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The Link Magazine • September 1995
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Helping to stop the hurting OUR RANGE OF SERVICES

Jane Lewis, manager of Thamesdown Relate, extends an invitation INCLUDES:
Most of us aspire to a loving, long- It is clear that urgent action is Income protection from
term relationship with one special needed to strengthen the ability of illness or disability
person. When young we dream of people of all ages to make and Inheritance tax planning
that perfect love, and then as we maintain strong relationships as & Will writing
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Despite all the social change that. It helps families and couples v,Mobile: 0378 317710
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IV",
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reality is far from ideal. In 1991, will be in Swindon on Thursday 'Your home is at risk if you do not keep up the repayments General Insurance including
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More than half of all couples who Hill, Swindon. Her talk is entitled
divorced in 1990 had at least one 'Love is not a Luxury'. You are Have you heard about
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New College
New season of courses
from WEA Swindon Women's Branch in West Swindon?
New Opportunities for Women. Saturday Workshops
For women thinking of returning Assertiveness at work From September 1995 you can take
to work, wondering whether to 23 September and 7 October
train and gain new skills, or just (2 parts) a New College course
not sure what they want. No Cartoon workshop: 14 October
charge. Help with childcare costs Time management: 4 November for adults at the
and travel expenses available. West Swindon Technology Centre
Introductory session: 15 Septem- Love me, love my children?
ber, 10am - 11am. Find out more 11 November (Greendown School campus)
about the course and meet the tu- All courses are held at Health Hy-
tor, without commitment. dro, Milton Road, lOam - 4pm and Courses offered in word processing, keyboard
Dates: Friday 22 September to cost £12.50 per day, free to women
Friday 2 February (with breaks on benefit skills, desk top publishing, databases,
for holidays) For further information about the spreadsheets and mathematics.
Time: 9.30am - 2.30pm branch phone 618233, Tuesday -
Tutor: Lisa Taylor Thursday, 930am - 1pm, or call Find out about New College quality courses
Where: Health Hydro, Milton into the office at Health Hydro, and facilities from our friendly staff at these
Road, Swindon Milton Road during these times.
times:
Students to get electronic surfing lessons
+ lOam - 2pm on Saturday 2 September
Schools set up technology centres with New College at the Link Centre Library
to plug into worldwide information network
Two secondary schools will soon •. 6pm - 8pm on Tuesday 12 September
be plugged into the Internet, thanks and Wednesday 20 September at the
to a link up with New College and
the Wiltshire Training & Enterprise West Swindon Technology Centre
Council who have supplied finan- (Greendown School campus)
cial backing from the government's
education competitiveness fund,
The West Swindon Technology
Centre opens at Greendown Com- Come to the Adult Learners Fair at
munity School in September and
the North Swindon Technology New College, Queens Drive campus
Centre is due to open at Hreod on Thursday 14 September, 5pm to 8pm
Parkway School in January. Project Director Ray Burcham
New computers installed at both from New College, pictured above,
schools will be linked to New Col- said, "the vision of where this could Join a course at New College NOW!
lege. When the 'Neighbourhood lead is astounding. It will be pos-
Net' is in operation, students will sible for computer owning stu- For further information,
be able to communicate between dents to study at home, whilst ac-
each site and gather information cessing information from sources New College contact Admissions, tel:
from computers across the world in college or from the other side of Swindon
through the Internet. the globe." EDUCATION FOR YOUR FUTURE 611470 or fax: 436437
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