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26 The Link Magazine • Janua ry 2000
The easy way to go green!
COMPLETE curtains ^04 Vtds The environment and how we preserve the planet and its resources is
TRACEY'S Need
CURTAIN 'or.blinds going to be the major issue of the 21st Century. Environmental
Professional Quality campaigners have been banging on about it for years, but change will
SERVICE made' only happen if ordinary people put pressure on decision makers and
Prices from:' Cleaning Services also change the way they live their lives.
Curtains £25 • Tiebacks £15. Domestic & Business
One West Swindon family have months, The Link will be following
Pelmets £25 • Austrian blinds £20
Roman blinds £25 • Accessories £5 Experienced Staff decided to look at everything they the progress of the Drake family,
do and start making the small who live in Westlea, as they take
Hanging from £15 We suit your needs
changes that everybody needs to part in Action at Home and find
Prices exclude material cost Call try. out how to go green.
Free estimating and advice Having paid £5 to join the
(01793 o'
Design, making and complete scheme, Kristianne Drake and
fitting service available 772268 Steve Brown and their five year
old son Roan, will receive six ac-
Typical delivery 10 days today
Call Tracey Baker on 01743 886110 tion packs under the headings of
waste, water, energy, shopping,
transport and the next steps they
could take. The packs contain sim-
ple DIY ideas, posters and games
Anna's for children and specials offers on
Frock Exchange items like low energy lightbulbs,
water butts and more.
Kristianne and Steve started the
scheme by filling in a question-
49 Cricklade Road, Gorse Hill, Swindon naire to find their 'greenscore.'
"We already recycle paper and
bottles and I walk Rowan to school
# Nearly new quality clothes for ladies and children every day, but the questionnaire
Going Green: Kristianne Drake, got us thinking," said Kristianne.
f Clothes for every occasion at prices you can afford Steve Brown and Roan "Now I will remember to turn off
Did you know that turning the the tap when I brush my teeth."
f We sell your garments for you on a commission basis
television off at the set rather than The Drakes tried to have a green
using the remote control saves elec- Christmas too. This year they re-
For further details phone 01793 484713 tricity? Or that one dripping tap used their plastic tree for the eighth
wastes 5,000 litres of water a year? year running and they are recy-
These are just two of the tips cling all their Christmas cards.
from 'Action at Home,' a scheme Look out for the first Action at
that Wiltshire Agenda 21 is pro- Home report from the Drake fam-
moting across Swindon and Wilt- ily next month. If you want to find
shire. It aims to help households out more about the scheme, call
protect the environment and cut Catherine Rice at Wiltshire Agenda
domestic bills. Over the next six 21 on 526 244.
Time capsule seals in memories
and hopes for the future

Some 3,000 trees were planted at the Millennium Tree Plant between
Swindon and Purton in early December.
Organised by The Woodland Trust and the Great Western Commu-
nity Forest, the event had a special ingredient when a large steel time
capsule was buried on the site.
People brought everything from a silver thimble to a telephone,
children's toys including a Womble album, family photos and badges.
Also included were many personal messages to the future.
Time capsule builder Jeff Piggot and Julia Warrin from Art Spark with, on the
left, Johnathan, Tom and Michael Jefferies from Wroughton. On the right,
Daniel and Bethany Foxwell also from Wroughton