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24 The Link Magazine • May 2000
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^ - LPG & Natural BLAYLOCKS Following fathers footsteps
Gas Services Old Town shoe retailer Blaylocks has just celebrated their 80th year
SWINDON'S FAMILY
• Boilers with a major refit which is sure to entice new customers to their
SHOE SHOP successful family run business.
• Fires & fire
places Est. 1920 The shop has traded through
Dennis Brown
• Cookers three generations. Founded in 1920
Gas Engineer
• Boiler changes STOCKISTS OF by Robert Blaylock who carried
29 Meares Drive • Also riverboat out shoe repairs in Gorse Hill, the
Shaw, Swindon appliances, ALL LEADING business moved to Old Town eight
installation & years later and was handed down
Tel: 01793 874742 servicing BRANDS
• to Arthur Blaylock in 1949. His
Mobile: 0468 027860 Aga, Rayburn son David took over in 1974.
specialist BLAYLOCKS As Blaylocks occupies a listed
SponsortoWroughton • Plumbing Bath Road Corner
Shotokan Karate Club building, external changes are lim-
Old Town ited, but the family decided to give
O the premises an internal makeover
CONTRACTOR Tel: 534271 and continued to trade around
building contractors during March
and April.
Wootton Bassett customers for their understanding
Mr Blaylock wanted to thank
Physiotherapy Sanctuary during the refit. "We have brought
David Blaylock, left, with Murial
& Sports Injury Housing_ the shop up to date, by enhancing Hanks, Silenna Brimson, Trevor
the look, but it is still in keeping
Clinic with the character of the location." Ricketts
Sheltered accommo Blaylocks take pride in their tra- styles and price.
Mrs Lesley Catling for rent for people of ditional personal service and high- Speaking about the completed
MCSP retirement age light this as one of the reasons they work David said, "The refurbished
shop is a much more pleasant en-
have so many regular customers.
Chartered For details, call There are nine members of staff, vironment for our customers and
one of whom is David's 18 year old for our staff to work in. We hope it
Physiotherapist 01793 511333 son Mark. The retailer offers a very will appeal to our regulars and
Fax: 01793 431067 wide range of ladies, men's and encourage new customers to come
Tel: 01 793 848424 children's shoes in a variety of and browse."
Mobile: 0378 553703 Sanctuary Housing Association
Swindon Area Office
60 High Street 89/91 Cricklade Road
Wootton Bassett Gorse Hill, Swindon SN2 1AB Awareness raising for retired housing
To coincide with a national promotion of housing provision for
retired people entitled GOSH - Going Onto Sheltered Housing -
Swindon's Sanctuary Housing Association is organising two events
in Haydon Wick and Wroughton.
On 24 May, 10am, a coffee morn- will provide most of the exhibits.
ing, raffle and bring and buy is The aim is to convey a positive
being organised in aid of the Pros- message about living in group
pect Hospice at Haydon Court, dwellings and promoting what
Haydon Court Drive. Donations older people can achieve in retire-
of items are welcome, please call ment, no matter what health prob-
June Kennedy on 726472. lems they may suffer from.
On Saturday 27 May, 11am to Some of the exhibits will be for
3pm, an art and craft exhibition sale and monies raised will be do-
takes place at Harry Garrett Court, nated to the Wiltshire Air Ambu-
Willow Walk, Wroughton. People lance. For more information call
living in sheltered accommodation Sanctuary Housing on 511333.

Children's Day Keep children
The fifth annual NSPCC safe
Childrens Day takes place on 3
y May to help raise money for the The North Swindon Family
Ft a4 j: met liv in.. w currentl have NSPCC Swindon Centre and Project is organising a Keep Safe
vn1cancies it Brain Court, Str; non Si_ Nhirgart i Swindon Family Centre. Day on 1 June for children aged 5
w The theme this year is 'Protect to 10 years and their parents.
il d ' indmil) Coua , FreshbricxA, ,,°ir on. babies from cruelty' to raise aware- There will be talks and demon-
ness of the number of infants who strations from the police and fire
1'Ikax^r: cunt act uur Reg ttal O1 hex
` suffer abuse and die. officers, and also representatives
y
S¼'exleru Region. I0 C1 Pritde Office, factory, shop and college from road safety.
P• Thur ra #►. W,Itshir:; St tl 1 N staff are asked to come up with Subjects covered will include
Tel: 01672 515622 ideas to raise money, with raffles, Stranger Danger, safety in the
dress down and bad hair days or home and bullying.
any other wild and original sug- There will be a free creche for
- l ame Butcher gestions. under 5s.
For details, call Della Drury at
To find out more and to offer
LJ louiino Association .help, call Jacquie Sheppard on the North Swindon Family Project
431308. on 705810.