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C H E L T E N H A M<br />

Local community and business magazine<br />

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<strong>July</strong> <strong>2014</strong> Edition<br />

Included<br />

in this<br />

month’s fresh<br />

magazine:<br />

Interview with Deano from Tokyo Tattoo - Page 16<br />

Feature on Addiction & Recovery - Page 11<br />

Interview with Praveena Thakor from The Laundry Lounge - Page 4<br />

Hollie Gazard Trust Feature - Page 22<br />

Local events<br />

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unique introduction<br />

“<br />

We still need your nominations for<br />

Please send in your Cheltenham stories<br />

Cheltenham’s Local Hero, we will add and events as <strong>Unique</strong> Cheltenham is your<br />

worthy nominees throughout <strong>July</strong> and magazine and with your help we will be the<br />

August.....the beauty of being a digital real essence of a interactive community.<br />

magazine :) With the winner being<br />

Email stories to steveunique@yahoo.co.uk<br />

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<strong>Unique</strong>. Please email your nominations Thanks, have a great month<br />

”<br />

to steveunique@yahoo.co.uk, the winner<br />

will also win £50 voucher for a meal at Steve<br />

inside...<br />

PAGE 7 weddings<br />

PAGE 18 charity<br />

PAGE 25 recruitment<br />

PAGE 8 local hero<br />

PAGE 19 accountants<br />

PAGE 28 charity<br />

PAGE 13 business security PAGE 20 photography PAGE 29 animal shelter<br />

PAGE 14<br />

PAGE 15<br />

Hello and Welcome to <strong>July</strong>’s edition of<br />

<strong>Unique</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>, thank you for sharing<br />

June’s magazine on Twitter @<strong>Unique</strong>Chelt<br />

and for interacting with the magazine.<br />

At the time of writing this introduction<br />

England have already lost to Italy in the<br />

World Cup Groannnn !! About to play<br />

Uruguay which by the time of reading this<br />

I hope we have beaten Suarez’s mob along<br />

with Costa Rica to sail into the 2nd round<br />

#Fingerscrossed :)<br />

We have got some great features this<br />

month including from two business owners<br />

with real vision: Deano from Tokyo Tattoo<br />

and Praveena Thakor from Laundry<br />

Lounge. Also we have a heart felt feature<br />

on Hollie Gazzard Trust set up in her<br />

memory and a gritty tale on Addiction and<br />

Recovery.<br />

advertising benefits<br />

coffee and cake<br />

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jobs<br />

what’s on<br />

the restaurant of your<br />

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of fellow Cheltenham<br />

people.<br />

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Happy to introduce our Guest Reviewer on<br />

all things Fashion and on trend the lovely<br />

Sarah Mckew @LadyMckew.<br />

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<strong>Unique</strong> Business Stories:<br />

Praveena Thakor<br />

The Laundry Lounge<br />

I had the pleasure of meeting the up and<br />

coming business owner of the fabulous<br />

Laundry Lounge on the Bristol Road in<br />

Gloucester and services Gloucester,<br />

Quedgeley and Hardwicke areas to name<br />

just a few. The Laundry Lounge is a unique<br />

concept in its sector as Praveena has<br />

created a clean, comfortable and chilled<br />

environment or her customers whilst they<br />

wash their clothes.<br />

Praveena is a thoughtful, intelligent and<br />

ethical business lady who is completely<br />

unique at what her business does, this is<br />

Praveen’s story in her own words:<br />

Most of my family have their own business<br />

or are heavily envolved in commerce, so<br />

it was only a matter of time I think before I<br />

started my own business. My family were<br />

very good at encouraging their kids to excel<br />

in education I achieved a Degree in Business<br />

& Law and considered getting a Masters in<br />

Intellectual Property<br />

Instead I went the corporate route in<br />

employed world with C&G and eventually<br />

trained up to be a financial advisor. I then<br />

met my future Canadian husband and<br />

planned our future in Canada where I<br />

emigrated. We had two beautiful children<br />

...happy times or so I thought.<br />

My husband admitted to having a long affair.<br />

My Canadian paperwork was still in its early<br />

stages so I was not recognised and had no<br />

rights. It was a messy and heartbreaking<br />

divorce and my ex-husband was a bully. I<br />

eventually came back to UK with absolutely<br />

nothing apart from the most important my<br />

son and daughter. I decided to be a full time<br />

mother to my two lovely children and to focus<br />

on them, over time I got the call to work for<br />

myself.<br />

I investigated several ventures but wanted<br />

something which fitted around taking my<br />

children to school and spending quality time<br />

with them. I then got the idea of running<br />

a laundry centre with a difference it had<br />

to be clean, comfortable and somewhere<br />

where people can chill out whilst they do<br />

their washing. Eventually the unit came up<br />

on Bristol Road and with the help of my<br />

parents my dream started to be a reality. I<br />

also managed to get the maximum funding<br />

from a local charity trust called Fredericks<br />

Foundation, this was an amazing experience<br />

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as it included pitching my business to 10+<br />

