Poole Boat Charters

It’s been a busy summer in the sunshine at Poole Boat Charters.  The 50 foot luxury motor boat  Good Times can be hired for a variety of cruises including whole day, half day and evenings.

Simon and Drenagh Wootton host the cruises which are ideal for family celebrations.  Check their website for more information at www.pooleboatcharters.co.uk

Distiller’s Cottage

We had the pleasure of staying at Distiller’s Cottage for two weeks last month.  Blackwell is a lovely village, well away from main roads but close to Shipston on Stour and Stratford upon Avon for facilities.

The cottage itself has one bedroom with ensuite bathroom, a living/dining/kitchen area and a little courtyard garden – we were very comfortable there.  

It makes a great base for visiting South Warwickshire and The Cotswolds.

Take a look at www.distillerscottage.co.uk

The HR Link

Helen Gascoyne Davies is an HR consultant based in Stratford upon Avon.

If you run a small or medium sized business that has no HR department or requires additional support, The HR Link can provide help across the Midlands region whenever needed.

Helen’s website is at www.thehrlink.co.uk

Special award for Sketts

Sketts has received special recognition at the Touch FM Pride of Warwick District Awards  for providing a market in the town for more than five decades.

The awards ceremony took place on July 4th with Sketts’ operations manager Russell Dean collecting the award along with colleagues Aby Skett and Jayne McKay.

He said, “We firmly believe the market is the heart of a town and community and we have lived and breathed markets in Warwick since 1958”.

A family run business, Sketts are now in their third generation managing the Warwick market.

Marble by Design new products

A busy time for Marble by Design at the moment. The Hampton Court Flower Show and the Harrogate Gift Fair are big events on the calendar and Simon and son Jack are at both. You can also see all their products online including a batch of new ones here. The pictures are just a sample of their huge range.

Bravo Zulu – meet Lorraine on video

It’s always a good idea to keep your website updated and refreshed at least once a year.  HR Consultant Lorraine Smith at Bravo Zulu has just added three videos to her website so that potential clients can ‘meet’ her and get an idea of her areas of expertise before giving her a call.

We think it works really well – take a look at www.bravozuluhr.co.uk

Easter in Stratford upon Avon

The RSC has a range of Easter Holiday Activities running until April 27 including The Great Shakespeare Egg Hunt, Crafty Drop-Ins, performances, workshops and demonstrations.

For more information, give us a call at Ambleside – we are just a few minutes’ walk from the theatre.

Performances of Henry IV parts I & II continue in The Royal Shakespeare Theatre with Sir Antony Sher as Falstaff.

In the Swan Theatre, catch a performance of Roaring Girl starring Lisa Dillon.

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