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38 The Link Magazine • June 2004
Forest Family Picnic
Saturday 12 June, 12noon - 5pm, Shaw Forest Country Park.
off Mead Way. Show your support for the threatened community
forest. Go to www.sfpg.org.uk for details
Open Gardens in Blunsdon Village
LAWN & HEDGE CUTTING Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 June, 1pm to 5.30pm
PATIO & TURF LAYING Stroll around the village and visit 14 very different gardens.
Admission for both days by programme, £2.50. from the gardens.
GENERAL GARDEN TIDY
Accompanied under 16s free.
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FENCE ERECTION,
[_ IA STAINING & MAINTENANCE Parking available at Portquin, village hall & Blunsdon House Hotel
Breakfasts/brunch available at Portquin Guest House (on B4019)
Give your garden a makeover from 1 1 am. Teas in the village hall from 2pm.
Proceeds to St Leonard's church
Tel: 01793 87363O
Mobile: 0781 8430556 Lower Shaw Farm Garden Open Day
nail: [email protected] Sunday 13 June, 11 am to 4pm. Guided tours of the gardens. learn
www.garden-groomers.com about organic gardening. growing food and encouraging wildlife in your
garden. Adults £1. children 50p. proceeds to charity.
Third annual West Swindon Open Gardens
Inside
IAN CURTIS in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer
LANDSCAPING Saturday 19 and
lout Sunday 20 June,
1 pm to 5pm
laminate floor laying 18 gardens open mainly in
general gardening Shaw and Nine Elms.
painting Entry by programme/map,
Patios • Block Paving fencing & turfing £2 from participating gar-
house clearance/tidy dens or Ridler's Cottage,
Fencing • Decking decking & patios Old Shaw Lane.
and all other aspects of cleaning windows, patios etc. Proceeds to Breakthrough
hedge & tree cutting Breast Cancer.
landscape work Right. Carol Weatherburn,
Call us now for a free
no obligation quote on one of the keen gardeners
Tel: 01793 854255 opening up for Breakthrough
01793 870350
Mob: 07949 341724 or 07766 465752
Haydon Wick & District Garden Society
Tuesday 22 June, 7.30pm, Haydon Wick Community Centre
Seven Wonders of the Natural World by R Harvey. with slides
Annual membership £2. No monthly charge.
Details from Clair Abbott, tel. 436680

Environment events in June
Wednesday 2nd, 2pm to 6pm. Magic Story Trail - Stanton Park. Visit
a spooky wood. a ruined folly and a tranquil lake: hear stories of trolls.
fairies and undiscovered creatures. No booking. For directions call
Swindon Ranger Service: 771419.
Saturday 5th, 12noon to 5pm. Barbury Bumble. Barbury Castle.
Learn about the different types of bees and contribute towards a
national bumblebee nest survey that aims to protect these endangered
insects. Swindon Ranger Service. tel: 771419.
Sunday 6th, 10am to 2pm. Woodland conservation in Peatmoor
Copse. Call Liz Emerson on 876654 for more details.
Sunday 6th, 10am to 12 noon. Junior Mini-Beast Hunt at Lydiard
Park for 5 to 12 year olds. Book a place on 771419.
Thursday 10th, Wednesday 16th, Wednesday 23rd. Lydiard Park
Project Bat Emergence Surveys. Help us find and count the number
of bats using various roosts around Lydiard Park. Contact Neil Pullen
on 526228 for details and to book.
Saturday 12th Moth Magic. Discover the variety and beauty of these
COMPETITIVE
jewels of the night. Times to be arranged. Children must be accompa-
PRICES nied by an adult. Wear warm clothes and bring a torch. Meet at Lydiard
Park Visitor Centre. To book call Swindon Ranger Service on 771419.
OPEN 7 DAYS Saturday 12th. Lydiard Park Project Tree Survey Techniques. Call
Neil Pullen on 526228 for details and to book.
BUILDING MATERIALS
Sunday 13th, 10.30am. Maintaining the Haven. Help with the upkeep
Block paving • Driveways • Paths • Patios of this wildflower garden at TWIGS, next to Manor Garden Centre. and
Decking • Rockeries • Fencing • Pergolas • Turf take some samples home. Call John Ball on 877261 for more details.
Wednesday 23rd, 5pm - 9pm. Himalayan Balsam Bashing. Help
Side of Manor Garden Centre, Chesney Manor Ind Est, remove this invasive alien weed at Westlea stream. Meet at the end of
Swindon. Tel: 484455 Barnfield Road by Minety Fences (SU 131854). Wear suitable footwear
and old clothes, refreshments. For details call Jo Sayers on 526229.