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             THE                   WICK FARM                EXPRESS CYCLE SPECIALISTS
        LINK                   The feature on the future of Wick
                               Farm promised in the June edi-
                               tion has had to be held over until
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                 1k. 1-0-me/11
       / 	Sd                   next month. Contrasting visions
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                               of its long term use are being
   Published by West           considered and these will be re-
   Swindon Publications.       vealed in August.
   13, Castle Dore,             The present occupants of the   (10% Deposit                              Price
   Freshbrook, Swindon.        last farm in West Swindon are   Reserve                           Graf, Promise
   Tel: (0793) 872282          the Thamesdown Archaeological   Over 1,000 cycles  (Best price in   Bauer, Turbos,
                               Project who use the farmhouse
                                                                          area or
   Editor: Roger Ogle.                                      usually in stock,   difference      Roller Derby
                               as a research and study centre for   with Price   refunded)          etc., etc.
                               their explorations - much of it in
   Advertising Sales:          the fields of West Swindon before   Promise 96-99 MANCHESTER ROAD, SWINDON
   Jackie Pearce.              they are devoured by building          Telephone 34907
   Tel: 771534                 machinery.                       6-Day Opening - Easy Parking   NSA
                                 The project is holding an Open
   Typesetting:
                               Day on Sunday 26th July. 1 p to
   TS Typesetting. 	5pm,  when the findings of digs
                               will be on display and staff will be
   Tel: (0793) 618505 	                                                      Toothill
                               on hand to talk about their work.     Chinese Kitchen
                               There will be demonstrations of
   Artwork & Design:
                               surveying to show how lumps
   ARC Design.                                                  'e4&          rI and  AdA  and  4'Za'
                               and bumps in the ground turn
   Tel: (0793) 852787
                               into maps and the project also   No 1, Toothill Village Centre, Toothill, Swindon.
                               hopes to have the skeleton that
   Printed by Western Webb,    was dug up in Highworth in       Telephone Orders Welcome. Tel: 487055
   Bristol.                    February on display.                          Hours of Business
                                The entrance to Wick Farm can   Sunday   -                     6.00-11.30pm
   Published on the Wednesday   be found on Hay Lane, close the   Monday   -                   Closed all day
   closest to the first of the   old gate into Lydiard Park.   Tuesday   -                     5.00-11.30pm
   month. copy date: 12th of the                             Wednesday  12.00— 1.45 pm         5.00— 11.30 pm
   preceding month.              PLAYSCHEMES                 Thursday    12.00-1.45 pm         5.00-11.30 pm
                              This year there are more activities        12.00— 1.45 pm        5.00-12.00
   "The Link was first published   than ever for youngsters during   Friday
   in December 1978 as a       the summer holidays.          Saturday    12.00-2.00pm          5.00-12.00
   magazine aimed exclusively   On page 12 there are details of     OPEN ALL BANK HOLIDAYS (MONDAY)
   at the West Swindon        Lincoln The Bear's famous sum-
   community. It is completely   mer camp at Link Centre. He is
   independent of the Link    also branching out into other                      Open 7 days a week
   Centre and, in fact, won the   activities, or broadening his   BASSETT  Radio Controlled 24 Hr.
   competition to name the    product range. Youngsters who                   Tyre Breakdown Service
   leisure centre in 1984."                                  TYRES
                              want to develop their skills have
           CONTENTS           a chance to join small classes                     We
                              with highly qualified instructors
   3 	                        to concentrate on one or two
           Toothill
           Freshbrook
   5 	                        activities. There are sports and
           & Grange Park      also classes in Arts and Crafts,
   6 	                        Video Making and Theatre.
           Shaw
   7 	                          WASPS go from strength to
           Westlea
           At Your Leisure
   8 	                        strength. The Western Area
   10 	                       Swindon Play Scheme are run-
           Arts Scene
   11 	                       ning FREE play activities for 5
           ADay In The Life
   12,13 Recreation           to 14 year olds in four venues
           Education Matters
   14 	                       around West Swindon starting
   15-17 News &  Views        20th July. Just turn up with some
   18  	                      lunch. Details on page 17. Parents   4%,
           Home &Garden
           Out and About
   19 	                       who volunteer to help can put
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                              their under-fives in a free creche.
    "A Community is as strong as
        the people in it. Raychem
       links with West Swindon."
                 Raychem
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                                                                                       41111041
                                                            Unit 7 Templars Way                4
     TO  ADVERTISE IN THE LINK                              Industrial Estate, Marlborough Rd.,
                                                            Wootton Bassett, Wilts. SN4 7EJ.
         RING: 771534 or 872282                             Telephone: (0793)854771 (Eve. 850514)
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