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14 TOOTH ILL

Surgery opens up to offer complementary alternatives
Toothill's Phoenix doctor's practice is broadening the range of health care available by making space at the surgery available to
complementary therapists.
InterActions, which brings to- properly trained, mented, "a high tivity to Reiki, which induces deep
gether a range of therapists, has reputable and most proportion of ill- relaxation.
come to an agreement with the importantly, they ness is related to Reiki practitioner Fred Taylor
practice to offer treatments like know their limits stress or dis-ease. said, "people are more accepting
Indian head massage, reflexology, and will advise pa- Therapists offer of complementary therapy as an
nutrition and kinesiology, chi- tients to see their a ppointments of alternative and we're very pleased
ropody and Reiki. GP if appropriate. half an hourto an to be working with a GP who ac-
Practice partner Dr Peter "We won't be re- hour and a half cepts there are a range of ways to
Swinyard said it was becoming ferring patients to which aim to re- achieve health and well being."
more usual for doctors to make the therapists, but duce stress." Unfortunately the therapies are
agreements with therapists to of- we will make them She said differ- not available on the NHS; thirty
fer complementary treatments. aware that there ent therapies suit minute sessions cost from £10.
"We welcome InterActions into the are alternatives different people, To find out more, pick up a leaf-
practice. The practitioners are available. I think a from reflexology, let at Phoenix surgery at Toothill
lot of people will gain great benefit an ancient form of foot massage Village Centre
from the relaxation that the com- which stimulates nerve endings • Swindon South MP Julia Drown
plementary therapies bring about." and helps ease tension, to kinesiol- will officially open the Phoenix sur-
Jane Child of InterActions com- ogy which analyses dietary sensi- gery on 22 March.
V ELEVISION
Past parent remembers school in Year of Promise
For friendly and
As a former clerk and chairman of the Governors and having seen his two children attend Toothill School,
professional service it is hardly surprising Terry Sargent chose to donate a new computer to the school.
to TVs, Videos, Audio anc Terry, who runs computer company
Hi-Fl, Satellite systems Teljay Consultants Ltd, has donated a
& Computer monitors, state of the art PC with full multimedia
and Internet facilities. He said, "I was
call 01793 497591 watching ITV's Year of Promise last Au-
Workshop at tumn and felt that with the turn of the
Millennium, it was a good time to give
15/15a Rodbourne Road
something back to the community.
Swindon
Headteacher Richard Jackson, was de-
lighted with the gift. "It is lovely that
Terry remembered us. We appreciated
what he did for the school whilst on the
governing body. The computer will be
really useful for the children and the
school, particularly with its Internet capa-
bilities".
Terry Sargent, front, with Arron Patterson, and from left, Bernadette Toothill School aims to increase the
Florendo, Elaine Johnson, governor, Stephen Borell, Jordan Fitchett, number of computers it has by setting up
headteacher Richard Jackson, Yasmin Cinquegrani, Sadie Northway an IT suite later in the year.
Ply, timber, hardboard,
chipboard. RSJs, sleepers,
telegraph poles, bricks, New name, new identity for pre-school
sand & gravel (in bags) Toothill's Kiln Park pre-school relaunched itself with a new name on 10 February with a visit by Swindon
liven' arranged in Swindon at Town footballers Charlie Griffin and Robin Hulburt.
For more details pop in Supervisor Angie John said par- Roman kilns were found in the Kiln
or tel: 829715 ents had become confused since a it seemed like a nice name for
Open: Mon - Sat. 9am - 5pm nursery opened at nearby Oliver the new century."
The Yard. Tate Estate. Kingsdown Tomkins Infants School. "As our The pre-school, which is run
Road, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon building is next to Kiln Park, where by a parent's committee, is the
only one in West Swindon which
has its own building.
Committee member Janet
PHOENIX SURGERY Freeguard is fundraising to pave
and fence the back garden.
Her daughter Emma, now 22,
Dunwich Drive, Toothill Village Centre attended Toothill's first play-
group in the hut close to the
Dr Peter Swinyard village centre in 1981.
Janet later became a staff
Dr Robert Forrester member and then supervisor of
same playgroup after it moved
New patient enquiries: to Toothill Community Centre.
She was there for fourteen years
(01793) 600440 before it closed in 1995 because
of a decline in numbers. Emma's
son Lewis now attends Kiln Angie Jo/n holding Jamie Harris
Now offering a range of complementary therapies Park. With his signed football, Janet
To contribute to the Kiln Park Freeguard holding her grandson
in association with Inter-Actions. Visit the surgery for a leaflet.
fundraising, call Janet on533844. Lewis and her daughter Emma