Unique Magazine December 2014

Local Community Magazine 

For you, By You... 

December 2014 Edition 

Your community, 

your magazine... 

It's a Unique 

Christmas !!!!! 

Included in this month’s fresh 

magazine: 

Swan Lake 

Stefan Thomas - Business 

Networking 

Ange Noir 

11 19 17 

EXCLUSIVE: 

Sleeping Beauty & Competition

1 

Magazine December 2014 

We are a local digital interactive 

magazine & Website powered by 

people like you. 

Independant - Local - Targeted - Fresh & Interesting 

Want a regular copy? 

READ ONLINE... 

uniquecheltenham.co.uk 

Want to feature? 

SEND US YOUR STORY OR ADVERT... 

info@uniquemediagroup.co.uk 

W E A R E 

unique! 

C o m m u n i t y 

d r i v e n c o n t e n t , 

s u p p o r t i n g l o c a l 

c h a r i t i e s . 

E n c o u r a g i n g y o u 

t o g e t i n v o l v e d . 

Unique will donate 25% of Profits to our Sponsored Charities 

www.uniquemediagroup.co.uk

1 

3 

5 

7 

9 

11 

13 

15 

16 

17 

19 

21 

23 

24 

25 

27 

29 

30 

31 

32 

33 

35 

37 

38 

39 

40 

Index 

Introduction 

Sleeping Beauty 

Sleeping Beauty Competition 

Christmas Jumpers 

Christmas Smells So Good 

Swan Lake Ballet 

Tokyo Tattoo 

Winstons Wish 

Montpellier House 

Ange Noir 

Stef Thomas 

Catherine Frowd 

Jon Stanley Photography 

Glos Jobs 

Hollie Gazzard Trust 

Sharifah Rahman 

Unique Networking 

Unique Magazine Rate Card 

Unique Financial 

LNH Management Solutions 

Whats On In December 

The Robins 

Deca Design Flooring 

Gloucestershire Granite 

Cleevely Memorials 

Let There Bee Cake 

Steve Taylor 

Editor 

Unique December 

Hello and welcome to our December edition of Unique 

Magazine this being our eighth digital community 

magazine :) Thank you all for sharing November's 

magazine on Twitter @UniqueChelt and for interacting 

with the magazine. We have some amazing innovations 

coming soon...which is designed to help Cheltenham 

Community. 

We are buzzing to @BandAid30 well done Bob Geldof 

and all the musicians for fighting against the Ebola 

epidemic they need as much funding as possible. Click 

here to give www.bandaid30.com 

We are rampacked with features this month including 

Ange Noir, Cheltenham Town FC and What's On In 

Cheltenham. Our Features Editor 

Sarah Mckew @LadyMckew has some excellent 

articles including Tokyo Tattoo still Rocking The 

Cotswolds, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake Ballet, Beauty 

& Fashion. 

2 

MAGAZINE 

Editor: 

Steve Taylor 

Fashion & Features Editor: 

Sarah Mckew 

Design: 

3 Creative 

Website: 

www.uniquemediagroup.co.uk 

If you are interested in advertising your business in 

Unique Magazine please take a look on our website 

www.uniquemediagroup.co.uk to see the benefits you 

can get by working with Unique. Currently we have a 

Special Offer for 3 Months advertising for the cost of 2 

Months £198 in total (£297 RRP) Just take a look on 

the benefits page for the list of inclusions. 

Unique Cheltenham is a Community Magazine and we 

care passionately about Cheltenham and what is going 

on in its community. We want your Cheltenham stories 

and events please email stories to 

info@uniquemediagroup.co.uk Please follow us on 

Twitter @UniqueMediaCo 

Thanks, have a Unique month :) 

Steve

3 


at the Everyman 

Wow what an amazing evening at the Everyman Theatre last night there was a buzz in Matchams 

before the curtain raised with some words from Geoffrey Rowe the Everyman Chairman and Martin 

Horwood MP spoke about amazing charity James Hopkins Trust. Then the craziness begun there 

was some loud mutterings from some man dragging a clothes iron across the floor....it's Tweedy 

shouted the children you went into hysterics. 

Then the show started and rattled off at 100 miles an hour and didn't look back the story started off 

with the baby princesses Christening and the many gifts, until evil Fairy Hysteria cursed Princess 

Aurora that on her 18th birthday she will prick her finger on a spinning wheel and die. All was not lost 

thou as Fairy Snow the kind fairy was able to change the death sentence to 100 years sleep. 

