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COMMUNITY FACILITIES, SERVICES & USEFUL 'PHONE NUMBERS
Media Swindon Borough Council,
BBC Wiltshire Sound, Prospect Place, Swindon. Tel: 513626 Civic Offices, Euclid Street, Swindon. Tel: Swindon 463000
Evening Advertiser, 100 Victoria Road, Swindon. Tel: 528144 The Council's responsibilities include education and youth
services, social services, town planning, industrial development,
GWR Radio, Lime Kiln, Wootton Bassett. Tel: 440300
housing, council tax, public cleansing, open spaces, leisure,
The Link Magazine. Tel: 872282 recreation, community development, roads and footpaths.
Museums Voluntary Organisations
Swindon Museum & Art Gallery, Bath Road, Old Town. Information on Swindon's voluntary organisations is available from
Tel: 466556 Voluntary Action Swindon, 1 John Street, Swindon. Tel: 538398
Great Western Railway Museum, Faringdon Road. Tel: 466555 Information on voluntary work is available through
(Closes 31 October 1999 to be replaced by STEAM, Swindon's Swindon Volunteers. Tel: 420557.
millennium railway heritage centre which opens Easter 2000) Open: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 10.30am - 5.00pm
Lydiard House, Lydiard Park. Tel: 770401
Women's Refuge from Violence
Play for 5 to 14s Swindon Women's Refuge. Tel: 536447
Swindon Borough Council's Play Service promotes awareness
Water
and appreciation of childen's play (aged 5 - 14) through play
Thames Water. Tel: 0645 200800
schemes and support to volunteer run play organisations, e.g.
junior clubs and after school clubs, by providing training, advice, Welfare Benefits Advice Points
information, grant aid and equipment. For details, tel: 466549 Welfare benefits, housing, debt counselling advice
Police Wiltshire Law Centre, 26 Victoria Road, Swindon. Tel: 486926/7
Westlea Police Station. Tel: 528111. Emergencies: 999. West Swindon Advice Centre, 15 Gainsborough Way, Freshbrook.
Tel: 871303. Mon, Wed 10am - 12 noon. Fri 11.30am - 1.30pm.
Race Relations
Also at Holy Trinity Church, Shaw Centre. Wed 10am - 12noon.
Swindon Racial Equality Council, 1 Faringdon Road, Swindon.
Tel: 528545. Provides advice on immigration, nationality and Youth Services
support on cases of discrimination. Connections. Advice, information, confidential help and
counselling for young people. 178 Victoria Road, Swindon.
Railway
Tel: 695255
National Rail enquiries. Tel: 0345 484950
YIS (Youth Information Swindon) at Plus One Youth Centre,
Refuse
Euclid Street, Swindon. Tel: 530672
Refuse collection is undertaken by Swindon Contractors.
Tel: 464196. YGAP (Young & Gay Awareness Project). Tel: 694700
Contact them for disposal of items too large to be taken on normal Swindon Borough Council
collection day, i.e. furniture, electrical equipment. Maximum three
Youth worker Jo Marchment works from an office on the ground
items. Free service but does not include garden refuse.
floor of the Link Centre (past the library entrance). Tel: 465466
Large items of refuse and garden material can be dumped free of
In Moredon, youth worker Chris Capel is based at Moredon Youth
charge at the municipal tip at Barnfield Road, off Great Western
Centre, Akers Way, Swindon. Tel: 526098
Way. Open 7 days a week.
Samaritans Save & Recede at
24 hour service for the suicidal and despairing. Tel: 537373
Shop: 6 Curtis Street, Swindon. Personal callers: 8.00am - 10.00pm West Swindon Centre Car Park B, Glass, can, paper, aluminium foil, books
Self Employment/Business Development and textile banks.
Advice, information, training and finance for start up and existing Sainsburys Bridgemead. Glass, can, paper, books and textile banks.
business. Contact Business Link Swindon, Emlyn Square, Toothill, Freshbrook & Shaw Village Centres. Glass banks
Swindon. Tel: 488088 Haydon Centre, Thames Avenue. Glass, can, paper and textile banks.
Social Security Barnfield Road Waste Disposal and Recycling Site. Glass, paper, cardboard,
Enquiries concerning Income Support and other social benefits. metal, batteries, sump oil, 'fridge CFCs, large items of furniture, garden refuse.
Spring Gardens House, Princes Street, Swindon. Tel: 489600 Swindon Scrapstore. Makes quality paper, card, aluminium and plastic
containers available to community groups like playgroups and after-school clubs.
Social Services - Swindon Borough Council
Tel: 513982.
Clarence House, Clarence Street, Swindon. Tel: 466900.
Further information from Swindon Council's Recycling Officer, tel: 466079