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THE OUR WEST SWINDON COMMUNITY
LINK Why and how did our community come about? By guesswork and throwing dice some might say,
but in fact a planning process took place to create a new town. How this process came about and
)* 1k- Toiee% what kind of community we have now is the subject of an 8 week course starting on 13th January,
Ie4 Sg'thd 7.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. costing £5.00. To book a place contact Rod Kensett, Adult Education Tutor at
Greendown. Tel: 871413.
Published by West A NIGHTAT THE RACES
Swindon Publications. HAVING LA YON YOUR BETS WITH VIDEO HORSE RACING
13, Castle Dore, A FLUTTER SA TURDA Y 23 rdJANUAR Y,
Freshbrook, Swindon. LINK ARTS THEATRE, 7.30 p.m.
Tel: (0793) 872282. FORA TICKETS £2.00, INCLUDE A FREE BUFFET, FROM
LINK RECEPTION, TOO THILL AND
Publisher/Editor: GOOD CAUSE FRESHBROOK COMMUNITY CENTRES
Roger Ogle. by Kevin Brownridge All proceeds in aid of Children's Holiday Playschemes
Advertising Sales: WASPS (Western Area Swindon organised by WASPS
Play Scheme) is a voluntary
Jackie Pearce. organisation which runs much
Tel: 771534 needed playschemes across West Into the New Year with
Swindon for the 5-14 year old
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age group and we need to raise
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much of our funds if we are to
Tel: (0793) 618505 provide playschemes throughout
Artwork & Design the school holidays in West
ARC Design. Swindon. We have a major fund-
Tel: (0793) 852787 raising event coming up which Unisex Hair Salon
we hope will pay for an Easter
Printed by Western Webb,
playscheme.
Bristol.
We are having our second race Opening Times
Published on the Wednesday night at The Link Arts Centre on
Monday 900am - 600pm Thursday 900am —700pm
closest to the first of the Saturday 23rd January from 7.30
Tuesday 9.00am - 600pm Friday 900am - 700pm
month. Copy date: 12th of the to 11.30. Tickets for the evening Saturday 830am - 130pm
preceding month. which includes a buffet are Wednesday 900am —600pm
£2.00 and are available at Shaw Village Centre • Telephone 874825
"The Link was first published in Toothill Community Centre Freshbrook Village Centre • Telephone 873217
December 1978 as a magazine
aimed exclusively at the West Freshbrook Community Centre
Swindon community. It is com- and The Link Centre. For those
pletely independent of the Link who did not come to our previous
Centre and, in fact, won the com- highly successful night we show a
petition to name the leisure centre series of filmed horse races and POLYCELL
in 1984." run a book for each race. All
the fun and excitement of a day
at the races but inside in the
warm and without having to DOUBLE
Contents leave West Swindon.
3 Front Piece You can become the owner of
4 Toothill & Westlea a race horse for £5 (this includes GLAZING
free entrance to the event) and
5 Freshbrook & Grange
the winning horses in each race
Park
win substantial prizes. There is a
6 Shaw cash prize of £100 for the winning
7 Day In The Life horse of the night.
10 Women We also need commercial
sponsorship for the races on the
11 At Your Library
night. For £25 your firm can 301y
12 Arts Scene sponsor a race and help provide
14 Education Matters play facilities for the 5-14 year
19 Roughmoor olds in West Swindon. SWINDON
20 Recreation We need local support for our
fund raising events so if you want
21 Lifestyle GLASS
good play facilities in West
22-29 News & Views Swindon for your children, come
30 Home & Garden to the Race Night, have a great
31 Reference Page night out, and help support a OKUS ROAD, .14
worthwhile cause.
"A Community is as strong as SWINDON.
TEL: 615262
the people in it. Raychem

links with West Swindon."
Raychem