I don't want to give to much of the story away if you haven't seen Sleeping Beauty at Everyman as it 

does stay fairly true to the original Brothers Grimm book but also does go off on some funny 

tangents. The shining lights of the play was Tweedy and William Elliott who plays Nanny Nice Hands 

as it looked like they were having a riot as at several times they were both in fits of laughter. 

The key to the story is when Princess Aurora was a baby, had her name changed to Briar Rose after 

she was cursed to protect her from Fairy Hysteria and even Brior Rose herself didn't know her true 

identity.The fight between good and evil fairies was good fun too with Joanne Heywood who played 

evil Fairy Hysteria really revelling in her role and winding up the Cheltenham crowd...Oh no she 

didn't...Oh Yes she did !! You get the idea. 

Phil Clark's direction was brilliant with both the music and choreographer well drilled and very 

professional, the songs were a mixture of old and current and were song with real verve by all the 

cast. 

Cast: 

Fairy Snow Wendy Abrahams 

Fairy Hysteria Joanne Heywood 

The King Adam Price 

Nanny Nice Hands William Elliott 

Princess Aurora/Briar Rose 

Tweedy as himself 

Prince Percival Eleanor Brown 


Sleeping Beauty a Review from Darcey Gobey-Taylor (7 years old) 

4 

I really liked Sleeping Beauty as Tweedy is a bit crazy but he made me laugh, the music was really 

good and I liked singing along. My favourite bit was when Tweedy was messing about trying to put his 

hat on and kept dropping it as he ran off the stage. 

I really liked the bit when they sang Let it Go out of Frozen as most of my friends really like that, I am 

telling my friends to come and watch Sleeping Beauty. 

Well Played the Cast of Sleeping Beauty a real Christmas Treat 


5 


Competition 

Win Family Tickets for Sleeping Beauty 

at Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham 

Too win your family ticket for Sleeping Beauty on 9th January, answer this 

question correctly. 

Who wrote the original Sleeping Beauty book ? 

1) The Brothers Grimm 

2) William Shakespeare 

3) J K Rowling 

Please email your answer to info@uniquemediagroup.co.uk 

The Winner will be announced in January's Unique Magazine 

Note: Sleeping Beauty is for 4 tickets (2Adults & 2 Children) on Friday 9th Jan at 

7pm 

Good Luck 


6 

Fri 28 November 2014 - 

Sun 11 January 2015014 

Featuring 

Tweedy 

The Clown 

Box Office: 01242 572573 

www.everymantheatre.org.uk 

Regent St Cheltenham GL50 1HQ 

FUNDED BY 

A4 poster.indd 1 25/09/2014 17:32

7 

Unique 

Fashions 

Christmas Jumpers 

In honour of the Save the Children Campaign held on the 12th December of wearing a 

Christmas woolly and donating I gave you my top favourite jumpers on the high street to give 

you the inspiration to bring to the office, whether you’re the office clown or the quiet one 

The Cutie Pie 

Robin Jersey Sweater 

from Next £22 

Stand Out for the Crowd 

Candy Cane Crew 

Jumper from M&S for 

£25 


For the Serious Boss 

Elf and Safety Jumper 

from New Look £19.99 

8 

The Flirthy Pair 

Mens Pull My Cracker Jumper from BHS 

£22 & Kiss Me Womens Jumper from 

Matalan £15 

A Bit of Sparkle 

Snowflake Jumper from 

Matalan £14 

Sarah Mckew 

Fashion & Features Editor 

© Sarah McKew 2014 


9 

Unique Beauty 

Christmas Smells so Good…… 

Its looks a lot like Christmas but why shouldn’t it smell like Christmas? Here are my favourite 

Christmas Beauty Products to get you in the mood for Christmas, or if your already in the mood, 

more festive! 

Glazed Apple Body Polish £10 

– Body Shop 

Frosted Cranberry Bath Sprinkles – Body 

Shop 

Sarah Mckew 




10 

Lush Bath Bombs 

Molton Brown Oudh Accord & 

Gold Body Wash £20 

Molton Brown Oudh Accord & 

Gold Body Wash £20 


11 

Swan Lake 

Ballet 

at the Everyman 

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without some ballet included, whether it is on the television or in 

the Theatre, the best place to watch was our very own Everyman Theatre. 

Presented by The Russian State Ballet and Opera House, myself and my best friend were invited to 

watch this impressive cast perform Swan Lake. Along with a live Orchestra this ballet was elegantly 

flawless. 

