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46 The Link Magazine • March 200 5

A LLISABETII IN ho Purton House Reduce your food miles by buying local
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Beautiful kani[mad Church End at Swindon farmers' markets
.K McArthur Glen Designer Outlet. Sunday, loam to 6pm
wedding stationery Purton, Swindon
Stalls selling goods produced within 30 miles of Swindon with occa-
Individually designed stationery Tel: 01793 772287 sional specialist producers from outside the area. Fresh vegetables and
created with exquisite materials
fruit, organic and home reared meat, free range eggs, wild game, fresh
Contact Anna on 07717 775577 and smoked trout, honey, jams and marmalades, breads, cakes and pies
[email protected] Call for details about our
www.annaelisabeth.co.uk Organic Box Scheme are amongst the many items available.
www.foodlinks.info
Vegetables • Fruit Town Centre, next to the covered market.
Registered Childminder Meat • Eggs On the first and third Thursday of the month
Flexible, friendly, negotiable rates
Deliveries & drop off points
8 years experience. One week free
in Swindon, Cirencester, Calling Sue. Where are you?
Available Monday to Friday, 6am to 9pm,
Wootton Bassett, Broad Hinton,
including school drop-offs and pick-ups. Three readers responded to an appeal by the West Swindon Commu-
Marlborough, Wroughton
Also weekends & late evenings nity and Family Project in the January Link for people with profes-
www.purton-house.co.uk sional skills.
Call 07957 166529 or 871466
Unfortunately the telephone keen to meet more people who can
number for a caller identified as offer their skills in human re-
'Sue' was incorrectly written sources and training, finance and
H CkE[II1 STHRT
DISC SERVICES,;, down and the project is keen to budgeting,fundraising,healthand
Domestic Cleaning Services make contact to discuss how she safety, and IT systems.
We transfer anything onto DVD Disc • Regular weekly cleans
can help. Chairperson Tina Mackie said
- Cine Film, Video tape, Wedding Photos • Fortnightly cleans Run by a voluntary management she wanted to apologise to Sue for
WE MAKE MOVIE CLIPS OF • One-off Spring cleans committee and part funded by not getting back to her sooner.
YOUR CHILD GROWING UP Call Christine
Swindon Council, the charity "Sue, please call. And, we'd also
Tel: 01793 705333 on (01793) 701413 (9am - 5pm) based at 15 Gainsborough Way in like to hear from others who could
Mobile: 07831 575758 Mob: 07951 184424
Freshbrook employs five full time volunteer their time to help man-
and five part time staff in running age the project.
To find out more or offer help,
DECOTEX 9.D. Jpholstery groups and activities for parents call Alysson Cardis at the project
and young children.
Repairs & Recovering The management committee is on 871303.
Painter & Decorator Antique and Modern
Large range of fabrics Easter outing down Making a difference - 1
Specialist Artexing
Call 871808 on the farm The shoe boxes got through, writes
Tel: (01793) 791388 It's lambing time again at Roves Jacky Yeates of Haydon Wick.
for competitive priceses
Farm and this year about 250 ex- I have received a thank you note
pectant mothers, the majority of from a recipient of the shoe box I
which are expecting twins, will filled with toys, sweets, pens, pen-
be lambing indoors. cils, paper and toiletries that was
It will be a great opportunity for sent before Christmas to children
visitors to see ewes with lambs in Eastern Europe.
I now correspond with the child
and possibly see lambs being born.
The staff at the centre will be who wrote to me. I hope this en-
there to explain to everyone all courages more people to partici-
pate in similar schemes in the fu-
about the farming situation, from
how the animals are looked a fter ture.
to why we keep them. Any spare
lambs will be adopted by the cen- Making a difference - 2
tre so that visitors will have a Swindon Independent Visitors
chance to bottle feed the new ar- are looking for more volunteers
rivals. to start training in the Spring.
The visitor centre provides You need to be over 18, and will-
plenty of opportunity for contact ing to provide friendship, support
with a whole host of other animals and a listening ear, on a long-term
too, from cute fluffy Easter chicks basis, for a child or young person
to adorable Shetland ponies. who is looked after by the local
A visit to the farm is an excellent authority ('in care').
learning experience for children, There are all sorts of children
an experience that can help turn aged 8 to 18, but the majority of
when you can I^ classroom theory into real life situ- young people Swindon Independ-
* All suites covered in ations and enhance everyone's ent Visitors deal with are teenag-
your own choice of fabric have made-to- enjoyment of the countryside. ers.
Throughout the Easter holidays Children who become part of
measure for the
* Solid wood frames an unusually large bunny will join the care system can often feel dif-
same price! I! visitors for a leisurely tractor and ferent to other young people and
* Made to measu trailer ride to see the sites around benefit from having someone in
Come and the farm. The rabbit always has their lives who can give them a
* Re-upholstery see our wide plenty of chocolate eggs; catch up range of ordinary experiences and
service with him and he may even give opportunities.
selection of you one. If you have always meant to do
D2415 uites something like this, why not make
* Curtains today There is plenty of holiday fun
for all ages. For more information now the time. For details call
• • • . call 763939 or see page 28. 615049 or mail: spurgeons@
www.rovesfarm.co.uk swindoniv.fsnet.co.uk