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NEW & VIEWS
D.U.M.P. Do you smile at your children?
DISPOSAL OF UNWANTED MEDICINES AND PILLS After the success of a parenting course at Greendown Community
As all parents know, there hardly seems to be anywhere that young School last January, 'Is it fun to be a mum (or dad)?' is being offered
children cannot get to if they are determined enough. You might again this autumn.
be upset if they break one of your favourite ornaments, but what 'Under the guidance of an experienced tutor, participants meet
and share ideas about children
if they find your medicines and swallow them! Below: Course tutor and mum
From 13th - 31st October there Don't think that if you have not Debs Osorio growing up - making parenting
is to be a highly publicised cam- got young children of your own as enjoyable and rewarding as
paign across Wiltshire to encour- then it does not affect you. Many possible' says the Adult Learn-
age people to return any un- accidental poisonings occur in ing Booklet.
wanted medicines to their local relative's houses, especially Parents are invited to enrol for
grandparents. Because the chil-
pharmacy. this course to help put some of
It is being organised by the dren are not around all the time, the fun back into parenting, a job
Wiltshire Family Practitioner it is all too easy to forget to keep that certainly must rate as one of
Committee, with the co-opera- medicines safely stored away. the most demanding one can
tion of all the major interested The danger of using old med i- have.
parties, including doctors, phar- cines is also very real. Even If you have a child between 0
macists, district nurses and asprin, stored in a warm, moist and 10 and would like to discuss
health visitors, atmosphere can turn into the day to day 'management'
The aim is to get people to stop 'saliyclic acid' - a chemical used problems of parenting with oth-
hoarding medicines which they to remove warts! ...not something ers, do go and enrol.
no longer use, and to return them that you would want to swallow. "It helped me to focus on the
to their local pharmacy for safe positive side - I felt locked-in to
Part of the campaign will also
destruction. the negative side of parenting" -
be to educate patients about the
During the campaign, all local importance of taking their medi- West Swindon parent.
pharmacies will be acting as col- cines properly. Why it is impor- Early Christmas For more information ring
lecting points for unwanted tant to take the full course of market 871413 or just go along to Green-
medicines. You will be able to antibiotics, the dangers of shar- down to enrol. (If you can do so
take along whatever medicines ing medicines with other people, The Oliver Tomkins School before October 5th it assists in the
you wish to get rid of. Whatever not mixing tablets from one Playgroup is holding a 'buy preparation for the course.)
the quantity or age they will be bottle with others from a second your Christmas presents early' Car Boot Sale
accepted without any questions. bottle. IF IN DOUBT, ASK market on Tuesday 18th Octo- Saturday 1st October
It is emphasized that there will YOUR PHARMACIST ber at 8p.m. 10a.m. - 2p.m.
To take place In the Oliver
be no door-to-door collections, Below: Members of the DUMP team Tomkins Under 5s Centre, Kiln Link Centre Coach Park. £3;
so if anyone does call you should from Ashington Way Pharmacy, Ken Park, off Beaumaris Road, £5- Tel: 871303.
refuse their request and inform Schofield, Pharmacist hands over a bag of
spent pills to, Jannine King with Jane Toothill, the market will feature In aid of the West Swindon
the police immediately.
Morgan, left stalls by several suppliers of Family Project
quality gifts. These include
Sweetpea Children's Fash- The perfect
ions; Toymates children's volunteer quiz
books and toys; Avon cosmet- Are you understanding?
ics; 'Quite Crafty' glassware, Do you care about people?
pottery, and soft toys; and Do you have a sense
Webb Ivory cards and station- of humour?
ary. Do you enjoy young
Tickets for the market are children?
50p from the Under 5s Centre Could you become a
and Include some free refresh- 'granny' to a young family
ment. living away from their
own families?
Link Lunch Club Could you be friend to
someone new to the area?
With alterations to the Commu- Could you support a
nity Suite nearing completion, young mum with post
staff there are looking at recent natal depression?
suggestions for new activities. If you have said 'yes' to four or more,
Relationships Counselling? They are particularly eager to we should love to hear from you.
'I can't do that!' respond to the idea of a Lunch- Homestart is a voluntary organisa-
'Yes you can.' eon Club, possibly on a Thursday tion. We visit people with children
'How?' to avoid 'doubling up' on Clubs under five, in their own homes, who
'By being trained by Relate interested?' in Toothill and Freshbrook. ask for our help. All expenses paid.
'Yes' Anyone interested in helping If you would like to hear more, please
'Then why not find out more at Relate's Open Evening on to organize and run such a club telephone Avril, Linda, or Anne on
21st October 7.30p.m. at the Friends (or even if you just want to go on 613886. If no-one is in the office,
please leave your name and address
Meeting House, 79 Eastcott Hill, Swindon." record as wanting to lunch to- or 'phone number on the answer
Anyone Is welcome to come. Further details on gether weekly), please pop in machine, and we will ring back.
Swindon 27664, 9.30a.m. - 3.00p.m., weekdays. and see Martha Parry or Clive
Parkinson in the Community
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