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The Link Magazine . November 1993 17
Thomas on display
in shopping centre SELLING OR

Thomas theTankEngine and friends
arrive at the West Swindon Centre
in November.
In the first week of the month BUYING
children will be delighted to see a
speciallybuiltmodelrailway layout
featuring Thomas, Percy and James,
and many of their friends. And of A HOUSE?
course, what kind of layout would it
be if you couldn't see Henry bricked
up in a tunnel?
It's a feature that sharp-eyed chil-
dren always ask model railway
builderBob Hext is always asked on
other Thomas layouts he's made.
There will be a Thomas colouring Let us take care
competition with a Hornby railway
set as first prize. This will be pre-
sented to the winterbyFatherChrist- Model railway enthusiasts Bob and
mas who arrives for a stint at the Chris Hext from Froude and Hext, the of the legal work
Centre on 20 November on a larger model shop, inspecting the Thomas lay-
than life Thomas the Tank Engine. out they are building
for you.

Alaska trip talk available
A teacher who spent her summer nine people in the team, mostly vol-
holidays on a scientific project in a unteers who provided back-up to
remote part of Alaska is looking for the scientists organising the research.
groups interested inseeingherslides They were terrific teachers; we learnt We provide a fast
and hearing her talk about the trip. an enormous amount about ecology
Lynda Thompson from Eastleaze and conservation
accompanied multiple sclerosis suf- "We were told to keep a look out effective service at a
ferer Ann Buckle from Wokingham forbears, moose and wolves, but we
on an Earthwatch team of volun- only saw droppings on the tracks
teers and scientists researching the we used to walk to the research reasonable price and
fragile taiga environment near the sites. However we had to keep food
Arctic Circle. locked ina strong traileras bears are
Whilst Ann in her wheelchair car- know to make night raids. We specialise in
ried out laboratory work at base couldn't even keep a packet of pea-
camp, Lynda spent her days collect- nuts in our tents."
ing insect samples from creeks and Lynda is keen to give talks and West Swindon.
measuringtheconditionof'pingos,' slide shows about her Alaska trip.
domes of permanently frozen She also has an illustrated talk about
ground under a thin cover of earth voyages on tall ships. Lynda is still
and plantlife. paying for her summer expedition,
"A fifth of the world's surface is so she would welcome contributions Telephone us today
permanently frozen and the project, for her talks.
which has been going for several As Lynda is out teaching during
years, is trying to find out how it the day, she can be contacted via The for an estimate and a
works," said Lynda. "There were Link magazine on 872282.
free 'help pack.'
News from Lydiard

Pre-Vocationalcourse students from
West Oxfordshire College atWitney
spent two days in October working
in Lydiard Park to create a new foot-
path. Henry & Company
Under the supervision of Park
Rangers, the youngsters cleared a
route in the woods and laid founda- Solicitors
tions for log bridges over boggy
ground so that users do not have to
walk into Hook Street to make a
circuit of the park. IT 53000S
• LydiardParkRangers willbe writ-
ing a regular column for The Link to
let readers know what to look out
for in the coming month, and to
keep you in touch with develop- Young workers in Lydiard Park with 88 Commercial Road, Swindon
ments and concerns. Ranger Mike Williams in the rear