The story of Swan Lake tells a tale of Odette a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer. In Act 

1 we met the Prince who is celebrating his birthday with friends and peasants, this is interrupted by 

the Queen. She wants her son married and he must be chose the bride at a ball the following 

evening. Upset he cannot marry for love he travels into the forest to hunt. 

Act 2 at the lake the prince is surrounded by swans and he notices a beautiful swan transform in a 

maiden Odette. She tells the tale of her curse to the prince and then Von Rothbart the evil sorcerer 

appears. The prince wants to kill him, but he cannot as in doing so the spell will never been undone. 

Odette and the prince fall in love but as dawn arrives the spell draws Odette into a swan again. 

Act 3 is the Princes Ball where six princesses are presented to the prince, however Rothbart arrives 

in a disguise with his enchantress daughter Odile. She is identical to Odette and the prince is drawn 

into their evil plan. Only having eyes for Odile, the prince notices Odette and realises his mistake and 

grief-stricken he rushes to the lake. 

Back at the lake, act 4 begins the final part of our story. Odette is distraught at the prince’s betrayal, 

the other swans comfort her. As the prince arrives at the lake he makes a heartfelt and passionate 

apology to Odette. She forgives him and they reaffirm their love. Rothbart then appears and 

demands he marries Odile, but the prince refuses and sacrifices himself. This breaks Von Rothbarts 

spell with all his powers being lost and he dies. The swan’s then watch the Prince and Odette 

ascend to heaven together forever united in love. 

This is a sad tale but told beautifully through Ballet. Next Christmas you must see the Everymans 

offerings of ballet to get you into a traditional Christmas mood. How about the Nutcracker? 


12 

Sarah Mckew 




13 

Still Rocking the Cotswolds 

In June this year TokyoTattoo were chosen as one of the 75 companies in the 

Cotswold that rocks! And boy don’t they! 

I caught up with them again at Rock the Cotswold Creativity evening held at the 

Wilson Gallery. Along different creative people the event was set up to promote the 

area as a great place to network and show how creative they are. 

Tokyo Tattoo displayed their creative talents and even offered free henna tattoos. 

Although this was Adam Woodfarm’s first attempt at Hennas he certainly showcased 

his unique talents and towards the end of the evening started to leave the traditional 

henna designs and start some crazy retro game designs such as Pac Man and Tetris. 

Although some attendees were still not convinced about Tattoos, many were drawn 

in by the impressive Videos and chatting to the team. 

'This is a great event and we are happy to support the cause. At ToykoTattoo we are 

trying to break down the boundaries between modern art and tattoos. 

The quote at the moment sounds like that what Rock the Cotswolds is trying to do 

View the event video 

from @CotswoldTV 


14 

Sarah Mckew 




15 



16

17 

Unique Events @Ange 

Noir 

Wow to say we were open mouthed when Marchella the owner of Ange Noir showed us round 

her amazing venue in Crescent Place is an understatement. 

The venue is luxurious in every way the detailing is astonishing with amazing sculptures and 

contemporary artwork to tantalise your eyes 

Ange Noir has been a real passion for Marchella as it took over two years to renovate the 

building and create her vision that you see today. Marchella has a history of creating amazing 

venues including Cotswolds88 

Ange Noir is not just an amazing place to go to for a cool cocktail or Prossecco, the main use 

is now Special Events 21st & 40th Birthdays, Charity Events, Corporate Evenings to name just 

a few. 


New Years Eve Special Offer 

18 

New Years Eve private party event – tickets for sale at £25 to include an arrival drink, glass of 

Champagne at midnight, great music and a very raunchy little piece of entertainment. 

Other Events @AngeNoir 

Gay event ( ticket holders only ) being hosted by L.O.V.E. – a Christmas party on the 20th December 

with all proceeds going to charity!!! Check out - www.loveparties.org 

Call Marchella today on: 01242 587211 

Marchella De Angelis 

Managing Director 

T: 01242 587211 

W: www.angenoir.co.uk 

Bar Club Venue Extraordinaire…… 

Bespoke Party Planners | Private Functions | Mini Banquets | Venue Hire | Event Management 

and Design | Pop Ups….'Not just another place’ 


19 

Stef Thomas 

Five ways to kickstart your networking 

in 2015 

Do you get a lot of success from your business networking? Or 

do you go along and are never sure how to make it "work" for 

you? 

