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38 The Link Magazine • August 1999

` REIKI TREATMENT Bottle tombola Millennium Thoughts
and craft stall
The traditional art
West Swindon Centre
of ancient healing Help us compile a check list to beat the bug
Saturday 31 July,
For more details of treatments, 9am - 5pm The world did not end on 4 July as predicted by Nostradamus. Doom
call Angela on 873678 Proceeds to mongers have now focused their attention on the solar eclipse on 11
August.
£10 for 1/2 hour, £20 for 1 hour Delta Blue Netball Club
If it does not happen then, 9/9/ The mass of people are likely to
99 is another date to keep an eye take a very rational view and make
Profq^ sional on. Programmers used all the nines precautions just in case 'they'
SIOBHAN'S Haii4 ressing for files that could be deleted from haven't got it right, and will make
computers and there could be dis- plans to safe rather than sorry.
HOME HAIR CARE in your own home ruption on some systems. Preparations for Christmas and
Cuts froAi £3.50 But the big one of course is 1 New Year are likely to be even
Mobile Hairdressing January 2000 when computers more feverish and we have no
For appoi ents, call
Tel: 01793 870656 Tracey oh 878217 could really become confused be- doubt that businesses will be play-
ing on these fears during the au-
cause they might not understand
why 00 occurs after 99. Compa- tumn.
nies and public services have spent So can you help put together a
DECOTEX Thamesdown billions reprogramming and shopping list for the essential items
Upholstery
checking their computers and the you and your family need to beat
& Flooring government has assured us that the bug. Instantly we can think of
Painter & Decorator Specialists in everything will alright on the night. candles, torch batteries, a bottled
upholstery, carpets
Specialist Artexing & vinyls Every household should have re- gas fire, portable cooker. What else
Free estimates ceived a yellow and purple book- can you suggest?
Tel: (01793) 791388 Tel: 728243 let explaining what steps have been Send your ideas to The Link,
taken and an advertising campaign Papermakers House, Westlea,
has started to tell us all is well. Swindon SN5 7BD e-mail:
But 'what if'? Police are bracing [email protected]
p j Play the ' JUST THE JOB themselves for a workload increase We will publish the list in
" Piano Domestic Services Agency from public disorder and cult upcoming editions and it will ap-
requires groups who decide their time is pear on the swindonlink.com web
earn to Sing nigh.
Domestic Cleaners & trotters site.
Phone Swindon 695235 Flexible hours,
for further information
good rates of pay Monthly service for toddlers
IlII!IIU uhf 1111111 Phone Jill or Sue on 861112
A parent and toddler group called Cameo is held at the Emmanuel
United Reformed Church, Haydon Wick, every Wednesday morning
BC The person who changed AD from 9.30 toll.30.
SWINDON History is changing As part of this session the group hold a toddler service every third
FAMILY CHURCH peoples lives Today Wednesday of the month. It involves a short worship with the children,
o^Evange, who are not expected to sit still or quiet, but are encouraged to join in
Live with integrity with songs and activities.
Love wholeheartedly 4$ Worsley Road `?f^ The next service at Cameo will be on Wednesday 22 September at
Trust God in all things 10.30am. All are welcome. Call Jenny Logan on 726720 for details.
SUNDAYS 10.30AM mmm^G^
AT THE LINK CENTRE Counselling at crisis pregnancy centre
(Community Suite) building with people
Come and join us A new centre to support women facing the crisis of an unplanned
& PINEHURST PEOPLE'S Sunday at 10am & 6.30pm pregnancy - Pathway - was launched on 2 July.
CENTRE For further information of Using a room made available by
All ages of children & teens cared for other meetings ring: 873050 Freshbrook Church, Pathway aims ! I
or call at the Church office to provide counselling which helps _
Information: call B rian on 849731
in association with Jesus said: "I have come that YOU might women make a balanced decision C
NEW FRONTIERS INTERNATIONAL have LIFE and have it in its fulness" which is not influenced by pro-life ' " i
or pro-abortion values.
"We are in the middle," said
Pregnant.'
counsellor Jill Iroha. We want Need to talk?
people to make their own deci- `"" ~ ^a
LOCAL CHURCHES sions. We will embrace the indi- ,
vidual whatever her decision." '^
All Saints' Lydiard Millicent - 10:30am Pathway is open to all ages, but 1Xt'" .,
Revd Peter Knight: 772417 (for the Village & Roughmoor) the organisers expect a lot of con-
Holy Trinity Shaw -10:30amRevdAndrewHetherington:770568 o tact with young women. Britain
(the Church is at Shaw Village Centre) has the highest rate of teenage
St Mary's Lydiard Tregoze - 9:00am, 10:30am ^° o pregnancy in Europe. Yet PMH Jilllroha,left,withPathwayadminis-
Revd Ann Mackenzie: 870244 a a withdrew free pregnancy testing trator Maria Jones
for GPs in the Spring. To find out more about the Path-
Toothill Church - 10:45am Revd Mark Roper: 692620
=a Pathway will offer free preg- way service, messages are picked
(also Free Church minister for the parish)
nancy testing, support on the im- up daily on 07957 685088, or call
Westlea Church -10:00am Revd Peter Walker: 872932 W
plications of both pregnancy and into Freshbrook Church on Mon-
(this Church meets in Westlea School Hall, Langstone Way)
terminationandinformationabout days 7pm to 8.30pm or Fridays
The Parish of West Swindon and the Lydiards benefits, fostering, adoption and 9.30am to 11am.
practical help such as the supply Although based in a church, the
Baptist • Church of England • Methodist • United Reformed Church
of baby equipment. service is not run by the church.