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The Link Magazine • November 2003 47
Pregnancy crisis centre launched Back pain, depression, fatigue,
A local charity which helps people facing crisis pregnancies has stress and many other
stepped up its activities and opened a support centre at 35 Milton ailments can be relieved by
Road. REFLEXOLOGY & REIKI
Known as Swindon Pregnancy For further information call
This season's new make-up collection, the latest
Crisis Centre, it offers free, unbi- Simone Campbell
anti-ageing skin care. expert beauty advice and free
ased and confidential counselling hostess gifts. Just add friends and your favourite drink' M.I.I.R. (Reg'd) ^r
to anyone who is facing an unex- To host a party. call Rachael on 877870 017 93 5 114 1 6
pected pregnancy and does not
know what to do. O ^ eS$ ;OnaI COghse''^O
Centre leader Maggie Hartridge
explained that trained pregnancy
crisis advisors are available to talk Self development
on the telephone or for private con- for women
sultations by appointment. "Peo-
ple who come to us for help need at 23 Bath Road, Swindon
time and space to make their deci- Mob: 0781 788 9260
sion. So often someone faced with The Mayor of Swindon coun Derek
this situation feels pressured to Benfield opened the SPCC in October,
make a quick decision. We pro- with Joanna Thompson, director of SWINDON
vide a listening ear and helpful Care Centres Network UK and centre
information about pregnancy and coordinator Maggie Hartridge FAMILY
the options available. We can also lar donations from individual sup- y vange j,
provide free pregnancy tests." porters, which help keep us going, CHURCH 0
The centre can also help when and these three organisations have X 0 \6orsley Road Cdr
someone suffers distress or anxi- made generous grants to enable us SUNDAYS 10.30AM
ety after losing a baby through to obtain and equip these super
miscarriage, abortion or cot death, new premises." WINNER'S LOUNGE
even if this happened years previ- The centre has two counselling SWINDON TOWN EC building with people
ously. rooms and is staffed on Mondays
Come and join us
Centre trustee and treasurer Ian 9.30am to 11.30am and 6pm to 8pm, For details visit our website Sunday at I Oam & 6.3Opm
Donaldson from Grange Park said Wednesdays 10am to 2pm, and at www.sfc-uk.org, For further information of
GPs from Swindon were support- Fridays 9.30am to 11.30am. call Nigel on 526130 other meetings ring: 873050. call
ing the centre and funding had Call 617799, an answering ma- or e-mail: into the Church office or visit
been received from Zurich Finan- chine is available when the centre [email protected] www.freshbrook.org
cial Services, the Co-op, and is not staffed. Jesus said: -I have come that YOU might
A Newfrontiers Cltarch have LIFE and have it in its fulness"
Barclays Bank. "We receive regu- www.spcc-uk.org
North church administrative change
Patricia Strange is no longer the administrator for Blunsdon St Andrew's
Church and arrangement of baptisms and weddings should be ad-
dressed to the Reverend Ruth Cram on 701353.
Mrs Strange said, "I would like to extend my very best wishes to all Sunday Worship 10.30am
couples and families whose baptisms and weddings I have helped to \ Sunday School and Creche
NS BC
arrange over the last three years." Meeting at Greenmeadow Prima ry School
Conference to discover the great whodunnit
The Swindon branch of the World Development Movement host the
regional WDM conference this year on the theme: Debt - Whodunit to
the World's Poor?
It takes place at the Friends Meet- Campaigns.
ing House, Eastcott Hill on Satur- The afternoon will be taken up
day 22 November,l0am until4pm. with workshops on related issues.
The morning sessions will hear The conference is open to WDM
talks from Swindon MPs Julia members and also interested mem-
Drown and Michael Wills as well bers of the public. To find out more
as Pete Hardstaff, WDM Head of call Kate Nash on 704154.
West Swindon & the

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