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4 TOOTHILL
Railway fan with the
f
RALPH wild west on his mind
PALMER A Toothill resident with a back- lake and a canyon to the rail layout
ground In Swindon's railway works and a lot of the detail you see trav-
PHARMACY has become fanatical about elling through the mountains.
3 Deerhurst Way, American railroads of the last cen- There are over 400 trees on it. I did
It the wrong way round by making
Toothill Wry.
Geoff Bishop, ex-caretaker at the scenery then laying down the
Hours of Opening: Toothill School, was brought up in track. The model is very popular
Wootton Bassett overlooking the wherever it goes."
Mon - Fri railway. His father was employed Geoff's model is thirty feet long
9a.m. - 1p.m. In the railway works and his mother and eight wide and has been dis-
2.30p.m. - 6p.m. was children's nurse in the house- played at 30 exhibitions around the
hold of Sir William Stanier, Chief country over the last four years.
Sat. 9a.m. -12 noon Mechanical Engineer at the GWR. The layout is based on the Virginia
Nowadays Geoff follows his in- &Truckee Railroad which was built
Telephone: 512063 terest through building and exhib- 100 years ago during the gold rush.
iting a model of railways in the Nowadays it has been restored and
'wild' west. His interest was runs as a tourist attraction. Ac-
sparked 10 years ago when visiting cording to Geoff most of the rolling
Toothill Chinese Kitchen a friend in the United States. "My stock was bought and renovated
English Food and Fish & Chips friend gave me two locomotives by the major Hollywood studios so
and I started with a flat board," that they are available for westerns.
Special Chinese Food said Geoff. "Then I visited Nevada Geoff is a member of the Na-
in 1986 and was really impressed tional Model Railway Association
Take-Away Menu by the scenery. The mountains and which brings together people in-
lakes in the Sierra Nevada are in- terested in American railways.
credible and the way railroads were New members are always welcome
Tel: 487055 built across them is amazing. and he can supply more informa-
Hours of Business "When I came back I added a tion. Telephone him on 872202.
Sunday 6- 11.3Opm Geoff with his railway layout admired by many
Monday Closed all day
Tuesday 5- 11.3Opm
Wednesday 12-1.45pm 5-11.30pm
Thursday 12-1.45pm 5-11.30pm
Friday 12 - 1.45pm 5- 12.00am
Saturday 12 - 2.00pm 5- 12.00am

Arts & Recreation
OROUGH OF
BTHAMESDOWN arks Services

THE SWINDON FLOWER . SHOWS 1990
Friday 7th & Saturday 8th September 1990
At the Oasis Leisure Centre
To be opened at 2 00 pm on Friday 7th by BBC Weather Reporter
.
- Bernard Davey
A day out for all the family

Opening times Admissions
Tootleabrook W.I. celebrates 75 years

Friday Adults £1 50
200pm - 1000pm

Saturday 1000am -700 pm Senior Citizens El 00 Tootleabrook W.I. meets on the tickets £3.00, in aid of Bentham

Children/C C SOp third Wednesday of the month, House, Purton. The next three
Plus - two for the price of one 7.30p.m. in the Community Room, monthly meetings are:
Toothill School. 19 September-'How the other half
When buying your ticket for the Flower Show why not bay a
swim ticket and get another one free On 11 September we are holding lives' by Mrs Jean Aust
of c a barn dance to celebrate 75 years of 170ctober-CraftandProduceShow
National Federation of Women's 21 November-'Yesterdays Christ-
Oas/s 010 Institutes. mas' by Mrs P.E. Clement.
Al A fashion show is being organ- For further details of any of these
ised by Tootleabrook W.I. at events, contact Karen Ryman on
Hardings nightclub on 4 October 695499.
Tea Dance Toothill Community
The next Toothill Community Centre
Centre Tea Dance takes Late Summer Fete
place on Sunday 16
September, from 3p.m. to Sat. 8 September
6p.m. with Bernard on the 2pm - 4pm
organ. Tickets are £1 and Bouncy castle, stalls, donkey
there will be refreshments.
rides, lucky dip, refreshments