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The Link Magazine • January 1997
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Crafts in the country
LEARN TO
Marilyn Sweet writes
WORD
The Blackthorn Centre has been
PROCESS running for just over a year and if
you have not yet heard about it, do
IN A CENTRE IN
find out more.
Purton Road, Cricklade NORTH SWINDON The very attractive workshop is
FREE TO PEOPLE NOT EARNING set on a working farm near
A centre for Cricidade and offers day and week-
TRAIN IN SMALL GROUPS end courses in contemporary art
contemporary art ON LATEST SOFTWARE and traditional crafts.
During 1996 there were courses
& BOOK NOW: on traditional English willow bas-
ket making, rag-rug making, life
RING BRIDGET ON 512446
traditional crafts drawing, stencilling, calligraphy,
Italian cookery, watercolours and
VrI COMPLIER TRAINING
Day/weekend BEECH AVENUE, SWINDON silk painting. Many hands at work at Blackthorn
This year starts with a weekend
workshops workshop on creative writing, plus children the chance to have fun
coil pots, paper making, rag-rug and learn at the same time.
January to March: making, floral art and lots more. The Centre is also available for
Swindon College now run sev- hire for small events, classes, recit-
basketmaking, coil pots,
eral courses at Blackthorn, and als, meetings etc. It is well worth
paper making, floral art, there are school holidays activities making an appointment to see our
rag rugs, cookery with for children. These are high qual- facilities.
ity craft orientated events and not Call now on 750774 for more
a South African flavour
creche facilities, intended to offer information or a programme.
and lots more including
WEDDINGS
life sculpture PORTRAITS
COMMERCI Teacher offers taste of French
Phone now for a A Toothill based French teacher is offering children the chance to have
programme on 01793 a go at learning French.
750774/750693 Pascal Watson, who teaches Pascal also teaches GCSE and
151 HIGH STREET French to children in small groups A' level. With exams looming this
(The Centre is also WOOTION BASSEYF in her home and in local primary summer, or next, she is well placed
available for hire) schools, says "It's so important for to help students brush up with
children to start learning a lan- their studies and help with oral
guage early. Children pick up the work. She also tutors adults on an
words, phrases and most impor- individual basis.
There is no membership fee to
PARENTS! tant the accent. It gives them con- the cost of all learning materials
fidence and a very good start when join Pascal's childrens classes and
they go on to secondary school."
Choose the right path for your child! are included in the £3 an hour
charge.
Courses for women Parents who want their children
The Path of Martial
The Path of ,4 to have an early start in French can
WEA Swindon Women's Branch
Discouragement Arts Training have produced a new programme contact Pascal on 870549.
of courses to be run in 1997. Listed
below are those starting in Janu-
• Drugs • Black Belt ary. For more details telephone
Carole on 618233.
Saturday workshops
• Low Self- • Excellence Assertiveness: 18 January & 1 Feb-
esteem ruary, 10am - 4pm. Health Hydro,
• High Self- £25 (free to women on benefit)
SelfImage: 25 January, 10am-4pm.
• Bullying esteem Health Hydro, £13 (free to women
on benefit)
• Depressio Discipline Daytime courses
Make your experience count: 10
• Confidence weeks, starts 8 January, 12.45pm -
245pm. Walcot Dome, free.
Practical massage & relaxation: 5
Back to BACK TO CllOOL SPECIAL weeks, starts 21 January, 10am -12
noon. Health Hydro, £21 (free to
School women on benefit) Swindon Town's French defender
Second chance to learn: 10 weeks, Frederic Darras was given a grilling
• Present this ad fore starts 23 January, 930am -12noon. by students studying French at Green-
FREE
promotion! &
Penhill, venue to be confirmed, down School in December. He an-
Official Black Belt Uniform or T-shirt free. Pre-course meeting Thurs- swered questions on how he commu-
Call Leigh Childs and book your day 16 January, 10am - 1130am nicates on the field and what it was
place now on 07000216101 Not just a mother: 6 weeks, starts 24 like to play with Eric Cantona at
January, 1245pm - 245pm. Link Auxerre. Above: Frederic signs his
or mob: 0831 216101 Centre, £25 (free to women on ben- autograph for Marina Warner with
efit). Elli Harfield, centre