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SHAW & ROUGHMOOR 7
Challenge work in hospital display Marriage is a team affair

The 1st Sparcells Rainbows Guides took up the challenge put to groups The wedding of Shaw vicar
across the south-west to make an octopus from recycled materials at Andrew Hethrington to Sylvia
weekly meetings. Stephens at Holy Trinity Church,
Rainbow leader Alison Hall said each child had dressed up in the Shaw on 25 May involved all his
Octopus for a guess-who competition before delivering it to Hannington colleagues from the West Swin-
Ward at PMH. don Ecumenical team.
Rainbows with the PMH patient Vanessa Mapstone,from left, Katie Frampton, Rev. Peter Walker from Westlea
Rebecca Palmer, Laura Wilkinson, Isabella Villegas-Torres, Lisa King, Lucy Church officiated the marriage,
Rouse. Rear, play specialist Liz Slater, Rainbow leader Alison Hal!, Brigette Rev. Rob Burles from St Mary's,
Wilkinson, staff nurse Julie Vines Lydiard Park led the prayers, Rev.
Peter Knight from All Saints,
Lydiard Millicent conducted the
communion and Rev. George
Gibson from Toothill gave a very
entertaining sermon.
HolyTrinityChurch was packed
with 300 well wishers.
Right: Rev. Andrew Hethrington and
his bride Sylvia
Vandals attack pre-school groups

Toddler groups which meet at Peatmoor Social Hall are being targetted
by vandals.
On three occasions this year, equipment. However she is con-
garden sheds used to store large cerned about the effect on the chil-
outdoor toys have been broken dren at the groups. "Its hard
into. The groups are continually enough trying to raise children
Looking back to replacing bolts and locks that have today with good manners and
been ripped off. Nothing was taken morals. And it's very difficult hav-
Shaw's earlier days on the first two break-ins. On the ing to explain to young children
why someone, or a group of peo-
third, an expensive ride-on toy was
stolen. ple, think it's a good idea to do
Ron and Pat Russell have responded to last months special West In last month's Link magazine, damage and take something which
Swindon 20th anniversary edition of The Link last month. They moved to we reported an arson attack on Dr doesn't belong to them. It's sad to
Shawl 8 years ago with their children Jillian, Jane and Alan. Little did they teach children hard lessons so early
know of the enormous changes planned for their surrounds. Kandiah's surgery at Roughmoor,
close to the social hall on Swinley in their lives."
We moved to Shaw in July 1978 Perhaps most noteworthy is Drive. Vandals had damaged a Buttons Toddler Group meets on
when the only part of the develop- Peatmoor Lagoon. In the orginal drainpipe, window sill and a sign, Monday afternoon from 230pm to
ment that existed were a few plans this was featured as a flood and had pushed flaming paper 4.30pm at the Roughmoor Social
houses in Toothill. Other than the storage area, similar to green fields through the letterbox. Luckily the Hall, Swinley Drive, Peatmoor and
dual carriageway from behind the Renault building. fire did not take hold. currently has vacancies for toddlers
Mannington to Junction 16, no So with the development very Kathy Tregelles, a parent who aged 1-3 years. The group offers a
other roads were constructed. nearly completed, at least as far as attends the Buttons Toddler fun afternoon of organised activity
Since we were newcomers to Swin- residential developments are con- Group, said the groups are run by and free play in a friendly and
don and the so called 'Master Plan' cerned, what have we? volunteers who have to raise the stimulating environment. For
had not passed In our views, money to replace the expensive details, contact Nicola on 874884.
through Coun- with few funda-
cil, we moved mental excep- Summer Fayre
into North Wilt- tions, we have a Saturday 15 June, 2pm - 5pm
shire some 2 well planned Shaw Village Hall, Ramleaze Drive
from
miles area with ad- Fun and games, stalls, entertainments
Swindon with equate open Organised by Jellytots Playgroup
no knowledge of space and facili-
what was about ties, a place
to happen. where most of us
Over the 18 should have DECOTEX
years we have pride in living in.
seen changes We also have, Property Maintenance
and suffered in Change approaching Show with Jillian and
common with all in the early 1980s Jane living in Painter & Decorator' Specialist Artexing
rural residents Toothill and
that become enveloped in urbani- Grange Park respectively. Telephone: (01793) 791388
sation. In an effort to minimise To conclude and emphasise the
these, we formed a Residents' As- pride in the community, we would
sociation in order to at least have a like to raise a pet hate that affects NO NEED TO LIVE WITH HARD WATER
constructive input at the various us all. Why oh why do we spoil CONTACT:
planning stages. Overall, with an our environment with litter, graf- SWINDONSOFWATER
equally positive view taken by fiti, with vandalised trees and
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residents of the Western Develop- tion improvements in our envi-
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