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Registered childminders in Getting into the reading habit
West Swindon have vacancies A new pre-nursery book library
Children of all ages love
Full time, part time or was launched at Toothill School
ANDI and GARY'S on 19 July ready for the new term
occasional minding. in September.
EXPRESS Contact the area With grants from Motorola and
representative on 536197 HTV, books suitable for one to
R ADSH= W three year olds have been pur-
chased and an area furnished for
DISC' Childrens day at Lower Shaw Farm parents to choose in comfort.
Dancing to the latest chart sounds, Thursday 3 August, 10.30am - 3.30pm Nursery teacher Charmian
games & competitions with prizes For 5 -12 year olds. Activities include Edwards said the library would
encourage a love of books and al-
For information call . drumming workshop, biscuit baking, low parents to prepare children
Gary or Andi on mural painting, treasure hunt.
for nursery.
Bring packed lunch. Advance booking
01793 729341 essential. Cost: £10. Call 771080. The Toothill School nursery is
free to children over three years on
31 August and there are afternoon
sessions available. Call 497250 for Charmian Edwards and nursery nurse
details. Nikki Redford launch the library
MONKEY WHY BUY
WHEN YOU
MAYHEM A change for the better
8 CAN HIRE?
`dult and Childrens ... "14 for the children's sake
Bla 'sast ire Nursery Equipment Hire The environmental time bombs ticking for our children and grand-
/out • New all-terrain buggies children are not only obscure weather patterns and the destruction of
D all Mon ay - JUSTIN remote rain forests, they also include what they are wearing on their
t ay booki gs • Child car seat advice & fitting bums as babies.
n 4339 • Qualified buggy repairers Disposable nappies are the cul-
8e • Ball pool - perfect for prits. They take a huge amount of
toddlers parties space in landfill and between 200
fr er ildren's and 500 years to decompose. Every
p lie atalogue 01793 534582 disposable that has ever been used
E y need for All equipment fully insured and is still out there somewhere gener-
il 's party to the latest British standards ating methane and leaching chemi-
cals into the water table.
Swindon Council and the 21st
Century Swindon Forum launched
Ridgeway Pre-School a campaign in May to encourage
parents to switch to 'real nappies'
Inverary Road, Wroughton 4 for the sake of the planet and their
own pocket. Soon information
boards will be appearing in doc-
tors surgeries explaining why dis-
Q i( ,L Ch1d posables are a disaster for the en-
vironment and how money can be
saved by changing. Nicola James, left, and Amelia
7he /fit 9 2u;h4 ediiecui ^ Recycling Officer Amelia Craighill showing off the Real Nappy
Craighill says, "around eleven mil- range
Quality education lion disposable nappies are bin for dirties which are removed
dumped in landfill each year in for professional laundering.
and childcare Swindon alone. For every £1 spent Nicola James of The Real Nappy
on disposables, it costs 6p to dis- Co. says, "parents don't have to
for 18 months to pose of them. This costs tax payers suffer to be green. With attractive
5 years nationwide more than £40 million alternatives to disposables, they
a year." can prevent waste in style. We
New mum and Swindon South supply resusables for everyday use
Open 50 weeks MP Julia Drown and MEP Dr in different sizes and a special ver-
Caroline Jackson have backed the
a year, 8am-6pm initiative to switch to washable sion for use in swimming pools as
well."
nappies. Colourful and modern, Reusable nappies are signifi-
Full range of the reusable cotton nappies are fit- cantly less expensive. Over two
ted and shaped with velcro or pop- and half years the cost of dispos-
schedules pers instead of pins. They can be ables is more than £700 against
available bought in shops or by mail order home washing of reusables of £320
and either washed at home, or by a for the first child alone. The sav-
nappy washing service. ing is £70 if the laundry service is
Qualified teachers For more information The Real Nappy Company, used.
and to arrange a visit, based at Ashton Keynes, has For more information, call
following the please contact formed a partnership with the Freephone 0800 043 0980 or email
nursery outcomes Mrs D Bailey council to provide such a laundry at [email protected]
service. Parents who sign up re-
Switching now will make it
for learning (01793) 845572 ceive a weekly supply of nappies easier for our children to clean up
and are given a hygienic storage the problem in the future.