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Swindon Wide
Talk on self-sufficiency
Old Bell An exhibition of wildlife photographs for the Born Free Foundation by

Pottery & Crafts Chris Lowthian at the North Swindon Library, publicised in the January
Link, has been attracting considerable interest.
On 24 February he has organised a talk by MP Jeremy Hunt, see right,
High Street, Lechlade • Tel: 01367 252608 and visits by a representaive of the Born Free Foundation.
Chris, from Pembroke Park, returned in November from East Africa
E-mail: [email protected] with thousands of wildlife images. He also visited Nyumbani village, a
brand new settlement built three hours drive from the Kenyan capital
FOR GREAT GIFT IDEAS Nairobi, which aims to recreate family structures in a country ravaged
by HIV/AIDS.
Nyumbani means ‘home’ in Swahili and in the 1990s, when he was a
Knitting & Haberdashery British Airways steward, Chris was chairman of the charity supporting
the work of the several Nyumbani orphanages in Nairobi which care for
Sewing needs: X-stitch ~ Tapestry ~ Rowan children abandoned or orphaned after their parents had died from HIV/
~ Jaeger ~ Patons ~ Yarns and Patterns AIDS.
Chris said, “a village community was always the dream of Father
We’ll also gladly order anything else you need.
Angelo D’Agostino who set up Nyumbani, and I wanted to see it in
Dolls houses & miniatures
Traditional games & toys; local craft items

In the Stable
A great selection of
local pottery.
Also: China seconds
from Stoke-on-Trent
In the Garden
Pots, planters &
ornaments from
around the world
Mon to Sat 10am to 5pm • Sun 11am to 5pm

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