Helmdon Trades Directory

This is a list to help those who move to the village who are unsure as to whom to contact for a particular job. It is not exhaustive, but the people listed below are regularly used by Helmdon villagers. No responsibility is taken for their inclusion on the web site.

NB Mobile library information is at the end of the Trades Directory.

In Helmdon

Contact
Telephone

Accountancy Services

Qualified Accountant

Accounts, Bookkeeping, VAT Reurns and Self Assessment Tax Returns For:
– Sole Traders,
– Partnerships, and
– Small Limited Companies

Competitive, Fixed Fee Quotations and Free Initial Consultation

[phone number removed]
e-mail

Antique Fabrics & Accessories

Philippa Lloyd
www.philippalloyd.co.uk

[phone number removed]

Bed and Breakfast

Phyllis King
Astwell Milll, Helmdon, Northants., NN13 5QU

[phone number removed]

Builder & Decorator

Gerald Holt

[phone number removed]

Bus and Coach Service

Jeffs Coaches

[phone number removed]

Bus timetables for Helmdon

Carpenter & Joiner

Chris Saunders

[phone number removed]

Cleaning Service

Call Becky for details

[phone number removed]

Curtains & Soft Furnishings

Nicola Dent

[phone number removed]

Decorator

Andy Coleman

Dry Cleaning

Your local Sherlock’s agent is: The Bungalow Stores, Station Road

[phone number removed] Electrical Services RJB Electrical
INDUSTRIAL • COMMERCIAL • DOMESTIC •
NO OBLIGATION SURVEY AND QUOTATION
www.rjbelectrical.co.uk
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M: [phone number removed]
e-mail Electrical Services Steve Valentine – Local electrician
Full turnkey services including Design, Installation Maintenance.
For estimates please call Steve.
M: [phone number removed]
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e-mail Electrical Services
Mark Thompson – Helmdon Electrician

Design installation and maintenance.
Rewires.
Commercial and Domestic.
Electrical inspection and certification.
No job too small.
Reasoanble Rates.
Free survey and quotation.
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e-mail
Engineering Draughting Services All drawing work undertaken. Short term contracts. Technical drawings, layouts, plans. Supplied on disc or paper copies.
Sandra Paul
[phone number removed]
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e-mail Gardening/Horticultural Services
Helmdon Horticultural Services. Qualified Professional Gardener Pruning/Weeding, Soil Cultivation, Mulching, Design, Dry Stone Walling. Contact: Owen Brunsden
[phone number removed]

Gardener / Handyman

Bernie Wadeson – web page

[phone number removed]
e-mail

Grocers

Bungalow Stores

[phone number removed]

Hairdresser

Pat Woodhams

[phone number removed]

Ironing Service

Call Becky or Kate

[phone number removed] or [phone number removed]

Jewellery

Ottomar Pearls earrings, bracelets and necklaces

[phone number removed]

Kitchen & Bathroom Fitting
John Brackenboro [phone number removed]
Man & Van / Taxi
Mark Thompson provides a fast, friendly, efficient service in a modern vehicle with 6 seats and capacious load area.

Available for:
Designated driver! I’ll deliver you to and pick you up from your night out.
Airport delivery and pick up. Loads of luggage space and seating for 5 passengers.
Item collection / deliveries
Furniture collection and delivery (eg. Ikea / Argos / John Lewis etc.)
Removal of unwanted items

Weekends / early starts / evening work welcome
No job too small

If known, please provide collection and delivery postcodes when contacting me as it makes it quicker and easier to give you a more accurate quote.
M: [phone number removed]
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e-mail Massage, Reflexology, Aromatherpy
Sally Gordon [email address removed]

Personal Training & Exercise Classes

Rosie Moffat – Helmdon, Northants

Want to be Fitter? Thinner? More Toned?

We all have good intentions but they’re easier to stick to if you have somebody encouraging and motivating you. Please call or email if you’d like information about Personal Training, Local Exercises Classes or me.

O1295 [phone number removed]
email

Plentiful Pots

Falcutt Hall, Helmdon
A massive selection of pots and plants, plus Christmas trees and decorations.

[phone number removed]

Plumber

OFTEC registered and can install/maintain oil central heating/tanks, service oil boilers, do system upgrades, powerflushing, sanitaryware, as well as general plumbing.

