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12                                          AT YOUR LIBRARY
                               Charity Market                Summer Activities at the library
      COOKS                    The last Link Centre charity market       by Phil Edwards and Jacqueline Else

         T.V&                  before the summer break is on   Lots of information for you this   Thursday 22 August, 10.30 -
                               Saturday 20 July. There are
                                                          month. The first is that Phil has had  1130am. 'Ice Imagination' -create
       VIDEO                   bargains galore available from the   a baby - or rather his wife has! Its a  an ice face with face-paints or make
                                                          girl, Nianh (not pronounced as it is  your own mask. It's also a chance to
                               stalls arranged by a variety of
      REPAIR                   community groups.          spelt - ask Phil) Sabina, weighing in  make an ice collage.
                                                          at a hefty 9lbs 8 oz. I'm sure you'd
                                                                                       Don't miss the fun - it's all free
                               The next market takes place on 21   like to take this opportunity of wish-  The weekly stolytime session for
     SERVICE                   September and therafter on the third   ing them all the very best.   under5s on Wednesdays at I 0.3Oam
                                                            Another piece of good news:  the  will continue with special 'ice' sto-
                               Saturday of the month.     mobile library has been saved.  Altera- ries.
            FREE
     Home Estimates            Stalls are available and new groups   tions are being made to its schedules   The Link Centre ice rinkstaff have
                                                          in order to serve more homes and  joined forces with us for the 'ice'
          Repairs by           are welcome. To book, telephone   residences for older people. The  theme and will put on an exhibition
           Qualified           the Link Centre on 871212 ext 234.   changes will take effect from Sep- in the library during July and Au-
          Engineers.                                      tember.                     gust. They will also run a competi-
                                                            As it's summer, we thought we'd  tion, which adults as well as children
        Sales & Rentals         YOU ONLY HAVE             be seasonal in our choice of theme  can enter, so please do come along.
           All Work               ONE CHANCE              for this year's holiday activities for   During July, the library will also
                                                          children -the theme is ICE! All 'cool  be hosting an exhibition called
         Guaranteed                                       dudes' are invited along to West  'Historical Bites'. This is organised
                                   TO MAKE A
        Tel: Swindon               GOOD FIRST             Swindon library - its free. There will  by the Wiltshire Museums Depart-
                                                          be three activity sessions and a free  ment who describe it as 'a taste of
        825795                     IMPRESSION             'ice pack' with word searches, puz- Wiltshire's historical and traditional
                                                          zles, a test of your imagination and  food'.
           NO                   CV's to suit all needs    the chance to win a prize. Please   topics for exhibition at West Swin-
                                                                                       We aim to have a wide range of
                                                          note these details in your diary:
                                                            Thursday 8 August, 10.30am -  don library and are always on the
         CALL                     Interview advice        1130am. 'Ice Creation' -cut, stick  lookout for fresh ideas. If you have
                                       Contact            and glue to create your own snow  a particular interest, hobby or craft
          OUT                       MS BUSINESS           scene, or make an ice mobile.   and could mount an exhibition of a
                                                            Thursday 15 August, 1030am -  good standard do contact us. It may
                                      SERVICES            I1.30am. 'Sleighday' -help us build  be of local or more general interest.
    CHARGE                           Tel: 876224          and decorate a 'sleigh train' to use in  If it's a craft you may like to give
                                                          the library. Younger ones can make  demonstrations during the period
                                                          their own sleighs. Cardboard boxes  of the exhibition. Interested? Call
               MAINTENAN  E                               and materials will be provided.   us on 871444

                                                                        Personal histories
                                                          A book which describes the lives of   Ten members of the lunch club
                                                          people from the West Indies who  contributed to the book which has
                                          Se:             have come to live in Swindon will be  been put together with the help of
               EXPRESS                                    launched on 8 July at the Link Arts  Debs Osorio from the Swindon Col-
            Your local property maintenance               Studio.                    lege Basic Education Project over
                                                            "We only cameforfive years...." is a  eighteen months.
           company operating 24 hours a day
          For all your Plumbing, Heating, Decorating, Glazing,   collection of personal accounts,   Club member William Leslie said
                                                          recipes and ring play rhymes put  that most of contributors did not
          Drainage, Electrical, Carpentry and Roofing needs.
                                                          togetherby members of the Thames- think they could write. "We had
            Our service is personal, fast and friendly    down Age Concern Caribbean lunch  been talking about putting our
                  and of course Guaranteed                club which meets in the town centre.  memories down, but we needed a
            MAINTENANCE EXPRESS                             The title comes from a story writ- little encouragement to get going."
                 SWINDON 490000                           ten by Doris White who thought she   Now that one book has been pub-
             "It's the only name and number you need"     would stay in Britain for a few years  lished, the group is thinking about
                                                          but has been here for 25.   another writing project.


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