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May Fair liMay, 2pm - 5pm
Brookfield School, Cartwright Drive, Shaw
20p Adults; lOp children WEST SWINDON'S
Lucky programme, Morris Dancing, face painting, badge
making, welly throwing, sth11, cream teas, etc. SPORTS SHOP
Fancy Dress Parade at 2pm

Fashion comes to Shaw NOW OPEN
Traidcraft Fashion Show Friday 10 May, 8pm, Shaw Church
Traidcraft is an alternative trading items will be on sale and there will
company which operates Christian be the opportunity to place orders
principles through trade with Third for clothing. Branded stock of Trainers

World co-operatives. They sell a Last year's show was very suc-
variety of goods including recycled cessful; hopefully even more people Shell Suits
paper products, jewellery and will come this year. Admission is
fashion accessories, clothes and £1, concessions SOp, with all pro- Swimwear
ceeds going towards the work of
foodstuffs such as tea and coffee.
A number of people associated Traidcraft to promote fair trade. Tennis, Squash and

with West Swindon Churches and For more information please call Badminton Racquets
committed to Traidcraft's cause, are Ruth Barrett on 430423.

putting on a Fashion Show to pro- Below: Fashion show organisers & Clothing. Table Tennis
mote the clothing range in this year's Caroline and Philip McLaughlin, Nick
clothing catalogue. OtherTraidcraft and Ruth Barrett Snooker and Cricket gear.
Plus top range equipment to order

Nike, Adidas

Puma, Hi-Tec
Lob, Speedo

Slazenger

and others

Testing time for residents' association uui
Shaw Residents' Association could fade away if there isn't more interest
from the people of Shaw says this year's chairman Bob Bauld. Racquet stringing
Unfortunately the date advertised planned for September and there
in last month's Link magazine as the will be a cheese and wine party after on the premises,
Annual General Meeting was incor- the Annual Meeting.
rect. However the dated id not pro- After several years of community
duce a rush of interest and Bob is involvement in Gorse Hill before he
hoping that there will be more peo- came to Shaw, Bob admits to being
ple on the correct date which is disappointed that there isn't more "Serving you in the West"
Tuesday 7 May. interest in the local residents' asso-
The Association is important be- ciation. "It's a great pity that people
cause it provides a focus for com- show such little interest. We could
munity problems says Bob. "Re- do a lot more with wider contacts
cently we've been concerned about around the community." estside
the renewed increase in under age The Shaw Residents' Association
drinking at the Shaw Ridge play Annual General Meeting takes place
area. The noise carries to the houses at 745pm, Tuesday 7May in Shaw Sports
below and the litter of beer cans is Community Centre. Cheese and
pretty bad. wine will be available following the -11
"We're also worried about chil- meeting. SRKW
YLLAGE
dren playing on Old Shaw Lane A proposal to alter the Associa- Shaw Village Centre,Shaw CENTRE
where it crosses Roughmoor Way. tion's Constitution so that the quo-
It's a fastroad and we've been press- rum attending the annual meeting (between JCR & Show Church)
ing Thamesdown to provide a safe, should be reduced to 12 from 25 will GRANGE
complete crossing point." be tabled. Tel: 875712 PARK LINK
CENTRE
Bob added that the Association is Groups wanting to book a stall at
turning its attention to organising the SRA September fun day, can do D ROOK TOOT RU WESTLEA
social activities. A fun day is being so by ringing Bob Bauld on 886193.