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Christmas Opening 2010 & New Year 2011

Best wishes for Christmas 2010 and New Year 2011!

This year we are closing our doors at lunchtime (12:00) on 23rd December and re-opening at 9:00 am on January 4th.
For the benefit of our tenants and landlords you can still reach us during this period by dialing 01353 645809 . Please leave a message with your name, brief description of the situation and full contact details. Our system will e-mail the voice mail to the mobile of the duty person who will be back to you as soon as possible.

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