Do you watch the people who are making networking work for 

them and wonder what they do differently? 

This month, Stefan Thomas, author of Business Networking for 

Dummies gives us his ideas on five changes we can make whi 

1. You have to be there, regularly. If you make only one change to your networking in 2015 the 

do this. Plan your networking activity and be there. Don't think you can only turn up once or tw 

a year when you need to make some sales. You're expecting people to want to buy when you 

want to sell. Life doesn't work that way round. 

Think about the furniture stores which advertise on telly. You know, the ones who have had a s 

on since sometime in 1975! Why do you think they keep advertising week in week out? They 

have to be there at the moment when you start thinking of buying new sofa. 

They don't just pop up when they need to make some sales and neither should you. Be there 

consistently. Then you will be there when someone in the room needs your product or service. 

2. Arrive with positive intent. What are you intending to 

get from this networking meeting? Are you 

approaching the meeting positively? Or are you just 

turning up and hoping for the best? 

At the very least turn up with a smile and enjoy the 

experience. I'm always amazed when people turn up to 

networking meetings with a face like a smacked arse 

and then wonder why everyone else responds in the 

same manner. 


3. Prepare. Most networking meetings have an introductions round - at 4Networking we 

call it the 40 Second round. This is your opportunity to engage with the other people in the 

room. Prepare it like you would any other marketing material. Write it down and, even 

better, record it on your smartphone to make sure it is the right length and that it sounds 

like you. 

You wouldn't "wing it" with any of your other marketing material. Don't do it here. 

20 

4. ALWAYS follow up. What happens when you leave the networking meeting? You 

check your 'phone. Wonder why you've got a missed call from your child's school, 

wonder why your best client has Emailed you and realise you're now running late for 

your next call. 

In short, you start to forget the conversations you had. And everyone else is the same. 

So you have the opportunity to be the one who stands out by always remembering to 

follow up. Call the people you have met and arrange to have a second, longer 

conversation with them. Don't wait for them to come to you. 

n 

ice 

ale 

5. Join up your networking with social media. You don't "get" Twitter or LinkedIn? Tough. 

It's too late to pretend that social media isn't going to affect business. You have the 

opportunity to be regularly in touch with your prospects on social media. You have the 

opportunity to remind them of your expertise. You have the opportunity to be there at 

exactly the moment when they realise they need your service. 

The things is, your competitors have that opportunity too. You may be better at what you 

do than your competitors. But they are better at keeping in touch on social media. Learn 

how to use it properly. Find someone in your networking group who can help you. But 

don't pretend you can do without it. 

The world is joined up online now and the people who are truly benefitting are those who 

realise that face to face relationships are even more important than ever. Those who join 

up their real life and virtual relationships build the strongest connections and the most 

mutually profitable networking. 

Got any networking tips of your own? Share them 

with Stefan on Twitter @NoRedBraces or you can 

find him on LinkedIn, Google+, Facebook and 

Instagram. 

Stefan is the author of the Amazon bestselling 

Business Networking for Dummies and Network 

Director of 4Networking - running over 5000 

breakfast lunch and evening meetings in the UK 

every year. 

GET THE BOOK HERE 


21 

CATHERINE 

FROWD 

PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTIST 

I am a photographic artist, South African raised and living in 

Cheltenham. My nomadic childhood gave me a passion for discovery, 

and the desire to capture the essence of the world that I witness. It is a 

feeling that runs deep in my creative process. The photograph becomes a 

canvas to my artistic pursuits. 

I am inspired by painters such as Egon Schiele, artists like Derek Jarman 

and photographers like Nick Knight, but the thoughts behind my work 

come from philosophers like Jean Baudrillard. 

I have a broad range of clients, both artistic and commercial, that 

allow me to utelise my style to create exciting branding whilst 

maintaining my artistic vision. 

My rich, dynamic style is achieved by harnessing a variety of medias 

including painting, drawing, ice, cyanotypes and acetate prints, where 

it is left to time and chance to create the image, as much as my own 

and the subject’s experiences. 

I am currently working closely with a number of different musicians, 

artists, models and theatre groups, documenting in my unique style. 

My recent work with Rogue Theatre has allowed me to capture the 

wild spirit of live performance out in the woods, where I transform the 

amazing experience into imagery. 

