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The Link Magazine. May 1995
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Local Lives Parish of West Swindon Freshbrook
& The Lydiards
Evangelical
Anglican, Baptist, Methodist, URC
Fire report All Saints, L. Millicent (1030am) Church --
(for the village) & Worsley Road
With every new job comes new challenges and The Link magazine has Holy Trinity, Shaw (1030am)
taken up the offer from Perry Payne, the new sub-officer in charge of Will give YOU
Rev. Andrew Hetherington 770568
Group I at Westlea Fire Station to provide us with regular reports. a warm welcome
St. Mary's, L.Tregoze (10.30am)
For those of you who may not (for Freshbrook & Grange Park) Sunday 1 Oarrn Family Praise
know, we are the building hiding Rev. Rob Buries 870244 with children's Covenanter
Movement & creche
behind the new Westlea Police Sta- Toothill Church (10.45am)
tion in the Chesters. Rev. George Gibson 692620 630pm Evening Worship and
Communion
We work closely with the police (also free church minister for parish)
on many incidents and it certainly Westlea Church (lOam) For details of mid-week
has advantages having them as our Rev. Peter Walker 872932 meetings, house groups and
new neighbours. Evening & other services as announced, other activities, telephone the
To refresh everybody on our his- full range of children's & other groups Church Office, Tel: 873050
tory, Westlea Fire Station officially
opened on this site on 9 September
1990. uiuuuuui I I I U IN liii II
THE ODD MICHAEL Pii
ave your car CARPET
• ed for charity JOB MAN
CONTRACTOR
ea fire crews will be Small building work,
their hoses on to cars New group sub-officers at Westlea Carpets Supplied
PMH Childrens Perry Payne, left, and Martin Lloyd carpentry, joinery, painting &
Wiltshire Fire this brigade who remember using decorating, fitted wardrobes & Fitted
le Recreation this vintage as new! and kitchens, plugs and
& Welfare Fund To bring you up to date, Westlea washers fitted Carpets Adapted
Saturday 6 May Fire Station has responded to over "No job too small" Prompt Personal
4,000 incidents since 1990 and to
1pm and 4pm Very reasonable prices
nearly 300 so far this year. Service
It Westlea Fire Both Martin and I are looking Free estimates
:ation forward to continuing the good Call Tony, the Odd Job Samples to your home
Payment b donation. work at your Fire Station and I'll Man on 01793-886022 Tel: (01793) 695783
liii iiiiiil
welcome
No fixed fee.-All do my best to keep you informed 11111(1111111111)11
of what's happening.
The station is crewed by 18 per- If you wish to contact the sta-
sonnel operating as two groups of tion, perhaps for some fire safety VACUUM CLEANER GUARANTEED
9 on a shift system of 3 days and advice for the home, we'll be
nights on duty and 3 off. pleased to hear from you, on REPAIRS REPAIRS...
Each group consists of seven fire- 487562.
fighters, one leading firefighter and Wanted: Westlea Fire Station "We come to you" SAME DAY
a Sub Officer who is officer in needs an old fashioned hand No call out charge LOCAL SERVICE
charge. I'm the Sub Officer on operated mangle to wring out Repairs to all WHEREVER POSSIBLE
Group 1 and Martin Lloyd is my chamois leathers at the charity car WASHING MACHINES, TUMBLE
counterpart on Group 2. wash. If you can help, call 487562. makes of domestic DRIERS, TWIN TUBS, HOME
& commercial
The man in charge of the whole LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT &
station (and 2 others) is Assistant Teenagers ... don't you vacuum cleaners DOMESTIC APPLICANCES
Divisional Officer Steve Law. just love 'em! Home Repairs or SERVICE • SPARES • REPAIRS
We have two front line fire ap- The WEA Swindon Women's Evening Collection
pliances at Westlea. One can be Branch are running a 6 week course WA S H CA RE
described as a typical fire engine in helping parents understand and (01793) 881007
carrying ladders, breathing appa- support their teenagers starting 11 33 Angus Close SWINDON
ratus, water, hoses and all the other May. Call Gina on 618233 for more Raroleaze West Swindon
items you may expect and the other details. 0793 - 643785
is a specialist vehicle called a Res-
cue Tender.
This vehicle is one of only four
of its kind in the county and car- TARGET YOU CUSTOMERS
ries specialist cutting tools for use
at road traffic accidents, gas tight WITH THE POSITIVE NEWSFORCE
suits for use at chemical incidents,
decontamination equipment, ra- IN WEST AND NORTH SWINDON
diation equipment, ventilation fans
and an assortment of other spe-
cialised equipment for use at a
whole range of incidents.
We also have a vintage non-op-
erational appliance kept at Westlea
which the brigade still uses on
some special occasions as a mu-
seum piece. My apologies to those TO ADVERTISE IN THE LINK, CALL 87228
of my colleagues still serving in