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4 TOOTHILL
AN EVENING OF MUSIC
RON AHRENS R.T. Farley In aid of Toothill Church Restoration Fund
BUILDER 8pm SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER
Landscape Gardener
DECORATOR
in West Swindon Angela Cook, Piano • Andrew Wright. Clarinet
Programme will include pieces by Benny Goodman,
Specialising in all aspects 20 years experience.
of high quality building Brahms, Schumann, Saint-Saens and Milhaud
Turfing, Paving,
work especially decorating, AT THE RIDGEWAY SCHOOL
Fencing, Pergolas,
carpentry & plastering. INVERARY ROAD, WROUGHTON
Planting New
All work guaranteed. Gardens, Rockery Tickets £2.50 available from:
No job too small. Katherine Brown 618964 or Arthur Wilkinson 872169
Free estimates Construction,
Crazy Paving etc. Hope for youth
Telephone: 692134
(West Swindon) Tel: 875174 centre
A group of teenagers are hoping
that the opening of a youth centre in
October will provide a permanent
Toothill Chinese Kitchen base for young people across West
Swindon. ahceaft
English Food and Fish & Chips After many openings and closings
Spe'cial Chinese Food TakeAway Menu over the last 15 years, the chances of
the Toothill Farm Youth Club Star struck
Tel: 487055 staying open are looking good. Suzanne wants
Thamesdown Council recently
spent £16,000 on refurbishing the
6 - 1130am
Sunday to sing more
Monday Closed all day old cowshed and fifteen teenage
members of the WestSwindon Yong
5 - 11.30pm
ci Tuesday Peoples' Centre management
Wednesday 12 - 145pm 5 - 1130pm
Thursday 12 - 145pm 5 - 11.30pm committee have been decorating it
J. Friday 12 - 145pm 5 - 1200am during August. They have set
Saturday 12 - 200pm 5 - 1200am Halloween at the end of October as
their target for an opening night.
OPEN ALL BANK HOLIDAYS (MONDAY) 'We want the centre to appeal to
all young people across West
Swindon," said group member Liz
Hadden. "It'll beaplace to meetand
there will be discos, parties and
project groups using it as a base."
Youth workerJo Marchement said
ERMIN young people were closely involved
in developing management policies
WINDOWS for the centre. She added that more
adult volunteeryouth workers were
needed so that the centre could open A young singer from Toothill is
on several evenings in the week. hoping for more opportunities to
Call heron 871212 ex229 with offers. show how she can perform.
Nineteen year old Suzanne Rees,
pictured above, was 'discovered' by
Tootleabrook WI impressario Andy Cotton from
June Bradley writes: Shaw last year after reading about
. L We had an excellent meeting in July her in The Link. She has appeared in
when Mrs Whittle gave a talk on the several charity concerts organised
For conservatories and windows in uPVC many uses for herbs, both medicinal by Andy over the last fifteen months
or aluminium with hardwood surround and culinary. Some of these were and has sung at the Bristol
quite unknown to us. Did you know Hippodrome, Bath Pavillion,
for instance that ants dislike Penny Swindon's Oasis and recently
Royal? I've confirmed this by travelled north to Manchester.
planting some by my front doorand Several of the shows have been in
the ants have gone. aid of CLIC - Cancer and Leukemia
On 19 August Mrs Penny Ady in Children - and Suzanne has sung
gave an interesting demonstration alongside the likes of Alvin Stardust,
on Colour and Image and its effect the Searchers and Russ Sainty.
on our appearance. She has been taking singing
On 16 September Mrs J Coates lessons to develop her voice and is
will be giving a Yeast Cookery regular at the Wednesday night
demonstration. Karaoke sessions in Swindon's
Visitors and newcomers are Steam Train pub.
Call Brian Smith '- always welcomed at our meetings "Tve really enjoyed myself singing
which take place on the third on stage and would love to do more
SWINDON 824419
Wednesday of each month in the shows," said Suzanne. "I'm a bit
87a Ermin Street, Stratton St. Margaret Swindon. Community Room atToothill School. nervous at first, but once I start
If you would like to know more singing it's great. My ambition is to
about the group please ring 495520. go much further if I can."