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The Link Magazine • October 1996
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Local Lives SWINDON Freshbrook

FAMILY CHURCH Evangelical
Church
Pursuing a dream Live with integrity Worsley Road
Love wholeheartedly
Henry Smith from Peatmoor is a leading light in the campaign to Trust God in all things Will give YOU a warm
revitalise the North Wilts Canal which is part of the Wilts & Berks welcome
SUNDAYS AT THE
Canal. He and other volunteers put in many hundreds of hours Sunday I Qam Family Praise
each year to restore years of neglect to bring history back to life. LINK CENTRE with children's Covenanter
(Community Suite)
Here he describes the challenges before them. Movement & creche
I0.30am & T.00pm
630pm Evening Worship and
The Wilts & Berks Canal was cut Railway, now the Old Town foot- All ages of children & teens cared for Communion
from the Kennet and Avon Canal path. This section has always been Information: Call Brian
at Semington, near Trowbridge to in water and will be dredged by at the Church Office: 849731 For details of mid-week
meetings, house groups and
the River Thames at Abingdon, Thamesdown in the near future. in association with other activities, telephone the
between the years 1796 and 1810. Beyond the bridge and a short NEW FRONTIERS INTERNATIONAL Church Office, Tel: 873050
The North Wilts Canal was cut infilled section are two other sec-
from Swindon to the Thames and tions of canal restored by the group
Severn Canal just north of Latton. which now benefit from a stone
In 1901 the Stanley A gradient, tow path, laid by the group in the
near Caine collapsed and neither last couple of months. jillibb.-LOCAL CHURCHES
the will nor the finance was avail- At Moredon evidence of the ca-
able to repair it. Through traffic, nal can be seen by parking by the
which consisted mainly of coal, gate across the old road over the All Saints'Lydiard Millicent - 10:30am Revd Peter Knight
from the Somerset coal fields was Swindon to Gloucester railway 772417 (for the Village and Roughmoor,J
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stopped and in 1914 the canal was line, just before where the new St Mary's Lydiard Tregoze -9:00 & 10:30am Revd Rob Buries
F3'
abandoned by act of Parliament. road now crosses the River Ray. 870244 (for Freshbrook, Grange Park & Hook)
Holy Trinity Shaw - 10:30am Revd Andrew Hetherington 770568 \ ,
(the Church is at Shaw Village Centre) 0
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Toothill Church - 10:45am Revd George Gibson 692620
(meeting in the Community Centre during rebuilding)
Westlea Church - 10:00am Revd Peter Walker 872932 I
(this Church meets in Westlea School Hall, Langstone Way)
The Parish of West Swindon and the Lydiards
Baptist • Church of England • Methodist • United Reformed Church

discount
1 0% in October

Henry Smith at work, restoring the aquaduct near Moredon Ca'rpet Cj1flii
We now have the longest length Walking up into the area of trees b1 y I 1oci
of unrestored canal in this country on the north side, to the bed of the
centred on Swindon. When com- North Wilts Canal. The group have pnfessknaiIJ
pleted, it will again connect with cleared the tow path down to the
the Kennet & Avon which is in use, aqueduct over the River Ray and
and the Thames & Severn which is Wilts County Council have in- Suioiii
under restoration, to create a stalled a new timber ootbridge
number of cruising rings. over the river. gua..ae
The Wilts & Berks Canal Amen- The aqueduct, a grade II listed Alan Trash of Ultra Clean
ity Group was set up in 1977 and is structure, has provided a major
a registered charity. The aims of challenge and is the site of almost * Fully trained & insured * We move furniture
the group now are to restore the weekly (Sunday) working parties. operators * Conditioner
canals to full navigation and pro- So far some 10,000 bricks have been * Commercial rates available
vide a tow path for all to enjoy. laid and there is probably the same Re-Textures your carpet
The group consists of ten branches, amount to go. The aqueduct con- * Dupont Stainshield & upholstery
some more active than others, with sists of a three arch bridge carry- Protects against spills and dirt * Anti Allergy Treatment
the Swindon branch being one of ing the canal over the river and * Deodorising Treatment For asthma &
the most active. Although there includes stone bands and a stone Leaves carpets & fabric allergy sufferers
have been occasional attempts at capped parapet, yet to be rebuilt,
local restoration from time to time, to the tow path side. smelling fresh
work in Swindon started just over The group is always looking for Phone now for free no obligation quotation on
two and a half years ago and has new members and those willing to
run continuously since. come on work parties are particu- 01793 - 870756
Most people are probably famil- larly welcome. We also have many
iar with the Kingshill section of retired people who enjoy the ex-
canal which runs from just beyond cellent quarterly magazine, Drag- ULTRA CLEAN (WILTSHIRE)
the back of the Esso petrol station onfly. pen: Mon - Fri 900am - 700pm • Sat 900am - 100pm.
to the skew bridge of the former Anybody interested should con-
Midland and South West Junction tact me on 875775. DISCOUNT OFFER VALID UNTIL 31 .10.96