I gained a First at University College Falmouth, run workshops on many 

of my techniques and I have contributed to both group and solo 

exhibitions as well as providing images for numerous publications. My 

artwork can be seen in the permanent collection at Falmouth Art 

Gallery. 

www.catherinefrowd.com 

@CatherineFrowd 



22

23 



24

25 

Hollie Gazzard 

Trust 

16 Days of Action 

Gloucestershire is taking a stand to promote healthy relationships and raise awareness of domestic abuse, sexual violence 

and other related issues across 16 days of action. Between Tuesday 25th November ‘Elimination of Violence against Wome 

and Girls International day’ and Wednesday 10th December ‘Human Rights’ day organisations, groups and communities rig 

across the county are joining forces and taking action. Visit www.glostakeastand.com or search #glostakeastand for more 

People from across the county will be joining forces for 16 days of action against domestic abuse and sexual violence at th 

end of the month. 

Those supporting the campaign will be asked to display a poster or wear a purple ribbon. 

Tewkesbury Borough Council’s lead member for communities, councillor Sue Hillier Richardson, said: “We want it to be 

clear that in Gloucestershire we are taking a stand to promote healthy relationships and raise awareness of domestic abuse 

sexual violence and other related issues. 

“Our 16 days of action campaign gives us a platform to do this and, in Tewkesbury Borough, we are proud to be working 

with the Hollie Gazzard Trust on the first event that launches the campaign, which will take place at Innsworth Community 

Centre on 25 November and where all members of the public are welcome.” 

Nick Gazzard, chairman of the Hollie Gazzard Trust, said: “We are delighted to be opening the county 16 days of action at 

Innsworth Community Centre. 

“The Trust is totally committed to helping reduce the amount of Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence across our County an 

take a zero tolerance approach to this. 

“We believe a strategy of prevention and providing education on healthy relationships is crucial to the success of this 

initiative. We would urge everybody to support the various activities and events that have been arranged and show your 

support by wearing a purple ribbon.” 

A full list of events taking place during the campaign can be found at www.glostakeastand.com 


Hollie-day Hair 

Gloscol students announce ‘Hollie-day Hair’, in association with the Hollie Gazzard Trust 

26 

Gloucestershire College students will be styling the city on Tuesday, 9th December with the recent announcement of 

Gloscol’s ‘Hollie-day Hair’ event, in association with the Hollie Gazzard Trust. The talented Level 1 Hair & Beauty students 

will spend the day styling hair of all lengths and shapes, welcoming anyone to join them - male and female. 

The college have been working closely with the Hollie Gazzard Trust since her tragic death earlier this year, with the 

charity providing financial support to aspiring hair & beauty students. The Gloucester Campus will be hosting the event, 

where the students are offering curling, straightening, hair up, hair down, and temporary hair colour for a minimum 

donation of £1. Locals are encouraged to spare a few moments of their time to make their way over to the campus 

between 12-4pm. 

n 

ht The organisation of the event is a collaboration between the Level 1 Hair & Beauty students, Level 5 Salon Managers, and 

Level 3 Marketing Apprentices. The project enables those involved to simultaneously gain experience for their courses and 

e help a local cause. In addition to hair styling, there will be a raffle, face painting, and people with collection buckets 

circulating the campus. All donations made will go towards the Hollie Gazzard Trust and the Gloucestershire Domestic 

Abuse Support Service. 

, 

Level 5 Salon Manager, Sonia White has high expectations for the event, saying: “Our very talented Level 1 hairdressers 

will be providing a range of hair services on the day. There will be refreshments, a raffle and more! We want this to be a 

fun-filled afternoon and hope we can get as many people come along as possible to show their support and have a great 

time.” 

d 

The Level 1 students echoed these comments: “We are extremely excited to be involved - supporting a cause that is close 

to us all.” They will be helped by the Level 3 Marketing Apprentices who will be promoting through various channels - 

online and offline - to drive as many people as possible towards the college on the day. Kaye Blakemore, describes it as 

“An energetic collaboration between three different student groups”, adding that she is “looking forward to a positive 

outcome for all.” 

Upon arrival, there will be clear directions to the onsite salon - located at the main campus next to the Gloucester Docks. 

Head over to show your support! 

Winter Wonderland Dinner 

Our first dinner was held at Hatherley Manor last Saturday 

and it was a thoroughly entertaining evening and huge 

success for the Trust. The evening involved a three 

course dinner, auction, raffle, music by Tommy and the 

Fuse, disco by Gary G, Jon Stanley Photography to 

capture the evening and a casino. Each person all went 

away with a complimentary HGT champagne flute. The 

total raised amounted to £8,000 and every penny going 

towards the Trust’s causes. 

