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April Times launched
A new once-a-year limited edition from Grange Park, Val Brown the 32 Victoria Road
magazirtehasbeen published and reports on an important proposal Swindon
is available in two versions at the to make Swindon the centre of
West Swindon Library. Europe. And to prepare for a
The magazine has been more unified Europe, S. Company
published in an A4 format and Niewiadomski scoops a report
will also be displayed as a wall on a traffic experiment to take
newspaper for those who enjoy place in West Swindon. comoany
reading and standing at the same Unfortunately TheLinkcan only
time. carry a limited number of the
The contributors are all ar:icles and readers are advised Wiltshire's brightest Introduction
residents of West Swindon with a to visit the library.
wide range of award winning Agency and Social Register
journalistic experience. For those Peter Garratt Telephone Rosemarie or Elizabeth
who cannot visit the library, some We were saddened to hear of the on 487761 or 790927
of their articles are printed in this sudden death on 5 March of Peter
month's Link. Garratt just a few days after the
From Steve Blakeman of publication of last month's Link
Grange Park, there is an article of Mgazine in which he contributed Wright
almost surreal em .tiness. Also to a feature on Thamesdown Planning Services
The Link Homeline, the telephone welfare
help service.
Peter suffered from severe Building Plans prepared,
Published by West multiple sclerosis and was Planning & Building
Swindon Publications confined to a specially designed Regulation Approval
13 Castle Dore heated flotation bed. Because of
Freshbrook, Swindon its monitoring technology and obtained
emergency call out staff,
Tel: (0793) 872282 Homeline allowed Peter to live at "All the headaches taken
Publisher/Editor: home with the support of his Styling at Home out of your hands."
Roger Ogle family, and health and social
Advertising Sales: 872282 services workers. He was one of All work undertaken by fully
I Apple Macintosh design, the first people tobe connected to qualified engineer.
layout and iasersetting by Homeline three years ago.
IMacOgie. Peter's Home Carer Jenny Telephone Steve Wright on
Printed by Western Webb, Bristol TEL: 870776 Swindon 871553
Lawson-Duckett from Fresh-
brook said all who knew him were
Published on the Wednesday very shocked by the suddenness
closest to the first of the of 'his death. "He was a wonderful
month. Copy date: 12th of man. He must have been in CURTAIN DREAM
the preceding month. tremendous pain at times, but he
never ever complained. He was a
"The Link was first published In great example to us all."
December 1978 exclusively for For Sophisticated Design in Curtains,
the West Swindon community. It
Is completely independent of Locobus lost Valances, Tiebacks, Quality Carpets,
Link Centre and, in fact, won the The mobile community centre that Furniture, Blinds, Wallpapers and Bedding
competition to name the leisure has been visiting Sparcells will not be
centre in 1984." visiting the area from mid-April The
Octobus Project that manages the
Contents Locobus has a policy for the bus to Please call in to browse, you will be
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4 Toothili visit places without facilities for a very welcome.
short time only.
6 Freshbrook & Grange People in Sparcells will no longer
Park have a local meeting place. A group 38 Havelock Street, Swindon
8 Comic Relief revisited
10 Westlea of aarents have been campaigning
11 Shaw for a temporary community centre Telephone: 513701
12/13 Women in Business but have made limited progress.
14/18 The Big Survey of West
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21 Recreation
22 Day in the Life We also stock most other shapes and designs and our price
23 Library
24 More Comic Relief promise means we can meet or beat any offer in the area.
26/28 News & Views
29 Home & Garden OVER 1,000 CYCLES USUALLY IN STOCK
30 Round Up MOST LEADING MAKES
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