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             MOBILE
             MOBILE CAR SERVICING & REPAIRS CAR SERVICING & REPAIRS   Bus brings sunshine to Brimble Hill
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                                                                   Children at Brimble Hill Special School turned out to take delivery of a hildren at Brimble Hill Special School turned out to take delivery of a
                ★ Electronic tuning  ★ Welding  ★ Electrical work      new 17- seater bus in late October.
                                                                   new 17- seater bus in late October.
                        ★ MoTs arranged (no re-test fee)             Although  embla-
                For a reliable local service with over 25 years experience            zoned  with  the  Va-
                                (No VAT to pay)                    riety  Club  of  Great
               CALL GRAHAM ON (01793) 873045 or 07867 556350       Britain  logo,  the
                                                                   money to pay for the
                                                                   vehicle  came  from
               FIAT & ALFA ROMEO                                   generous  donations
                                                                   from people and busi-
                                                                   nesses in the Swindon
              ✶  All cars welcome                                  area, including Paul
                                                                   Cripps, owner of the
              ✶  cam belt replacement                              Nightingale Hotel in
              ✶  engine & gearbox repairs & rebuilds               South  Marston  who
              ✶  electrical fault code reading                     launched a fundrais-
                                                             Open   ing drive over a year
              ✶  MOT repairs             Air-Con            8.30am -   ago.
              ✶  vehicle sales         service £58.75                 5.30pm  Attending  a  Va-
                                         inc. VAT                  riety  Club  dinner,
              ✶  servicing to light commercials                    Paul agreed to donate    Bob Walker in the driving seat
               Call for friendly advice, reliable service & quotes. All major credit & debit cards  half the cost of a bus and asked if it  the money.
              OPTIMA MOTORS                          39A Station Road,   could go to a local school. Brimble   Donations  were  received  from
                                                                   Hill needed to replace one of their  Zurich,  John  Laing,  First  Great
                                                     Wootton Bassett
                    Tel: (01793) 840667              (Opposite St Ivel)  vehicles and applied to the Variety  Western, Hilton Hotel and V Cars.
                                                                   Club but needed raise their half of  There was also help from a ladies
                                                                                               triathlon team, the Pinot Plodders,
                                                                                               and the Queenstown Club.
                         I N D E P E N D E N T                            MOBILE                The  bus  is  larger  than  the  one
              BMW & MERCEDES SPECIALISTS                                                       it  replaces  and  can  take  up  to
                                                                                               six  wheelchairs.  It  will  be  in  use
              • Fixed Price Service & Inspection                      CAR REPAIRS              almost every day taking children
              • Full Diagnostic Service                                        • Servicing     to activities such as riding and out
                                                                                               into the community for shopping
              • Full Air Conditioning Service                                  • Repairs       and visits.
                                                                               • Brakes         Headteacher  Bob  Walker  said
                                                                               • Exhausts      the bus had arrived just in time for
                                                                                               a trip to the Monster Truck Fest at
                                                                               • M.O.T.        the Millennium Stadium. “We were
                                                                               • Free call out  guests of John Laing; it was nice that
                                              PC AUTOCARE                      • No VAT        one of the sponsors was involved
                                                                                               in its fi rst trip.”
                                          01793 772542                SLATER’S MOBILE SERVICES        Families            amilies
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                                      Unit 1 Bagbury Park, Lydiard Millicent  Tel: 079999 44262   to get creative
                                                                                                  and youth will
                                                                                                    fi nd a voice
                                                                                               Flux,  the  North  Swindon  arts the  North  Swindon  arts
                                                                                               Flux,
                                                                                               project,  is  launching  a  raft  of
                                                                                               project,  is  launching  a  raft  of
                                                                                               new  projects  in  December  and
                                                                                               new  projects  in  December  and
                                                                                               January.
                                                                                               January.
                                                                                                Family  workshops  at  Abbey
                                                                                               Meads  Primary  School  in  early
                                                                                               Meads  Primary  School  in  early
                                                                                               December will focus on storytelling
                                                                                               December will focus on storytelling
                                                                                               and making shadow-puppets with
                                                                                               and making shadow-puppets with
                                                                                               artist Martin Maudsley.
                                                                                               artist Martin Maudsley.
                                                                                                In January Flux will run drama
                                                                                               sessions with children aged 2 to 4
                                                                                               sessions with children aged 2 to 4
                                                                                               years with tutor Fiona Da Silva-Ad-
                                                                                               years with tutor Fiona Da Silva-Ad-
                                                                                               ams of Drama Babes to encourage
                                                                                               ams of Drama Babes to encourage
                                                                                               youngsters to express themselves
                                                                                               youngsters to express themselves
                                                                                               in  song  and  dance,  using  fi nger
                                                                                               in  song  and  dance,  using  fi nger
                                                                                               puppets and storytelling.
                                                                                               puppets and storytelling.
                                                                                                January will also see the launch of
                                                                                               the Flux Swindon Youth Choir for
                                                                                               the Flux Swindon Youth Choir for
                                                                                               young people aged 11 and over. All
                                                                                               young people aged 11 and over. All
                                                                                               are welcome to join the choir which
                                                                                               are welcome to join the choir which
                                                                                               will meet on Mondays, 7pm to 9pm,
                                                                                               will meet on Mondays, 7pm to 9pm,
                                                                                               at Isambard Community School.
                                                                                               at Isambard Community School.
                                                                                                To book a place or for details, call
                                                                                               Jo Beal on 07824 550484 or mail: jo@
                                                                                               Jo Beal on 07824 550484 or mail: jo@
                                                                                               artsmad.org.uk
                                                                                               artsmad.org.uk
                                                                                                  www.fl uxswindon.org.uk
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