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46 	The Link Magazine. November 1997
        DUNCAN                 Talbot                        Health Hydro and Well Woman

     SELF DRIVE                        phot 0r'                  Centre celebrate 10 years
            HIRE                 Wedding Photography      Ten years ago complimentary therapies like osteopathy, acupuncture
                                                          and remedial massage were still regarded as rather strange.
         Vehicles for Hire     designed exclusively for you   Now many 'alternative' treat-
       at Competitive Rates                               ments can be found alongside con-
          Vans • Lutons                 ***               ventional medical practice and are
          Estates • Cars         A professional, friendly and   accepted as a natural approach to
         272 Ermin Street             personal service    dealing with strain, injury and
       Stratton St. Margaret    Choice of wedding collections   stress.
            Swindon                                         In 1987 Thamesdown Council
                                        ***
                                                          was out in front when the Natural
      Tel: 822193              Telephone Tod Clark        Health Clinic in Milton Road
                                                          brought complimentary therapists
      Open Daily 9am - 6 pm    Cirencester                together in one centre, a concept
       Sundays 9am - 10am      01285 - 860667             since copied by many other local
                                                                                     A shave at the Milton Road baths in
                                                                         authorities.   the early part of the century, now
                                                                         The innova-   replaced by stress relieving massage
                                                                         tion carried
    TRUSTMOVE                                                        A
                                                                       -' on a tradition  ices and facilities workers for the
                                                                         in keeping  Great Western Railway workers
                                                                         with the origi- over 100 years ago.
     REMOVALS & STORAGE                                                  nal role of the   A programme of talks and dem-
                                                                         building  onstrations, listed below left,
     Containerised Storage • Single items • Piano specialists
                                                                         which held  marks the anniversary week at the
     For a free quotation, call Swindon: 430501/728807                   medical serv-  beginning of November.
                                                                 Women aim to keep centre going
       A 2 Z Home Improvements                            Despite a sudden and complete cut in grant aid by Swindon Council
                                                          from April, the Swindon Well Woman Centre, established in No-
         All your needs in one number                     vember 1987, is going to stay open.
         Kitchen/Bathroom fitting, Tiling, Plumbing, Electrics,   Management committee chair
               Painting, Decorating and much more         Ann Davis says there is no ques-
                                                          tion of closure. "Our information
                                  Tel: (01793) 692340
      111 Pinehurst Road 	                                and advice service to women by
      Swindon 	Mobile: (0378) 207977                      women, and medical support serv-
                                                          ices, are too important to lose; it
                                                          means we have to work harder to
                                                          establish ourselves."
                           NATURAL HEALTH                  The funding crisis hits home next
                                                          year. In the meantime, the centre
     HEALTH   CLINIc&                                     will be working hard to increase  Centre administrator Sandra Morgan
                                                          awareness, raise money and cel-  with medical services manager Gillie
      HYDRO   WELL WOMAN CENTRE                           ebrate ten years of service to  Patterson
                                                          women of Swindon.
    lot/i  4inive',sa'll( ;bw5mmme                        their fundraising line dance at the
                                                           All supporters are invited to
                                                          Link Centre led by Midnight Cow-
    Day/date       Event                 Time             boy Lewis Watson.
                                                          •  From Saturday 1 November to
    Sat 1 November   'Look after your back' talks   1100am - 500pm
                                                          Saturday 8 November, there will
                   Health checks'
                                                          be daily displays of information
    Mon 3 November   Acupuncture for balance              about the work of the Well Woman
                   and well being        300pm           Centre and demonstrations of In-
                   Foot care in diabetes   400pm          dian head massage, Reiki, self help
                                                          and assertiveness workshops and
    Wed 5 November 'Stress Management' day   100pm - 500pm
                   Menopause t alks*     1000am & 730pm   talks about the menopause and
    Thurs 6 November Assertiveness  workshop*   1000am - 12 noon   healthy eating. For details, drop
                                                          into the Hydro or call 511064.
                   Keeping yourself safe talk
                   and workshops'        200pm - 400pm
                   Activity day                              I
    Fri 7 November 	Resuscitation  workshops*   1000am & 200pm   . 	.. 	I                  PLUMBER
                                                                              Established 1982
                   Healthy eating display'
                                                            From a small fuse to a complete house rewire
    Sat 8 November   Open day - Turkish Baths,
                   Gym & Natural Health Clinic   1000am - 430pm   From a dripping tap to full bathroom installation

                                                                 Fully insured • Institute of Plumbing registered • JIB. Electrical
    'In the Well Woman Centre • All events are free
                                                                    SHOWER SPECIALISTS
    Health Hydro
    Milton Road, Swindon              t5    SwinDon  =  A & M SERVICE
    Tel: 01793 693787                                     Tel: Swindon 874240 • 24 hour answering
                                                                         11 chevalier close. Middleleaze. Swindon
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