven to Gas Mark 6/200c. Have a 12-hole cake tin ready. Roll out the pastry, use a pastry cutter or something round i.e. a cup to cut out circles that are wider than the cake tin holes. When you have 12, put them into the cake tin. Fill them with mincemeat, put plenty in.

Next, roll out the rest of the pastry and cut into small rounds (the size of the tin holes). Dampen the edges of the pastry and press the edges of the tops onto the edges of the filled pastry bottoms. Take a knife and make a slit in the top of each pie.

Brush the top of the pies with milk or beaten egg. Cook for 20 minutes. Take out of the oven and leave a few minutes to cool then gently take pies out and put on a rack to cool.

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powder and sieved flour, and beat again until smooth. Finally, add the dried fruit and ginger and mix well combined with an even distribution of fruit.

Pour into a greased, lined tin – 7 inches round with high sides is perfect, but you could use a larger round, a square or even a novelty tin.

INGREDIENTS Bake at 150 degrees for 2½ to 3 hours, CAKE: until an inserted skewer comes out 600g mixed tropical dried clean. Timing will very much fruit (Maybe a 200g mix of depend on your oven type, apricots, sultanas and it would take 2½ hours in apples, plus 400g mix a fan oven. If the top is of pineapple, papaya starting to brown then and mango) cover with tin foil for 50ml rum or other the remainder of the spirit (optional) cooking time.

185g butter Remove from the 185g golden caster tin and leave to cool or light brown sugar completely – overnight 3 eggs is ideal as you don’t want 225g plain flour the icing to melt off!

1 teaspoon baking powder For the icing, simply beat 30g chopped crystallised ginger together the butter and icing sugar until light and fluffy. If you have an Spice blend as desired – Example: 1 teaspoon each of cinnamon and ginger electric stand mixer then leave it on for 4-5 minutes, the extra beating will lighten the and 1½ teaspoons of nutmeg mixture.

COCONUT ICING: Add the coconut and beat again until 75g butter smooth, use a dash of milk if it’s a little too 150g icing sugar stiff.

200g desiccated coconut Use immediately as it will set hard – METHOD applying generously all over the cake, and If you’ve time, soak the dried fruit overnight smoothing with a palette knife dipped in hot water. in the rum, in a covered bowl.

Decorate as required and finish with a Beat together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, spices, baking festive greeting! s with a traditional Christmas cake, you can use any fruits you’d like in this recipe. There are some great pre-mixes of tropical fruit out there that will save you buying them all separately, and the ginger can be omitted if you want.

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IT HAD TO BE DONE, BUT THE METHOD WASN'T GREAT!

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t was strange that after the morning’s bizarre events at West Brom the ‘Boro team played that afternoon with focus, conviction and no lack of skill and were perhaps unlucky to come away without actually winning the game.

But it was their actions at the end of the match that spoke most genuinely about their sympathy and affection towards their newly sacked manager, news they had only heard an hour before the commencement of the game. Their decision to lead him over to the ‘Boro fans to give them a final opportunity to thank Neil Warnock for all the hard work and difficult situations he had endured – albeit with a smile on his face - over the previous Covid filled year and a half was impressive. But though in the light of Warnock’s apparent intention to resign at the end of this season - and the sudden necessity to bring in Chris Wilder before someone else snapped him up - the timing was probably right.

The way it was done, however, leaves a lot to be desired. Yes, we needed to look ahead beyond this season and create a more positive approach to the future than was currently being shown, but while the decision was probably a correct one I for one have a bad feeling

about the Chairman’s methods. I look back several years to the night we’d just beaten Derby 2-0 to go into the top three of the Championship. I arrived home reasonably content after my twenty five mile trip to get the surprising news on Sky Sports of Gareth Southgate’s sacking immediately after the game. The fact that Strachan was brought in so quickly made it obvious it had been a fait accompli and Gareth was the victim of a ruthless management decision. The fact we didn’t win another game for some thirteen matches under Strachan – and the impressive CV of Southgate since – showed it was a bad move and even more so when the appointment proved ultimately to be extremely damaging.

