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Free church minister moves up north
An appreciation by Chris Clarke
Helen Drummond (pictured right) INTEREST
became Free-Church Minister at
Shaw in 1985 when she came to
share with the Vicar Keith Boxall in
caring for Shaw's 14,000 souls. RATES DOWN
Together they have built and nur-
tured Holy Trinity Church but she
also been influential beyond Shaw CAN WE HELP YOU
and Swindon, visiting other congre-
gations, working on many commit-
tees, trying to ensure that no-one MAKE THE RIGHT
need feel isolated from Cod's love.
She combines a gift for seeing and
telling the truth and therefore for MOVE?
teaching Cod's word, with concern
for young people. Her non-Church
interests include Sunderland foot- Whether you are moving
ball tearm, feminism and the sea. Helen Drummond with Ian and Sarah
All of her friends in Swindon are ber when Helen will be inducted as house or thinking of
grateful to her husband Ian and United Reformed Church Minister
daughter Sarah and to Cod to have at St Mary's, Morley, near Leeds. re-mortgaging your present
shared Helen for 7 years. Our She will also be an Industrial Chap-
prayers will be with her on 17 Octo- lain there.
property, we may be able
Jellytots Playgroup Autumn Fayre Shaw W1 to help you.
Saturday 31 October, 2pm - 4pm Kay Twyinan reports
Upper Shaw Farm We had a busy afternoon with our We have special discounts available
Table Top Sale, Tombola, Raffle, cake stall at the Shaw Fun Day on 5
September. It was very pleasant to NOW for First Time Buyers!!
Refreshments
tell people about out meetings whilst
To book a table phone: 875282
selling the cakes. I hope all those We can arrange fixed rate mortgages
who purchased our cakes enjoyed
Playgroup spaces eating them! at very competitive rates (8.25% for 2 years)
TheSunnySmiles Playgroup which We are joing forces with Lydiard
meets in the Roughmoor Social Hall, Millicent WI to hold a jumble sale at We can also arrange new loans
Swinley Drive has places available Lydiard Millicent Village Hall on at a variable rate of 8% with no deferral
on Monday and Wednesday morn- Saturday 10 October. The hall will
ings, 9.15am to 12noon. be open at 2pm. Entry is lop and of interest (discounted rate which is 2% below
Call Jackie Wozniak for more in- refreshments will be available. Hope the base rate of 10% for 12 months),
formation on 873284. to see you there.
At our October meeting, John subject to status, e.g. a mortgage of £50,000
Big rattle prize Cirvan will be talking about Ghosts. could cost £283.33 per month at 8%.
The Friends of Shaw Ridge School Don't worry, we won't let anyone
have set themselves the target of go home alone! We're a friendly There are NO HIDDEN CLAUSES!
raising £500 at a stall in the Brunel crowd, why not join us? We shall be
Centre on Saturday 17 October. meeting on 19 October, 730pm at You tell us what your requirements are
There will be homemade cakes, Shaw Community Centre.
books, plants and preserves and a For further details, please contact and we will try to provide the arrangements
raffle with a first prize of £100. Kay Twyman on 871614.
to suit your individual needs.
Horse muck angers Peatmoor people
Swindon 873369 (2 lines)
Dog mess on footpaths has longbeen
a hazard for pedestrians in West
Swindon but avoiding horse drop- Mansfield
pings is becoming a sticky problem. eq~F~~.
Neil Gomez of Highmore Copse, Begbie
Peatmoor was delivered some horse t B
manure outside his house, and he b Associates
AeocaIe5
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was not amused. "Horse riders use 1'
the footpaths around here to ride
from the surrounding countryside MORTGAGE
to Peatmoor lagoon. Everyday there
arenewdroppingsand whenl found & INSURANCE SERVICES
some right outside my house, I was
quite angry. Riders should guide
their horses off the footpath or bring Appointed Representative of Cornhill Insurance Marketing Group,
a spade with them to clear it away." members of which are Members of Lautro and Imro) in relation to
Paul Paymani from Highmoor life assurance, pensions and unit trust business only
Copse says playing around horse
droppings isn't much fun. "It's very Surveying the latest horse droppings, REMEMBER: YOUR HOME IS AT RISK IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP
mucky. It gets on your shoes and from left, Matthew Clarke, Matthew REPAYMENTS ON A MORTGAGE OR OTHER LOAN SECURED ON IT.
onto bicycle tyres." Kerslake and Paul Paymani