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6 WESTLEA
Big money from big bangs
R.T. Farley RON AHRENS Westlea School funds benefited by
'4 BUILDER £967 after parents and staff organ-
'4 Landscape Gardener ised the only community bonfire and
DECORATOR
in West Swindon fireworks event within West Swin-
20 years experience. Specialising in all aspects don on 5 November.
1,200 people fromalloverthe area
Turfing, Paving, of high quality building supported the event.
work especially decorating, Parent and local scout leader
Fencing, Pergolas,
carpentry & plastering. David Franklin and a team of help-
Planting New ers built and supervised an expert
All work guaranteed.
Gardens, Rockery bonfire which burnt toa small pile of
No job too small. ashes. The fireworks were a big
Construction, Free estimates favourite with all who attended.
Crazy Paving etc. A further £2,100 was raised at the
Telephone: 692134 school's Christmas Fair on 28 No-
Tel: 875174 (West Swindon) vember
Pictured right, from Shaw, Duncan,
Nickyand Lisa Weller,andKellyFeeney
71 DOUBLE GLAZING in front, enjoying their sparklers

Local correpondent
DOCTOR Sheila Mitchell from Moresby Close, Westlea has become The Link
magazine's local contact for the Westlea page. If you have a story about
a Westlea person, or an event coming up, tell Sheila about it and we'll get
Repairs and Sprvice.c it into The Link. Her telephone number is 873062.
all types of Double Glazing

Misted Sealed U flits Replaced Dad runs for playgroup
On 6 December, Stephen Bisley raising sponsorship from local peo-
24 hour Emergency Service whose son, Michael, attends the ple and local companies. His aim is
Westlea Playgroup, will be taking to help the playgroup raise cash to
Free Quotations part in the Purton Half Marathon buy outdoor play equipment.
which is being organised by Swin- Stephen hopes to be running in a
Call (0793) 849449 (24 hrs) don Road Runners. T-shirtdesigned by the children with
Stephen has been training hard his sponsors advertisements printed
for the event and has been busily on it.
His mother had a shotgun wedding Milkman promotes milk to youngsters
yet choirs of angels announced His birth 'Howard the Milkman' visited the is processed from the cow to the
He was born in a cow shed children of Westlea Playgroup re- milk botttle.
yet wise and wealthy men came to worship Him cently as part of the campaign to Howard answered the wide range
increase awareness about milk, its of questions which the children
Christmas is a mystery - God was born into His own uses and the continued need formilk- asked and told them the time he
creation. But one thing is clear - this Jesus, changed men to deliver the daily pinta. delvered the milk to their front door
human history and He changes our lives today. Howard spent well over an hour in the morning. The children were
with children who had madearange particularly fascinated to know what
of milk puddings and with Howard time Howard had to get up in the
The people of Westlea Church they en joyed milkshakes and cheese morning. However, despite being a
and biscuits. He read them a story tremendous hit with the children,
called 'Michael the Milk Bottle' they alidecided that they would not
0 which told the story of the life of a like to be a milkman as none liked
milk bottle and illustrated how milk the idea of getting up so early.
0 Two years of planning has culmi- plements the Westlea Cub Scout and
Beavers colonise Westlea!

nated in the successful inauguration Scout sections. It caters for six to
of a new Beaver Colony as pa it of the eight year olds and meets in the
Westlea Scout Group. Community Hall adjacent to
On 24 November eleven Beaver Westlea School. More information
Scouts, taken from the Cubs waiting may be obtained from the Westlea
list, were invested by their leader, Group Scout Leader Dave Franklin
Janet Carmichael, into the Colony on 874671, or the Beaver Scout
where they team up in 'ledges' for LeaderJanet Carmichael on 535988.
activities. These are summed up in Westlea Scouts are delighted to
invite you to share our family celebrations the Beaver Scout motto 'Fun and welcome the Beavers, their parents
this Christmas. Friends' and include games, handi- and the new leaders into the group,
work and crafts, as a prelude to Cub and look forward to following their
Carol Service- 20th December 3.30pm Scouting. progress as grow older and work
Family Communion - Christmas Day lOam The Westlea Beaver Colony is the their way up through cubs and
second in West Swindon and sup- scouts.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!
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