people on the decision panel. My business<br />

was approved on the day and Fredericks<br />

have also asked me to do promotional work<br />

for them at different networking events.<br />

I eventually got the Planning permission<br />

required for change of use and in <strong>July</strong> 2013<br />

The Laundry Lounge was born, it was a<br />

large initial investment with the washing<br />

machines which I bought outright. The first<br />

three months were slow and I worried that I<br />

was doing the right thing but it quickly picked<br />

up and my fears abbitated. The services we<br />

offer include Service Washes from £3.50,<br />

Ironing and Alterations and more.<br />

it all happened for a reason. I’m fiercely<br />

independent and strong willed. Once I knew<br />

what I wanted I put my plans into action.<br />

To find out more about Praveena and what<br />

services The Laundry Lounge offer take a<br />

look at www.thelaundrylounge.co.uk or Call<br />

07729 531521<br />

<strong>Unique</strong> say: Well done Praveena<br />

your hard work, application and<br />

innovation will take you far<br />

Praveena has plans to expand the<br />

Commercial arm of her business as currently<br />

they look after 25-30 commercial clients inc<br />

football and rugby teams and with plans<br />

for a pick up and delivery service by early<br />

next year. Future plans also include winning<br />

more Commercial customers ideally B&B’s<br />

& Hotels, Praveena is looking into and<br />

researching the possibility of franchising the<br />

Laundry Lounge in the future...it’s a long<br />

way away yet but everything is a possibility.<br />

In her spare time Praveena loves to run,<br />

read books, travelling, and learning new<br />

languages, spending quality time with her<br />

children and loves socialising with her<br />

friends.<br />

Despite everything which happened.....<br />

uniquecheltenham.co.uk<br />

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Professionally Trained & Freelance Bridal Make-up Artist based in<br />

Gloucestershire. I specialise in airbrush make-up and traditional<br />

applications. I have been making brides even more beautiful for their<br />

weddings and helping brides turn their wedding day dreams into reality<br />

for 13 years so I have extensive experience in my field of expertise.<br />

“Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am<br />

just a girl who wishes for the world.”<br />

- Marilyn Monroe<br />

To contact me for an informal chat or to find out more information,<br />

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Email penny.wadley123@btinternet.com<br />

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unique’s...<br />

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Cheltenham is such a warm, lovely place with<br />

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focus of what acts of bravery, genorisity and<br />

care that is given freely on a daily basis.<br />

Cheltenham Local Hero is an opportunity<br />

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ADDICTED AND RECOVERY<br />

with Annoymous<br />

I started gambling when I was 17 years old...<br />

I was attending GlosCol in Cheltenham<br />

and got friendly with a lad who liked<br />

the odd bet on horses and football. My<br />

gambling carried on normally into my<br />

first employed job where I could pop to<br />

the bookies a few times a week to bet on<br />

horses, again this was on £1 or £2.<br />

Over the next few months something started<br />

to click in my head that this was easy money<br />

and the bets slowly started to increase from<br />

£2 to £5 per bet and also gambling every day<br />

in addition to having extended lunch breaks<br />

and skiving parts of the afternoon.<br />

I then managed to get a different job which<br />

was well paid and then the my life and<br />

gambling started to become unmanageable<br />

as I was well and truly Addicted. I would<br />

skive off work to go to racing events at<br />

Cheltenham or go to the bookies...I would<br />

also go to the bookies when I should of been<br />

managing a business. Addicts have to lie to<br />

cover their tracks so loved ones do not know<br />

what you are getting upto. Addiction is very<br />

much about pleasure, pain and the lie’s that<br />

you tell yourself and others every day it really<br />

is like being on a Hamsters wheel..circle of<br />

addiction with no way out...or so I thought.<br />

I would be telling elborate lies to my girlfriend<br />

of the time or starting arguments so I could<br />

go gambling...gambling was my life and<br />

everything else had to fit round it. You have<br />

moments of clarity where you realise you<br />

need help and need to stop but then you end<br />

up stealing or manipulating someone to get<br />

money once your own funds dried up.<br />

After several crisis points in my life I called<br />

Gamcare and they pointed me in the<br />

direction of a Self Help group for Gamblers,<br />

slowly but surely my life started to improve<br />

as I was given some new life skills to help<br />

stop me gambling. As the years went by I<br />

relapsed a couple of times but now I have<br />

been clean for a good period of time, I now<br />

work on my recovery and try to help other<br />

compulsive gamblers do the same.<br />

Whatever your addiction there is always a<br />

way to start again, my future is now what I<br />

make of it :)<br />

Thanks<br />

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Tattoo or Taboo<br />

Tokyo Tattoo is a avant-garde tattoo studio at 13 The Courtyard off Montpellier<br />

