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Course dates 2025/26
Monday 13th October
Monday 27th October
Monday 10th November
Monday 24th November
Monday 12th January
Monday 26th January
Monday 9th February
Monday 23rd February
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GOSPORT £105,000
1 bed GF retirement flat, views of Work House Lake, lounge/diner, sep kitchen, no forward chain, EPC E
GOSPORT £220,000
2 bed house, spac living area, good size kitchen, mod shower room, utility, DG, GCH, det garage EPC D
ELSON £275,000
3 bed, lounge/diner, mod FF bathroom, sun lounge, parking, PVCu DG, GCH, no forward chain, EPC D
GOSPORT £355,000
Detached hse, currently converted to 2 flats, sold as 1 plot, ample parking, lge garden, central location, EPC C & D
SIMILAR PROPERTIES WANTED
GOSPORT £149,995
2 bed GF flat, spac lounge, sep kitchen, good size bathroom, DG, elec heating, alloc parking, EPC C
PRIDDY’S HARD £235,000
2 bed house, lounge, kit/ diner, cloaks, FF mod shower rm, DG, GCH 2x parking, low maintenance garden, EPC C
ELSON OIEO £290,000
Well presented 3 bed family home, open plan, mod kitchen, DG, GCH, wet room, parking & garage, EPC D
GOSPORT £175,000
2 bed 2nd fl flat, lounge, balcony, mod kitchen & bathroom, garage, lift, EPC C
GOSPORT £255,000
2 bed town house, L shaped lounge/diner, mod bathroom, GCH, 22`0 x 9`8 garage, EPC C
2 bed FF flat, lounge with balcony, kitchen, en-suite, family bathroom, no chain, allocated parking, EPC C
GOSPORT £269,995
3 beds, open plan living, conservatory, GF shower, FF bathroom, DG, GCH, EPC D
PEEL COMMON £310,000
Freehold, 3 bed semi, lounge/diner, FF bathroom, DG, GCH, garage & parking, EPC C
ALVERSTOKE £390,000
3 bed det bungalow, spac lounge/diner, good size kitchen, shower room, no chain, EPC D
ALVERSTOKE £580,000
5 bed hse, lounge/diner, cloaks, FF bathroom, mod kit, garage, no forward chain, EPC E
GOSPORT £685,000
Spac 6 bed Det, 4 recepts, 3 baths, drive & garage, PVCu DG, GCH, solar panels,conservatory & sun lounge, EPC C
DRAINS CLEARED FAST
Jim Chivers Painter & Decorator
Bespoke Hampshire Fabrications From bespoke access ramps, gates and railings. Tradesman’s street signs to trade solutions. For the creation, renovation and restoration of almost anything. Welding services to the public. Mobile contact: 07770 601040 bespokehantsenquiries@gmail.com
Give us a call for all your decorating needs. Always on hand to give free friendly advice. Free estimates and very competitive quotes.
All work is undertaken by quality tradesmen in a clean & tidy fashion. All work is guaranteed. We are fully insured.
Office: 02392 711872
Mob: 07737 298064
Living with COPD?
Helping people with COPD and Respiratory problems lead an active and fulfilling life. Support Group, Pulmonary Wellbeing Exercise and Maintenance Classes in association with Places Leisure at Gosport Leisure Centre, Forest Way, Gosport. PO13 0ZX. Monday - 12 to 1:30pm, Wednesday - 1 to 2:30pm, Friday - 12 to 1:30pm
Email: secretarycopd@outlook.com Tel or Text Mobile: 07563 636123
Or Facebook groups – live well with COPD
Double Glazing Repairs By Alver Windows
• Window Locks / Handles
• Door Locks / Handles
• Letterplates
• Fogged / Broken Sealed Units
• Cat Flaps
• Door/Window Hinges
• High Security Door Locks
NIGEL
• Remedial Works
• Fascia, Soffits & Guttering
• Chimney Repairs • Repointing
• External Renovations
• Masonry Repairs
Refurbishments • New Builds
• Extensions / Loft Conversions
Email: nigel.p.stevens@gmail.com
� Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th November
� Fort Brockhurst, Gunners Way, Gosport
There’s bound to be lots on offer to start the Christmas spirit! Please visit the websites to find out more about this event nearer the time.
87 Forton Road, Any kind of clothing undertaken. Alterations & repairs to trousers, coats, jackets, dresses, blouses and shirts. Curtains, cushions & dressmaking offered. Call Irina on 02392 529785
SHED & GARAGE CLEARANCE
Give us a call - Will tip it all! Mixed waste from £20. Hard core load £40 per load. Licensed & insured waste carrier. Call Vince 07831 749124
Gutter & Window Cleaning
Gutters, Windows, Fascias & Conservatories
(Domestic & Commercial) For a Free quote
Please Phone Solent Services on 07814 126590 or E-mail harvey0813blair@gmail.com
Neil’s Garden Services
New Fences / repairs. All aspects of garden maintenance including weed removal, lawn mowing/ laying, hedge trimming, planting, garden clearance, pressure washing. Sheds refelted. Fully Insured.
Please contact Neil: Tel 07850 393398
Handy Man Service
EXPERIENCED & WELL-SEASONED TRADE PROFESSIONAL. Need help with any of the following services – whether it's a leak, blockage, or new installation – get in touch for fast, reliable, no-nonsense service. Ask for our "Town Crier Winter Promotion Special"! Call 07394 705081
Driveway & Patio Cleaning
Block paving cleaned & resanded, patios and paths cleaned & rejointed if required. Loose slabs secured. New patio & paths laid. Please call Neil on 07850 393398
Personal Tax Adviser
Tax Return Help? HMRC Disagreement? Capital Gain? Home Visits Available Deborah Hall Tax Support Services 07791 789162 02394 009984 deborahhalltss@gmail.com Over Twenty Years’ Experience in Personal Taxation
Purffectly Clipped Cat Claws
Mobile Cat nail clipping professional done. All done in your pets own home. No more scratched furniture, carpets or legs. Prices from £15. Contact 07984268592
Just Cuts
Mobile Hairdresser. Ladies cuts £19.50, OAP’s £16.50, Gents Cuts £15.00. Nothing Fancy, just cut and go. 24 Years Experience TEL: 07716 301877
Wanted Vinyl Records
Rock & Roll, Pop, Jazz, 1950’s to present day. Albums, singles, LP’s, EP’s, 45’s. Any amount purchased for cash by a collector. We can visit you. Anything considered. Tel: 02392 380101 anytime. Mobile 07743 571884
Home
& Garden Maintenance
Do you have any of those jobs around the house or garden that need doing but you just never find the time to complete?
Napit Part P registered electrician. All aspects of electrical work undertaken for domestic and commercial properties. Regularly undertakes Condition Reports (EICRs) and inspections for landlords. Works undertaken include: Electric Vehicle chargers Lighting designs Complete rewires Fuse board upgrades Fault finding. Please contact Tony on 07718974536 or email us at boxall.electrics@hotmail.com
Carpenter & Joiner
Coming out of early retirement and fully time served City & Guilds. Any type of work undertaken. Large or small. Good rates. Call S & G Carpentry for free quotations. Gosport area. Call George on 07831 636514
MW Driveways
Paving, landscaping, garden clearance, concrete removal, pressure cleaning,waste clearance, smalldemolition jobs, any job considered. Free estimates & advice. Over 25 years of experience Stubbington based. Mark 07779966503.
Painter & Decorator
Interior & Exterior. 30 years experience, reliable, trustworthy. Clean & tidy. Move & put furniture back. Please call Paul on 07742 808361 for a free estimate.
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