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GREENE CAPTAIN'S LOG The photographer was taking
lots of pictures while we were
STAR DATE talking. William Parker first
MAKING 11.2.88 talked about how he got the
idea for the PHH project and
PHH ENTERPRISE
CROSS-CHANNEL LINKS the part he played in it. His job
WEATHER 6° at the advertising agency is to
CRISP DRY think up slogans, do some
West Swindon links with the vil- Flory,. leader of the local church typography (different types of
lage of Troisgots in Normandy, team. LEFT DOCK 08.15 lettering) and prepare some
France were further strengthened The youngsters spent time in very rough idea' sketches to
when fifteen teenagers visited classes at Greendown, had a day I. Linus Liew reporting on a show to the client cornany for
the area in April. at Link Centre and lived with visit to a London advertising their approval. When they
The ancient parish of Lydiard West Swindon families. A group agency by the winners of the agree on a couple of ideas, he j
Tregoze, which covered the land of Greendown youngsters will be % PHH Orion Wunbill design gives them to a professional
where West Swindon now lies, transfering their classes over to competition. illustrator, in this case Derek
was named after Troisgots and Normandy in October for a whole Matthews, who created Orlon, iv
contact was made with the French weeks immersion into the French We set off almost straight away. who then perfects the idea,
community last year by Rev. John culture and language. All three of us got in the using all the Hi-Tec graphic
Enterprise (Jamie Uncles, materials and equipment
Reading up on West Swindon. Youngsters from Troisgots, in Margaret Hockley and myself, available.
Normand , get the low-down on our community. Linus Liew) in the back of our
headquarters Ford Orion How The Works
we fitted in I just don't know.
Mr L. Norris, art teacher at One particular piece of equip-
Greendown-Community School, ment was the enlarger. Mr.
was seated on the bridge next Parker said 'We cheat in the.j
to our PHH escort Dianne Edgar, design world"! Having those
who took us to London It was useful items saves the design-
a smooth and quick voyage ers a lot of time. They can look 4
apart from a small hold-up on through books, magazines,
the spaceway. On the way we etc., and if they want a certain
were overtaken by a green picture of a certain person
beetle and a posh Rolls. doing something, but they
want it bigger or smaller, they
Spaceship Park in put it under the enlarging
London Wi 10.45 machine, which is like a lens,
making an image which they
. After we had parked we can copy. They can also use
spaced-walked to Anderson tranfer letters to save time.
& Lembke advertising agency There was also a big mem- I
through security to the first ory mega watt computer as 1
18th Is CALLING ALL floor then into coded tough well as several printers. The
. transparent doors. When best one was the laser printer,
AGE WELL CAT LOVERS through security they made which gives an incredibly fine
us feel at home and were very print-out.
A new cat club has been formed, nice to us. During conversation one of
PENSIONERS called The Wiltshire & District 3
lb
the questions put to us was:
Cat Club.
In the Advertising "Why are the most interesting
HEALTH DAY It will be an all-breed club for Agency adverts those using animals?"
both pedigree cats and house- Next we watched a video of
Plans are well advanced for a hold pets, and will be run under We first waited for a while for animal advertisements, e.g.
special 'health day' for older the Governing Council of the the Enterprise to be parked. P.G. Tips & Andrex Toilet
people. Age Concern Thames- Cat Fancy (G.C.C.F.) rules.
We then walked up the cor- Tissue etc.
down is organising the event to The aim of the club is to en- ridor and on one side the Further discussion and the
be held at Grange Drive Com- courage and promote a greater I offices with computers, paper, whole time went like a flash
munity Centre on Wednesday understanding in the welfare, and everything and on the and then we were off to a
18th May starting at about 10.30 breeding and exhibiting of all I other side Hi-Tech graphic nearby restaurant for a big
a. m. cats. Enjoying and having fun ' equipment, we were shown
The day will include special with cats is of prime importance. in by the secretary. The room lunch - and I mean a big lunch.
Dianne Edgar picked up the
displays by over 30 groups with It is hoped that annual cat shows looked big and had two long
information about the services will be held in the Swindon area. black ash tables. There was a Toucan's bill and we made
our way to the Design Centre
they offer. There will be videos Regular, interesting meetings camera man in there and he
to watch; activities to take part in will be held, where members will was setting up his equipment. by taxi. The Design Centre
organised by the borough recrea- gain further knowledge of cat We all sat down and chatted was like a show-house for
tion department; the mobile welfare with talks by different about the design world in various kinds of finished
health screening unit from St. people plus the chance to see a general and then they asked ideas, some useful products
Margaret's Hospital will be on video of the National Cat Show us questions about our Toucan and others for fun.
hand; speakers have been invited at Olympia as well as smaller work. Some of the London
during the afternoon. shows, which will show that 'cat' agency people had even vis- 15.30
The whole day event will be people are not always as portrayed ited the Link Centre to see for Return journey to Base Green-
free. Anyone concerned with in the recent showing on BBC down, arriving at 17.45: a very
themselves. All of a sudden a
staying fit and well will find television of 'Claws'. couple more people came in, Enterprising and informative
plenty to interest them and you The Club will have a kitten list one of them was William day. It really made me think
don't have to be over 60 to go so that people looking for a kitten It about a career in advertising
ky Parker, Creative Director,
along! can be put in touch with members who greeted us and joined in and I wrote to Anderson &
Full details are available from with kittens for sale. Contact our Orlon Wuribill discussion Lembke to thank them.
Age Concern Thamesdown at 14 Jacky Pearce, Membership Sec- 4
Milton Road (Tel: 692166) retary, on Swindon 771534.