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10 FOR WOMEN

The Women's Branch of the WEA (Work- West Swindon
ers Education Association) have been - Au Revoir,
unable to send out their Autumn Course not goodbye
Launch Meeting
'to consider the training needs Programme due to the postal dispute. Regular contributor to the
of women in the The daytime courses include Carpentry, Women and Health, Womens Page, Christine
Thamesdown area and Ellis, reflects on the
-to discuss the selling up of a Assertiveness Training, Traditional Asian Dress, Living with
local training group. Under 5s & Return to Work. 'community' she is leaving
There are also Saturday Workshops on Women and Writing, After writing regular Link ar-
Open to employers, trainers, Assertiveness Training, Speaking with Confidence, Basic ticles for over a year, this is al-
educationists and women DIY, Basket Making & A gentle Introduction to Computers. most certainly 'the last word'.
concerned with training issues.
Within the next few weeks or
Wednesday 26th October, Full details of time, place, cost and child care for these and months (being realistic) we shall
12.30 Swindon College other courses, are available from WEA, 36A Regent Street, be leaving West Swindon and
Swindon. Tel: 618233. moving a few miles down the
Ring Lyn or Anne on 26161 road to Wootton Bassett. One
ext.3073 for details. ensurancn ursesio. omen run by Womei)
must be relaxed about time esti-
Women's Training mates for any building work.
We are renovating a very old
Babg Equipment B Tog Sale - local group and currently unoccupied house
Saturdag 1st October, At present women make up in the centre on the town: the
44.5% of the workforce. But the state it is in at present, it's going
11a.m.- 12 noon, downturn in the number of to remain unoccupied (certainly
school leavers means that many by me!) for some time to come.
Communitg Suite, Link Centre. more women will have to be at- In an earlier issue (April '88)!
tracted into the workforce dur- compared older and newly es-
Proceeds in aid of the national Childbirth Trust. ing the 1990s. tablished communities. I con-
A range of factors prevent or cluded that the two have differ-
put women off considering a re- ent sets of merits and disadvan-
turn to work after having chil- tages, not necessarily directly
dren. These include the lack of comparable.
child care arrangements, feelings In the end, I suppose, it comes
Swindon 37370 of guilt, poorly paid and low down to personal preference,
status jobs, a lack of confidence
Hair design at home for ladies, and so on. what you're used to and the sort
Because Thamesdown's local of vague feelings of affinity
gents and chilren. economy is different to other which are difficult to pinpoint
large towns in the region, moves and describe, but where you 'feel
are afoot to set up a local 'Women at home.' Perhaps we feel there is
REACH YOUR IDEAL WEIGHT AND & Training' Group to find out something to be gained from
STAY THERE WITH THE what local companies need and belonging to and growing-up in
what they can do to encourage a smaller community than can be
THE
CAMBRIDGE DIET found here. When we moved
women into the labour market.

Call your Counsellor today: ibr!de A launch meeting is being held originally to Shaw you could still
Rebecca Clifforde (Westlea) on 26th October to bring busi- see the edges of the develop-
nesses, education, local authori-
ment, not so now; everytime you
DIET
on Swindon 873201 blink another 20 houses appear!
ties and women interested in the
training issue together. For fur- Is West Swindon really getting
ther details of the meeting ring
Allure Beauty Lyn or Anne on 26161 ext. 3073. too big now? Is it possible to
build-up and retain strong com-
A Home-Based Professional Salon munity links in a population so
Election Time
large and so transitory, judging
- Facials, Electrolysis, Waxing, etc., Thamesdown Council's Worn- by the way For Sale'/'Sold'
given by Qualified Beauty Therapists i. ens' sub-committee is about to boards go up and down?
and Fast Tanning Sunbed.
All Consultations and Treatments
be formed.
The Link plays a vital part in
A series of elections are being forging and strengthening com-
Swindon 486452
organised to decide on women munity links in West Swindon. It
to be co-opted on to the sub- has frequently been the way I've
Moves Fitness can help committee. These women will found out what's going on in
sit with councillors to consider other parts of West Swindon;
you feel good in more women across Thamesdown, without it there would surely be
the particular issues affecting
much more ignorance and indif-
ways than one such as health, employment, ference within the community.
housing and childcare.
I'm sure there are many read-
Its a dance exercise programme that teaches safe, Women with special experi- ers secretly nursing a desire to
enjoyable movement you'll look forward to repeating ence in areas such as disability, express their views in these
- even if you've shunned exercise for years! racial discrimination, caring
and work are being asked to pages; come on get out those
Moves Fitness will not only change your figure, pens, typewriters, W.P.'s - forge
take part in the sub-committee
but your whole outlook. or the local groups that could be a link, via The Link.
Find out how at one of these classes: formed. From me Au Revoir. I shall
Freshbrook Community Centre- Tuesday 8.30pm; If you feel tha[you could be be look forward to picking up my
0'
Wednesday 10.30am; Friday 1.30pm.
involved in any way and would copy of the magazine on my fre-
Oliver Tomkins School - Monday 7.30pm. ir
like to find out more about the quent visits to West Swindon.
, A-- i-
Greendown School - Tuesday 6.30pm. Women's sub-committee, con- 'The Editor would like to
For more info, ring Liz on 870902. tact Val or Suzanne at Th- hear from a woman interested in
amesdown on 26161 ext. 3094. writing for this page.