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12 DAY IN THE LIFE

It's a blooming good life
COOKS
If you are up and about at 6.30a.m. you may see a white Fiat Uno speeding (within the limits we're
T.V& assured) from West Swindon to Westcott Place which is where you will find 'Blooms the
distinctive florist! If you do, then you'll know it's Shirley Parrott of Eastleaze, resident of West
VIDEO Swindon and florist to Royalty. 6.00a.m. The alarm goes. After to wire each flower, we now use an

REPAIR Car Boot Sale breakfast with my husband I am oasis which is pre-soaked and the
Link Centre off to the shop where hopefully a flowers arranged.
SERVICE coach park flower whole-saler will be waiting Floristry has also adapted to the
outside four mornings a week. I 90's with modern methods of
Saturday 2 June, am his first call. communication. Now a lot of our
FREE The days of gettingup at4.00a.m. customers use the fax as well as the
Home Estimates lOam and going to market have gone. I telephone.
Boots £4 and £5 from use two wholesalers, one local who At the beginning of the week we
Repairs by
Chris on 617620 have a branch at New Covent deal with all our contract work.
Qualified or Morag on 875148 Garden and a 'Flying Dutchman'. This can be for hotels, offices and
Engineers. Proceeds to Westlea Guides After buying I put the kettle on for garages. Today, a professional
Sales & Rentals a cup of tea or coffee and then set florist must be able to deal with a
about conditioning the flowers. All variety of work. We do have our
All Work WRIGHT the flowers are dry since leaving quiet days (occasionally) when we
Guaranteed PLANNING the growers. They come fmm many are able to do basic preparations
Tel: Swindon SERVICES countries: Holland, Israel, for the busy occasions like
Guernsey and Cambodia as well as Valentines Day, Mothers Day and
825795 Building Plans prepared, England. Christmas. At these busy times we

Planning & Building Regula-
NO tion Approvals obtained
"A!l the headaches taken
CALL out of your hands"
All work undertaken by fully
OUT qualified engineer.
CHARGE Telephone Steve Wright
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Swindon 871553

Ir STORM MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Storm Technical & Industrial Division

TEMPS • TEMPS TEMPS 715a.m. The first member of would expect to be at the shop at
staff arrives, Louise, who is also a 4.30a.m. to cope with the extra work
COME ON DOWN AND fully qualified florist. We discuss load.
the work schedule for the day and In June we have been asked to
SAY HELLO TO MIKE & JULIE make up the orders that must be decorate a room at Avebury Manor
finished before our van driver which my two assistants and I are
arrives at 830a.m. and the phone looking forward to. The special
U WAREHOUSE OPERATORS or fax start working. occasions make up for the odd
Wealso open the shop at8.30a.m. awkward customer.
U FORK LIFT DRIVERS when Kirsty our third member of I am always thinking of ways to
staff arrives; she has just taken her improve our service and
U LABOURERS City and Guilds at Lackam College professionalism to our customer. I
near Chippenham. have had the honour and
U STORES PEOPLE We put the kettle on again opportunity of doing work for the
(florists work on cups of tea) and Queen, the Princess Royal and Sir
U H.G.V. 123 perhaps sit down. But there goes Winston Churchill; only the 'Queen
U VAN DRIVERS the phone and the shop door. Mum' left!
Kirsty to the phone, Louise and
This coming winter I shall be
U EVENING SHIFT WORKERS myself into the shop. Whilea florist taking further tuition from one of
must be artistic she must also be this county's leading florists in
able to change moods instantly as it order to improve my own personal
STORM INTO 1990 WITH S.M.S. would not be unusual to have one standard.
The Right Choice customer discussing a funeral 500p.m. Time to close the shop,
tribute and followed by another go home and think of what to have
Office Hours: Mon - Fri 7.30am - 5.30pm discussing a wedding. Both require for a meal with my family of two
different approaches. boys and husband.
Sat. 9am - 12 noon After being a florist for 28 years Blooms will be on display with
I have seen it, like most industries, other local florists at Avebury
27 Commercial Road, Swindon, Wilts.
change drastically. For example Manor on 23/24 June to celebrate
Tel: (0793) 481301 from making funeral tributes on a the first anniversary of replanting
wire frame and moss, and having the Rose Garden.
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