Page 33 - link magazine

The Link Magazine • July 2003 33
Swan sanctuary benefits from e-book
A Swindon e-publisher who got her first publicity when The Link
wrote about her in February has produced a new book, this time with
help from youngsters who attended her workshop at the Swindon
Festival of Literature children's day in early May.
the UK's leading cash & carry wholesaler,
Jo Dunningham from Old Town
said she wrote the story Where have is looking to recruit warehouse assistants.
all the flowers gone about the fragil- The position involves various duties including some lifting.
ity of the planet, as seen from the There are full/part time positions available.
point of view of bees and spiders,
and the children provided the il- Applications should be made in writing to:
lustrations. "What they achieved Mr P Kent, Batley's Cash & Carry
in an hour and a half was remark- Frankland Road, Blagrove Industrial Estate
able," she said. "The children had
so much insight into doing some- West Swindon SN5 8TF
thing about saving the world and Batley's do not discriminate against men or women
they worked really hard." whatever their race, religion or age
She added that her e-publishing
activities did not get a lot of atten-
tion before The Link story. Now CO-OPERATIVE FUNERAL SERVICE
she appears regularly in the media
Jo with some of the illustrations for
and has been asked to run work- SWINDON
shops at local schools and the her new book ^ , ^^oN oFp^^^
Chippenham Arts Festival. "E- Peatmoor lagoon vandals 439 Cricklade Road
publishing allows anybody to get - reward offered
their work online; it really is quite Swindon Services and the Na- (01793) 534759
easy to set up," said Jo. tional Swan Sanctuary are offer- & Temple House, 4/5 Temple Street
Where have all the flowers gone is ing a reward of £350 for informa-
r
available as a .pdf download at tion leading to a successful convic- (The closest fimeral di ector to the Registrar)
£3.45 or £3.99 as a printed book. A tion of the person or persons re-
contribution from every sale is sponsible for dumping vegetable (01793) 491091
made to the South West Swan Sanc- oil into Peatmoor Lagoon. Several
24 hour service
tuary based in Swindon. swan signets are believed to have Private Chapels of Rest • Monumental masonry
Jo's books can be found at drowned from the oil in their feath-
www.dunningham.be and can ers. Funeral pre-payment plans
also be purchased from the cafe at Call Martin Hambidge on 464572 ,^ ^h^^,^^^•^ ^^_^^^ www.mywishes.coop
Coate Water. if you can help.

Swindon's town crier
in the world's top ten per cent
The town's noisest promoter gave a good account of himself and the 0 i i 0
town when he competed at the tenth Town Crier World Champion-
ships in Newquay, Cornwall. Now Fred Ferris from Penhill hopes to
raise sponsorship to take part in the next world gathering in Australia
in September 2005. Community Dividend
After a week of calling at the end
of May, Fred was placed eleventh
out of 96 criers who managed to R Scheme
stay the course, the first time he
had entered since becoming Swin A minimum
don's town crier in 1997. of 1% of the
Despite suffering discomfort
caused by his diabetes and tiring r »: Society's
days walking around Newquay profits are
dressed in his fine green, black
and gold ceremonial outfit of a returned
19th Century station master on the to projects
Great Western Railway complete ' .. to benefit
with large brass bell, the 71 year
old said he would not have missed Fred at the Eden Project during his the local
the experience for anything. "The visit to Cornwall at the end of May community
people were really friendly and Fred is unpaid for his efforts and
listened attentively to the calls by meets his own travelling costs and through the
The Co-op helped Greendown Playgroup
town criers from all over Britain, often accommodation at competi- Community with an £800 grant to replace gas heaters.
Belgium, Holland and Poland and tions around the country. Dividend Scheme. In 2001 the group received £900 to help
also from the USA, Australia and However getting to Australia for
refit the building when it was moved to its
quite a few from Canada. It was the next world championships is a If you think a project present site in Grange Park
amazing to see such a variety of bit beyond his means and he would you know of could qualify for a grant
outfits and to chat about being a welcome support from anybody
town crier in other countries, or businesses willing to help of up to £ 1,000, call 01865 256235 for details. ♦♦1
"I met lots of people who wanted project Swindon's good name Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester
to know more about Swindon's down under. He can be contacted
attractions." on 721800.