[phone number removed]
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e-mail

Plumber

Barry Saunders

[phone number removed]

Police

The Community Beat Officer for Helmdon is PC 105 Gerrard Shillito (send e-mail).

The Police Community Support Officers for Helmdon are Michelle Bagnall, Suzanne Boyce and Yvonne Barnes. They can be contacted at Brackley Police Station, St James’s Road opening hours 8.30am – 1.00pm Monday to Friday.

Non-emergency calls: (08453)700700

IN EMERGENCY DIAL 999

08453 700 700
and Daventry Police [phone number removed]
e-mail

Physiotherapist

Jean Simmonds MCSP SRP

[phone number removed]

Tree Care

Helmdon based ecologically orientated company.Fully NPTC qualified and all works carried out to BS3998. Offering a very wide range of work including: Felling, hedge trimming, crown reductions, stump grinding, surveying, orchards, crown lifts, landscape photography, chipping, firewood. Waste can be taken away by arrangement.

[phone number removed] or [phone number removed] for quotes.

e-mail

Wedding Stationery

We can supply the following:

– Wedding Invites
– Evening Invites
– RSVP cards
– Order of Service
– Directions
– Thank You cards
– Address Labels
– Table Plan
– Place Names
– Menu Cards
– Save the Date Cards

This is a complete package tailor made to your requirements. We already have 2 complete sets in our own range

Please see our advert on e-bay (sellers ID Pear-Tree-Cards)

Please feel free to contact me, Rachel Jacklin

e-mail

[phone number removed]

Out of Village

Accountancy software

Accounting By Computer – supplier and consultant on Act! and Sage Business Systems. Visit our website

[phone number removed]
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Architects

Plann Architects Limited
Red Cottage, Main Street, Turweston, Brackley, Bucks. NN13 5JU

Tel: [phone number removed]
Mob: [phone number removed]
web site

Bed & Breakfast

Tricia Hazan, Manor Grange Bed & Breakfast,
Cottisford, Brackley, Northants, NN13 5SW

Tel: [phone number removed]
Fax: [phone number removed]
web site

Ballet Lessons

Moylan School of Dance
Wayneflete Infants School

[phone number removed]

Books – Old & New
Old Hall Books, 32 Market Place, Brackley
Northamptonshire, NN13 7DP, UK
[email address removed]
www.oldhallbooks.com
01280 704146

Butcher mobile – Tuesdays & Fridays

David Mumford Culworth

[phone number removed]

Car Hire

PJ Cars

[phone number removed]

Chauffeur service

can provide you with chauffeur driven vehicles for up to six passengers for airport and UK transfers for both personal and corporate use. All drivers are smartly dressed, licensed by the local authority and fully insured.
Voyager UK (Airport and UK Transfer Specialists)
Northampton Based
Tel: [phone number removed]
www.voyageruk.com
[email address removed]
Childminder
Happy Days Childminding. Ofsted Registered Childminder in Brackley & Helmdon Opening Hours: 8am-6pm. Out of hours service available on negotiation Part time and full time service provided. Have the ability for local area collection/drop off service. Call Caren now to arrange a visit [phone number removed]
[phone number removed]
e-mail
web site
Children’s Photographer
No Fluffy Rugs & Cloudy Backgrounds
Lots of fun, qualified and experineced, no pressure, reasonable prices.
[phone number removed]
web site
Cycle Repair & Maintenance Syresham Cycles – Parts, Repairs, Servicing, Restoration. Second hand cycles. Collection and delivery service.
[phone number removed]
Dentist
Oasis Dental Care, Brackley
[phone number removed]
Dentist
Towcester Dental Care
[phone number removed]

Dog Training

The Orchards Dog Training Centre
Twyford Road, Twyford, Adderbury, Oxfordshire. OX17 3JL
Web site: www.orchardsdogtraining.co.uk

[phone number removed]

Dressmaker Weston

Jenni Liversidge

[phone number removed]

Driving Tuition

Mark Prewett – www.drivingambition.info/

[phone number removed]

