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4 GREEN TENDENCIES

Great response Save cans
from Link readers for playgroups
The organisers of a waste paper Following the article in February's
collection would like to say a big edition of The Link about how
'thank' you to Link readers for community groups can earn 'cash
delivering so much scrap paper to for cans' by recycling aluminium
their skip. .. cans, two local playgroups have set
Martin Becker and Brendan up their own collecting schemes.
Cracknell, both pupils at Green- Jellytots Playgroup in Shaw
down School, organised the hope to raise £50 to buy new
collection to raise money for their equipment for the group, the main
environmental interest group. -< item being a new blackboard/
"We were surprised that so many painting easel. At approximately
people turned up with the waste I per can it means they are looking
paper," said Martin. "Nearly all for 5,000 cans!
read about the collection in the last — If you would like to recycle your
edition of The Link and want us to cans for the playgroup telephone
do it again." Martin and Brendan atop a pile of Jane Cowdry, the groups Can collectors,from left, Georgia Ladd,
The collection on Saturday 17 paper to be turned into cash Fundraising Officer on 881514. Janet Freeguard, Larna Turner,
March produced about three tons and Brendan raised around £18 for Dunwich Drive Playgroup, Kathleen Sheil and Andrew Lewis
of paper which filled a container their very worthy effort. Toothill Community Centre are like readers in Toothill to save their
another also after 5,000 cans to raise money cans and take them to the
provided free by Thamesdown They're planning
With the recent fall in collection in May. Keep storing the to buy a new sand tray. They would community centre.
Council.
prices paid for wa ste paper, Martin paper and watch this space!!
Play for the world at the Wyvern
SWINDON SOFT WATER CENTRE
Makes water softening simple 'When I walk through the forest I've saved from the axe or hear the rustle of
No. 1 Best selling water softener in the UK leaves in young trees I've planted myself, I know it's just possible Imay have
played a minute part in saving the atmosphere of our planet.'
KIN ,a ETI Prophetic words! But not those
spoken at a Green Party Conference
The world's most advanced fully automatic non-electric meter-controlled system in 1989, but a speech written exactly
Showroom at 260 Ferndale Road, Swindon a century ago by one of the world's
Call BRIAN COX on SWINDON 527172 greatest playwrights, Anton
Chekov.
His classic play Uncle Vanya,
SURECLEAN
A&D
involving passion, anger, love,
Carpets • Upholstery disillusionment and concern for the
PROPERTY CARE environment comes to Swindon's
• Powerful up to date equipment Wyvern Theatre from23 to 28 April.
• No mess Specialists in Starring Peter Dutton (The Saint),
• No fuss Fencing, Patios, etc. Lord Olivier's daughter Tamsin,
• No shampoo Peter Laird and Jacqueline
• FREE ESTIMATES & ADVICE All Types of Dankworth, this new English
• 3 Piece Suites - All Types House Maintenance: production deals with two main Simon Dutton as Dr Astrov
expertly cleaned. issues - man's abuse of the for Uncle Vanya are available from
• Lounge Carpets Internal & External environment and misplaced love. the Wyvern Theatre, Theatre
• Hall, Stairs No job too big or small Chekov's unique warmth and Square, Swindon. Tel: 524481.
• Landings irony transform the ingredients of Credit Card Line: 694055.
• Bedrooms For your free estimate, a romantic comedy into a
Swindon telephone, masterpiece which highlights Traffic plans on
874460 616642 or 874829 concern from 100 years ago which display in west
are even more relevant today. The
central characterDr. Astrov, played A range of ideas on how to sort out
by Simon Dutton, is a gentle man Swindon's growing traffic
who feels passionately about the congestion will be unveiled at the
CARTER, GOVIER, READ environment and spends his life end of March and there is a chance
planting trees. In one of his to see the suggestions in the west
speeches in the play, he says: on Tuesday 3 April.
SO L CI TORS millions upon millions of trees A comprehensive illustrated
are being killed; the homes of birds leaflet called 'Transport Matters has
Contact us for all your legal needs and animals are being razed to the been distributed to all households
ground; rivers grow shallow, then and a major exhibition of the outline
including dry up; our beautiful landscape is plans will take place in Swindon's
disappearing forever - and all of this Brunel Plaza on March 29, 30. 31.
house sales & purchases, is because man doesn't care enough The exhibition will then tour
matrimonial matters and criminal law and is too lazy." the Borough aboard a double
Some things never change.... or decker bus stopping in West
do they? Swindon on Tuesday 3 April.
34 - 35 Commercial Road, Swindon Apart from providing a great • Freshbrook Village Centre:
deal to think about, the production 9a.m. - 1p.m.
Tel: 617617 is sure to provide an absorbing • West Swindon Centre:
evening's entertainment. Tickets 2p.m. - 8p.m.