Street in Cheltenham. Deano the owner chilled out with our very own Sarah<br />

Mckew @LadyMckew as they shared his vision for Tokyo Tattoo.<br />

SM: What’s your vision with TokyoTattoo?<br />

Tattoo or<br />

SM: What makes you different?<br />

Deano: I want to change the image of<br />

tattooing and create a brand. But, more<br />

importantly, give our clients confidence, with<br />

high standards and high quality hygiene.<br />

The position of the studio was important<br />

to us, with a top end studio, no expense<br />

spared. We are also the first tattoo studio<br />

that’s a limited company. We are a lifestyle<br />

brand with an avant-garde studio.<br />

SM: It’s obvious when you walk into<br />

TokyoTattoo that it is a bright, clean studio.<br />

Are you setting a trend with studios?<br />

Deano: No. We are setting the benchmark of<br />

how it should be, by setting high standards.<br />

It’s not a trend. Trends come and go. We<br />

pay attention to detail and maintain a very<br />

high standard of hygiene<br />

SM: What do you do to maintain the high<br />

standards?<br />

Deano: We only use organic ink. Some inks<br />

used around the world are poisonous we are<br />

trying to help the industry. We don’t want to<br />

be streamlined.<br />

Deano: I want our clients to walk into<br />

TokyoTattoo and be at ease. It’s clean, its<br />

pristine each station has an iPad docking<br />

station, so the guests can relax listen to the<br />

music they want to listen to, if they don’t like<br />

what’s playing at that point.<br />

We are updating the market and<br />

making tattooing luxurious, giving the<br />

customer what they want. We have a<br />

minimum of two guest artists a month, giving<br />

more choice and no waiting lists.<br />

SM: You have thought of everything, does<br />

this include the brands stocked in the studio?<br />

Deano: We have Brand Ambassadors; we<br />

are the first studio to do this. They have a<br />

large following so we help promote them and<br />

promote us. We have the bestselling Beard<br />

Oil, Apothecary 87 by fashion model Chris<br />

Millington, clothing from Prang Out and Pride<br />

Aftercare products which are the best in the<br />

world.<br />

Tattoo or Ta<br />

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SM: Do you want to talk about Rocking the<br />

Cotswolds?<br />

Deano: We are so proud to be recognised<br />

for bringing something different and unique<br />

to the Cotswolds. Out of 300 nominees<br />

we have been classed as a “rocker of the<br />

Cotswolds”. It’s nice to be accepted and to<br />

be a feature of the Cotswolds.<br />

SM: Do you think tattooing will ever become<br />

fully accepted as Art?<br />

Deano: No, not all art is accepted. A new<br />

generation will change the mind set and up<br />

the game for others, but not everyone will<br />

accept it.<br />

Taboo<br />

SM: With the impact of social media, what<br />

positive & negative impacts do you think<br />

it has for future development of the tattoo<br />

industry?<br />

Deano: It’s definitely benefiting the industry.<br />

You are now able to see an artist, go to<br />

them and see what can be achieved. This is<br />

changing people’s ideas on tattoos.<br />

‘Everyone that leaves here leaves with a<br />

piece of art’<br />

SM: Whats next for TokyoTattoo?<br />

Deano: I am planning on open more<br />

TokyoTattoo around the UK maintaining<br />

the right location so we continue our luxury<br />

brand.<br />

Sarah Mckew<br />

Fashion Editor<br />

© Sarah McKew <strong>2014</strong><br />

‘Everyone that leaves here<br />

leaves with a piece of art’<br />

boo<br />

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Hilary and Rob of Emmaus Cheltenham<br />

