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54 The Link Magazine • July 2006
Cafe brings community together
West Swindon Family Centre is looking for three family support The weekly cafe at Freshbrook Community Centre has been so
workers to join its new team. Part-time hours negotiable. successful that other centres are asking for advice on setting up
You will need NNEB Level 3 child-care qualification, have good similar projects.
communiction skills and be able to work on your own initiative. Run entirely by volunteers the Sandy Martin said it was great to
West Swindon Family Project is committed to safeguarding and promoting cafe attracts over 50 people on see the success of the cafe since he
the welfare of children, and is an equal opportunities employer. Wednesdays from 11am to 2pm helped launch it last year.
For details, or an application pack, call Beris Drew on 871303 for coffee and cake or a meal. Tina Mackie, who set the cafe
BBC Radio Swindon presenter up, congratulated the volunteers
who have
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and said other
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Call 01793 422032 Tina Mackie holds the Freshbrook cafe first birthday cake can attract
Tel: (01793) 791388
Mobile: 07901 886370 with Sandy Martin and organiser Tracey Clifford volunteers."
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Repairs & Recovering In a short time Swindon Food Bank has become an established and
essential service, with over 30 agencies around the town ready to give
Specialist in Cine Film Transfer. Camcordf Antique and Modern out vouchers to people who are in need of short term help.
Tapes, VHS Tapes, Camcorder Discs Large range of fabrics
We collect and deliver over a wide are From a standing start last Au- Most of the food is donated by
Call 871808 tumn, Foodbank now assists over the public at supermarket collec-
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PO Box 2079. Manvers St. Bath BA1 3TJ for competitive prices 40 people a week by providing tions and also in businesses.
bags of nutritionally balanced food Foodbank could also do with fi-
which will see them through a cri- nancial assistance and more vol-
sis until they can claim benefit or unteers to collect and sort food
get their affairs in order. This could donations. To help call Project Or-
be a family whose tax credit has ganiser Richard Belsham on 07932
been clawed back by Social Secu- 108732.
rity, a family hit when a business Supermarket collections soon:
goes under or a perhaps a young July 1 Asda Walmart
unemployed person moving to Sept 9 Sainsburys Bridgemead
hostel accommodation. More of- Oct 7 Sainsburys Stratton
ten than not there are children who Nov 4 Asda Walmart
will go hungry. Dec 9 Asda Walmart

Guide places available again
The crisis at 1st Westlea Guides reported in the June Link has eased
after assistant leader Lisa Neale has agreed to become leader.
An assistant leader is still needed, but the group can continue with
parent helpers. This means that the Guides can recruit more 10 to 14
year olds to join. For details call Rachel Williams on 876434.
Rachel Williams, who is leaving to help the Swindon Guides' division,
with Westlea Guides