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The Link Magazine a August 1995 19
Lydiard & 'The Lost Estate'
ROTTEN WOOD?
West Swindon's first housing development PEELING PAINT?
The Mayor of Thamesdown, Coun- DRIPPING GUTTERS?
cillor Bert Smith, opened a nostal- For Houses & Flats To Let
gic exhibition on 19 July about the Opposite the Town Hall SOLUTION
camp,' a housing estate created out Est. 1882. Fax 615678
of the former wartime hospital huts Tel: 01793 536552 Maintenance free
located in Lydiard Park. UPVC fascia boards
Scores of photographs show the
joys and trials of life for hundreds cladding & guttering
QUALIFIED, EXPERIENCED
of young Swindon families in the Expertly fitted
1950s. BEAUTY TREATMENT at DIY prices
The exhibition in Lydiard House WAXING
will be open until November. FREE SURVEY
GREENMEADOW BEAUTY
NO DEPOSIT
(01793) 612931
The Visitor Centre also has a col-
lection of items found since work WORK IT OUT YOURSELF
started on repairing the Lydiard 20' fascia board fitted £50
House roof. DIRTFINDERS 20' fascia &
FOR DEEP DOWN CARPET gutter fitted
£115
Events for children at Lydiard Who is she? & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING 20' fascia, soffit
House during August are listed A young girl who must now be in Residential & Commercial & gutter
£175
on page 12. her 40s at 'the camp' in the 1950s
* Fast, efficient service 20' fascia & soffit £110
* All work guaranteed (prices correct at time of publication)
Fete and Car Boot Sale Saturday 22 July, 2pm * Deep down cleaning. Quick drying
St Marks Church, Church Place, off Park Lane, Swindon * 24 hour emergency/flood THE
Boots cost £4, call 721897. £5 on the day. response
IF TT1N
* Very competitive rates
* Free home visits for quotations
Holidays in Haydon Wick Car Boot Sale RE %V
Five to 12 year olds can banish the Every Saturday ' (01793)
school holiday boredom with the 12noon to 5pm For a FREE QUOTE
Sly Fox Holiday Camp running Toothill Farm, Bodiam Drive 823614
Mondays to Fridays at the Haydon Just turn up. £5 per boot in aid of (answerphone sometimes) Tel: 827494 anytime
Centre until 1 September. West Swindon Youth Centre at
A feast of fun is promised with a Toothill Farm
structured programme of activi-
ties including sports, games, art Car Boot Sale
and crafts. And don't forget the AA Appointed RAC SekW
popular 'specials' like Gladiators, Saturday 29 July 9am - 12noon
cake making and roller skating! Link Centre coach park iff 'm
91111111111b
To get in on the action advance in aid of Link & Learn Playgroup R
booking is essential on 716666. Boots £3 from Link Centre u J1 v . ..

Community Suite (Tel: 871212 " AUTO GROUP LTD
Calling Sparcells ext 234) or £4 on the day
neighbours together Hawksworth Industrial Estate, Swindon
A meeting to extend Neigh-
bourhood Watch Schemes across Guild does lunch WILTSHIRE'S LARGEST
Sparcells is being planned for for Prospect
Wednesday 13 September.
Watch this space for details. Doreen Shaw writes: LUCAS DISTRIBUTOR
The speaker at our July meeting
was Dr. Lawton who gave a talk
Shop runs short on the history of Coleshill House Check our best price for all your
from when it was built in 1628
of charity goods until it was destroyed by fire in Electrical Parts, plus Oil and Filters
Swindon Age Concern is desper- 1952. Alternators, Starters, Audio and Alarms, Plugs,
ate for good quality clothing and The house was unique for its Lamps and Lenses, Batteries, Wipers, Bulbs and
household items which can be sold time as the basement was half
at its charity shop in Fleet Street. above ground which provided Fuses, Turbochargers, Spotlamps, Towing and
The income from the shop makes light and air for the servants quar- Beacons, Aerials, Speakers, Relays and Switches
an important contribution to the ters. After this time many London
work of supporting elderly people houses were built on these lines.
across the town. We have no Guild meeting in P/096'514455 for a great deal
Age Concern would like com- August. But we are getting to-
pany employees to organise col- gether for Ethel West's Plough- R.V.S. AUTOPARTS 514455
lections in their workplace and call mans Lunch at Westlea School on R.V.S. DIESEL 421166
the organisation to arrange a pick- 14 August. The proceeds will go to R.V.S. ELECTRICAL 616688
up. Prospect Hospice.
Contributions from individuals The next Guild meeting takes R.V.S. GARAGE 613448
are also very welcome. Call Age place on 14 September. If you Please call in or phone the above direct lines for personal
Concern on 692166 between would like to know more about us, assistance and advice • Open 7 days a week
945am and 330pm Monday to call Doreen on 693707 or Stevie on
Saturday. 873567. RELIABILITY • VALUE • SERVICE