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NEWS&VIEWS

Sharing cultures and religions TEA DANCES BY
SHARING FESTIVITIES and having fun together was a
theme at the Asian Women's POPULAR DEMAND
AT LINK CENTRE group Christmas party at the by John Price
Link Centre. Mince pies and The 45 Plus Club would like to
a eastern dishes were served and announce that, by popular de-
games were played by youngsters mand, we will have two Tea
waiting for Santa. Dances in January and March,
"Most Asians in Britain cele- on the second and fourth Sundays
brate Christmas," said group of these months.
member Dorothy Clarke. "We Admission will be 75p which
like to recognise the different includes tea/coffee. The dances
religious events celebrated by start at 3.30 p.m. and end at 6.00
the women in the group. Several p.m. and are open to non-
families who come are Catholic members of the club. They take
and it's important for all the place in the main hall in the
children to learn about other Community Suite at the Link
cultures so that they are not left Centre.
out, especially when they go to The 45 Plus Club welcomes
school." new members. For further details
ring John Price on 872479.
SCALES SUCCESS
Group raises over £300 for Health Visitors scales.
Happy under-fives pose with Santa ( Inns.
KOALAS AIR TRAINING
AN OPPORTUNITY CORPS
GROUP FOR
Many people have dreamt of fly-
HANDICAPPED ing the latest jets, battling it out
in the sky and, of course, always
CHILDREN winning.
by Stephanie Hathaway For most these are just dreams,
but could they become a reality?
Koalas has been set up to pro- Could you really put on that
vide mutual support, information clothing, climb into the cockpit
and counselling to the families and fly?
who have the precious gift of a Have you ever heard of the
handicapped child. Air Training Corps? If you have,
Little provision is available for we'll tell you more. If you haven't,
children under 3 years of age, so you could be in for a surprise.
we have set up a playgroup for Radio, aviation subjects, ad-
them. We also feel that in Swindon venture training, flying and Teamwork is what it is all about Nursing Officer Miss Plumb, left, receives
a gift of £336 from Tracy Dowling. centre,
and the surrounding areas there gliding, sport, the Duke of - sharing work and play with Site Dorling, baby Hannah and Stephan
is a great need for support be- Edinburgh's Award Scheme, others and enjoying it. If you Dorling as Health Visitor Site York makes
tween parents in a similar posi- lACE scheme and, of course, have an interest in aviation, a sure Simon Dowling stays in the scales.
tion. The time from birth to weapons training pictured here taste for adventure, are over 13 A fundraising project organised
school age can be very frightening All are covered in the training years of age, male or female and by Shaw Parent & Toddlers has
and traumatic and we hope by syllabus at the Greendown flight think you can handle the chal- resulted in over £330 being
meeting together, we can offer of the A.T.C., with the highlight lenge, then find out more at raised. This will be used to
each other support and the being the Annual Camp on an Greendown Community School provide West Swindon Health
opportunity to talk through issues R.A.F. station to see how the on Wednesday 7 p.m. or ring Visitors with more portable scales
that might emerge. R.A.F. lives, works and plays. Swindon 617396. which can be used to weigh babies
The Health Service have allowed on home visits.
us to use the Recreation Room at Corporal Norwood gives instruction to Cadet Mark Bollard, on table, Project organiser Debbie
Victoria Hospital from 9.30 am and Cadets Burbage, left, and Linehan. Griffiths, who was ill and unable
to 11.30 am on Tuesdays and to attend the cheque presenta-
Fridays. Anyone who would like tion, said, "Apart from Shaw
to support the establishment of Toddlers, Wigwam Toddlers, the
an opportunity group in Swindon Link Playgroup, Allied Dunbar
would be most welcome to join and Renault have contributed.
for a membership fee of £1.00. This will buy two scales and a
Please contact Sarah Purnell, 353 third is possible.
Cheney Manor Road, Swindon. "I'm amazed at how quickly
Telephone: 29609. the money has been raised," said
In addition to the Steering
Committee we have an advisory Miss Plumb, Nursing Officer with
group of professional workers to Swindon Health Authority re-
assist us to make this project a sponsible for Health Visitors in
reality. Our long term aim is to West Swindon. "I, the Health
open five days a week in a fully Visitors and the Health Authority,
equipped centre. Therefore our are grateful for the gift. The scales
next step is to raise enough money will help us provide a better ser-
to establish such a centre. vice to West Swindon families."