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22 The Link Magazine • November 2005
A place for Asian mums
C9LQOLI9E COLLIS The West Swindon Family Project in Gainsborough Way, Freshbrook
is launching two groups for women of Asian origin in November.
; Hairdressing et Beauty Local childminder and mother
O Gossiya Hammeed has been ap-
pointed Asian Women's Project m
The festive season assistant and is starting a mother "•^E`'
is here again! and toddler group on Monday 14 1
November, 10.30am to 12noon. .
Cause a sensation at your Ch ristmas xhwa koi
party with a new hairstyle and This will provide a safe environ-
experience our extensive range of ment for women to bring their pre-
beauty treatments. school aged children to meet each
other and prepare them for play-
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group and school.
3 Peatmoor Village Centre, Swindon Saheli, which means friendship
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Tel: 01793 887800 in Urdu, Bengali and Punjabi, is a
WWw.carolinecollis.com \i k,th t aeJ7). Gtroli,,e ("Cbt ) new activity group which starts on Gossiya Hammeed, Asian women's
Wednesday 16 November, 12noon support worker
to 2pm. A creche will look after chil- culture. The toddler group and
dren whilst group members partici- Saheli will provide a safe place
pate in cookery, arts and crafts, trips, where they can get support, meet
courses and classes, each other and become more con-
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Gossiya said Asian women fident to take courses and contrib-
0-fit " Cle,nme 57th Pride R Can
sometimes need support to inte- ute to the community."
grate in the community. "A lot of Both groups are free of charge
• Office Cleaning Asian women can be isolated and strictly women only. For de-
daily. nightly & weekly Contact us for a
through barriers of language and tails call Gossiya on 871303.
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Project chosen to deliver more services
• Window Cleaning Quotation
The West Swindon Family Project has been identified by Swindon
• Household Cleaning Council's cabinet to be the Children's Centre covering Freshbrook,
Tel/Fax: Toothill and Westlea, one of seven new centres across the town.
• Specialist Carpet Cleaning Children's Centres are being set-
01285 657210 decision recognises the consider-
• National Contracts up in line with the Government's able effort and expertise built up
Every Child Matters programme over the last 23 years to provide
and will involve staff from health, support to families in the area."
• • •
education and social services, and He added that a lot of detailed
voluntaryorganisations-working work was needed to draw up a
closely together to improve the life service agreement with the coun-
chancesofdisadvantagedchildren. cil but the project management
Project chairman Gulab Sharma committee and staff were looking
said he was delighted the council forward to the new challenge.
had selected the Family Project to A second centre will cover Shaw,
take on the responsibility. "The Nine Elms and Grange Park.
Women look at women's issues
All women are invited to attend the AGM of the Swindon Women's
Coalition on Thursday 1 December, 12noon to 2pm, at the Broadgreen
Centre, Salisbury Street.
The coalition holds informal finding a GP and the group has
meetings to monitor Swindon also discussed excluded children,
Council policies and procedures teenagepregnanciesandthecoun-
affecting women. Chairwoman Liz cil's harassment policies.
Woolley, explained, "our role is to The group is non-political and is
make sure that people don't fall made up of individuals and repre-
through the cracks of the various sentatives of women's groups. Liz
systems in Swindon." Woolley said that people come
Recently the group has raised along because, "they're interested
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also discussed play areas with The coalition also organises the
Swindon Services and have been annual International Womeri sDay
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The coalition is a sounding board at the AGM and all women are
AND GET A FREE CHART OF YOUR CHOICE for council members. Recently, welcome to bring along their ideas
they were asked for input on the and help plan a community cel-
difficulties new residents have ebration.
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