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The Link Magazine • December 2002 13
Being with, not doing to Registered Childminder
Essential parent support organisation celebrates 20 years
Vacancies for
Being a parent, whatever your circumstances, is not always easy, writes Jan Ayling, manager of Home-
Start Swindon. Add in pressures such as illness or financial worries and, without the backing of family children of all ages
and friends, the stress can be overwhelming. Full or part time:
Home-Start Swindon offers sup- We recruit volunteers and pro- mother to a family with diverse Before / after School
port, friendship and practical help vide training and support so they and complex needs. The unique Contact Justine on 887305
to families with at least one child can visit families with difficulties relationship between the family
under five and this year celebrates in their own home. The families and the volunteer is at the heart of
twenty years of service to families come from right across the spec- the Home-Start approach. We are Looking to start
in the Swindon area. trum - from a lonely isolated family focused, not problem fo- your own business??
cused. The service is all about be- Fabulous opportunity to work from home
ing with and not doing to. selling superb childrens books.
`+ The missing factor, for many Earn extra income in no time
families with under 5s finding it Qualifications: a love of books
and plenty of enthusiasm!!
difficult to cope, is quite simply
Call Bhagini Marshall. tel: 01793-322116
friendship, a shoulder to cry on, [email protected]
someone who can share problems,
restore confidence and help see
the light at the end of the tunnel. Children's Information
Like all good ideas it is quite
simple, with the family, volunteer Service Swindon
and organiser working together in Drop in and see what we have to offer
friendship, helping to prevent fam- Monday to Friday, 10am to 3pm
L/
ily crisis and breakdown. 13 Market Street, Swindon
Home-Start Swindon needs
more volunteers. They are people Tel: 01793 541786: 9.30am to 4.30pm
(with ansaphone)
from many backgrounds and vary
in age, but all have parenting ex- We provide FREE information on anything
Ridgeway Pre-school contributed half of the money they raised from the perience and can offer two to three to do with children aged 0-14 years.
e.g. childcare. social activities,
Barnado's Toddle earlier in the year to Home-Start. Pre-school manager hours of their time to a family each funding and working with children
Teresa Birch hands a cheque for £111.75 to Jan Ayling at the Home-Start week. Volunteers are well sup- ¶OFOR P447.
weekly parents group in November ported, have their expenses paid CIS is supported by the
Early Years Development
and have fun. You would enjoy & Childcare Partnership
the challenge.
What a little star - 1 Join us in our twenty-first year Reg. charity: 1081621 . SWINDON
Panny Frost, the shy six year old from Middleleaze who was put by calling 613886.
forward to audition for the King and I at the Bristol Hippodrome in
the summer, is now an experienced stage hand.
In the last two "Panny has had a
months she has trav- lovely time and has
elled to Oxford, Sun- been invited to con-
derland, Liverpool tinue the tour until
and Birmingham, next June," said her
spending a week away mother Nee. "She
from home in Middle- was so quiet before
leaze chaperoned by a °„ joining Stagecoach
carer who supervised Theatre School. Now
school work during „ a -he really enjoys be-
the day, then spend- in on the stage and
ing a week at Sa1t W av would like to try for
school. more parts."

Children, staff and parents at Westlea playgroup combined their Autumn
project theme of Autumn with Children In Need by going out fora sponsored
leaf collect walk around West/ca School's fields. As well as lots of leaves, the
group collected £120 for charih/