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The Link Magazine • January 2005 35
Beat those January blues

— volunteer now
Did you know that research has shown that volunteering to help
others is of benefit to your health and well-being?, writes Alex
Mullins, manager of the Swindon Volunter Centre.
So start the new WHO GIVES YOU
year with a great
resolution — do SPEEDY MOT TESTING
something to help
others while also 7 DAYS A WEEK WITH
helping yourself!
People all over
Swindon need your NO APPOINTMENT
help now and
throughout 2005. .. AND MORE?
You could work
with older people,
young people, peo-
ple with physical
disabilities or people
with learning dis-
Alex Mullins, right, with Millenium Volunteers
abilities. You could
coordinator Josie Brown
support someone
who has a mental health problem in the day time, in the evening or at
or help a family struggling to bring weekends depending on what you
up children. choose to do.
You could volunteer on a one- Some organisations are looking
to-one basis as a befriender or for help once a week for two or
mentor or you could help in a three hours at a regular time, oth-
group situation such as a day cen- ers are more flexible and you may
tre or drop-in centre for people to just be asked to give up some time
discuss problems. once a fortnight or month. There
You may like driving — there are are even one-off events, such as
opportunities for you to learn to helping with fundraising.
drive a minibus or use your own We will provide you with con-
car to take people to medical ap- tact details of groups that need
pointments. your help plus information on how
Maybe you'd rather be outside to apply and what training is avail-
and do some valuable work for the able for volunteers. So, go on - LADIES. WOULD YOU
environment — you could help lay help others whilst helping your-
paths, clear ditches or do some self! KNOW WHAT TO DO
coppicing. Call 420557, mail: info@swindon
There are a whole range of op- volunteers.org.uk or drop in at 1
portunities that you can choose John Street Monday to Friday 11 am WITH A PUNCTURE?
from. Volunteering can take place to 3pm.
MOTest will give you a FREE wheel
`AII about Swindon' change demonstration on your car.
Discover the wealth of organisations that make Swindon We'll show you how to remove your
an interesting place at a voluntary & community fayre on wheel trims, special locking nuts,
Saturday 29 January, 1lam to 4pm, alloy wheels, how your jack works
in the former railway museum on Faringdon Road. and how to undo over-tightened
wheel nuts and give you, free, a
Find out whether you can help an organisation with your talents
small kit of items to help you
Groups interested in setting up an information successfully change a wheel and
and recruitment stall should call 520592. keep your hands clean.
Avoid being stuck in the future,
call Clive Lamdon to arrange a
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