We would like to say a big thank you to all those who 

donated prizes for the auction and raffle, and for Tommy 

and the band, and Gary G for the fantastic music during 

the evening, Cheri Amour for the chair covers, Lorna 

Boon for the Sweets and Maxine for the wonderful 

glasses. So many people have asked for it to be repeated 

next year so we have booked 29 November 2015. We will 

announce next year’s theme in the New Year and how you 

can book your place. 

The Gallery of pictures says it all!!!! 


27 

Sharifah Rahman 

New Entrepreneur 

I’m Sharifah Rahman, new entrepreneur, a wife and a mother of 8 years old son, launched my 

fashion accessories business, Camellia McQueen in October 2013. 

We relocated from Malaysia to the UK early 2010. Currently live in Blakeney, Gloucestershire. 

Why I Started The Business 

My husband couldn’t work due to illness in early 2013 so I decided to find a job but no luck. I had 

always dreamed of running my own business but I didn’t have a clue how to do it. I saw and advert 

in the paper about a free taster of business start up course run by Forest of Dean Entrepreneurs, so I 

went. From then on, I took level 1 (Dean Entrepreneurs) and 2 (Entrepreneurs Plus) to gain more 

knowledge. 

Why Bow Ties 

Originally studied fashion design and started sewing at a very young age. Girls are spoilt for choice 

when it comes to dressing up, for boys are quite limited. I looked around to find unique and fun 

accessories for my son but very disappointing choice. So that’s when I started making bow ties. 

There is a gap in the market for boys’ accessories so I decided to give it a go, make and sell bow 

ties. My tutor and now friend, Miranda Jenkins suggested making bow ties for men as well so I did. 

In July this year, I started selling my bow ties online through Etsy, online marketplace. Recently, I 

have just started adding pocket square or handkerchief for men to the collection. 


Networking Group 

28 

When the courses ended, Miranda suggested joining business club to get some support from local 

businesses. I’m glad I did. I joined CAP business club through Paul James who runs it, in Coleford 

and still a member today. Being self-employed was a complete new to me. Paul and CAP members 

are very supportive. Lots of information, tips and advice I get from everybody which I really need 

to keep moving forward and I have made some good friends along the way. 

What’s Next 

I’m focusing on online marketing at the moment, to be more specific with social media, to drive 

traffic to my online shop. There is a lot to learn on how to do it but so far I’ve learned from 

watching other successful business, managing their social media accounts. My online shop is 

relatively new but my sales are steadily increasing. My customers were not just from UK but from 

other countries as well like Norway, Ireland, Germany, Australia and United States. 

Business and Family Life 

Juggling business and family life is very hard but with the help, support and love from family and 

friends, motivates me to be strong and never give up. I’m so lucky to have a wonderful and 

understanding husband. I have a group of friends who always give me lots of encouragement to 

keep me going. 


29 

Don’t Miss This Business People... 

Wednesday 06:45 - 08:30am 

Longford Inn, Gloucester GL2 9BE 

NEXT MEETINGS: 

3rd December - 17th December 

http://www.uniquecheltenham.co.uk/unique-networking 

Unique Business Networking offers local business owners: 

#RealBusinessRelationships #RealBusinessSupport 

#RealBusinessIntroductions 

Costs: Only £10 to Visit including Full English Breakfast 

If you want to know more about Unique Business Networking 

Call Steve Taylor on 07731 899854, or just turn up at either venue with 

plenty of Business Cards, 60 Seconds elevator speech and a smile 

To book your seat click on http://www.uniquenetworking.co.uk 


30 

Premium Package Benefits 

1)Inclusion in Unique Cheltenham Digital 

Magazine which is shared, posted and tweeted 

on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Unique 

encourages reader interaction with the magazine 

to increase sharing the magazine with friends 

and family. 

2)The ability to download your business video 

into your advert in Unique Cheltenham Magazine 

and Website directory listing (Increase reader 

interaction) 

3)Unique Cheltenham posts/tweets about your 

business every week. You just supply us with the 

scripts you want or testimonials and we will 

increase awareness of your business and how 

you are unique. 

8)Customer Testimonial Page in Unique 

Cheltenham Magazine and Website. Added 

Kudos for your brand and additional advertising. 

9)Maximum of two same business types able to 

advertise in Unique, this will keep a level of 

healthy competition and high quality for 

customers. 

