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16 The Link Magazine • November 2005
Community spirit worker leaves
Ironing service ... PC & Mac sales & repairs ... North neighbourhoods strong
photography studio ... graphic design ... When Rev Ruth Cram arrived in Taw Hill as Church of England vicar
Swindon Link magazine ... dog grooming ... for North Swindon, in January 2002, there were relatively few houses
occupied and barely any facilities.
tele-marketing ... hair salon ... acupuncture ...
Since then the
security ... financial services ... medical practice
has moved from
The range of businesses huts into a perma-
nenthealth centre,
opening at Basepoint shops and a pub
have been built,
in West Swindon and so has St
Francis Church
broadens by the week Aided Primary
School with which
Rev Cram was
Visit us and see how yours closely involved.
She also helped
could benefit from a move here grow a congrega-
tion at Taw Hill Ruth Cram was presented with farewell gifts from children
F and renew the at Taw Hill primary with headteacher Clive Westall
Business units congregation at
the old church of Blunsdon St enjoyed living in. Despite the ob-
to let from Andrew. vious material concerns when set-
£99pw inc. But due to ill health Rev Cram ting up a new home, many people
decided to leave her position at the have been willing to talk about
end of September. At a special as- God in their lives; whilst they
Simple, flexible sembly at St Francis she said, might not attend church, they think
"there has been such tremendous about each other and pray in their
terms change in a short time. It's been own ways.
exciting for the people moving into "I'm sorry to be leaving, but I'm
the area and I'm so glad that the thrilled that brand new congrega-
Stay as long as roots of a vibrant community have tions have grown and members
been established so quickly. have come forward to take serv-
you like "North Swindon is a pleasant ices. The depth of spirit here is
and safe community, a place I've very assuring."
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