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NEWS & VIEWS                                                   23
          Ready for Parenthood?
                                                             A.T. GRIERSON           Pcisc REG. BUILDER
             Is parenthood education good enough?
      Conference for parents and professionals at Link Centre      Extensions, Alterations and Repairs
   A conference which aims to bring  ferent from the needs that parents   Artexing and Coving Specialists
   parents and professionals together  express, especially young mothers.   Glaze Tiling - No jobs too small
   to talk about parenthood takes place   "This conference will look at how   For A Professional Finish
   over two days at the Link Centre on  people are prepared to become     Tel: 771288 (Old Shaw)
   May 17 and 18.              parents through schools, the infor-      Free Estimates and Advice        Ad
     The conference is one of the first  mation available to them and the
   of its kind in Great Britain and has  help given by health professionals.
   been organised as the result of re- We're saying to parents that we   SWINDON SOFT WATER CENTRE
   search work into the levels of in- know there's a problem with par-   Makes water softening simple
   fant mortality in the Thamesdown  ent education and we want their   No. I  Ber. selling water softener in the UK
   area. The study was carried out by  help with changing how it's of-
   Jan Long at the Health Education  fered."                          INETI
   Unit who discovered that ante-natal   Sheila Kitzinger, the well known
   parenthood classes are not effec- campaigner for improved parent
   tive as they should be. A lot of  education, will address the confer-  The worlds most advanced full automatic non-electric meter-controlled s stem
                                                                     Showroom at 260 Ferndale Road, Swindon
   parents see them as too 'medical'  ence on whether we have 'A soci-  Call BRIAN COX on SWINDON 527172
   and not relevant to the needs of  ety fit for mothers?', along with
   parents.                    others in the medical and parent
     "When I talked to parents dur- care field. The afternoon sessions   WOULD YOU LIKE TO RETURN TO
   ing the research into infant mortal- on both days are given over to dis-  OFFICE WORK BUT SKILLS RUSTY
   ity, it became clear that the Health  cussions about whether the educa-
   Services were not meeting the needs  tion for parenthood in Swindon is   TO NON-EXISTENT?
   for parent education," said Jan. "In  good enough.
   many cases parentcraftclasses meet   Places are still available for par-  Why not do a refresher or basic
   a demand which is perceived by  ents to attend the conference. Tele-  course in typing, shorthand, audio,
   professionals; these are often dif-  phone Jan Long on 694660.   word processing/VDU - tuition in
                                                           small groups by qualified tutors.
         Playgroup              Pizza winners              We will refund the cost!
         vacancies             We had dozens of entries in our
   Toothill Farm Playgroup have  'how many pizzas did Dominos   Call ROWHEX STAFF on
   vacancies for morning and  Pizza sell during the first six weeks   Swindon 534997 for more
   afternoon sessions. Please call  of business (until 31 March).
   in to see the Supervisor Cherry   The entries were either too high   details.
   Hobbs or ring Chairperson Tina  or too low. In fact, Dominos sold   60 Victoria Road, Swindon
   Lewington on 642678.        7,161 during their first 6 weeks and
                               Mrs Polpitiye of Picton Road,
                               Middleleaze came in closest with
       Calling all            9,400.                          SHAW VETERINARY
                                The Dominos birthday offer has
          dieters              really taken off since we mentioned
   If you have trouble sticking to a  it last month. Let them know and     CENTRE
   slimming plan Western Slimming  they will deliver a large cheese and
   Services may be able to help you  tomato pizza to your child's birth-  SHAW VILLAGE CENTRE
   keep to a calorie controlled diet.  day party, before 5.30p.m.,FREE of
   This method uses medication to  charge.                     RAMLEAZE DRIVE, SHAW
   lower your appetite and change   They'll also donate pizzas to any
   your eating habits.        community groups that are organ-
     A spokesman for Western Slim- ising a special meeting or event.   Consultations by Appointment
   ming Services said, "The medica- Give them a call on 877585.
   tion has been used for years and  Below: G WR Radio's Hungry Howard   Mon to Fri 8.30am - 6.00pm
   has successfully treated thousands  descended upon Dominos during April   8.00pm -1 0.00pm       (W
   of patients. There is careful medi-  to eat a few and to give out pizzas to pas-  Sat
                                                                            9.00am - 1 2.3Opm
                              sers-by with owner Sigud Wilberg.
   cal monitoring throughout the
   treatment by an experienced doc-                                                               •
   tor."
     For a fee of £8 per week, clients                      •  LATE NIGHT                           :1  SHAW
                                                                                                       VILLAGE
   receive private consultations with                          SURGERIES                               CENTRE
   a fully qualified doctor, medica-                                                        .
   tion, dietary advice and individual
   support and counselling at each                          •  24 HOUR
   visit. You can attend weekly or                             EMERGENCY
   monthly as your prefer, orarrange-                                                  GRANGE
                                                                                        PARK
   ments can be made for home visits.                          TREATMENT                        UNK
     For more information staff of                                                             CENTRE
   Western Slimming Services are in                                                                  WESTLEA
   the Small Meeting Room, Ike                                                       FRESHBRK
                                                                                               TOOTHILL
   Gradwell Community Suite at the
   Link Centre every Friday from
   5.30p.m. to 7.30p.m. and on Satur-                           TEL 881919
   day from 4p.m. to 6p.m., oryou can
   telephone 0831 - 118907.
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