Rates 

Premium Package including all benefits£99 per 

month 

Advertising in Unique Magazine only£69 per 

month 

Design and ad creation where required £89 

Video Creation £249 per video 

4)Free Six Month Membership of a business Special Offer - Maximum 40 business partners: 

networking meeting and attend once a month - 

Worth £210 (Minimum Three Month Advertising 

3 Mths advertising for the price of 2 Mths 

total (£297 RRP) 

£198 

Commitment). Meet up with other business 

owners and build your network of contacts. 

Total amount due in advance confirms your 

booking i.e £198 

5)Business category listing on Unique 

Cheltenham website which includes a link to 

your website. Increase your web traffic and 

Google ranking. 

6)We encourage advertisers to use a Unique 

Reference Number in their advert for your 

customer to quote or specific Unique only 

Special offers so you can measure the success 

of your advert with Unique. 

7)Unique carry out monthly Customer 

Satisfaction Surveys on two of your customers. 

The benefit is that it shows to your customers 

that you care about your levels of service and 

the results can also be posted on our 

Testimonial Page. 

Terms of business: All advertising is paid in 

advance to confirm booking of advertising 

Steven Taylor 

Unique Publications 


info@uniquemediagroup.co.uk 

Twitter: @UniqueMediaCo 

M: 07731 899854 

T: 01242 699752 

Company Registration No: 08558830 


31 

UniqueFinancial 

CLAIMING VAT ON PRE-REGISTRATION EXPENDITURE 

VAT is an administrative minefield for accountants, let alone business owners. 

However a very important piece of favourable VAT legislation that all business owners should be 

aware of is the entitlement to reclaim VAT on some of their expenditure made before they became 

registered. Of course you must make sure that both the business and the entity are the same one that 

made the original purchase (i.e. the business has not changed from a sole trade to a company). 

There are different rules that apply however to the purchase of goods and the purchase of services. 

VAT on the Purchase of Pre-Registration Goods 

Businesses can reclaim VAT on the purchase of goods prior to registration providing that the goods 

were purchased within the four years prior to the date of registration, and they fall within one of the 

below categories: 

1. The goods purchased will result in a sale/supply on which the business will be able to charge 

VAT (i.e. the goods haven’t been used, sold or consumed at the date of registration). A good example 

would be a builder who has a number of building materials in stock at the point of registering for VAT. 

These materials in stock would be expected to be used on a future sale which will be charged VAT, an 

therefore the original VAT on the purchase of the materials can be reclaimed. 

2. VAT can also be reclaimed on goods which were purchased and used prior to registration, as 

long as they continue to be used after registration to contribute in generating sales/supply on which 

the business will be able to charge VAT. Examples of this would typically be capital assets such as 

vans, plant/machinery, computer equipment, etc. Despite being used prior to the registration, you can 

still recover 100% of the original VAT on the purchase. 

VAT on the Purchase of Pre-Registration Services 

It is extremely difficult to be able to prove whether a service paid for prior to registration has resulted 

in a service provided to the business after registration. Therefore the rules for reclaiming VAT on the 

purchase of services prior to registration only allow for purchases up to six months prior to the date o 

registration. 

Written by Lee Harris from LNH Management Solutions @LNH_Management 

www.lnh-management-solutions.co.uk/

32 

d 

f

33 

What's On in December... 

Sleeping Beauty at the Everyman 

Theatre 

Friday 28 November 2014 – Sunday 11 January 2015 

The Everyman Pantomime is back! 

This year it's Sleeping Beauty and promises to be as amazing as 

previous pantos at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham. 

Featuring the return of Tweedy the Clown and William Elliott as 

Nanny Nicehands. 

Will Tweedy have 'Keef' his pet iron this year? 

Will there be another whacky water and foam and pie fiasco? 

How bad will the bad fairy be? 

Will Sleeping Beauty ever wake up? 

The only way to find out is to visit Everyman Gloucestershire's 

Theatre, Cheltenham 

Santa Specials on the GWR 

Weekends of 29, 30 November, 6, 7, 13, 14 & Saturday 20 - Wednesday 24 December 2014 

Enjoy the fun and spirit of the festive seasson at the GWR 

From Cheltenham Race Course by steam train all the way to Winchcombe (or the North Pole!) through the long tunnel, an 

visit Santa and his elves in his grotto. When you arrive at Winchcombe the elves will meet you off the train, and make sure 

you have plenty of time to visit Santa and receive excellent presents especially selected by him for each age group before 

your train returns to Cheltenham 

From Toddington station by an early 1960's diesel rail car with Santa and his young elves on board the train, spending lot 

of time sitting with each family. The number of tickets sold on these trains will be limited, so you will have plenty of space 

for your family, and there is the added excitement of seeing Santa coming down the train talking to everyone and giving ou 

excellent presents 

Whichever way you choose, every child gets great top quality presents and everyone will be offered complimentary mince 

pies that are specially made for us, plus hot or cold drinks, biscuits and fruit. And there is free parking at either station. 

