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46 The Link Magazine • April 2002
          Christ Church          Bad hair for Barnardos      Winning pictures         What do you dream?
                               Children at Oliver Tomkins
       Skyline Appeal Shop                                         wanted            Swindon residents have the chance
                               Church of England Junior School                       to take part in a nationwide scien-
    Open 19 - 27 April, 10am - 4pm  in Toothill supported their Lent  To tie in with the Swindon Festi-  tific experiment called DreamLab
                                                          val of Literature in early May, the
                               charity Barnardos by raising cash
       In the old FADS DIY shop                           Swindon Children's Information  to discover whether what we read
                               in a variety of ways in March.
        Devizes Road, Old Town                            Centre wants youngsters to draw  affects what we dream.
                                Miss Brown's year 3 class went
    Books, GWR items, household goods,                    a picture of their favourite book  Until mid-May library users are
                               in for a bad hair day and there
       bric-a-brac, plants, clothing.                     or nursery rhyme character and  being asked to record their recent
                               were some wacky designs on show.                      dreams and the types of books they
   Sold in aid of Christ Church restoration               write a short piece on why they
                               Four bad ones, from left, Jaime Taylor,  like that character.  are reading in a'dream diary' ques-
                               Bradley Gingell, Jordan Marriott-  Entries will be on display at The  tionnaire available at every Swin-
                               Wayte, Natash Welsh        CIS shop and four age group win-  don library.
   Lower Shaw Farm, Old Shaw Lane                         ners will be chosen and their de-  The questionnaires will be ana-
   Housekeeper & Cleaner needed for                       signs printed on bookmarks to be  lysed at the Swansea University and
   a few flexible hours a week of regular                 distributed all over Swindon.  the results announced at a major
   duties. Friendly working environment.                    Winners will also receive a £10  conference in Boston, USA, in June.
   The farm is also looking for                           book token and a book, to be pre-  For details, call Tracey Dowling
   Handyperson for occasional jobs.                       sented by local children's author  on 465554.
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                                                          Nicola Moon (author of Aligator  DreamLab is part of the Library
   For details, tel: 771080
                                                          Tails and Crocodile Cakes and Happy  Association's Frontiers: Science in
                                                          Birthday Amelia) during the Festi-  Libraries campaign which is a re-
      Toothill Afterschool Club
   Playworker - 13 hours per week (3 x                    val of Literature.         sult of a national £31,500 award
   4 hour sessions, plus a 1 hour staff                     Application forms are available  from the government's Science
   meeting). £5.75 per hour (reviewed                     from The CIS Shop, 13 Market  Year to promote science through
                                                                                                    y
   after 3 month probationary period).                    Street, Swindon SN1 1RZ or call  the different librar  sectors.
   NVQ2 qualification preferred. but not                  Carrie-Marie Tilling on 541794 to
   essential                                              have one sent to you.         Life changing course
   Sessional workers (part-time)                                                     Parivar Asian Women's Group is
   Minimum 4 hours per week                                                          starting a WEA 'Make Your Expe-
   £4.30 per hour              Giving farmers a better deal: it's a growing idea     rience Count' course on 8 April,
   NVQ2 qualification preferred, but not  The campaign to give food producers in poor countries a better deal  12.30pm to 2.30pm, at the West
   essential                   is gathering pace all the time and Fair Trade Fortnight during March  Swindon Family Project.
   Club Treasurer (part-time)  focused attention on how consumers are becoming more aware that  The course, which takes place in
   Voluntary position for just a few hours  farmers should not be exploited and trampled upon by big multi-  an informal, supportive setting is
   per month. Previous experience pre-  national corporations.                       aimed at women thinking of mak-
   ferred, but not essential.   Last year goods                                      ing changes in their lives.
   For details, mail: toothillafter  sold with the                                     All women are invited to join.
   [email protected]   Fairtrade mark in-                                    Call Mina Bhogal on 871303.
                               creasedbyanimpres-
                               sive forty per cent,   ~ t
                               reaching £45 million                                        SWINDON
                               in the nation's tills.                                  FAMILY CHURCH
                                Members of the
            Evange l  .        West Swindon part-                                       SUNDAYS 10.30AM
         0 i                   nership churches did
        p   Worsley Road $f
                               their bit by holding a                                    THE WINNERS LOUNGE
                               coffee morning to sell     ,.                              SWINDON TOWN F.C.
     ^?           m m ^, n     Fairtrade items.         -.-  ._  :.
                                                                                      PINEHURST PEOPLE S CENTRE
                               Fairtrade banana pro-
         building with people  ducers get twice as
          Come and join us     much as those selling                                  NOW... WE ARE BACK ON THE
      Sunday at I Oam & 6.30pm  into non fairtrademar-                                   FIRST SUNDAY OF THE
        For further information of                                                      MONTH AT LINK CENTRE
     other meetings ring: 873050, call  kets say Clare Comm.
       into the Church office or visit`-  Jean Hill, Sue Green,                        For more information, inclu. mid-
         www.freshbrook.org    Rebecca Kershaw and                                    week activities, call Brian on 849731
    Jesus said: '7 hare come that YOU might  front Sandra Herbert                           in association with
                                                                                       NEW FRONTIERS INTERNATIONAL
     have LIFE and hare it in its fatness"  www.fairtrade.or.uk

                                               We are                        The Partnership of
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                                                                        est Swindon & the Lydiards
                                                            All Saints'       For our details of our services
                                                            Lydiard Millicent      and Easter Services,
                                                            Holy Trinity, Shaw                  .
    North Swindon Baptist Church
                                                            St Mary's                -"
                                                            Lydiard Tregoze
      Sunday Worship 10.30am                                Toothill Church         please contact the
       - Sunday School & Creche -  Web: http://nsbc.org.uk  Westlea Church     Partnership Office: 874221
        Pastor Dennis Weaver      TFLAO12913_34Ojt
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