a unique approach to homelessness<br />

Tucked down Henrietta Street,<br />

behind the Brewery the Emmaus<br />

Charity Shop might look like any<br />

other, selling furniture, bric a brac<br />

and clothing. But did you know that<br />

this shop is part of an international<br />

movement that has a UNIQUE<br />

approach to homelessness?<br />

Emmaus Gloucestershire is one of 26<br />

communities in the UK providing homeless<br />

people with a place to live and work.<br />

The shop in Cheltenham is one of four in<br />

Gloucestershire that supports 23 formerly<br />

homeless people, called companions. It is<br />

UNIQUELY staffed - in return for board and<br />

lodging companions give up the right to state<br />

benefits and work 40 hours in the shops and<br />

furniture warehouse.<br />

We have a UNIQUE way of using the surplus<br />

that we generate – we give it to others<br />

who need it more than we do. This can be<br />

local charities, individual families in need,<br />

and international aid projects. Currently we<br />

are supporting homelessness services in<br />

Gloucestershire and several projects in India.<br />

It’s not about the money we generate and<br />

the excellent shops we provide in four<br />

communities, it is about changing lives.<br />

We have believe that in helping others we<br />

help ourselves, and that meaningful work<br />

restores dignity and inclusion in society.<br />

The perception of people who are homeless<br />

is that they are a drain on society, but the<br />

residents of Emmaus Communities turn this<br />

perception on its head. Not only do they work<br />

to support themselves, but they also work to<br />

help others.<br />

It is a UNIQUE and successful business<br />

run much like a co-operative. All goods<br />

are donated and are sold on at low prices<br />

with a high turnover of stock. We don’t<br />

sell new goods or pay for our stock. The<br />

people of Gloucestershire generously give<br />

their unwanted goods and larger items are<br />

collected free of charge. Emmaus rarely<br />

says no to goods offered and we dispose of<br />

the things we can’t sell in way that doesn’t<br />

damage the environment – last year we<br />

saved 415 tonnes from landfill.<br />

It is a UNIQUE business and successful<br />

business model. In 2011 UK research<br />

(Just Economics) forecast a Social Return<br />

on investment (SROI) of £11 for every £1<br />

invested. The savings to taxpayers for every<br />

companion living and working at Emmaus<br />

Gloucestershire is calculated to be £47,442.<br />

The first Emmaus Companion, living with<br />

the founder Abbé Pierre in 1948 in France<br />

helped to build temporary homes for those<br />

in need, first in the priest’s own garden,<br />

then wherever land could be bought or<br />

scrounged. He later said; “Whatever else<br />

he might have given me - money, home,<br />

somewhere to work - I’d have still tried to kill<br />

myself again. What I was missing, and what<br />

he offered, was something to live for.”<br />

It’s UNIQUE – but it works! It works because<br />

companions work 40 hours a week to make<br />

us independent and surplus generating. It<br />

works because the people of Cheltenham<br />

and Gloucestershire provide us with the<br />

goods to sell and come and buy from us.<br />

Most importantly it works because we work<br />

for others and make a difference to lives<br />

home and abroad.<br />

visit us at 19 Henrietta St Cheltenham GL50 4AA Tel: 01242 269734<br />

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Weddings - Portraits - Events - Commercial<br />

E: office@jonstanleyphotography.co.uk<br />

M: 07846900652<br />

P: 01242251580<br />

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Hollie Gazzard Trust<br />

Unfortunately, Hollie was tragically<br />

murdered by an ex-Partner on 18<br />

February <strong>2014</strong> while she was<br />

working as a hairdresser in her<br />

Salon.<br />

We wanted something positive to<br />

come out of this tragedy so<br />

we set up the Hollie Gazzard Trust<br />

to help support and fund a young<br />

hairdresser in Gloucester each<br />

year to enable them to be trained<br />

and educated in Hairdressing and<br />

to fund their equipment.<br />

This was Hollie’s passion and we<br />

want to give others the opportunity<br />

that Hollie was fortunate to have.<br />

The Trust will also be supporting two<br />

other local charities, Increase the Peace, a<br />

project targeting young individuals away<br />

from knife crime and Anti Social Behavior<br />

& GDASS (Gloucestershire Domestic<br />

Abuse Support Service), helping those<br />

who suffer from domestic abuse locally.<br />

While we are devastated and can’t<br />

change what happened to Hollie, the<br />

funds raised will go towards these<br />

three worthwhile charities with the<br />

intention of helping others.<br />

We are in the process of setting up our<br />

own website and you can access this<br />

by browsing to www.holliegazzard.org.<br />

All donation are an important<br />

contribution towards the Trust Fund<br />

and will go some way towards us<br />

achieving our aims in helping others.<br />

THANK YOU FOR YOUR<br />

SUPPORT<br />

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unique cheltenham<br />

events in <strong>July</strong><br />

Selection of events and happenings in<br />

the Cheltenham Community:<br />

<strong>Unique</strong> Networking (Business Networking)<br />

Wed 2nd <strong>July</strong> 7am - 8.30am<br />

Longford Inn,Gloucester<br />

Cheltenham Music Festival<br />

2nd <strong>July</strong> - 13th <strong>July</strong><br />

Various venues<br />

Pied Piper Junior Aquathlon<br />

Sat 12th <strong>July</strong> 8am - 11am<br />

Sandford Park<br />

Winchcombe Table Tennie Club Summer BBQ<br />

Tues 15th <strong>July</strong> 7.30pm - 10.00pm Call Dick Prior 01242 603233<br />

