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               Light sparks ideas                                                    New Year, New Job?
                                                                                     The New Year is traditionally a time
   A project at Oliver Tomldns Infants  term which stimulated great inter-
   School which started out as a study  est amongst the children. "Blunsdon          for making plans for the future and
                                                                                     thinking about new directions. Per-
   of light in September evolved into  House were wonderful," said Mrs               haps you are looking fora new job?
   one which looked at the workings of  Stamford. 'They treated us like their        Thinking about retraining or brush-
   a hotel, and in December took on a  top customers by showingus around             ing upon existing skills? Or maybe
   Christmas theme.           the hotel and letting us use one of
     Deputy head Kathy Stamford said  the conference moms. The children              you are thinking about returning to
   that night and day, shadows and  loved it and have done some tre-                 work after a break? Would you like
                                                                                     help to find out what is available
   reflections and the Hindu Festival  mendous work. And as we ap-
   of Diwali, the festival of lights, were  proached Christmas we were able          locally and how to make a start?
                                                                                       If so, the Adult Guidance Unit
   just some of the topics investigated  to compare the workings of a mod-
   by the Year I and 2 classes. But a  em hotel with the problems Mary               should be able to help you. It offers
   visit to see the lighting at Blunsdon  and Joseph had when they found             free advice, counselling and infor-
   House Hotel was a high point of last   there no room in the inn."                 mation to anyone over 19- whether
                                                                                     you are unemployed, in a job, in
                                                                                     training, returning to work after a
                                                                                     break or changing career.
                                                          Hotel workers in school,from left, David   For West Swindon residents and
      Philip Stone                 Sj. St. George         Ford, Hailey Stevenson, Siyana Hirani   those for whom getting into town is
                                    MA (Oxon), FCA        and William Banyard        difficult the AGU provides an
                                                                                     outreach service at the Link Centre.
        Painter &                                                                    A guidance worker is available in
                                     Chartered              Two versions of          The Mall area every Tuesday morn-
       Decorator                    Accountant             playgroup panto           ing from lOam to 12 noon. You
                                                                                     don't have to make an appointment,
      For a high stcindcd             Specialist in       Children at Shaw's Jellytots play-  just drop by. There will be someone
          of work with             financial services     group performed Cinderella for their  that you can talk to and plenty of
      references available         for small business     parents and then were entertained a  information leaflets to take away
                                                          week later when staff put on the  with you.
       Telephone now                                      same pantomime.              The main service is based in the
                                      lilA High Street    Pictured left are Laura Webb as the   Old College Buildings in Victoria
           for a FREE            Wootton Bassett, Swindon, Wilts   Fairy, Sarah and Ruth Tyas as the Ugly  Road,Swindon. You can contact the
           estimate                   Telephone           Sisters, Sion Richards as Buttons, Vic- Unit direct by telephoning 618866
          Tel: 870515                                     toria Berwick as Cinderella and Chris-  or why not call at the Link Centre on
                                    (0793) 848030         topher Morton as the Prince..   a Tuesday morning.

                                                                                        Curly Sue winner
                                                                                      The winner of our MGM competi-
                                                                                      tion last month was C. Watkins of
                     ERMIN                                                            Harcourt Road, Swindon.
                                                                                       A Curly Sue rag doll and a
                                                                                      voucher for a hairdo at Fresh-
                WINDOWS                                                               brook Centre's Cut 'n' Dry salon
                                                                                      is on its way
                                                                                        Pool marathon
                                                                                     A late entry in fund raising activities
                                                                                     for Children In Need took place in
                                                                                     early December when members of
                                                                                     Greendown Youth Club took part in
                                                                                     a 24 hour pool marathon.
                                                                                     From left, Nicola Ham, Debbie Spencer,
                                                                                     Nicky Shepherd, Karen Gibbons, Kit
        For Conservatories and windows in uPVC                                       Webb, Donna Smith, Louise Gale; Back
         or aluminium with hardwood surround                                         row, Craig Brett, Richard Williams
















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