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SELB' Toot hill & Freshbrook ladies

- PLACE, SWINDON
'res - Tel: 29352 Then how about joining the TOOTHILL
AND FRESHBRDOK LADIES?
EPA RS We are a group that caters for ladies

NG of all ages, especially for those
ladies that rarely get the chance to
go out for an evening. Then when they
tong do they have nowhere special to go.
DON'T DELAY - PHONE US TODAY WELL NOW YOU HAVE

We hold our meeting on the 2nd and 4th
NEWS Monday evenings in the month. The
meetings are held in the community
room in TOCTHILL SCHOOL at 7.30 pm.
We have a full year ahead of inter-
Fortnightly prayer, praise and bible study
esting speakers and visits to enjoy-
sessions provides fe ll owship for Christians of
all denominations who live in this area. able places. So why not come along,
Thursdays Rpm - March 18th, April let 6 15th. or if you are a bit shy, phone our
Contact Paul 8 Isobel Manook 18 Yarmouth Close secretary - Angela - Tel: 485637
Tel: 872373
FAMILY SERVICE Toothill Youth Club
A short simple service specially designed for
parents with small children is held on the first
Sunday of every month at Lydiard Tregoze Church We are pleased to announce the re-
(in l.ydiard Park) at loam. The next ones will be opening of our junior club (7-13 age
on April 4th 8 May 2nd. Do come or ring 481133 group) on Monday nights from 6.30 -
or 488423 for further det ails.
8.30. The leader Tim Rickards will be
ALL TOGETHER NOW pleased to welcome any new members.
Conscious that there are a number of Christian
groups meeting in West Swindon, the following The nights the club is open are
has been arranged to provide a point of contact
for all Christians in the area. (SON 7-13 age group 6.30-8.30 pm
MEET 8 EAT AT TOOTHILL CHIJBCH TUES 13+ age group
SAT. 3rd APRIL 12 - 2pm (approx)
Tea, coffee, squash provided. Bring enough FRI Both age groups
food (flans, cold meats, salad Etc.) for your own
party to be shared out from a common table. Upper age Youth Leader
Tony Free - Tel: 33623
Venture Scouts _Tim Rickards _ Tel: 694835
Junior age Youth Leader
are in the process of forming a
nture Scout Unit for the Toothill, A.T.C.
eshbrook and Westlea area. Ages
- 20 mixed. Come to Toothill The Air Training Corps is a uniformed organisation based
urch any Thursday night after 7 pm. upon and linked to the RAF. Each unit is run by RAF
Reserve and civili an staff for the benefit of air-minded
k for Tony or Paul.
teenagers. The minimum age to become a uniformed ATC
cadet is 13 years 9 months, but attendance is allowed
up in part of our area but from 13 years. The ATC is a voluntary organisation and
there is no suggestion that cadets must go on to join
d road. Though we have tried to get the RAF or any other Service.
ur the 'experts' maintain it is not On joining, the prospective cadet is given basic
et the speed reduced and more signs instruction in cadet org anisation, discipline and drill.
On becoming a uniformed cadet, the whole world of
aeronautics and Service life opens up to him. He is
instructed in the theory and practice of subjects as
ther safety measures are urgently varied as Principles of Flight, Navigation, Meteorology,
of the County Councils' Environment Engines, Radio, Radar, Airframes, Shooting, Flying
Gliding, Drill and Field Exercises to name but a few.
he is now more conversant with the Sleek-long Summer Camps are 'held at RAF Stations to let
72% in the County Highway Budget cadets sample RAF life to the full, and opporounites
exist for visits to overseas stations. Flying is the RIG
U
to get County to erect signs as each ?SING to most cadets and a great :^. any opportunities exist
regular
to fly
n Service and civil aircraft as well as
so far in committee we have failed.
trips inthe ATC's own Chipmunk trainers and 7enture
irst with many County Councillors p ower gliders. For selected cadets of high aptitude, the
ATC will pay for Pilot training at a civili an flying
school.
p
with us at intervals meet officers Swindon's own 12 Squadron with -0 in U ham Road, Old
Town and tecached ?1_ghts at Stratton and lalcot, P arades
sdown and County in order to
on 'riednesdays and Fridayss at ' 3 cm. Iew recruits to
f
s with your problems and sugges- the ranks of cadets and civilian staf are always welcome
p
to some along or, for further in_format=cn, hone Squadron
get matters sorted out.
SQ on Swindon 3°-365 or Pilot Officer 5 N Bullock cn
^ l - Mike Mann, Len Hobbs, 770445 Swindon 46251.