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22 The Link Magazine • April 2000

Busy Book-Keeping

Start the new millennium by letting an experienced book-keeper
take the strain from you. In conjunction with Shirley Ludford from BBC Wiltshire Sound and
Book-keeping, VAT returns, tax returns done at competitive rates spanning the Swindon Festival of Literature, we are running a story
Also familiar with the new CIS legislation & administration writing competition.
Contact Lynette on 01793 705997 Here's the challenge: The prizes:
Stories can be on any theme, but it 1 Three stories will be chosen
should have a Swindon connection i. to be printed in The Link and
CHIROPOD Length: no more than 400 words ii.broadcast on Shirley's
Entrant's names should be BBC Wiltshire Sound
Advanced Reflexologist enclosed on a separate sheet; they programme
should not appear on the story Book vouchers worth £20, £10,
& Kinesiologist Multiple entries are invited £5 will also be awarded to the
Book your appointment with winners
Martin Drew MBcHA, MSSch CLINIC AT HIGH STREET
The judges: Shirley Ludford, Matt Holland, director of the Swindon
CHIROPODIST WOOTTON BASSETT Festival of Literature and Link publisher Roger Ogle
Children's verruca surgery open. For an appointment with The closing date: Entries should be sent to The Link, Papermakers
House, Westlea, Swindon SN5 7BD by Tuesday 31 May.
All other aspects of foot care ' Mrs Lesley Taylor =tr.
catered for. t MBChA, MSSCh, MIIR, ASK Need some help with bringing your ideas together?
Call free anytime on r One of the events taking place during the Swindon Festival of Literature
is 'Writing for Pleasure & Profit' on Sunday 7 May, 9.30am to 4pm at
0800 731 6879 ' Lower Shaw Farm.
Home visit service or come Call (01793) 849914 Veteran journalist Mike Stares is running an intensive workshop on
to our modern town centre surgery
how to write and submit news stories, features, articles and reviews for
publication and for use in the media. Excellent for squeezing your ideas
into under 400 words.
Angela Cracknell Chiropodist The workshop costs £35, including lunch and drinks. To book, call
771080.
Registered Nurse MSSCh MBChA
vtritf iy t ect New games mag now on sale
A budding journalist from Shaw has just published the second
Telephone: 01793 613334
Sore edition of a magazine aimed at computer garners.
Answermachine - all calls returned feet? Andrew Mehta, 18, from Ram-
leaze has been producing fanzines
for several years and selling them
to other game addicts.
WE'RE BIGGER Now he has teamed up with Ben
Evans from Freshbrook and four
other contributors based in Bristol
THAN YOU THINK! and Hereford to produce United
Games, a 46 page black and white
magazine which reviews games
Home Bedroom from the users point of view.
The latest edition contains an
Co-ordina Showroom article on the Korean games indus-
try and takes a look at the Pokemon
phenomena.
There is also a look at the much
awaited Play Station III, just re-
leased in Japan, and reviews of
latest games for Dreamcast,
Playstation, Nintendo 64 and PCs.
The hand held Neo-Geo is given
the once over as well.
The first edition of United Games
sold out quickly and the feedback
was that it offered good value for
nathan money. If you're a gamer, send a Stalls available
cheque for £1.50 to United Games, Wootton Bassett and District Li-
William Ba.flrtf's
O
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LA-Z-DOY' Slumber! STRONGBOW PO Box 61 Swindon SN5 9GR ons Club hold their annual May
Andrew also runs a busy web Day Fayre at Lydiard Park on
YOUR OLD SUITE & OCCASIONAL FURNITURE site where reviews and informa- Bank Holiday Monday 1 May
BED DISPOSED OF FIRESIDE CHAIRS tion on games can be found. Visit As usual there will a full pro-
www.game-extra.co.uk and win a gramme of attractions and rides
Spillers Furnishings & Bed Centre game of your choice. aimed at adults and children. All
money raised goes towards the
Andrew has hopes of taking a
ESTABLISHED 1843 • SERVING SWINDON FOR OVER 150 YEARS journalism or media studies de- Lions charitable work.
gree. But first he has to concen- Bookings are being taking for
trate on revising for A' levels at trade, craft or charity pitches at the
Swindon College. A third edition event on 852092.
of United Games is planned after A big car boot sale will also take
his exams are out of the way. place. Call 877203 to book a space