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34 The Link Magazine • July 2005
Avast there, all aboard for the reading voyage
The children of Swindon take off on a free summer holiday journey of discovery thanks to the library
service, an adventure starting on 23 July that will provide lifelong pleasure through books.
Children will be given their own '
'ship's log' to record the trips they
SOLUTION make, with stickers to record which `""' ^^^
ports they visit. , rp•''*'^ ^ ^ ^ ^a^, r
Maintenance free Read six books to receive 6 Tabu X
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UPVC fascia boards
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cladding & guttering
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Work it out for yourself medal, a cer-
20' fascia board fitted £ 60 tificate and
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20' fascia & gutter fitted £135 entry to a
20' fascia, soffit & gutter £205 draw. Children's author Chris
Now there's no excuse not t,, rind North 'unindon Lii ; :rry at the North
20 fascia & soffit £130 D'Lacey will present the prizes in
Sraindon Centre. Two years after it opened, a shiny sign has arrived telling you
(prices correct at time of publication) September.
The Reading Voyage mobile Ii- where it is. Guidingyou in, fromleft, Shirley Colbeck, Shaun Smith and library
brary pirate craft casts off at Coate manager Gill i Pal rarer
Water Country Park on Saturday
23 July, between 1pm and 3pm. Hope for new central li brary
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Pirates will be ver welcome to A solution could be on the horizon for the embarrassment that has
come aboard. been Swindon's central library for fifty years.
Help for parents The reference library, presently shoe-horned into part of the town
Swindon Libraries are running a hall off Commercial Road and the adjacent lending library occupying
Fora free quote series of free workshops for par- a motley collection of mobiles could be swept away if Swindon Council
ents and carers who would like to plans to extend the town hall with a new building go through.
learn howto encouragetheirchild's Council leader Mike Bawden wants to see a start on the library by
reading and improve their story- April 2006, which will include a one-stop shop information centre on
telling skills. For details call Rachel council services. He wants the project to give a kick-start to the plans to
e-mail: [email protected] Douglass on 707131 or mail: regenerate the town centre.
[email protected] See photos of the extended town hall at www.swindonlink.com

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