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West Churches in the UK top 50 Fairtrade groups
Swindon celebrated the tenth anniversary of Fairtrade during Fairtrade Week at the beginning of March Registered Childminder
with a conference for business leaders and local coffee mornings. Experienced 7 years
Flexible, friendly, negotiable rates
A get together at Holy Trinity With a turnover of about £5 mil- practical to help producers in
Available Monday to Friday for school drop-offs
Church, Shaw celebrated the fact lion in its first year of activity, Fair- poorer countries to improve the from 6am to 9am, and pick-ups from 3pm to 9pm
that, with sales hitting £8,000, the trade is now on route to a £100 conditions in which they work and Also available all day on Monday. Thursday.
West Swindon Fairtrade Group is million turnover and represents live. Fairtrade goods are now Friday weekends & late evenings
one of the top fifty in Britain. the consumer doing something stocked by the main supermarkets Call 07957 166529 or 871466
and cover a wide range of goods
Shaw vicar Rev Steven Skinner judged a dozen cakes in a competition using
from tea, coffee and chocolate to
the same recipe made from Fairtrade bananas. Offering up entries, front, Kathy
dried fruit, bananas and clothing. ANNA ELISABETH
Kirby, Beryl Hammond. Back from left, Clare Comm. Peggy Stevens, Di Fairtrade coordinator Natasha
Benbow, Val Hemmons, Sandra Herbert, Natash Murphy. Holding the ba- Murphy said it is becoming more Beautifuf handmade,1
nana Amy and Luke Murpht/ wedding stationery
important than ever to think about
the conditions in which people Individually designed stationery
work in developing countries. created with exquisite materials
"Next time you buy a brand name Contact Anna on 07717 775577
garment, think about the people or [email protected]
who made it and whether they had
to work in unacceptable conditions
so that you could buy a bargain. AMETHYST ^^,1 o
"Working in Fairtrade condi- CRYSTAL &
tions, producers get an agreed REIKI HEALING
wage which they can invest in their
farms and buy education or medi- Julie Hopkins
cine for children who don't have Crystal Healer & Reiki Maste
to work in sweatshops 01793 870109
"It might cost a little more, but
Hail to the Hills Fairtrade goods definitely taste
better and just think of the benefit
Friends of Jean and Geoffrey Hill of Grange Park gave a farewell you're buying for others." (1^ HER AL1FE.
party for them in mid-February, before they left for pastures new in
Fairtrade Hot Cross buns
Bedfordshire. The way to lose weight
Many people in West Swindon Try out Fairtrade goods at a coffee We're there for life
will have been acquainted with morning on Thursday 8 April,
the couple through their many 11am, at Holy Trinity Church, Call your Independent Distributor
links with St Mary's and the other Shaw Village Centre. Colin Ward on 01793 343323
churches of West Swindon, plus
other community activities. In the
past 18 years, Jean was heavily
involved with Brownie packs, sup- Stephanie
porting and campaigning for Fair-
trade and tutoring Basic Maths for Mobile Hairdresser
adults at Swindon College. Has now joined Cre'8 Hair & Beauty Salon in vange/yc
The couple originally moved to Greenmeadow and would like to invite her clier O Worstey Road
past and present to join her for that Cre'8ive lot
Swindon as Geoffrey took up the
For an appointment
post of chief finance executive with m m G
Tel: 01793 520813
the Bible Society at Westlea. British missionary doctor work- m, m ao8
In his retirement, Geoffrey de- ing in the Congo, Central Africa. building with people
MOBILE HAIRDRESSING
voted his time to voluntary chari- Jean and Geoffrey said that their Sunday services are at
table work, administering a trust most precious memories of their b C4 farian Oam & 6.30pm
fund for disabled children's time in Swindon are the many Looking for a change? For further information you can
projects in Africa and as treasurer friends they have made; all who Cuts, perms, hi-lights, tints either ring (01793) 873050;
for St Julian's Retreat House. have known them will equally re- Reasonable rates e-mail: [email protected]
He also forged strong links be- member them with affection and n 15+ years experience or visit: www.freshbook.org
tween the Church in West Swin- gratitude for their kindness and IN For an appointment the gift of God is Eternal Life" (Romans 6 r23)
,
don and Dr Francesca Elloway, a hospitality. telephone 874335
West Swindon & the
Lydiards churches
Sunday Worship 10.30am
Sunday School and Creche
NSBC Meeting at Greenmeadow Prima ry School All Saints', Lydiard Millicent
Gmenmeadow
Holy Trinity, Shaw
Primary School
St Mary's, Lydiard Tregoze
Toothill Church; Westlea Church
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so much that He gave
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