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4 TOOTH ILL
Toothill family makes contact
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RON AHRENS R.T. Far1e
BUILDER A local family made a historic reun-
Landscape Gardener ion with long lost American cousins
DECORATOR in September.
in West Swindon Don Lea of Markenfield, Toothill
Specialising in all aspects 20 years experience. has been collecting information
of high quality building Turfing, Paving, about his ancestors for years and
work especially decorating, Fencing, Pergolas, has traced his family tree right back
to the sixteenth century. There are
carpentry & plastering. over one hundred relations in the
Planting New
All work guaranteed. Gardens, Rockery Swindon and Malmsbury area, and
thereare others all around the world.
No job too small. When he heard that his second
Free estimates Construction, cousin June Dengate from Ohio
Crazy Paving etc. would be touring Britain with her
Telephone: 692134
Tel: 875174 }
(West Swindon) - husband and daughter, he contacted
her to arrange a visit to Swindon.
Much tojune's surprise she-was
greeted at Don's house by twenty
Don Lea andhiswifePaton the left with
members of the British connection
Toothill Chinese Kitchen whom she did not know about. June Dengate third from right and her
husband and daughter
"1 was asked if we would be visit-
English Food and Fish & Chips ing relations in England and I said and with the past. I'm so pleased
Special Chinese Food TakeAway Menu there might be one or two, but I that we could meet up. June will
never realised there were so many," help me contact the relations of an-
Tel: 487055 said June. "It's wonderful to know other of my grandfather's brothers
I have such a big family." who emigrated in the early 1900s.
June's grandmother was sister to "It's a complicated business, but
Sunday 6 - 11.30am
r 1r Monday Closed all day Don's grandfather and it was her many of the lost relations are being
father who emigrated to the USA at fitted into the Lea family jigsaw."
Tuesday
5 - 1130pm
Wednesday 12 - 145pm 5 - 1130pm the age of 16. His many stories
Thursday 12 - 145pm 5 - 1130pm about life in pee-World War I Wilt-
Friday 12-1.45pm 5 - 1200am shire left a strong impression with Fancy Dress
- Saturday 12 - 2.00pm 5 - 1200am June.
Don took her to her father's birth- Halloween
OPEN ALL BANK HOLIDAYS (MONDAY) place, the pub run by her grandfa- Family Night
ther, and other sites around
Malmsbury made the day visit an Saturday 31 October,
emotional one. "It's hard to put into 730pm - midnight
ar 1. SATISFACTION words. Tears came to my eyes to see Disco. Licensed bar
the places my father talked about,"
- GUARANTEED she said Toothill Community Centre
Don said that he was glad to meet £1 Adults; 70p children
June and her family. "I've been over 12, under 12s free
working on the family tree so that Prices for best fancy
we can keep in touch with each other dress adult and child
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Entertaining coffee Tootleabrook WI
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morning at church June Bradley writes:
You're invited to a Coffee Morning At our August meeting Mrs Penny
NEW KITCHENS, at Toothill Church on Saturday 10 Ady gave a most interesting and
October from 10.30am to 12noon. informative talk on colour and im-
NEW WARDROBES age. In September Mrs J Coats
It's being organised by the young
CARPENTRY & ALL people of Toothill Church in aid of showed us how easy 'Yeast
the Church Restoration Fund who Cookery'is. Shedemonstrated many
TYPES OF JOINERY RENOVATIONS will provide entertainment. mouth watering recipes. Weallsam-
+ All units supplied rigid ALTERATIONS Please support your local church. pled these and are definitely going
to treat our families to some of them.
+ Solid wood doors REPAIRS One of our own members also
+ Replacement doors fitted EXTENSIONS Group for boys showed us how to make marzipan
fruits. We were all surprised how
•. Windows, doors and PLANNING SERVICE AVAILABLE The Salvation Army Boys Adven- easy these are to make and how
ture Corps (SABA) has restarted and realistic the results.
furniture made to your FREE QUOTATIONS meets on Wednesdays,6pm in Toot- Our next meeting on 21 October
ALL GENERAL BUILDING WORK
specifications UNDERTAKEN hill Community Centre and is open will be the Annual Craft and Pro-
to boys aged 6 to 14 years of age. duce Show.
+ Over 15 years experience The members take part in projects,
QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP We are having a cake stall at the
+ Free consultation without badge work, games and outdoor West Swindon Centre on 23 Octo-
activities. ber. Please come and see us there.
any obligation P&L Browne Boys who took part in SABA be- The WI has ladies of all ages and
fore the summer break and have not interests. We meet on the third
Telephone Phil Barrett on BUILDERS
returned are asked to join in again. Wednesday of each month in the
(0793) 873003 New members are invited to turn CommunityRoomatToothillSchool
(Westlea) 0793 496485 up or telephone Clive Alexander on at 730pm. For further information
826428. telephone 495520.