Lee Evans<br />

Sun 20th <strong>July</strong><br />

Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse<br />

Monty Don - Down to Earth<br />

Sun 20th <strong>July</strong><br />

Cheltenham Town Hall<br />

Hollie Gazzard’s 21st Birthday Weekend<br />

26th & 27th <strong>July</strong><br />

The King Teddy, Longlevens<br />

Please let us know if you have an event you want to advertise in our<br />

magazine, please email steveunique@yahoo.co.uk<br />

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Harnessing potential in people<br />

At Charles Ford Recruitment we believe in listening and<br />

speaking with clients to ascertain your staffing objectives.<br />

Call Charles Ford Recruitment on<br />

01242 699752 or 07731 899854<br />

How we are different:<br />

• All Candidates are interviewed face to face and fully referenced<br />

• Excellent interpersonal skills underwritten with integrity<br />

• Proactive Communication<br />

• Twelve Month Candidate guarantee available<br />

• Head hunting service available to recruit and match a candidate to<br />

your specific requirement<br />

Customer Service<br />

Administration<br />

Automotive<br />

Charles Ford Recruitment taking the hassle out of Recruitment<br />

Special Offer for <strong>Unique</strong><br />

CV Rewriting Service, rewrite your CV for £70 was £90<br />

Just email your CV to sales@charlesfordrecruitment.com.<br />

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1st Class Hons Equine Science Graduate,<br />

Qualified & Experienced Massage Therapist<br />

Based in Gloucestershire & Surrounding Counties.<br />

£25 for Equine & Canine Initial Consultations and Treatments.<br />

Group discounts, gift cards and affordable payment plans available.<br />

1 Hour Consultation Includes:<br />

Assessment of muscle, bone and joint alignment<br />

Massage, myofascial release and stretching<br />

Personalised after care and rehabilitation regime<br />

Contact Jenny on:<br />

T: 07727 845996 E: jkralee@gmail.com<br />

www.jennyleeanimaltherapy.co.uk<br />

/jennyleeanimaltherapy<br />

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Everyone loves cake !<br />

So at Let There Bee Cake<br />

my main mission is to<br />

create a cake you<br />

wont forget<br />

If you are interested in a bespoke cake, Please<br />

do contact me at the details below so we can<br />

discuss what you require. Please also take a look<br />

at the website to see the work I have done.<br />

Prices will vary depending on your design,<br />

for a rough idea you could visit my website.<br />

www.lettherebeecake.co.uk<br />

Mobile: 07837650447<br />

bella@lettherebeecake.co.uk<br />

@BellaBeeTewks<br />

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Cheltenham Animal Shelter<br />

Gardner’s Lane, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL51 9JW<br />

Providing shelter for homeless domestic animals from across the county whilst<br />

attempting to locate appropriate new homes. We also aim to educate members of<br />

the public and professionals in correct and appropriate animal husbandry through<br />

humane education programmes.<br />

Rehoming • Boarding • Grooming • Training • Pet Shop<br />

visit www.gawa.org.uk<br />

www.facebook.com/cheltenhamanimalshelter/info<br />

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networking<br />

Don’t Miss This Business People...<br />

Promote<br />

YOUR<br />

business<br />

every fortnight:<br />

Wednesday 06:45 - 08:30am<br />

Longford Inn, Gloucester GL2 9BE<br />

NEXT MEETINGS:<br />

2nd <strong>July</strong> • 16th <strong>July</strong> • 30th <strong>July</strong><br />

<strong>Unique</strong> Business Networking offers local business owners:<br />

#RealBusinessRelationships #RealBusinessSupport<br />

#RealBusinessIntroductions<br />

Costs: Only £10 to Visit including Full English Breakfast<br />

If you want to know more about <strong>Unique</strong> Business Networking<br />

Call Steve Taylor on 07731 899854, or just turn up at either venue with<br />

plenty of Business Cards, 60 Seconds elevator speech and a smile<br />

To book your seat click on www.uniquenetworking.co.uk<br />

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