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Taylor St Baristas

Taylor St Baristas

Come and visit us at Taylor St Baristas in Queen’s Road for directly traded coffee from Union Hand Roasted and weekly guest espresso  and filter coffees from some of England’s best roasters – Square Mile, Has Bean, James Gourmet.

Our food is made with the same passion as our drinks using the freshest possible ingredients, free range meats and eggs and as much as we can is homemade. All of our cakes and cookies are made in-house daily and there are always vegan and gluten-free options too! We also cater for all your home brewing needs with grinders, filter brewers and delicious weekly retail coffees to take home.

Follow us on Twitter for daily updates @taylorstbtown and visit our website for our full menu and weekly specials, www.taylor-st.com

We’re open 7 days a week & open late night Thursdays until 8pm. We hope to see you soon!

 

Fitness

LADIES ONLY FITNESS @ WEST HILL HALL

Get 2013 off to a fit and healthy start with some indoor circuit training to suit EVERY level of fitness on Wednesdays at 12 noon.

Looking for more of a challenge? Come and try a JUDOFIT class (music-based exercise with some judo-based combinations) on Fridays at 11.30am

Just £10 to drop in or £50 for 6 sessions.

First session is FREE!

Please bring a mat if you have one and water

Call 07940 897192 for more information – or check the website www.youchoosefitness.co.uk

 

Charity Collections

PLEASE HELP R.S.P.C.A. & MIND CHARITIES

  • food for domestic animals (dogs, cats, rabbits,)
  • towels, blankets, duvets, pillows, food bowls, beds, toys, cages
  • clothes, unwanted presents, bric-a-brac, CDs, DVDs, books
  • used stamps (with a small amount of paper border)
  • plastic milk bottle tops

Green Collection container is at 9 Bath Street for your donations

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Used batteries and used energy-saving light bulbs contain potentially hazardous chemicals which must be disposed of carefully and cannot be put into general waste containers. Due to the lack of facilities in the Seven Dials area for the collection of these items there is now a lidded white bucket at 9 Bath Street for this purpose. No car batteries or strip lights please!

Blanditecture – advertorial

Paul ReedDo you like modern ‘architecture’? The kind of thing that looks like a white square box with grey windows and a splash of cedar cladding to give it some ‘character’? I’m getting a little bored of it, to be honest.

Modern style buildings don’t have to look like this. There are many other interesting materials out there to build with and many creative ways in which they can be used, along with light and form to create imaginative, functional spaces. In the same way, loving, understanding and respecting our conservation area does not always mean disregarding innovative design in favour of historic details.

In reference to a current development on Dyke Road…merely cladding large boxes with white render does not make it sensitive to a conservation area. Better to either accurately emulate a historic style relevant to the area, or create something modern but with a sufficient level of surface detail and relief, along with a more considered form, in order to enhance the future character of the conservation area. The truth is that all conservation areas will go through change at some point. Playing it apparently safe by relying on white render on square boxes is not the answer.

Paul Reed Architect 07807459350 paul@paulreedarchitect.co.uk
www.paulreedarchitect.co.uk

Relove Stuff – advertorial

RelovestuffOur ethos resonates from our name: giving furniture a new lease of life. In a time when we want to conserve resources but also have our own unique style, renovating quality-made furniture is both green and creative. Louise Coates has over 15 years experience as an Upholsterer, working on just about everything from cars, club/bars, domestic and commercial.

Here at Relove we can renovate and re-upholster your furniture to your design preference and can advise you on fabrics and/or other elements throughout the process. Our courses started due to a demand in the local area for home skills and are designed to give students confidence in a short time to re-upholster their own furniture. For those who fall in love with the art of Upholstery, there will be accredited courses to follow.

See www.relovestuff.co.uk