Electricity Emergencies
0345 080 080 Electrical Work
As Safe As Houses? How Safe is Yours?
Do you need some electrical work completing but question who to put your faith in? Well with Quality Electrics, your home will not only be looked after by experienced and fully qualified professionals but we will also take care of all of the newly required paperwork for you. So why take a chance with the safety of your family and home? Share all of your electrical needs with us and we will complete them with the care and attention to detail you deserve.
Extra lights and sockets – Rewire or repair – Elegant mood lighting – Superior alarms – Discreet security cameras – Multi-room entertainment – Home cinemas – Home automation – Reliable computing – Or anything else electrical!
All work to BS7671 & new Part P Regulations
Quality Electrics
http://www.qelectrics.co.uk
01280 851007
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e-mail Environment Agency
Emergencies 0800 807060 Estate Agents Macintyres, Brackley – www.macintyers.co.uk
01280 701001
e-mail

Floors, Flooring

K.B.C. Ltd, Wood Flooring Specialist. Laminate and wood floors supplied & fitted.
www.kbcwoodfloors.com

[phone number removed]
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Garden Centre

Purely Plants web page

[phone number removed]

Home & Garden Maintenance

C&E Home & Garden Maintenance

(Chris)
[phone number removed]
(Eric)
[phone number removed]

Karaoke

KARAOKE SHOW – Complete Karaoke show and compere, Birthdays, Corporate, Children’s parties etc.. 7 days a week.
Call JLW Entertainments

[phone number removed]
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e-mail

Landscaping

Darren Goddard
Earthscape Horticultural
Landscaping, fencing, water features.

[phone number removed]
web site

Milkman

Dairy Crest Ltd

[phone number removed]

Newspaper Delivery

S & GKF Smith, 5 Beaumont Business Centre, Banbury, Oxon., OX16 1TN

[phone number removed]

Oil Boiler Servicing and Breakdown
JB Heating Services – Oil Boiler Servicing and Breakdown. OFTEC Registered. Friendly, efficient service and very competitive rates. Please contact John Bennett for an appointment.
[phone number removed] or [phone number removed]
Print and Copy Shop Texprep (Colour Copying to A3, Mono copying to A0, Digital Output to AO, Rubber Stamps, Labels, Printing, Draw tickets, Laminating, Binding, Fax, Christmas Cards, Wedding Stationery).
6 Halls Lane, Brackley, Northants NN13 6AN.
e-mail
web site
Social Services
Brackley
[phone number removed]
Soft Furnishings
Sheer Elegance for all your soft furnishing requirements. Browse our website for ideas and inspiration on curtains, blinds, cushions and other soft furnishings. We visit you and let you choose in the surroundings in which the finished article will be displayed. For more details call Caroline.
[phone number removed]
e-mail
web site
Sweep
E Barnes & Sons (and the wife).
122 High Street, Brackley Northants NN13 7BN. Recommended by Culworth Forge. (Please book early to avoid disappointment during the winter!)[phone number removed]

Mobile library see underneath for times of visits

Brackley Library

[phone number removed]

Springfield Surgery

Doctors’ practice

[phone number removed]

Washington House Surgery

Doctors’ practice

[phone number removed]

Health Centre – Brackley

Doctors’ practice, podiatry, etc

[phone number removed]

Brackley Cottage Hospital

Pebble Lane Brackley

[phone number removed]

Horton Hospital Banbury

With Accident & Emergency

[phone number removed]

Police
Daventry Station
08453 700 700

South Northants Council

Towcester

[phone number removed]

South Northants Tourist Office

Brackley

[phone number removed]

South Northants Volunteer Bureau

Volunteer Centre Moat Lane Towcester NN12 6AD

[phone number removed] Car Volunteer Bureau:
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Washing Machine Repairs/Service/Sales

Insta Domestica
www.instadomestica.co.uk

[phone number removed]
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Window Cleaner

Tony Locker – Reliable, Courteous, Professional.

[phone number removed]
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Mobile Library

Route 14 – Thursdays- every three weeks.
NB Enquiries please contact [phone number removed].

Our Mobile library stops at…

Helmdon

Arrive

Depart

46 Station Road

2:40 p.m.

2:55 p.m.

The Green

3:00 p.m.

3:15 p.m.

Church St / Shortlands Close

3:20 p.m.

3:50 p.m.

Routes and times are subject to alteration. Enquiries – Please call [phone number removed].