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See us on the net @ www.swindonlink.com The Link Magazine • February 1999 33
Millennium Thoughts
I magine King Charles II sending telegrams of congratulations ^
to 34,000 people a year on their 100th birthday.
In the first of series of a rticles on the coming of Year 2000, For all your
Age Concern Swindon director Jo Osorio looks forward 25 years
and comments on the place of older people in the new Century. PC Upgrades
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the importance of building good rela- Debate all over the UK, encourag- FAMILYCHURCH something for all ages at
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past convicts." (My italics) ing views through conferences and Love wholeheartedly
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major campaign leading up to shops and speaking at assemblies,
Spring 2000 and beyond. enabling tomorrow's older people
make their contribution today.
Called the Debate of the Age, it fir---LOCAL CHURCHES
culminates in the publication next If you haven't booked her for your
year of the Agenda for the Age, a school yet, call her at the Age Con-
document designed to help policy- cern Swindon office on 692166. All Saints' Lydiard Millicent - 10:30am
makers set priorities for the new Remember, in another forty years Revd Peter Knight: 772417 (for the Village & Roughmoor)
millennium. many of us - including many of Holy Trinity Shaw-10:30am Revd Andrew Hetherington: 770568
today's school children, will be (the Church is at Shaw Village Centre)
Imagine a Britain where more than
34,000 people a year receive a tel- amongst 130 million Europeans St Mary's Lydiard Tregoze - 9:00am, 10:30am ; L N o '
egram from King Charles on their over 50 - the largest group of con- Revd Ann Mackenzie: 870244 .
100th birthday; where the grey sumers ever seen. Toothill Church -10:45am Revd Mark Roper: 692620 c a
vote is courted by politicians and Lets think together about the val- (also Free Church minister for the parish)
where business feels the force of ues that underpin our society and Westlea Church - 10:00am Revd Peter Walker: 872932
the grey pound (or Euro). what we want for the future. (this Church meets in Westlea School Hall, Langstone Way)
This is 2025. A third of the popu- Contribute your thoughts and The Parish of West Swindon and the Lydiards
lation will be aged over 60, only 1.6 ideas to the Debate and make your
Baptist • Church of England • Methodist • United Reformed Church
million of us will be aged under mark on the millennium.