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The Link Magazine • June 1996
the FAB idea
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John Ball from Grange Park has conditions for butterfly friendly 00
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been researching the best way of wildflowers to grow. He'll pro-
improving the environment for vide advice and even donate some WEDDINGS
butterflies and wants more people plants he has cultivated in his own PORTRAITS
to join his FAB (Wild Flowers and back garden. WHITE ROLLS ROYCE, COMMERCIAl!
Butterflies) idea. There's no limit Many of John's neighbours have
JAGUAR & ROVER
to the number of schools, play- taken up his ideas and he is also
groups and of course households cultivating the communal areas Fully chauffeur driven,
which can get involved. outside their homes. Residents in
air conditioned cars
John will provide an informa- Gerrard Walk have seen a dou- 151 HIGH STREET
tion sheet and advice to turn parts bling of the butterfly population Contact: (01793) 762117 WOOTFON BASSETT
of a garden or a public open space every year for the last 4 years. And Mobile: 0860 683205 TEL: 01793 853010
into a haven for butterflies. All the project has encouraged neigh-
you have to do is dig in builders bours to talk to each other more.
sand. This will create the best soil Give John a call on 877261.
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and arts & crafts products and
Under 5s Playgroup selected pictures in gallery
Grand Summer Fete number Cut out this advert and take it along to Tunleys
Saturday 8 June, 2-4pm Unfortunately we published an out fr
Cakes, toys, games, bouncy of date number for the Swindon (offers end 30 June 1996)
castle, plants, books, Children's Scrapstore which puts 545 All types of framing (trade & retail)
Graphic materials/ art materials
refreshments & barbecue recyclable materials to good use. *
Pictures for sale including original oils, water colours
The Scrapstore provides an im- *
portant link between businesses and prints and posters
Specialist limited editions, signed prints including
Link Centre with waste materials to get rid of *
Charity Markets and some 400 community organi- David Shepherd, Sir William Russell-Flint etc
Tunleys, 40-41 Fleet Street, Swindon. Tel: 522152
15th June, 10am - 12 noon sations like toddler and play- c
In The Mall groups, brownies, cubs, guides and Est 1880!
Free admission scouts, and also primary schools :)t[;:ib::r;:/;; 3 :: :/\u:8
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Bric-a-brac, jumble, homemade across Thamesdown which rely on J
sweets & preserves, stalls galore a good supply of materials to make
from charity organisations and their activities interesting.
community groups. The Scrapstore are always on
To book a table, call 445534. the look out for interesting materi-
als like foil, paper, cardboard tubes,
foam, folders and pens, yoghurt
Tregoze School
pots, egg boxes and plastic con-
5th Birthday Party tainers.
29 June, 1 p With summer playschemes com-
Free admission ing up and hundreds of young-
Huge birthday cake, stalls, cream sters ready to be creative during
teas, BBQ and lots of the holidays, there is an increased
birthday party fun demand for items which can be
Tregoze School, Off Hay Lane, reused.
Grange Park To find out more how local or-
ganisations can be helped with a
bit of rubbish, call Scrapstore coor-
Calling crafty dinator Chris Fisher on 513982.
people
Swindon's largest free community The 1st West Swindon
event is looking for crafts people
and charity groups to set up stalls.
On Satuday 13 July a new pair of Youth Music, Arts a
Victorian-style gates will be un-
veiled at the Lawns and the streets
will be taken over by stilt-walkers, Dance Festival
barrel organs, outdoor theatre and
strolling singers. Saturday 29 June
On Sunday 14 July, Town Gar- 1pm - 8pm
dens will be taken over by school
Tooth ill Farm
bands, jazz combos, street enter-
tainers and stalls. Bodiam Drive
A craft fayre on each day will be Film, Drama, Dance, Bands
a major attraction and stalls can be Arts/craft stalls. Graffiti workshop
hired for £10 per day. The stalls
Performers and craft stalls Just outside Swindon on the Covingham to Wanborough Road
are provided. To make a booking,
still wanted.
call Shirley Ludford at BBC Wilt-
Call Kerry Porter on 877716 VOTED SOUTH WEST'S BEST PYO IN 93
shire Sound on 513626.