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14 ,.i FHE WEST SWINDON LIBRARY
Season's Greetings from the library staff

David Reed writes:
We hope those who took part in local library yet - do so! We All the library staff would like to wish all our customers and those
Children's Book Week - treasure wouldn't like you to miss out. who should be, ie, everyone living in the West Swindon area, a Happy
hunts, competitions, book displays Exhibitions: Christmas and peaceful New Year. We look forward to providing you
- enjoyed themselves and will re- Hodgson Gallery - from 30 No- with a quality service in 1995.
member to make even better use vember to 23 December. Your
of their library. chance to enjoy and buy a wide A small selection of the new novels to be published in January.
During the week we discovered range of art and craft work. The Grace in Older Women - Frankenstein's Bride - Hilary Bai-
our youngest library user, Ronnie Neighbourhood Watch - from 3 Jonathan Gash. The new Lovejoy ley. You've seen the film now read
Hammond, born 3 September December, with details of your lo- novel. the sequel.
1994. Start them young! cal Watch and police contacts. The Cold One - Christopher Pike.
If you are watching The Book Christmas opening times: First adult horror novel by this
Worm on BBC around 5.10pm on Polecats - from 3 December, infor-
mation display from Wiltshire Ar- Close at 8pm, Friday 23 December. renowned author of teenage hor-
Sundays, do remember that your chaeological and Natural History Re-open at 9.30am, ror fiction.
library is the doorway to all the Society. Tuesday 3 January Kavanagh QC - Tom McGregor.
exciting books mentioned on the Inspector Morse in a new guise as
programme. John Thaw features as Queen's
And if you have not joined your
Books and Tapes to your door Counsel in a new television series
this spring.
The Housebound Service already covers large areas of Swindon and in A child of Air - Alan Clewes. A
MAUREEN PEARSON 1995 we will be extending it to include West Swindon writes Joyce haunting first novel from the tel-
A.T.T. Kirk-Browne, Group Librarian. evision writer behind 'Love Hurts'
TAXATION ADVISOR If you are unable to visit the No specialist knowledge is nec- and The Bill'.
library in person and have no help- essary as the books will be selected The Final Cut-Michael Dobbs. Will
For Advice and Help on ful relative or neighbour to chose by library staff and your travel Francis Urquhart's crimes catchup
Personal and Business Tax books for you, we may be able to expenses will be paid. with him in this conclusion to
arrange for the books to come to If you would like to know more 'House of Cards' and 'To Play the
Completion of Tax Returns
you. about this interesting and worth- King'.
and Preparation of Accounts
Please phone me or David on while job, please contact David or After the Break - Lis Howell. First
for the Inland Revenue 871444 if you or someone you know myself on 871444. novel by managing editor of Sky
would like more information.
27 Holmleigh Television's News.
Do you have a few hours to spare
Haydon Wick Eyes of a child - Richard North
on a regular basis? Perhaps you Patterson. Courtroom thriller, se-
Swindon SN2 3RH would like to volunteer to deliver Pensioner poet quel to Degree of Guilt.
Tel: (0793) 724172 library books to local people in takes to the air
their own homes.
A poet from Freshbrook will be
reading one of his works on BBC Book to close
Wiltshire Sound in December.
on popular
writers group
Haydon Wick Writers will
be folding as a formal group
at Christmas.
LOOK and LISTEN before you commit yourself to any The decision was taken at their
major home improvement. New windows, doors and recent AGM after no one came
forward to takeover from retiring
especially a new conservatory
chair Susan Mayer who had to
can transform your home... step down due to work commit-
but it's worth using this ments.
simple checklist:
O CHOICE "We achieved our aim of bring-
Are they Offering a
range of des,gns and various ing grass-roots writing into the
locking Options? community and thought, lets go
Q REPuj0,.4,.15 ita out in ablaze of glory!"said Susan
With Well known Mayer.
LOCAL firm we.//estab/,hed
a reputation to Protect? Charles Hoyle with Shirley Ludford The group, which has published
ready to record two anthologies and helped to
Q QLIAjry. Are the product they promote children's writing work-
Eighty-two year old Charles
Install supp/iedb major shops and literary competitions
national Hoyle, who lives at Windmill
"A'A'A'A manufacturer during its three-year existence, is
like
Coastal? Court, will be making his first
broadcast on Shirley Ludford's finishing on a high note with a
C7GVARAN7FE,, Is my Investment show on Sunday 11 December, members story competition to be
Properly protected? judged by popular local author
around 6.30pm.
Charles described the radio read- Margaret Bacon and a Christmas
ing as the second most extraordi- Social at the Haydon Centre on 15
nary event of his life. The first was December from 7.30pm.
ERMIN WINDOWS being invited on the stage at the The success of the group can be
Folie Bergere in Paris. seen in its members, many of
Call Brian Smith on 824419 Charles has just acquired a com- whom gained the confidence to
puter so that he 'can rattle out a get into print for the first time. It
W,ndc,as, dan,, and canseatanan
A supplan and mtaW of few more poems.' will be sadly missed.