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42 COMMUNITY FACILITIES, SERVICES & USEFUL 'PHONE NUMBERS
Museums Self Employment/Business Development
Lydiard House, Lydiard Park. Tel: 770401 Advice, information, training and finance for start up and existing
STEAM, Museum of the Great Western Railway, next to the Great business. Contact Business Link Swindon, Emlyn Square,
Western Designer Village, Churchward. Tel: 466646 Swindon. Tel: 488088
Swindon Museum & Art Gallery, Bath Road, Old Town. Social Security
Tel: 466556 Enquiries concerning Income Support and other social benefits.
Spring Gardens House, Princes Street, Swindon. Tel: 489600
Play for 5 to 14s
Swindon Borough Council's Community Education Play Social Services - Swindon Borough Council
Programme provides direct play activities such as summer Clarence House, Clarence Street, Swindon. Tel: 466900.
playschemes and mobile play provision. It also provides training,
Swindon Borough Council,
advice and information, support and development of voluntary
Civic Offices, Euclid Street, Swindon. Tel: Swindon 463000
play projects
Education and youth services, social services, town planning,
Play information, library and play equipment hire/loan service. industrial development, housing, council tax, public cleansing,
This is available to support playcare groups and individuals open spaces, leisure, recreation, community development,
including out of school groups working with 0 to 14 year olds. roads and footpaths.
For details call Kathy Kinloch, tel: 465413
Voluntary Organisations
Police Information on Swindon's voluntary organisations is available from
Westlea Police Station. Tel: 528111. Emergencies: 999. Voluntary Action Swindon, 1 John Street, Swindon. Tel: 538398
Race Relations Information on voluntary work is available through
Swindon Racial Equality Council, 1 Faringdon Road, Swindon. Swindon Volunteers. Tel: 420557. Open: Monday, Tuesday,
Tel: 528545. Provides advice on immigration, nationality and Thursday, Friday 10.30am - 5pm
support on cases of discrimination. Women's Refuge from Violence
Railway Swindon Women's Refuge. Tel: 536447
National Rail enquiries. Tel: 0845 484950. Mini-com: 0845 6050600 Water
Refuse Thames Water. Tel: 0645 200800
Refuse collection is undertaken by Swindon Contractors. Welfare Benefits Advice Points
Tel: 464196. Welfare benefits, housing, debt counselling advice
Contact them for disposal of items too large to be taken on normal Wiltshire Law Centre, 26 Victoria Road, Swindon. Tel: 486926/7
collection day, i.e. furniture, electrical equipment. Maximum three
West Swindon Advice Centre, 15 Gainsborough Way, Freshbrook.
items. Free service but does not include garden refuse.
Tel: 871303. Mon, Wed 10am - 12 noon. Fri 11.30am - 1.30pm.
Recycling Also at Holy Trinity Church, Shaw Centre. Wed 1 Oam - 12noon.
Swindon Borough Council recycling officer. Tel: 464536
Youth Services
West Swindon Centre, car park B: glass, can, paper, aluminium Connections. Advice, information, confidential help and counselling
foil, books and textile banks for young people. 178 Victoria Road, Swindon. Tel: 695255
Sainsburvs Bridgemead: glass, can, paper, books & textile banks
YIS (Youth Information Swindon) at Plus One Youth Centre, Euclid
Toothill, Freshbrook & Shaw Village Centres: glass banks Street, Swindon. Tel: 530672
Haydon Centre, Thames Avenue: glass, can, paper & textile
YGAP (Young & Gay Awareness Group). Tel: 694700
banks
Barnfield Road Waste Disposal & Recycling site: glass, paper, Swindon Borough Council
cardboard, metal, batteries, oil, 'fridge CFCs, furniture, wood, Swindon Borough Council operates youth provision at: Greendown
green waste. Open 7 days a week. School (Len Hobbs Suite) and Freshbrook Community Centre
(cafe). Contact Luke Chambers, tel. 877983 or 465413
Swindon Scapstore. Makes available quality paper, card, plastic
containers, anything clean and usable, to community groups like Link Centre Youth Unit is also a meeting point for youth groups.
playgroups and after school clubs. Tel: 513982 Contact the West Education & Community team, tel. 465413.
Samaritans In Moredon, youth worker Chris Capel is based at Moredon Youth
24 hour service for the suicidal and despairing. Tel: 537373 Centre, Akers Way, Swindon. Tel: 526098
Shop: 6 Curtis Street, Swindon. Personal callers: 8am - 10pm

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