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Thamesdown Council's Community
Development Division has a team of WEST contains information
workers based in West Swindon. Here specific to West Swindon. You
they outline their work and how they may want to know the answers
can help local people become more to many other questions.
involved in their community.
For example: Where can I take
The team works in the West the children for a day out?
Swindon area to support ideas What's on in Bath or Oxford?
and projects which will help Are there any dog training
create and maintain a sense of Front row, left to right, Community Development Officer Laurence classes? Council matters?
community. We offer our Yeoman, Infomation Officer Pam Pixton, Community SuiteAdminist rat or
services to all people in the area Mary Poultney. Questions like these, and many
and are especially keen to include Back row, Betty McKinlay, Link Centre Community Activities Assistant, others, are handled every day
people who are often left out for PlayDevelopment Officer Paul Ryan, Toothill Neighbourhood Worker by the staff of Thamesdown
one reason or another. Miriam Minty, Link Centre Community Activities Officer Tony Hillier Borough Council's Information
One way that people can be Centre in the Brunel Centre
excluded from community life is Swindon through The Link Centre. Give us a call or drop market building. We aim to
by not having the information magazine. in and we'll help you find a provide a general information
they need in order to know how But not all local information group you might like to join. If service to all callers, new
and where to join in. Over the is contained here. There are you have an idea for a residents, local people and
last 12 years, Community Deve- about 150 community groups in community project and want tourists.
lopment has produced the West Swindon catering for to take up an issue, we'll be
popular "Welcome to West different needs and interests - glad to talk with you and assist The next time you want to find
Swindon" booklet. You from toddler groups to senior you achieve your aims. If out something, contact the
probably received a copy when citizens clubs, brownies to ball- you're not sure where to go, Information Centre, Tel:
you first moved in. room dancing and Startrek we could point you in the right Swindon 530328 or 526161 ext
Unfortunately our limited appreciation. direction. 4061; write to or call in at 32,
resources meant that distribution Details on these groups and Our photo and names are The Arcade, Brunel Centre,
was restricted to new arrivals. how to make contact with them shown above. Give us a call at Swindon (at the top of the
The team is therefore pleased are held in our Community the Community Suite in the travel lator).
to support the circulation of Information Bank in the Link Centre, telephone 871212 Borough of
WEST to all residents of West Community Suite at the Link ext 234. Thamesdown AV

The Community Suite has

something you won't find in WEST

We've set up an Information Bank in a Resource Room at
the Community Suite in the Link Centre with all you need
to know about the 150 local groups in the area.

If YOU want to join a group
or want to start one up, drop in and talk to us.

£N ivdhbb -S Telephone
The Community
Resource Room 871212

is open ext 234
ee Monday to Friday •IKE GRADWELL.
9am-4pm&
Tuesday evenings COMMUNITY
6.30pm - 9.30pm suite

No charge for use of Resource Room, Community Development
Borough of
minimum charge for photocopying etc. Thamesdown r