Chris Wilder’s prospective arrival hadn’t exactly been a secret over the last couple of weeks either, but to allow Neil Warnock to take his team to West Brom and then inform him at ten o clock on the morning of the game that his services were no longer required seems a very similar scenario to the Southgate episode. I just hope we don’t live to regret it quite as much as we did that time.

Since then, of course, we’ve listened to a number of press conferences in which Chris Wilder has made all the usual noises about the future and what he hopes to achieve

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We’ve had plenty of so called exciting times in the past and this could well be another judging by the Sheffield United statistics under Wilder but I think this is a moment when we should wait and see without getting too carried away. As we saw in October, a few decent results could change everything very quickly. Conversely, as in November, a few bad ones can have exactly the opposite effect. The next couple of months are going to be very interesting indeed!

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AAA Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . Front Pg Aquaflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 17

Bathrooms

Callaghan’s Rooflines . . . . . Back Pg

PJS Plumbing . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3

Fencing

Rubberduck . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13

Westwood Timber . . . . . . . . Page 5

SC Henderson . . . . . . . . . . Page 4 Slingsby Interiors . . . . . . . . . Page 6 Space Master . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8 Welham Bathrooms . . . . . . Page 19 WS Plastics . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 25 Bedrooms Rubberduck . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13 Welham Bedrooms . . . . . . Page 3 Building Services

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Dinsdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Pg PJS Plumbing . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3 SC Henderson . . . . . . . . . . Page 4 Wilsons Plumbing . . . . . . . . Page 8 Roller Doors

Cleveland Up & Over . . . . . Page 5

Oak Roller Doors . . . . . . . . Page 6

Oak Roller Doors . . . . . . . . Page 6

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AAA Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . Front Pg

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Callaghan’s Rooflines . . . . . Back Pg

Dinsdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Pg

Quality Roofing . . . . . . . . . . Page 8

PJS Plumbing . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3

S&S Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 7

SC Henderson . . . . . . . . . . Page 4

AAA Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . Front Pg Slingsby Interiors . . . . . . . . . Page 6 Conservatories

Plumbers

Wilsons Plumbing . . . . . . . . Page 8

AAA Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . Front Pg Joinery

Showrooms Rubberduck . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13 Welhams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16

S&S Windows . . . . . . . . . . . Page 7

Elmwood Joinery . . . . . . . . Page 3

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SC Henderson . . . . . . . . . . Page 4

Aiding You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 25

AAA Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . Front Pg Kitchens Elmwood Joinery . . . . . . . . Page 3 Decorating Services

Timber

Brush Strokes . . . . . . . . . . . Page 29

Rubberduck . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13

Washing Machines

SC Henderson . . . . . . . . . . Page 4

Birkbecks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16

Elmwood Joinery . . . . . . . . Page 3 Disability Aids Aiding You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 25 Doors & Door Repairs S&S Windows . . . . . . . . . . . Page 7 Double Glazing

Space Master . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8 Welham Kitchens . . . . . . . . Page 16 WS Plastics . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 25 Loft Ladders & Loft Space Yorkshire Loft Ladders . . . . Page 9

Westwood Timber . . . . . . . . Page 5

Washing Machine Repairs Birkbecks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16 Wardrobes Space Master . . . . . . . . . . . Page 8

Mobile Footcare

Windows & Doors

Gill Stobbs Foot Health . . . Page 3

Marton Windows . . . . . . . . . Page 2

S&S Windows . . . . . . . . . . . Page 7

Mobility Aids

S&S Windows . . . . . . . . . . . Page 7

Electrical Appliances

Aiding You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 25

Birkbecks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 16

Painting & Decorating

Electrical Services

Brush Strokes . . . . . . . . . . . Page 29

Electa Electrics . . . . . . . . . . Page 6

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Marton Windows . . . . . . . . . Page 2

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