Alice in Wonderland

If you love the magical story of Alice in Wonderland, you will enjoy a new Stratford upon Avon based website www.aliceinwonderlanduk.com

It specialises in selling everything ‘Alice’ including English bone china crockery, John Tenniel prints, jewellery, clothing, stationery, books and more.

You can buy online. by phone or in store at 33 Henley Street – lots of great ideas for gifts.

Seymours Solicitors

Seymours Solicitors LLP is the longest established firm of solicitors in Coventry and Warwickshire.  Their growing team of legal experts advise a vast range of clients and offer a modern, personal service.  They are the ideal firm to deliver cost effective advice on a wide variety of matters including civil litigation, conveyancing, family and employment issues.
Find out more at www.seymours-solicitors.co.uk

Bowen Technique

The Bowen Technique – which seems too gentle to have any effect – can help with problems such as backache and migraine, often when medicine can’t.

Some GPs now refer patients to Bowen technicians (it costs £35-£45 per session).

“I tend to be sceptical of such things, but after trying everything for my own sciatica, Bowen was the only treatment that worked,” says recently retired Warwickshire GP Dr Claire Pickin, who went on to train in Bowen.  “I began suggesting it to patients with musculo-skeletal pain and those for whom I had nothing else to offer from mainstream medicine.  It more often helped than didn’t.  What I think happens is that it sends the body into a deep state of resting so the muscle tension is spontaneously released.

Bowen is simple, gentle and without side effects.  So often GPs dismiss older people in pain, saying they have to expect that with age.  But Bowen was a great lesson to me – you can help the healing power of the body so people can lead a normal life again.”

Claire Pickin’s practice is in Shipston on Stour – www.shipstontherapycentre.co.uk

Saga magazine Sept 2013

Birmingham to Beijing

Springfield House is an elegant Georgian b&b in Coleshill near the NEC and Birmingham airport.  They offer stay, park and fly accommodation packages including Birmingham to Beijing non-stop as direct flights begin this summer.

Sketts Markets

Sketts are experts at organizing markets.  They have two new, updated, easier to manage websites showcasing the food events they have developed in the area as well as an overall look at the services they provide.

www.sketts.co.uk

www.skettsfoodevents.co.uk

Ambleside & TripAdvisor

Long term clients Peter and Ruth run Ambleside Guest House on Grove Road in Stratford upon Avon.  Their TripAdvisor reviews are consistently excellent – evidence of the quality they maintain.  If you need to recommend somewhere to stay  in Stratford for friends, family, visitors or business colleagues, give them a try.  Here’s a sample from a recent review:

Ambleside Guest House is a charming place to stay very near the main parts of town. It is newly refurbished and everything is done with a lovely, graceful atmosphere. Ruth and Peter treated us very kindly, seeing to all our needs and giving advice when needed. The rooms are cozy and well-appointed and the dining room and breakfast a pleasant way to start the day. I wouldn’t mind moving in for quite some time. I can’t recommend it highly enough. 

Rally or Clicker dog training courses

Evelyn Chapman at Funway & Yardley Gobian Dog Training near Milton Keynes runs dog training classes for young puppies, beginners, intermediates and juvenile dogs. Have fun with your dog at Rally or Clicker training courses – try a taster session or enrol on a 6 or 8 week course.

www.longmarstondogtraining.co.uk

www.funwaydogtraining.co.uk

Aches & Pains? Fears & Phobias?

Aches & Pains?  Fears & Phobias?

Help may be at hand – take a look at these websites:

Brigitte Nix is a specialist in therapies such as Bowen Technique and Dorn Method that treat joints, tendons, ligaments and muscles.  She offers physical therapies for relieving muscle tension and pain and helping the body heal itself as well as other therapies that address energy levels.  Brigitte is based at Shipston on Stour.

Established by osteopath Monica Franke, Clinic on the Green is a centre for health and well being situated on the beautiful Bletchingdon village Green in Oxfordshire.  Monica and her associates offer a range of therapies including sports massage, injury rehab and Pilates.

Louise Staden at Life Path near Buckingham is a specialist in hypnotherapy, NLP, CBT and Executive Coaching.  She can help with issues such as anxiety and panic attacks, depression, stress management and smoking cessation.

Henley Street Tea Rooms – photo exhibition

Henley Street Tea Rooms has a permanent exhibition of more than 100 old photographs of Stratford upon Avon, dating back to the late 19th century. It is also complemented by their latest additions which feature the British Royal Family from the 19^th to the 21^st Century.

Weston Sands Holiday Apartments

Weston Sands Holiday Apartments are located just outside Stratford upon Avon –  a great location for a self catering stay in the area. The apartments range from a studio, ideal for the business traveller, to 2 and 3 bedroom family accommodation.

They have a new updated website which includes a guided walk around the property – take a look at www.westonsands.co.uk