Handyman in Kemble

Kemble sits about four miles south-west of Cirencester along the A429. Martin covers the village and the surrounding Thameshead hamlets, and travel is free for any address inside the five-mile radius.

About Kemble

Kemble is best known for its railway station, which has direct trains to London Paddington in around seventy-five minutes. The station was saved from closure in the 1960s and is now one of the main commuter hubs for this part of Gloucestershire. The village grew around the railway and has a mix of Victorian cottages, inter-war semis and newer developments aimed at London commuters.

The village has a primary school, a church (All Saints) and a village hall, and the source of the River Thames is marked in a field just outside the village at Thames Head. Kemble also carries the heritage of RAF Kemble, the former airfield that is now Cotswold Airport, home to a mix of private aviation and aircraft storage. The Tunnel House Inn, tucked away near the canal tunnel, is a well-known local landmark.

Getting to Kemble

The drive from Cirencester takes around ten minutes via the A429. Kemble is within the five-mile radius, so travel is free.

The kinds of jobs Martin does in Kemble

A lot of Kemble work is around commuter households where both partners work from London or Swindon and just need a reliable person to get jobs done during the week. Common tasks include wall-mounted televisions, picture hanging, shelving, flat-pack assembly, curtain poles and blinds. Around the station village Martin also does a fair bit of fence and gate work, outside lights, and repairs to older timber windows and doors in the period cottages. The newer estates on the edge of the village tend to need garden and boundary work, bathroom silicone and kitchen cupboard fixes.

Pricing for Kemble

£55 for the first hour and £35 per hour after that. Travel is free for Kemble, which sits just inside the five-mile free travel zone. No call-out fees.

Booking from Kemble

Call or text 07786 652 167 with a brief description of the work. If you are commuting to London and need the visit to fit around a return train, just say so and Martin will work with your schedule. Most Kemble jobs are scheduled within a few days.