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28    The Link Magazine • February 1998
              Peva's creation                              Furniture recycling project
    Fai
    Tal            Fashion Seamstress • Maker of made-to-measure wedding  celebrates first year
                   s, bridesmaids, mother of the bride outfits & evening wear.
    Bri
                   oose from our new range of gowns. Also communion dresses.  A charity which helped 472 low income families set up home with
                                                          essential furniture and household items has celebrated its first year
    by
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       JWedding gowns, mess & boys formal attire for hire at realistic prices.  with an appeal for money to keep it on the road.
                   -187 Victoria Road Swindon • Tel: (01793) 421 068  The Top Drawer furniture  donate it, and there are enough
                                                          project, based in a shop at Sussex  families in need who require the
                                                          Square, Walcot, made 1,421 col-  furniture. Sometimes it's a single
    1 8th                                                 lections and handled some 3,300  item, for other families it is a com-
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                  THE GIANT CARD (I.                      items last year. With only enough  plete house full."
    q'21 st                                               money to hire a van on three days  David said that he meets all cli-
                FOR ALL OCCASIONS..                       a week, they can barely keep up  ents who are referred by statutory
                                                          with demand.               agencies and voluntary organisa-
        Rent a 6ft. uPVC greeting card in your garden at dawn.  Project leader David Rowe said  tions. Many more could be helped
                                                          Top Drawer operates on a shoe  if the project had its own van five
        For more details, call Joanna on 01793 692929
                                                          string with initial funding from  days a week. So far, £3,500 has
                                                          Swindon Borough Council and  been received from Burmah
                                                          Allied Dunbar, and assistance  Castrol and an unnamed charity.
                          ^!.                             from Swindon Lions. "Apart from  Another £9,000 is needed to buy a
                                                          my salary from Stoneham Hous-
                                                                                     large van with electric tail lift.
                                                          ing Association, the project runs  Top Drawer accepts all types of
                 Property Maintenance                     entirely on the eight people who  furniture in reasonable condition
     Painter & Decorator • Specialist Artexing            give their time voluntarily.  and electrical goods which are
                                                            "We've shown there is a great  tested before being passed on.
                                                          need for furniture to be recycled.  To donate money, or household
        ,,Telephone: (01793) 791388 A
                                                          People are more than willing to  items, call Top Drawer on 536613.
                                                           David Rowe and Cath Sutherland in the Top Draw showroom at Walcot
            v ► l i ILKINSON
         Car Body Repairs and Paint Spraying
              M.o.T. Repairs and Welding
                     Free Estimates
        Unit 12 Brindley Close Cheney Manor Industrial Estate Swindon
     m
     '  01793 42I 125                  $
                   100's of Ideal Gifts


                              for that

                            ieone special

                                                               VOLUNTEERS EEDED
                          at MBROS                        Every month we list opportunities to help community organisations
                                                          as supplied by Swindon Volunteers at Voluntary Action.
            THE BARGAIN STORE WITH                        People First promotes self-advo-  STEP makes contact with 12 to

    A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE                       cacy for people with learning diffi-  18 year olds through the efforts,
                                                          culties. They are looking for vol- interest and commitment of trained
        Footwear, kitchenware, household goods, gift sets,  unteers to for a number of tasks:  adult volunteers. A comprehen-
                                                          • Drivers - to take people to and  sive training package is offered,
     exquisite ornaments, picture frames, mirrors, DIY tools,
                                                            from groups                You need to be available on
     radio cassettes, watches, stationery, electrical appliances,  • Help with organising an  Wednesday or Thursday evenings
            radios, calculators, disposable tableware,      "Auction of Promises" in March  each week for groups, plus Mon-
       wide selection of toys, scented candles, cards & paper  • People with computer skills to  day evenings once a fortnight, for
                                                            help in the office       training.
                                                          • People to help out at dance/
                                                            drama workshops          Victim Support Wiltshire
                                                          • A support worker for the advo- Good listeners are needed to visit
                                                            cacy resource base worker.  victims of crime in their own homes
                                                          Training is available on topics in- to offer support and information.
                                                          cluding "What it's like to have a The next training course takes place
                                                          learning difficulty"; self advocacy  on Saturdays 7, 14 and 28 March.
                                                          through dance; team work.
                                                                                     For further details of these vacan-
                                                          Swindon 12-18 Project      cies and many others, contact Swin-
     MBROS, 79-83 Cricklade Road, Gorse Hill, Swindon
                                                          STEP works with young people  don Volunteers on 538398 or call
                                                          who need support, through a wide in to Voluntary Action, 1 John
                                                          range of activity and discussion  Street, Swindon on Mondays,
                                                          groups, together with some indi-  Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays,
                                                          vidual work.               10.30am to 5pm.
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