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2 The Link Magazine. February 1995
Swimmers thanked
HANDMADE FIREPLACES DIRTFINDERS
Eighteen out of the 21 swimmers who 'made a splash for asthma'in the
We offer: FOR DEEP autumn attend the West Swindon Lions meeting on 10 January at the
A free design service DOWN CARPET DeVere Hotel to be presented with certificates for taking part.
Choice of brick or stone & UPHOLSTERY A total of £810.89 was raised for the National Asthma Campaign in
Traditional or Modern CLEANING the Link Centre swimming pool on 8 October.
TV Shelves and Video Units Residential & Commercial Back row, from left, Faye Amos Sheppard, Anna Reeve, Claire Reeve, Emma
Tel: (07t3 535291
t Fast, efficient service Uncles, Chair of Swindon Branch National Asthma Campaign Blanche
Oakley, Chair of West Swindon Lions Gloria Haynes, Ronald Naylor. Second
'rr All work guaranteed
row, Helen Brown, Daniel Wells, Jenny Ferguson. Front, Chris Howells,
* Deep down cleaning. Quick drying Jamie Walters, Bobby Nottage, Claire McFauld, Catherine Howarth
* 24 hour emergency/flood
response
* Very competitive rates
* Free home visits for quotations
Tel: 0793 - 823614
See our display ,
(answerphone sometimes)
The Cambridge Diet
- the nutritious way VISITING
to lose weight
Great news[ CHIROPODIST
Four new flavours for you
to enjoy - Butterscotch, Chocolate ste
Mint, Asparagus and Chicken and Dianne C Howard
Mushroom - plus we've improved
on all the old favourites. M.SSCH.,M.B.CH.A Lions send youth
Contact your Counsellor New support group
to try them today winner to national
Telephone Rebecca Clifforde for parents of children competition
(Westlea) on 873201 Telephone with eczema
CbridQe --A Swindon now has a support group West Swindon Lions are pleased
Health Plan (0793) 850089 forparents who have children with to announce that Vicky Cox, 18,
Feeling fit. Looking great. eczema. Maggie Bartlett, coordi- their nomination for the Lions
nator explained, "My own daugh- Youth Award, won the regional
ter, Laura is three and has had semi-finals in January and goes
eczema since she was 6 weeks old. forward to national judging at the
Life's cosier We have had many a bad week end of February.
where she has been constantly Vicky, pictured
with a scratching and crying. right, is a volun-
"1 wanted to meet other parents teer with the
living flame in the same situation but found 'Thumbs Up'
there was nobody to support me. I playscheme for
have since decided to form a sup- children and teen-
NO CHIMNEY 41 port group." agers with severe
The group meets on the first learning difficulties which meets
NO PROBLEM Monday of the month at Carfax at Greendown School during the
Street Health Centre from lOam - holidays. She has worked with the
12 noon and offers members the scheme for three years and is now
THE chance to exchange ideas on how responsible for 6 children and 6
1IREPLACShowroom at: 1 Rodbourne Rd, to cope. other volunteers.
Swindon Tel: (0793) 612288 If you are interested in the group Vicky is also a Sunday school
contact Maggie on 613517 or just teacher and recently won a trophy
.L
F CENTRE
Specialists in Fireplaces, Gas Effect Fires, Rue Systems
turn up at one of their meetings. for 10 pin bowling.
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edition: 13 February
Freshbrook
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& Grange Park
Published 25 February
Westlea
Published by Editorial: Roger Ogle 6
Copy for April: 20 March 8 Shaw
West Swindon Publications Publisher/Editor 9 Haydon Wick
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and, in fact, won a competition to name the leisure centre in 1984. It commenced distribution in North Swindon in January 1994."