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The Link Magazine • January 200 6 3
Welcome JAIl p orri son

(Established over 12 years
to 2006! I
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get to the end of 05. HOME OR WORK'
Given the natural Solicitors
calamities that hit the FREE
planet last year, and Serving Swindon 'o collection & delivery
the hysterical media Servicing & repairs
warnings of worse to for 90 years
come, Happy New BIKE WE ALSO SELL
Year sounds a bit hol- Legal problems? DOCTOR * New cycles
low. * Parts & accessories
According to some We have the answers
newspapers the end
Telephone 526601
of the world is nigh. Don't panic! Tell its which beach this malevolent look-
But don't let them put ing bird is pictured on, and b) write a catchy caption.
you off. Have a good Entries to The Link, address on page 4, by 8 January.
one. (Photo: Alex Ogle)
*W5 Charles Lucas ROGER MALE
Food Bank launched if r RIVATe &Marshall COMPANY
Christmas shoppers at the
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North Swindon Centre gener- P^.
ously donated over 3 tons of /I C Selling or buying property?
canned and dried goods at the r Remortgaging perhaps?
official launch of the Swindon c°ilrot If you value a high standard of sevice
Food Bank on 8 December. We're on at competitive rates, give us a call on:
The bank distributes emer 01793 538198
gency food to families in crisis, ii e-mail: [email protected]
referred by doctors, clergy, fam-
ily centres and advice points. - side FOR LEGAL ADVICE ON
The Mayor and Mayoress ALL PROPERTY MATTERS
helped volunteers collect and ", Q.^ a Roger Male & Company
sort the donations. For experienced, practical help cal, Pembroke Centre, Cheney Manor
Swindon SN2 2PQ
In response to shopper sup- Swindon 517055 ,c,, as
port, Food Bank will return to www.rogermale.co.uk
Asda Walmart in February.

Is it time for the Angels of Shaw Chiropractic Clinic
Swindon to suspend cynicism? Free new patient consultation*
The Bishop of Swindon's observations in the December Link of what FREE SPINAL CHECKS ALWAYS AVAILABLE
could be described as the 'Swindon condition' were instructive.
Reflecting on the Book of Rev- don because they did not address IF YOU ARE SUFFERING FROM:
elations in the Bible, he described the cynicism of the population to
how the Angel of a place or com- the way the town was managed. 0 Backache, Leg Pain
munitycharacterisesattitudesand But is it time to consider how
patterns of behaviour - the'Angel' positive light shines from the an- 0 Neck, Shoulder, Arm Pain
being the spirit of a place or a gel rather than concentrating on 0 Headache & Migraine
group of people. the shadows under its wings?
As a newcomer he is well placed Swindon Council has never sat- 0 Sciatica
to look both at the town and into isfied the expectations upon it We would llke to
oll patients Qwish
thesoulsofitspeople.Hehasfound when it became a unitary author- 0 Sports Injury Very guppy New Year.
so much that is good, but since his ity in 1997. But 8 years later, the Asa gift to you
arrival last June, he has become latest Government inspection re- 0 Arthritis Cor porate Gym membership
aware of the insecurities and the port on it's performance highlights 0 Whiplash rs Row available
low self-esteem that Swindon col- improvement in the way the town
lectivelyhasforitself,perpetuated is managed and how services are YOU SHOULD CONSIDER
by many residents who believe the delivered, see page 4.
criticism that the place is a dump, Not to everybody's liking, the CONSULTING A CHIROPRACTOR
a cultural desert and a heartless site for a university at Coate has LONG COURSES OF TREATMENT NOT USUALLY REQUIRED
urban sprawl. been firmed up, see page 5, and
This is marked by a prickly sen- there is the prospect of thousands SANDRA E. DAVIES D.C.
sitivity to criticism by others and of new houses being bu i It on green CLARE DUNCAN-HAWES MSc. D.C.
distorted campaigns to promote fields around the town.
Members of BCA • Registered with GCC
pride in the town. And, the council still seems to be
Members of the College of Chiropractors
Some of this can be tracked back intent on turning the town centre's
to Swindon Council's ill consid- only large indoor space into of-
ered bids to become a city at the fices. See page 7. Tel: (01793) 887801
end of the 1990s. There is improvement to be had, www.shawchiropracticclinic.co.uk :
The Link said at the time the pro- but with the tenth anniversary of `Presentation of this advert will entitle you to a free new patient consultation which will include orthopaedic
posals were not sufficiently the town gaining unitary status 16 and neurological testing together with a confidential repo rt of findings.
(Treatment will incur a fee. Offer excludes insurance claims)
grounded in the reality of Swin- months away, there is hope.