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         Hear ye .. the word from church
                                                                SWINDON
   Rev Peter Skinner donned a town crier's coat over his cassock and
   called the people of Shaw to a community fair outside Holy Trinity  FAMILY CHURCH
   Church on 3 May.                                                                           E vange/J
     He said similar events were being considered for other churches in  WEST
                                                                                          0 0  Worsley Road
   West Swindon. St Mary's Church in Lydiard Park holds its annual  SUNDAYS 10.30AM
   flower festival and fete between 27 and 29 June. See page 23 for details.
                                                             PEATMOOR SCHOOL
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                                                           (except... last Sunda  of the month
                                                             when we meet at the Winners
                                                                                           building with people
                                                              Lounge, Swindon Town FC)      Come and join us
                                                             For details visit our website  Sunday at I Oam & 6.30pm
                                                                                          For further information of
                                                                at www.sfc-uk.org,
                                                                                       other meetings ring: 873050, call
                                                               call Nigel on 526130     into the Church office or visit
                                                                   or e-mail               www.freshbrook.org
                                                              [email protected]    Jesus said. "l have come That YOU might
                                                                                       hare LIFE and have it in its Juhiess"
                                                              A NEW FRONTIERS CHURCH


                 Worship in Taw Hill
   Regular church services start at the Taw Hill Worship Centre on               Sunday Worship 10.30am
   Queen Elizabeth Drive from Sunday 8 June.                                            Sunday School and Creche
   Three services are planned each Sunday morning:                   SBC              Meeting at Greenmeadow Pnma y School
   8am     Holy Communion followed by
           continental breakfast                                r                            P,-ry School
   9am     Early Birds, a short lively service
           geared to the needs of children
           followed by coffee and biscuits
   10.45am Sunday Morning, a relaxed approach
           to worship
                                                                                            4h iM  0 B4 6
   Regulars and newcomers to Christ will be  Taw Hill minister
   welcomed in building the new church.    Rev Ruth Cram
           24 hours for trade justice

      Swindon Campaigners take part in nationwide lobby marathon
   September sees the next big meet-  Drown to raise giant 'scales of fus-
   ing of the World Trade Organisa-  tice' in a minute of silence at the
   tion in Cancun, Mexico. Important  Pilgrim Centre, Regent Circus, on
   decisions about international trade  Saturday 28 June, between 10am    ^.J               •
   will be made and campaigners are  and 12noon.
   lobbying hard for agreements that  Parliamentary under secretary
   deliver a fair deal for the poorest  of state at the Department for In-
   people and also the environment.  ternational Development Sally  Community Dividend
     The Trade Justice Movement is  Keeble MP has agreed to attend.
   putting pressure on the UK Gov-  A picture of the event will form
   ernmentandwillbelobbyingevery  part of a giant photographic peti-        Scheme
   MP during the '24 hours for trade  lion which will be taken to the
   justice' from noon on 27 June to  WTOgatheringinMexico.Allcon-  A minimum
   midday on 28 June.         cerned with world poverty and
     The Swindon World Develop-  trade justice are asked to take part.  of 1% of the
   mentMovementhasinvitedSwin-  For more information, call Kate  Society's
   don MPs Michael Wills and Julia  Nash on 704154.
                                                           profits are
                                                           returned
                         West Swindon & the                to projects

                           Lydiards churches               to benefit
                                                           the local
     All Saints'                    For details of our     community
     Lydiard Millicent                                     through the
                                       weekly services                            The Co-op contributed £500 to the efforts
     Holy Trinity, Shaw                                    Community                 of people in Blunsdon to reopen their
                                       please contact                            village shop. From left, shop workers Linda
     St Mary's                        the Partnership      Dividend Scheme.      Goddell. Ken Niller. Edna Miller, Julie Allen
     Lydiard Tregoze ^                                      If you think a project  and Co-op representative Bron Betieridae
                                               Office      you know of could qualify for a grant
     Toothill Church '71
                                          on 874221         of up to C 1,000, call 01865 256235 for details.
     Westlea Church                                        Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester
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