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4 TOOTH ILL
After school care places available
The Toothill After School Club has activities.
places for children who need to be Plans for the future include set-
MOBILE VEHICLE SERVICING cared for after school every day un- tingup a conservation group, karate
REPAIRS & TUNING til 6.15pm. and football.
By qualified engineers from fully equipped Children are collected from The prices charged for care are
Mobile Workshops at your home or place of work
Phone Dave Powell MOBILE 0860 453329 • Swindon 612930 Toothill and Oliver Tomkins School competitive and the children have
and are escorted to the club which the benefits of spending their after-
SET PRICE INCLUDES PARIS, LABOUR & VAT
meets at the Toothill Farm Centre, noons with friends in supervised
Bodiam Drive. group activities. The club will dis-
RON AHRENS : R.T. Farley A snack is provided for the chil- cuss what a parent can afford if they
BUILDER dren during the care session when cannot meet the rates.
DECORATOR Landscape Gardener they take part in an interesting pro- To find out more about booking a
gramme of events including arts and place, telephone Karen Drake on
Specialising in all aspects in West Swindon crafts, cooking, sports activities, 497756 or Belinda Harrington on
of high quality 20 years experience. board games and environmental 541411.
building work Turfing, Paving,
especially decorating.
Fencing, Pergolas,
carpentry & plastering. s Drop-in opens again
Planting New
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All work guaranteed. ::
Gardens, Rockery
No job too small.
Free estimates : Construction, Crazy
Telephone: 692134 Paving etc.
(West Swindon)
Tel: 875174 ,

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WOOTON BASSETT
Come and see our full range of Water Softeners including the
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Also Available: Granular, Tablet, P.V.D. Salt
All at Unit 4, Oaklands Enterprise Estate, Braydon, Nr. Wootton
Bassett. Open Saturdays ONLY 930am - 4pm. OR
Ring Swindon 853156 for further information or appointment.

RALPH DUNCAN Janet Freeguard acquires a taste for youth music with the help of, left to right,
Teresa Barclay, Errol Williams, Oily Reed, Darren Howells, Danielle Bathe,
PALMER SELF DRIVE Dawn Bathe and Charlotte Dixey
PHARMACY HIRE Teenagers in Toothill have some- our area and we don't have the
where to go again during the eve- money to use Shaw Ridge. We just
3 Deerhurst Way Vehicles for Hire nings. want somewhere to be with our
A drop-in session on a Tuesday at mates."
at Competitive Rates
Toothill Vans. Lutons. Estates Toothill Community Centre started Darren Howells said a youth club
Hours of Opening: Cars • Mini Bus in September, about two years after would get young people off the
Mon - Fri 272 Ermln Street the youth cafe that used to meet streets but adults had to give young
there closed down.
people a chance.
9a.m. - 1p.m. Stratton St. Margaret The sessions are being organised Errol Williams said the room
230p.m. - 6p.m. Swindon by Janet Freeguard who recently would attract young people once a
Tel: 822193 joined the centre management com- pool table arrives.
Sat, 9a,m.-12 noon mittee. She is also supervisor at the The drop-in sessions at Toothill
Open Daily 9am - 6 pm playgroup but said she enjoys the Community Centre is open to 12 to
Telephone: 512063 Sundays 9am - 1pm contrastof working with very young 18 year olds between 730pm and
children and with young adults. "I 9.45pm. Tea, coffee, soft drinks and
went onto the committee to do some- music are available. Furtherevening
Toothill Chinese Kitchen thing for young people. They get a sessions may be opened if there is
raw deal in the area and are always interestand more volunteer helpers
English Food and Fish & Chips blamed if something wrong hap- can be found.
pens. The majority just want some-
Special Chinese Food TakeAway Menu where to go where they don't have
to spend much money and they can Good take-up
Tel: 487055 be with their friends. The session to issue Gold Cards to
"It's important for the commu- people in receiptofbenefitatToothill
Hours of Business nity centre to provide for all age Community Centre on 10 Sept-
groups." ember, as advertised in last month's
6 -11.3Oam
Sunday
Monday The word is circulating that the Link magazine, was a great success.
Closed all day
Tuesday 5 -1130pm centre is encouraging young people In just two hours 65 people had
Wednesday 12 - 145pm 5- 1130pm to use its facilities again, but having their photos taken and were given a
Thursday 12 - 145pm 5- 11.3Opm been criticised for their behaviour card which entitles them to much
Friday the first teenagers to use it were reduced entry toThamesdown's rec-
12 - 145pm 5 - 1200am
Saturday suspicious. Teresa Barclay said, "we reation facilities.
12-2.00pm 5 - 1200am
OPEN ALL BANK HOLIDAYS (MONDAY) haven't had anywhere to go for a Plans are in hand to organise more
longtime. The Link Centre is not in sessions in the area.