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Appeal to Sparcells dog owners 27
MOBILE
Youngsters in Sparcells are appeal-
ing to dog owners to keep their dogs
away from their football pitch. MECHANIC
The kids aged 9 to 14 have erected
their own goal posts on the open
WE COME TO YOU
space behind Sparcells Community
Centre and use it whenever they • Non-Starts •Servicing .Tuning
can. Before playing they inspect the • M.O.T. Work .Breakdowns
rough ground for dog droppings. *Electrical Faults
They always find lots of piles of L-1
*Clutches fitted
faeces just where they play and cover
them with stones.
"It's a big problem here," said
spokesman Cohn White of
Sandwood Close. 'The muck gets No Garage Prices or Waiting
on our shoes, the ball and our clothes. Please Telephone
We see owners walking their dogs Some of the users, standing from left, Paul Steele, Daniel Plumb, Thomas Day, Craig 876211 ANYTIME
down by the stream, but there are a Ratcliffe, Richard Plumb,NickMcCrae, Edward Brown. Front, Markand Colin White
few who always let their dogs foul
just where we play. Its a big field "They would think we're a bit Ecumenical Parish of
and they could try to make sure cheeky if weasked them," said Colin. Freshbrook
West Swindon
their dogs go on the edge." "But it would be good if they could tIZI
Church
Wanting to avoid confrontation control their dogs more. It's not & The Lydiards
and possibly abuse, the youngsters only us. Lots of dads come out here Anglican, Methodist, Worsley Road
have not spoken to any dog owners. with much younger children." U.R.C., Baptist. Will give YOU
Toothill a warm welcome
Rev. Ian Handscomb 693384
Sunday lOam
Making space in Rev. Anne Thomas 496421 Family Praise with children's
St. Mary's L.Tregoze for
your minds for Freshbrook & Grange Park Covenanter Movement & creche
Rev. Tony Price 870244 6.30pm Evening Worship and
HIV and AIDS Westlea Communion
A charity created for people in growth in the numberof people who Rev. John Flory 770217 t For details of mid-week meetings,
Shaw and Sparcells house groups and other
Swindon whose lives have been af- are HIV infected is amongst hetero-
Rev. Keith Boxall 770568 activities, telephone
fected by HIV infection and people sexual women. Rev. Peter Grainger on 490498.
with AIDS is battling against preju- "Nowadays HIV and AIDS is not Rev. Helen Drummond 874372
t also All Saints, L. Millicent Church Office, Tel: 873050
dice and misinformation. confined to any one sector of the
Set up eighteen months ago, population," says Tom. "Child or
SPACE - the Swindon Project for adult, straight or gay, male or fe-
AIDS Counselling and Education - male, black or white, old or young, Morrison & Masters
offers a range of services on a confi- doing drugs or not can all become
dential and non-judgemental basis infected. It comes as a hell of a shock TOWN SQUARE, WEST SWINDON CENTRE.
including and it is often a very isolating ex-
• an anonymous helpline perience. Imagine not being able to TELEPHONE 870055
• a drop in centre where people can tell anybody because you think for
receive support and can be put in you'll be out of a job, or your family House Sales and Purchases & all Property Work
touch with other services will disown you. That's what we're
• an information serviceaboutHlV, all about, advice and information (written estimates given)
AIDS and practicing safer sex and space to work out your Divorce, Criminal and all Court work
• training on HIV and AIDS thoughts."
awareness, sex and sexuality. SPACE has a team of loyal, confi- Wills and Probates
Those infected with the virus as dential volunteers who will talk,
WEST SWINDON'S ONLY SOLICITORS!
well as their partners, wives, fami- listen and assist in any way. The
lies and friends all have access to organisation also has strong links
Also at 20 Commercial Road, Swindon. Telephone: 526601
SPACE. with a network of professionals for
and 69a Cricklade Road, Gorse Hill. Telephone: 481602
The organisation has been find- further help.
ing it slow getting their message HIV does not discriminate be-e
across to Swindon people for a tween
tween the sexually active and unless
number of reasons according to its people become more aware of this, DESPERATE? LONELY? SUICIDAL?
coordinator Tom Harris. "It's very its spread will not be checked. Tom
Harris puts it more starkly. "Be-
difficult to know how many people cause the HIV virus can lie dormant The
in Swindon may be affected by HIV
or AIDS because we think many for a longtime, there are now more
travel to London or Bristol for tests. people with the HIV virus who don't Samaritans
The low numbers visiting the genito- know they've got it, than those who
urinary medicine department at do. If people are sexually active, You don't have to be suicidal to share
PMH is part of the reason for setting then they need to practice safe sex.
up SPACE." They cannot know who has or who your problems with us. Phone anytime
Although AIDS is a new phe- does not have the HIV virus." day or night, or call into
nomena, another reason is the na- To get in touch with SPACE, the 6 Curtis Street, Swindon
tional deep-seated belief amongst Centre at 172 Victoria Road is open betweeen 8am & 10pm.
the 'straight' population that HIV midday to 6pm Monday, Tuesday
and AIDS only affects gay people and Thursday and the telephone the Samaritans
and drug users. Nothing could be helpline is open 7pm to 9pm Tues-
Swindon 537373
further from the truth and a recent day and Thursday. The telephone
report should that the largest rate of number is 420620.