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Elsie Hazel Court Welcome to

The new Thamesdown Council sheltered housing
scheme for the elderly is rapidly filling up at
Freshbrook Village Centre. Some residents will
be moving to Swindon to be near relatives. A
warm welcome to them aswell as to Swindonians
moving to Elsie Hazell Court. This is the fourth
sheltered scheme in our area and a fifth is under
construction. This kind of housing allows
elderly persons to maintain an independent life-
style within their own private flats, while offer-
ing social contact with other residents in the
communal lounge, and the security of the
warden's neighbourly eye.
Although the Council have fitted the lunge with
the essential things, there are always items
which the residents would appreciate, which can TOOTHILL,
come either through donations or by their own
fund raising efforts. FESHB^00KI`I
The Warden at Elsie Hazell, Mrs. Martha Parry, and
says they will be looking for a TV set and a
piano for the lounge, as well as a small chest WESTLEA
The 8th edition of the "Welcome Handbook" for
freezer for the kitchen to be used for storing
Meals on Wheels (Meals on Ice she said!) . Other new arrivals to Toothill, Freshbrook & Westlea
has just been published. Only those people who
useful items would include a record player, a wall
unit or book shelves, a snooker table, cards, games move to brand new houses are visited with it as
it is not possible to keep up with houses which
jigsaw puzzles or books, an ash stand, coat rack
and large houseplants for the entry area. have been lived in before. If you wou ld l i ke a
copy of this most exciting, interesting and use-
Anyone who is crowded out by any of the above and full little book, please contact Thamesdown
wishing to donate them to good use should ring Mrs. Council Community Development on 26161 x 3191
Parry on 873040 or drop by for a look around. 16009600999009009969
The next LINK, NUmber 24, will be out in the middle of March. Material
ate s for publication should be with Paul Miller 14 King Charles Field, Nick
L ; rk D . 0 9. Jansen, 7 Moresby Close, Janice Oliver 18 Desborough or Roger Ogle by
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Friday 5th March at the very very latest.
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o •.••.••LAW CENTRE........ o
Thamesdown Law Centre is a democratically run organisation with a voluntary management comm-
ittee that has overall responsibility for it. This Committee is elected annually from representatives
of local community groups. There are 4 full-time workers including qualified solicitors. The
The purpose of the centre is to respond to unmet need for legal services. All the services are free
to users. The management committee has decided that the Law Centre should give priority to
to providing legal advice and specialist in information to support and strengthen the network of
community organisations, especially welfare rights information and advice groups. The Law
Centre can see cases right through where relevant to the court and tribunals.

The four workers can also advise individuals on their rights and to cater for this, there is an open
session on Thursdays 10 am-2 pm where no appointment is necessary. It is also possible to be
possible to be referred by an agency and to visit the Law Centre by appointment.

There are some areas of the law which the Law Centre cannot deal with i.e. Conveyancing, Wills
Probate and Divorce.
The address of the Thamesdown Law Centre, 33 Milton Road, Swindon.

If you would like more information about the Law Centre or feel it would help you with a particular
problem, you can also contact Jackie Rafferty, Arrival Officer/Community Worker at the Civic
Offices or on the telephone 26161 extension 3191.