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The Link Magazine • April 1994 27
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SPECIALIST ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES
Sgt. Terry Cuss from Swindon DECORATOR Accounts, Books or
Police reviews the last 8 weeks
for High Quality Tax a Headache?
Sorry to have missed you last month. If your car Decorating Small Business, Sole Traders,
Here we are into March and looking has to stay on Self Employed, Individuals
forward to the summer again! the driveway, Specialising in
Since the last article in January, consider fitting a security light with Rag-Rolling. Marbling F Taxation, Wages &
things have been relatively quiet on a movementsensor. This again could Graining • Stencilling 0 P.A.Y.E., VAT Quarterly/
the crime front in most areas of the make all the difference for a rela- Wall coverings R Monthly Accounts, etc.
West. tively small outlay.
The one blot on the horizon is The most concerning trend at Teb (0793) 615889 Friendly Service, Reasonable
offences of theft from vehicles. present is again in parts of North Rates, Day, Evening, Weekend
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In the past two months there have Swindon. -nef-y,./ork Appointments
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north of Whitehill Way, between attempts in Haydon Wick and rrrrJ
Tewkesbury Way and Mead Way. Woodhall Park since 20 January.
To be honest this area is always The target has again been jewel-
quite high in thefts from vehicles lery and electrical equipment. On 8 Make it a gardening
because of the Shaw Ridge carparks.. March 2 men were disturbed mak-
Half of the offences are indeed on ing an attempt on a house in Blue- Easter with
the car parks, but my concern is that bell Path. The description was of 2
we are seeing an increase in such white men, about 57" tall, one with Grange Farm Nurseries
offences overnight in the residential short cropped hair and the other
areas, notably Eastleaze, Shaw and with long hair. One wore a grey where you can buy unusual and hard to find varieties of
Nine Elms where nine cars were check shirt. Can you improve the
broken into on one night, at the end description or do you recognise Fruit Trees, Spring Bedding Plants, Herbaceous Perennials,
of January. them? Trees, Shrubs, Alpines, Heathers, Conifers and Roses
Once again, cornmonsense may The best protection against these and get expert advice from the people who grow them
help to prevent your car being at- offences is window and door locks
tacked. If you have a garage, use it. and good patio door locks. This, in Not just a Garden Centre - more a gardeners' paradise
I'm sure that a fair proportion of car some of the recent cases was the ho
owners with garages still leave their difference between a burglary and GRANGE FARM NURSERIES
vehicles on their driveways. an attempt. 4'4
Haydon End Lane,
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off Lady Lane Way, Haydon Wick
Adventure for young people
There's a new group for teenagers offering exciting activities and the I
chance to build up confidence and learn new skills. Sunworid Holidays
The first meeting of the new
Westlea Venture Scouts took place & AT MAYS
on 2 March with two members and
two leaders. And already a pro-
gramme of activities has been present you with a selection of
booked for the expected newcom- quality holidays and flights only
ers once they read The Link.
Venture Scouts is open to boys ,r Greek holidays: Corfu, Rhodes, Crete, Kos, Lesbos,
and girls aged 15'h to 20 years, and Thassos, Kalymnos, Zarite. Flights from 10 UK airports
they do not have to been a cub, * Turkey holidays: Hotels, Apartments, Coastal Cruising
scout, brownie or guide in the past. and Coach Tours
Activities over the next few
months are: * Florida: Orlando. Two centre holidays. Fly drive.
Free car rental on all holidays. Children from £199
March caving
climbing at the
April * Lakes and Mountains: Austria, Italian lakes, Romania. Flights
Link Centre wall from Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester. Self Drive and Twin Centre
May * Cuba: Direct flights from Gatwick, Twin Centre Holidays,
scuba diving
June cycling & youth hosteling 2 weeks from £399
Starting on a venture, front, Gordon
canoeing
July Flight only destinations: Flights from 15 UK airports to Balearic
August summer camp week Watt and Darren Whitfield, rear left, Islands, Canary Islands, Spanish mainland, Portugal, Malta, Tunisia,
September adventure training Westlea Venture Scout leader Mike Turkey. As as optional extra, coach resort transfers or car hire
The Westlea Venture Scouts meets Robson and Group Scout Leader Dave can be arranged
on Wednesday evenings in the com- Franklin Call in for a selection of brochures and advice
munity room at Westlea School. per month and they shouldn't cost
Time is spent on planning future more than £5 per head. Any young on holidays to the West Swindon Centre
events, pre-activity training, person can join wherever they live. Telephone 873222
fundraising and socialising. "Venture Scouts is also about giv-
Group leader Mike Robson said ing young adults responsibility for Foreign Exchange Foreign Exchange Foreign Exchange Foreign Exchange
the emphasis was on getting out organising enjoyable and challeng-
and doing things at low cost. "We ing events."
'ThIAYS The Travel Agents
offer the chance for young people to To find out more, turn up at the
get together and take part in activi- Westlea School community room
ties which normally cost a lot. Our on Wednesday 8pm to 10pm, or call Carlson Travel Network

aim is to have one outdoor activity Mike Robson on 873266. I