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                                            NEWS & VIEWS
   erase            in                                    Tasty home                 A Fun Day for all
    bereavement care   Swindon  Home Cooking                                         of West Swindon -
                                Living Alone? Too busy  deliveries
       needs you                to Cook? Working Late?                               could it happen?
   are you:                       Too Busy to Shop?       However much the glossy maga-  West Swindon's "FUN DAY"-   does
   Able to type/do admin. work?                           zines and TV shows make it look  this sound like a pipe dream? It
   Able to run an office 2 hours a day?   Let me help you   easy, many women will feel the  could be a reality.
   Able to attend meetings regularly?   Meals individually prepared   inevitable task of cooking for  Bob Pixton is looking for residents
   Interested in people?                                  Christmas looming up with a  who might be interested in putting
   Able to work under own initiative?   ready for heating or cooking.
   do you:                       Choose a week's or a month's   sense of foreboding.   together such an event.
   Have communication skills?   menu, and I will prepare, pack   Margaret Reynolds has set up   He is inviting all in West Swin-
   Want a stimulating & challenging   and freeze the meals for you.   a catering business to help people  don who mightbe interested in talk-
   job?                         Large choice includes soups and   with demanding jobs out of and  ing about the possibility to an
   If so, we would like to hear from                      within the home. She says that,   Open Meeting on Monday 12th
   you; ring 619933 for further details   desserts. Delivery available.   "although many chain stores  December, 730p.m. in the Commu-
   and application form.           'Phone Swindon
   an Honararium of £500 + travel     751078 for          provide a wide range of frozen  nity Suite at the Link Centre.
   costs is payable                                       meals, they lack the flavour of   Bob says, "Come along and put
   Closing date: 15th December       more details.        home cooked food by virtue of  forward your ideas. Bring your en-
                                                          being mass-produced. The por- thusiasm and perhaps the commu-
                                                          tions are not always generous  nity of West Swindon can have its
                                                          either."                   very own fun day."
                                                            A mother of a young child and
                                                          a Home Economics teacher,   Playgroup
                                                          Margaret has started her home
                                                          delivery service to fit around her   places available
                                                          family arrangements. She aims
                                                          to provide tasty, freshly cooked  A new playgroup will get off the
                                                          food using fresh ingredients for  ground in January though they
                                                          individual servings through to  are still looking for some chil-
                                                          small dinner parties.      dren and a supervisor.
                                                            Her menu includes starters,   A group of parents in Lydiard
                                                          main courses, including dishes  Millicent have been planning the
                                                          for vegetarians and desserts. If  the playgroup which will take
                                                          you want to take a break, it might  place on Monday mornings and
                                                          be an idea to stock up the freezer  Friday afternoons in the village
                                                          with some of Margaret Reynolds  hall. Further sessions are planned
                                                          dishes. Her number is 751078.   for after Easter.
                                                                                       There are a few places avail-
                                                                                     able, but the playgroup's urgent
                                                           Christmas Bazaar          and pressing need is for a super-
                   Borough of Thamesdown
             Economic & Social Development Group             Saturday 10th           visor. Unfortunately a recent
               Community Development Division                                        appointment had to withdraw
                                                            December, 2pm            from the position.
         Ike Gradwell Community                            Freshbrook Com-           donations of bric-a-brac for their
                                                                                       The group would also welcome
               Suite, Link Centre                            munity Centre.          fundraising activities, toys and
                                                                                     equipment and pieces of carpet
                   HELP!                                    Ad: lOp In aid of        for the hall floor.
                                                                                       Chairwomen Kate Bath should
                                                                 the GWR
                                                                                     be contacted on 771197 with re-
     The Community Development Division Is looking              Majorettes           gard to childrens places, staff
                                                                                     vacancies and donations.
     for a part-time (20 hours) Administrative Assis-
     tant to Join a team in the busy Community Suite
     at the Link Centre. Duties include taking room         Christmas Fayre
     bookings, receiving messages and keeping the           Mosl'play groups in Thamesdown will
     office running smoothly.
                                                           have a stall at The Thamesdown
     Some previous administrative, clerical or recep-      Branch of The Pre-School Play group
     tionist work in a paid or unpaid capacity is           Association Christmas Fayre on 3rd
     required. Some evidence of knowledge of or            December, 11 am. to 2p.m. in The
     contact with community groups is desirable.
                                                           Link Centre.
     For application form and background papers, please contact:
     The Head of Personnel, Borough of Thamesdown,
     Civic Offices, Euclid Street, Swindon,                            Christmas Fayre at
     quoting reference number 06-430.                                     Toothill School
     Telephone: 610202 (24 answering service).                on Friday 2nd December, 3p.m.
     Please note, we cannot accept CVs.                       Come and see Father Christmas.
     Closing date: 15th December.
     We welcome applications Irrespective of                 Lots of stalls including cakes, torn-
     race, sex and disability.                               bola, crafts, raffle, sweets, games.
     We are an equal opportunities employer
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