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NEWS & VIEWS
Anglers to be hooked on Peatmoor Lagoon

A fishing club catering for young meadows and streams. Over the
anglers, retired people and an- next few years footpaths, play
glers with a disability is being areas and a model boating area
organised in West Swindon. A are to be built. Native trees and
meeting is being called for 17th shrubs are being planted and
January to get the club organised. already some rare birds have been
The club will be based at Peat- seen around the lake.
moor Lagoon, the ten acre lake Because of the range of possi-
between Shaw and Roughmoor bly conflicting activities going on
villages. The lagoon was de- around the lagoon, Thamesdown
signed as a flood control feature Council's Arts and Recreation
and forms part of the Peatmoor Committee has agreed that an-
Open Space. This contains an glers permitted to use the lake
ancient woodland, wild flora will be restricted to the young,
the elderly and the disabled.
Skilled adult anglers keen to teach
juniors how to be responsible,
SJMMER T,en,
e natio,,zlzwkshmming c/ith caring anglers are also invited to Peatmoor Lagoon, overlooking Nine Elms towards Sparcells
take part.
It's not too late to The meeting for interested
make a New Year's people from the above groups Tackling the blues?
takes place at Lydiard Park
Resolution!
Visitor Centre, 7.30p.m. on An exhibition in The Ma//at the Link Centre in January will dem-
Join the local 17th January. onstrate the wide range of voluntary organisations concerne.
Slimmer class for the mental health of individuals in the community.
•Thamesdown Council's
at Freshbrook Community Starting on 16th January, the display will have information
Arts and Recreation Depart-
Centre on Wednesday, ment would like to make it about groups as diverse as the Citizens Advice Bureau,
7.45pm or call Margaret clear that until an angling Women's Health Groups, Relate (Marriage Guidance), Sa-
maritans, Home-Start (for families in stress) the tranquillizer
Shepard on 740603 club Is set up,tishing Is pro- support group and many more.
hibitedat Peatmoor Lagoon.
There will be leaflets and advice on how everybody shoulo
be concerned about their own mental health and well being
Locally Available from and those around them.
Heating Systems Ltd.
FOCAL POINT FIRES
NO CHIMNEY, ANOPROBLEM Visit our showroom to Slimmer by willpower
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1. 86-7511 • Gas log/coal effect
fires Nineteen eighty eight was a good
year for Karen Davey of
Gas convector
Freshbrook. She got rid of 7 stones
boxes of unwanted weight and has
Gas stoves become a new person.
Until now a property without a
chimney was deprived 01011 the Open all day Saturday When she reached nearly 17
charm and welcoming warmth of an stone she decided enough was
open fuel effect gas lire With the
POWAFLUE installed Onto 0 Heating Systems Ltd. enough. "I had never been over-
suitable outside wall any home can
have all the advantages of an open Unit 14, Orbit Centre weight," explained Karen. "But
CONNECTS Great Western Way. after three pregnancies in three
Tel: 612060 years, it just became difficult to
control the weight. I was eating
Calling West Swindon Anglers -Are you endlessly as an excuse.
"I was shocked when my
mother said I looked 40 and not
•A skilled angler keen to teach juniors how to be
28. I started reading magazines
responsible, caring anglers and can help run a club? and cutting down; the first two
•A young angler keen to learn from the skilled adults? weeks were the hardest. Then I
•An angler with a disability looking for purpose made joined a Slimmer class run by
facilities? Margaret Sherman at Freshbrook Feeling great: Karen Davey
Community Centre. The discus- says she is eating more than whe
•A retired angler looking for somewhere newt a fish?
sions, advice and encouragement she dieting and keeping at th
The Borough of Thamesdown's Arts & Recreation Committee has were a great help. lam still trying same level.
decided that the lagoon at Peatmoor should be used by a newly to loose a few more pounds but The local Slimmer group meet
formed angling club catering for the above groups. they're as difficult as the first on Wednesday, 7.45p.m. at
few." Freshbrook Community Centre.
A meeting for all interested anglers will take With her newfound confidence For more information about the
place at 17th January, 7.30pm in the Lydiard Karen now runs her own Slim- classes, contact Karen Davey o
mer classes in Swindon. Having 617123 or Margaret Sherman o
Park Visitor Centre to set the club up. rid herself of excess weight, she 740603.