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TOOTHILL
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Lunch club starts up again

Fifty-three people sat down to
lunch together for the first time in
two months on 18th January
when Toothill's Pensioner Lunch
Club restarted. It had closed
down because there was nobody
to organise it.
Now Mrs. Edith Tinson from
Moredon has taken on the task of
Styling at Home coordinating the club with a team
of volunteers.
"I'm 75, but I like catering a
great deal. I've been in it all my
life and I've worked with the
elderly before. We've had a few
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but we've all enjoyed ourselves."
Roast beef, yorkshire pudding
roast and boiled potatoes and two
Ralph Palmer veg. was served up and similar Ready to help
gatronomic delights are planned
Pharmacy for future weeks. Business has been a bit slow at
"It's nice to have the club back,"
Paiph Palmer, M.P.S., said Ada Fowler from Lombard Toothills Housing Advice point
and Sylvia Darragh (pictured right)
Dispensing Chemist Court. "We've had a lovelylunch would like tenants to know she is
3, Dccrhuxst Way today." still at Toothill Community
Toothill. The Toothill Lunch Club meets Centre every Tuesday from 2p.m.
every Wednesday at Toothill until 5p.m.
Community Centre and is open Sylvia is a Housing Assistant
Hours of Opening: to retired people across West with Thamesdown Councils
Mon. - Fri. 9am-lpm; Swindon. Housing Department and can
2pm-opm. Pictured here are the Lunch Club provide help with rents, repairs,
Sat. 9am - 12 noon. workers, from left to right, Evie transfers, housing applications
Symmons, Vi Saliss, Edna Smith, and most other housing matters.
Marge Blick, Edith Tinson and Lilly She cannot, however, receive rent
Telephone: 512063 Wylie. payments.

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