YOVPA
Your own Virtual PA
LOCAL BUCKINGHAMSHIRE GEMS
As a SME myself I like to support and promote local businesses. These could be companies that I work with (and for transparency I will indicate which these are), local restaurants that I can recommend or companies where I have purchased items. I’m all for networking so it would be great if you do contact any of these companies that you mention where you found their details.
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Gift Ideas
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I’m all for unique gifts and these companies certainly provide that along with the wow factor!
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Belle (No. 2) from Furbaby Casting, specialises in animal, and baby prints, these are truly a forever gift and keep your loved ones with you for always.
Household Assistance
Charlie is a lovely lady who provides an expert ironing service. Always responsive and punctual. You can find her details here:
https://www.facebook.com/Charlieironingservice/
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Man with a Van
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Ken is a lovely guy and very reliable, he responds to text and Facebook messages in a timely manner and is very helpful on the day. Reasonable prices too.
IT Assistance / Advice
For friendly, straight forward advise (given in Layman’s terms) and very reasonably priced services, I can highly recommend Tanswell Technology. The owner, Richard more than happily spent time on the phone with me going through the many questions I had about my website, my PC security and capacity and also had a great understanding of GDPR and the implications on various aspects of my business. I now feel so much more relaxed, assured and confident of what I have in place and know that Tanswell Technology will play a big part in moving my business forward.
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Restaurants
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Biggles
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25 years ago I flew via a little Cessna into this family-run Spanish restaurant from my wedding reception, the food, atmosphere and the staff were wonderful, we then moved away and had a family but last week we re-visited and it is still as warm and welcoming with food to go back for, I definitely will not be leaving it another 25 years before I go again!
Melis
The atmosphere in this Turkish restaurant is lively but relaxed, lovely lounge area outside to have coffee, staff are really friendly and the food is exceptional.
More + Coffee Shop
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I have been an advocate of the The Suspended Coffees movement for some time, their ethos that a simple act of kindness can brighten someone's day, or even save a life really resonates with me. I was so delighted to find that a local coffee shop has a 'pay it forward' service where you can buy a cup of coffee for someone that is perhaps needing a bit of moral support or is perhaps less fortunate than ourselves. This is definitely one to visit, friendly welcoming staff, lovely cakes and a Chai Latte that is divine!
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