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6 The Link Magazine • October 2002
Number 15 on the way New pharmacy
Sewcraft Swindon's largest family will be expanding in February when the planned for Toothill
fifteenth member of the Povey household in Grange Park is due to A well known pharmacist is set
Haberdashery arrive. for a return to West Swindon af-
Now a grandmother to her eldest daughter's own daughter, self- ter being given permission to
Also Knitting yarns
confessed 'babyholic' Sue Povey is delighted by her latest pregnancy. open a pharmacy at Toothill Vil-
Quilting material/accessories "I'm over the moon. I really hope the scan at the end of the month will lage Centre by the Wiltshire
Beads and sequins show twins or even triplets," she said. Ian is very happy that I'm Health Authority.
expecting and the children are thrilled by another brother or sister.
Craft products
They're busily predicting the baby's arrival date and the weight, as well
Cross stitch & tapestry kits as suggesting names."
available or to order Sue has 8 girls and 6 boys at present and thinks that another boy
would be a good idea to balance up numbers.
33 Havelock Street
On a visit to grandparents John and Sheila Povey in Old Town, shortly after
Swindon
Emily, number 14 was born in February 2001. John, holding Abigail, and
ti Tel: 01793 536778 Sheila with from rear left, Eleanor, Hannah, Jessica, Ian, Charlotte, Alex, Becca
and her partner Rupert, holding great grand child Caitlin. Front, Chris,
Callum. Katie, Tom, Mike, Matthew, Sue zt'ith Emily

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SWINDON'S
Ken Schofield, above, who
BEST FABRIC
SHOP opened and ran the Ashington Way
pharmacy between 1985 and 1998,
Come and see us hopes to build and open his new
Example: silk saris only £4.99 unit on a site close to the Phoenix
surgery early in 2003.
Ken explained that he sold
25 Tennyson Street, Swindon Ashington Way to continue his
(Near the Health Hydro, Milton Road)
partnership in the Park Lane phar-
Tel: 01793 611869 macy, with a view to early retire-
Monday - Saturday 10am to 4pm - - - - - - - ment. "I've known Dr Swinyard at
the Phoenix surgery for many years
The King and and the idea of opening a phar-
D & L Blinds macy close by has been something
pint sized Panny we've talk about for a long time.
Rollers • Verticals • Venetians Tiny five year old Panny Frost I Now that there are three doctors in
Pleated Blinds • VELUX® from Middleleaze had the time of I the partnership, it has become a
I
Conservatory Blinds her life playing one of the chil- viable idea and the Wiltshire
dren in the touring production of Health Authority backed my ap-
QUALITY BLINDS AT
Always in stock: AFFORDABLE PRICES the King & I at Bristol Hippo- plication.
drome in September. "We built up a strong clientele
I000s of metres Fast and reliable service when I was last in West Swindon
Evenings & weekends no problem and I'm looking forward to renew-
of curtain fabrics All blinds fitted free ing old acquaintances."
Ken is currently negotiating for
Curtain tapes, Linings Choose from a wide range a site with Swindon Borough
Blackout linings, Interlinings of fabrics from the comfort Council for his new outlet which
Trimmings, Tie hacks of your own home will provide a dispensingg service,
P
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Butterick, McCalls Contact Paul on 01793 619428 the full range of over the counter
& Vogue patterns FREE QUOTES NO OBLIGATION medicines and a limited range of
Dress, Bridal, Bridesmaid fabrics toiletries. There will also be a pri-
Cushions, Cushion covers r vateconsultingareawherepatients
Lycra, Voiles can discuss their needs with the
Panay with Ronobir Lahiri who plays
The latest designer poles pharmacist. Ken will be installing
theKing(Photo: Bristol Evening Post)
up to date technology so that Gov-
Possibly the largest and cheapest
Panny only has permission to ernment led initiatives to allow
range of fabrics in Wiltshire appear in the theatre for half an prescriptions to be electronically
attended by experienced staff hour at a time which means she transferred directly between GP
Selection of blinds can only take part in the first act j and pharmacy can take place.
when the King of Thailand intro- Ken hopes to conclude negotia-
available to order duces his many children to their tions with the council in Septem-
new English governess, j her to be followed by a planning
CLOTH CABIN Although the Bristol run has fin- application. He is thinking about
30 MORLEY STREET ished, the producers have asked starting up in a temporary build-
her to appear in the show when it i ng whilst construction takes place,
SWINDON moves to Oxford in October. but hopes for a mild winter. "We
"Panny was such a shy child be- opened Ashington Way in a
Tel: 01793 422084 I fore she attended Stagecoach Thea- portacabin and it was the coldest
I tre School," said her mother Nee. winter for years; hopefully it won't
All major credit cards accepted
^ "Now she really loves performing." be the same."