Please note there is NO access to Winchcombe Station. 

Don't miss out as seats get booked very quickly. 

Christmas Day Swim at the Cheltenham Lido 

Thursday 25 December 2014 

This is definitely one for the brave!! Back to test your nerve, the Christmas swim has grown in popularity over the years, 

but please note this isn’t for the faint hearted and is for adults only. 

All participants must sign a waiver form prior to entering the VERY cold water and attempting to swim a width or even a 

length. 


.. 

Winchcombe Yuletide Festival 

Tuesday 2 December 2014 

Christmas festivities begin in Winchcombe. 

•Santa's Grotto 

•Stalls selling gifts, cards, cakes, gifts , jewellery and more 

•Street entertainment 

•Winchcombe Community Choir and Town Band 

•Mulled wine, mince pies and roast chestnuts 

•Late night shopping 

34 

Cheltenham Christmas Market 

Thursday 4 - Saturday 20 December 2014 

The return of the popular German Style Christmas market. 

s 

t 

d 

The highlight of Christmas shopping in Cheltenham with over 40 traditional chalets 

selling a wide range of festive crafts and gifts. 

•Hand painted Christmas decorations and baubles 

•Wooden carved animals and ornaments 

•Hungarian and German puppets 

•Jewellery 

•Traditional wooden toys 

•Gluhwein mulled wine, beer and bratwurst 

•Musical instruments from around the world 

Real live reindeer and Father Christmas at The 

Brewery in Cheltenham 

Saturday 6 December 2014 

Santa and his real live Reindeer return! 

One of the Brewery’s most popular events returns for a sixth year, with Santa arriving from the 

North Pole with two of his very special companions. This is a magical event which for many 

brings to life the spirit of Christmas. Children are welcome to meet the reindeer up close and say 

hello to Father Christmas in his grotto who will be listening carefully to their Christmas wishes. 

Customers are advised to come no later than 3pm to avoid disappointment. 

This is a totally free event, however there'll be a minimum donation of £1, gratefully received for 

Macmillan Cancer Support. 

Please let us know about your Cheltenham events or happenings, 


35 

Unique Football 

The Robins @CTFCofficial 

Oh dear......after 5 – 1 hammering at Stevenage it is vital that Mark Yates get’s his troops back 

together focussed as they are still only six points away from a play off place. 

Cheltenham Town manager Mark Yates told BBC Radio Gloucestershire: 

Yates on Stevenage v Cheltenham 

"The nasty thing about it is, they've not had to do anything to score their goals. 

"We'll have to have a look at (the defending). You see it out there and you think 'did I just see that 

correctly?' 

"At 2-0 down, you never think you're gone, but all your plans and the way we set up and what we 

wanted to do was completely out of the window. 

"Sometimes it's not about formations, because we still got bullied when we went to a flat back four 

in the second half...and we all have to be better next week." 

Upcoming Games over Christmas 

So we have a massive game at The Robins against Wycombe Wanderers in 3rd place this Saturday 

22nd November, the players need your support so get down to Whaddon Road. 

Then the games come thick and fast Oxford at home on 29th November, then some escapism in 

2nd Round of the FA Cup against Dover on Sunday 7th December at Whaddon Road. 

Mansfield away on 13th December, then a run of must win games with teams around Cheltenham. 

Starting with Portsmouth at home on 20th December, Exeter away on Boxing Day and last but not 

least Newport at home on 28th December. 

Come on You Robins

Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) 

Your Community, Your Magazine....... 

Local Events and 

Cheltenham people's stories 

Email us with your news !!! 

Quality local trades people that you can trust 

we only feature businesses we trust 

What's going on in Cheltenham 

Got an event ? Let us know ! 

Guest Speakers 

Features from local people and business 

Take a look inside and get involved 

Please email your stories to info@uniquemediagr 

oup.co.uk 

uniquecheltenham.co.uk

Unique Magazine December 2014

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?