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Parish of West Swindon Freshbrook
& The Lydlards Evangelical
Going to France - more like crossing Anglican, Baptist, Methodist, URC
Church
All Saints, L. Millicent (1 0.3Oam)
a county boundary (for the village) & Worsley Road
Holy Trinity, Shaw (1O.3Oam)
Instead of working between Christmas and New Year to produce a Rev. Andrew Hetherington 770568 Will give YOU
January edition of The Link, publishers Roger and Ruth Ogle took a a warm welcome
St. Mary's, L.Tregoze (10.30am)
short break with their children Rosemary and Alexander via the Sunday lOam Family Praise
(for Freshbrook & Grange Park)
channel tunnel. Rev. Rob Buries 870244 with children's Covenanter
Movement & creche
Visiting 'the Continent' using Le Our aim was a visit to the grave Toothill Church (10.45am)
Shuttle gives a new experience to of a great uncle who fell in Flan- Rev. George Gibson 692620 6.30pni Evening Worship and
Communion
visiting another country. That strip ders followed by a brief history (also free church minister for parish)
of North Sea which separates us lesson on the killing fields of the Westlea Church (lOam) For details of mid-week
from France is both a physical and Somme where eighty years ago to Rev. Peter Walker 872932 meetings, house groups and
other activities, telephone the
mental barrier for us British, or the week Commonwealth and Ger- Evening & other services as announced,
dare I say it the English. man troops fratenised in 'no-mans full range of children's & other groups Church Office, Tel: 873050
But when you don't see the sea land' and even played a game of
which cuts us off from them over football. The cold, wet weather
there and has provided us with gave an added and evocative VACUUM CLEANER GUARANTEED
our natural defences for so many meaning to the remains of the REPAIRS REPAIRS...
hundreds of years, crossing the trenches, the dozens of centetaries
divide to Europe is now easy and and the impressive memorials dot- "We come to you" SAME DAY
quite natural. ted across the bleak and now un- LOCAL SERVICE
spoilt landscape. No call out charge WHEREVER POSSIBLE
The return shuttle operated Repairs to all
more like it should. A brief wait in makes of domestic WASHING MACHINES, TUMBLE
DRIERS, TWIN TUBS, HOME
the car at a very windy and cold & commercial LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT &
car park of the Calais terminal, vacuum cleaners DOMESTIC APPLICANCES
quick loading and the quick re-
turn. So rapid that the car slid Home Repairs or
forward on the handbrake as the Evening Collection WA S H CA RE
train driver slammed on the brakes
as he emerged at Folkstone. A trip (01793) 881007
of 70 minutes, motorway to mo- - 33 Angus Cbse SWINDON
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still slower than the 55 minutes Le
Shuttle reckons the journey should
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The most entertaining aspect of DUNCAN
the return was Nigel 'votre chef du THE ODD
Alexander and Rosemary Ogle deep train' (if you can say it in your best SELF DRIVE
under the channel in Le Shuttle Sarf London accent). There has JOB MAN
Shoot down the M4, round Lon- been much publicity about British HIRE
don on the M25 and onto the M20 drivers learning French but some- Small building work, carpen- Vehicles for Hire
try, joinery, painting &
straight to the ticket desk, about where along the line the idea of at Competitive Rates
three hours fromSwindon depend- speaking it with something like decorating, fitted wardrobes Vans. Lutons • Estates
ing on traffic jams. the right accent has been lost. and kitchens, plugs and Cars • Mini Bus
Le Shuttle were running one If you like the fuss of waiting at washers fitted
train per hour, so we had to wait in a ferry terminal, being herded onto "No job too small" 272 Ermln Street
the terminal building with its in- a ship, climbing up to the passen- Stratton St. Margaret
Swindon
evitable duty-free shop. Trains will ger decks and exploring a floating Very reasonable prices
soon run every 15 minutes with supermarket with hundreds of oth- Free estimates Tel: 822193
little waiting. ers, fine. Call Tony, the Odd Job
The train loading areas are huge The speed of Le Shuttle is a great Open Daily 9am - 6 pm
and impressive pieces of engineer- attraction but it's not for Man on 0793 - 886022 Sundays 9am - lOam
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ing. The trains are clean, shiney claustrophobes. However the Eng-
steel tubes, with four or five cars lish Channel is the most expensive
and their passengers sealed into crossing in the world and you'll
each compartment. Drive in one still have to pay a hefty sum HILLIER
end and drive out the other, riding whether you're on top or below. FUNERAL
on a lower or upper level. Let's hope the ferry companies and
Our start was not impressive. A LeShuttle have a price war to bring SERVICE LTD.
slow departure, slightly swaying costs down, though they'll prob-
almost like the ferry on the rough ably fix things to keep prices high.

sea above, then a complete stop for The physical link between Eu- 170 Victoria Road 252 Whitworth Road
a thirty minute wait at the tunnel rope and the UK opens up new
Swindon
entrance. The apologetic French horizons. Europeans move across Swindon
driver explained that the power each other's borders easily. Le Tel: 522797 Tel: 522145
had been cut. Le Shuttle Radio Shuttle now makes a trip to France
wasn't working so we sat there similar to going down to Cardiff, PRIVATE CHAPELS OF REST
sharing doubts with other drivers. crossing the Severn Bridge.
The trip under the channel was Now all we need is a common 24 hour personal service throughout the year
speedy and we were on the motor- currency so that you don't have to A FAMILY BUSINESS OFFERING HELP
way within 5 minutes of reaching buy foreign cash and increase the AND ADVICE WHEN MOST NEEDED
the Calais terminal. profits of the moneychangers.