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46 The Link Magazine • December 2005
                                                           James helps find the inner sound
     D & L Blinds               ^/       '    Windows, Doors
                               ,/             & Conservatories  Forget Simon Cowell. The talented and the undiscovered of Swindon
   Rollers • Verticals • Venetians  Your caring family business  no longer need to trawl down the M4 to get a break — James Eddings
      Pleated Blinds • VELUX'                             wants to make you a star, says Lucy Proctor.
                                                            Finding the ability to succeed in From problems with bullying
        Conservatory Blinds
                                                          a person is what this self-styled and only a 65 per cent attendance
        QUALITY BLINDS AT                                 International Creative Developer rate, her son now looks forward to
       AFFORDABLE PRICES                                  does best, both through his devel- learning. "James taught Alex mind
       Fast and reliable service                          opment company, Inner Sound, over matter skills, and gave him a
    Evenings & weekends no problem  No obligati  or gimmicks!  and as a student mentor at lot of self confidence," said Tracy.
         All blinds fitted free  For details call 07811 383747  Greendown Community School. "He sees James as someone to re-
                                                            His next project is an X Factor spect. If James says don't do, he
      Choose from a wide range       or 07738 004722      competition to root out Swindon's doesn't do. He's part teacher, and
      of fabrics from the comfort   Office: 01793 877883  hidden talent. Talks with the coun- then something more than a
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         of you  own home      www.inspireconservatories.co.uk  cil are already in progress, and he friend."
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                               • Full patio/decking service
                                                               Giving inspiration, James with his Year 11 group at Greendown
                               • Made to measure gates
                               • All pressure treated timbers  James has a vast array of experi-  old, to produce a compilation CD
                               • Help/advice on all fencing & landscape matters  ences to draw upon when working  of original work that will be re-
                                Free estimates on 01793 855800  with students or musicians. He is a  leased early next year. He says it
                                Unit 23 & 24 Oaklands Ind. Est. Braydon. Swindon
                                                          farm boy from Alabama, spent time  takes him just seven weeks to see a
                                                          in the US air force, toured with  creative transformation in a per-
                                                          popular band Heatwave and has  son. He has also had success with
                                                          worked with the likes of Maxim  his own music and makes appear-
                                                          from The Prodigy and many West  ances on Sandy Martin's show on
            Cwt L I j) Cs i 911S LLd            do        End actors.                BBC Radio Swindon.
                                                           "Some people want to sing or  "Every place I've been I've done
                                                          play the bongo drums or make a  the same type of thing" said James
     Loft Conversion Specialists                          record. They sing in the bathtub or  of his eventful life. "I've worked
                                                          do karaoke in a pub, but they don't  with children, I've worked with
                                                          realise that if they actually do it  the church, I've worked with the
                                                          and hear themselves on record, it's  elderly, with streetwise youngster
                                                          really something," said James, 41.  — I work with everybody."
                                                                                       If James can help you develop
                                                           In 2003 James set about using his  your talent and pursue your
                                                          development skills to help young
                               '1                        barriers in learning which were  [email protected]
                                                                                     dreams, call him on
                                                          people at Greendown overcome
                                                                                     07725 940 480 or mail:
                                                          hindering their progress.
                                                           At present James has 15 boys
                                                          and girls, all in year 11, in a mentor  Donations appeal
                                                          group. They suffer from problems
    Acenti Designs Ltd specialises in converting all types of loft into quality living space.  with attention, fear of exams and  Moredon Preschool is a com-
    Whether you need more space or wish to expand your house rather than moving. loft  lack confidence. He helps them in  munity run playgroup in desper-
    conversions are a cost effective way of increasing your living space without losing  class and also meets his own small  ate need of second-hand or nearly
    valuable garden area. We convert all types of lofts including modern 'W' truss lofts.  group of 10 each week, making  new tricycles in good working
                                                          use of mind maps, emotion charts  order.
    We are a professional engineering company, who make extensive use of computer
    aided design (CAD), to optimise the space and the head height within a loft and to  and music to encourage a 'whole-  With Christmas coming many
    accurately design stairs to fit into the complex geometry of a loft causing a minimum  brain approach to learning.' James  will be replaced by more grown up
    disruption to existing living space.                 has even been known to get stu-  two wheelers. To offer unwanted
                                                          dents drawing pictures of teachers  tricycles call Nikki Millington on
    If you need more living space for a bedroom,                                     535887 between 9am and 3pm or
                                                          to help them concentrate in regis-
    office. playroom or a place to relax,
                                                          tration.                   mail: [email protected]
    converted lofts make very attractive  ®o
    li ght extra rooms.                                    One such mentee is 15-year-old  Toothill Community Centre is a
                                                          Alex Szymanski, who was diag-
    Designed correctly loft conversions are an                                       setting up a family room early in
                                                         nosed as dyslexic a year ago. Since
    environmentally friendly, cost effective way                                     the New Year and is on the look-
                                                         then James has provided vital sup-
    of increasing living space.                                                       out for a TV. video or DVD player
                                                         port, and his mother, Tracy
                                                                                     and table top games.
    Freephone 0800 9178695                               Szymanski, believes schools could  To help call Annette Kennedy
                                                         do with 'shed loads more people
    www.acenti.co.uk                                                                 on 614492 (weekday mornings).
                                                         like him.'
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