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Church appeals for saviours • 1 1 1
Old Town's 150 year old landmark Christ Church
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is crumbling before our eyes and could become
unusable unless urgent repairs are carried out.
The Friends committee have launched a £1.5 BELVOIR
SOLUTION
million campaign and want to get the whole
town involved in its Skyline Appeal. The first
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Step change at tavern in Toothill

When Stacey and Michael Coombs saw a banner on the side of the pub at THE
Toothill Village Centre advertising for new tenants, an idea sparked and
life took an unexpected turn.
VILLAGE
Having been ballroom
and Latin dance teachers
for nearly 15 years, they
had been looking for a TAVERN
permanent base for their
successful Step in Time Come and enjoy a
dance school. Where bet- drink and a meal in a
ter than a pub with a friendly, relaxed
large function room -
atmosphere
even though it meant
learning how to run one? Enjoy our varied
Six months later, weekend
Toothill's pub has been entertainment from
renamed The Village Karaoke to live duos
Tavern. The former pool
room has a new wooden . Families and groups
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floor, bar areas have welcome
Michael, Stacey and the staff with the Good Companions
been renovated and years
Large function room
of overgrown shrubs have been cut back to reveal the unusual design that sur-
available for all Kinds
prised people when the pub first opened in May 1981 (after The Link ran a compe-
of events
tition to find its original name).
Stacey and Michael and their three children have lived in Toothill for many LADIES - get
years, and they have a vision for putting The Village Tavern back at the centre of 2002 going with a
community life. "We are bursting with ideas for the Tavern," says Stacey. "We swing at our first
really do want to make it a place where all ages and all sections of the community LADIES NIGHT Welcoming you to a familiar landmark in
feel eager to visit. The function room can host up to 150 people, seventy for a sit on I 7th January Toothill: new tenants and long time residents of
down meal. We were really pleased to welcome the Toothill Good Companions the area, Michael & Stacey Coombs
for their Christmas lunch; our first event for West Swindon's longest running group.
"We hold after school and evening dancing classes, and we're also planning TEL: (01793) 486027
coffee mornings and tea dances. Coming up on 17 January is a Ladies' Night and
we're going to be celebrating lots of other events - watch this space. Toothill Village Centre, Toothill, Swindon
"Do drop by and see what we can offer."