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FRONT PIECE                                                     3

      Voluntary bodies at the Link Centre
                     (continued from page 1)                       THE BIPLEM
     Whether a group displays its  organisations. They're eager to
   activities or not will not effect its  take part. I hope lots of people
   chances of a grant according to  come along and make the fair       TND8ORI RESTAURANT
   Charlie Parker, Thamesdown  worthwhile."                             The Best in the West
   Council's officer responsible for   The displays for the Volun-          Fully Licensed
   grants. "The voluntary bodies  teer Fair will be mounted in the
   fair is an education exercise and  mall and the main hall of the   Holders of Diploma's of Merit from
   does not have a bearing on the  community suite at the Link       The Consumer Guide and
   procedure for getting a grant. It  Centre and will be open on the   The Good Food Guide, and
   will be a good chance for the  morning of the 27th September   members of The Master Chef Roll of Honour
   public to see some of the volun- and the morning and afternoon   Excellent service. Please book well In advance.
   tary work that goes on in Th- of 28th September.           Open 12 noon - 3p.m. and 6p.m. - 11.30p.m.
   amesdown and for groups to                                   7 days a week Including Bank Holidays.
   find out about each other.   Tooting Trains                     TeL Swindon 765320/763794
     "This is the first time we have                             30 High Street, Highworth, Swindon.
   organised such a public event   The new sound of trains hooting
   and the idea has been enthusias-  their horns which can be heard
   tically received by voluntary   regularly all over West Swindon
                               is not a belated recognition of   r
                              Toot Hill by British Rail.      Over 1,000 Cycles usually
            THE                 But many people, especially
        LINK                  those living closest to the Swin-  in stock
                               don to Bristol railway line, may
                               be wondering why the engine.   * New spares
   Published by West           drivers have started to sound   department
   Swindon Publications.      their horns. According to      * Second-hand cycles
   13, Castle Dore,            Freshbrook councillor Bob      galore.
   Freshbrook, Swindon.        Pixton, its because there is a   * We specialise in
                               public footpath across the rail-
   Tel: (0793) 872282          way next to Blagrove Copse
   Publisher/Editor:           park.                               PEUGECT
                                "I've had many complaints
   Roger Ogle                  about the safety of the crossing   EXPRESS CYCLE SPECIALISTS
                                                                            96/99 Manchester Road.
   Advertising Sales:          point and BR agreed to put up a                Tel: Swindon 34907
   Jackey Pearce.              signal to drivers. With trains
   Tel: (0793) 771534          travelling at nearly 100 miles per
                               hour, the simple action of sound-
   Typesetting, Design &       ing a warning to walkers should
   Layout by iMacOgle          make the crossing safer."
                               *The name Toothill has nothing   U_XURY
   Printed by Western Webb,    to do with trains. The word in its
   Bristol.                    various forms such as 'Tuthill,'
   Published on the Wednes-    'Tootehill,' or 'Totehill,' is an old   BATHROOMS
   day closest to the first of   way of describing a high place.
   the month. Copy date:      In Welsh the word is 'twthill,'
                              and 'toothill' appears several
   12th of the preceding      times in the Wycliffe translation
   month.                     of the bible.                    ATWWHALL
   "The Link was first published
   In December 1978 as a maga-                              •  SUPERB RANGE OF BATHROOMS ON DISPLAY
   zine aimed exclusively at the                            •  FULL WORKING MULTI-SHOWER DISPLAY
   West Swindon community. it
   Is completely independent of                             •  SWINDON'S NEWEST DISPLAY FACILITIES FOR
   the Link Centre and, in fact,   N ANDAROUN                  THE DISABLED. SPECIALLY DESIGNED SUITES.
   won the competition to name      THE WEST
   the leisure centre in 1984."                                                               MON-FRI
                                SWIN DON CENTRE
   Contents                         SATURDAY                                                 9.00-5.00
   3 Front Piece                                                                             SATURDAY
   4 Toothill                    SEI'TEMBER17I                                               9.00-1.00
   5 Freshbrook & Grange Park                                                              sa,cta,u
   6 Westlea
   7 Shaw                              .m. to  I
   8 At your Library                   TART AT              EUROWAY BLAGROVE SWINDON
   10 For Women
   12 Ice Hockey                WESTLEA SHC
   13 Recreation                  Organised by tli
   14 Arts Scene                                             (0793)612821
   15 Holiday in The Life         riends of Westlea
   16 Education Matters           chool in aid of the
   18 Community Development     West Swindon Fund                      WWILLL
   19 	in West Swindon
                                                                       -
   20 News and Views           for Disabled Child ren        Or BUILDING MATERIALS
   21 Home & Garden              See 7age 20 for the latest on
   22 End Pieces                                           - lUXURY PATH ROOMS AT WW HALL-
   23 The Reference Page            the fund appeal.
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