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Lucy Pet Carer Carers invited to Bullied workers get helpline to call
Experienced Animal Carer GP surgery A charity started by Christine and David Pratt from Abbey Meads
Fully Insured
Ashington House Surgery in was given a House of Commons launch on 25 April.
Going away? Work long hours? Days out? etc
Dog creche • Dog walking • Cat & dog feeds Westlea is holding a Carer’s In- The National Bullying Helpline
Dog bathing • House visits • Nail clipping formation afternoon on Wednes- offers free support to anyone seek-
Animal boarding • Pet taxi day 20 June, 2pm to 4pm at the ing advice on how to handle con-
01793 330067 or 07977 099058 surgery. tentious work related situations.
www.lucypetcarer.co.uk
If you are registered with the A Swindon launch at Lydiard
practice or are a carer of a patient Park is being planned for 25 June.
you are invited to drop in and find For help call 0845 2255787.
out more about what’s available www.nationalbullyinghelpline.co.uk
to you. Representatives from Right, Christine and David Pratt
ANYTHING TRANSFERRED ONTO DVD DISC Swindon Carers Centre and Op-
Specialist in Cine Film Transfer, Camcorder tions Plus will be on hand with
Tapes, VHS Tapes, Camcorder Discs information and guidance on ben- Pics put town on Fairtrade map
We collect and deliver over a wide area efits, support and how to receive
T: 01793 705333 / M: 07831 575758 respite assistance. A story in the February Link attracted the first entry into a competi-
PO Box 2079, Manvers St, Bath BA1 3TJ For details call 614840. tion run by the Swindon Fairtrade Coalition to find images to appear
on a postcard bearing the message ‘Greetings from Swindon – a
Fairtrade Borough.’
Mandy Ball from Shaw delved
A CLEAN into her photo archives and sub- available at Swindon Information
Centre or by mailing: swindon
The most cost effective way mitted two pictures of the town [email protected]
to move home or business centre which were
Single items to full house removals START selected with entries
Professional, friendly & reliable from Lynette Tho-
www.robbinsremovals.com Domestic Cleaning mas of Rodbourne
Tel: 07876 338025 Services and Maureen Isles
from Eldene.
• Regular weekly cleans The postcards are
• Fortnightly cleans Maureen, Lynette and
Mandy with George
• One-off Spring cleans Alagiah broadcaster
Call Christine and patron of the
Fairtrade movement at
on (01793) 701413 May’s Festival of Lit-
Mob: 07951 184424 erature

More meals for Food Bank
thanks to Moredon Primary
Inspired by a talk from Richard Belsham of Swindon Food Bank,
youngsters at Moredon Primary collected enough to feed over 200
people in late April.
The charity provides basic food up for the day with a free meal.
Holder of the Seafish
Friers Quality Award for households in crisis. People can The Food Bank relies on dona-
find themselves struggling to put tions of food from local churches
food on the table when faced with and special supermarket collec-
THREE GOOD REASONS TO USE redundancy, sickness or family tions. “There are lots of buy one,
OUR GREAT MONEY OFF VOUCHER breakdown. get one free offers in supermar-
kets. People are helping us by tak-
Sometimes benefits can take
weeks to come through but the ing advantage of the offers and
1 If you’ve not used us for a while - Welcome back
Food Bank can give immediate giving one of the items to us,” said
2 If you’ve never used us before - Try us help. Richard.
“Some people
3 If you used this voucher last time are not able to
- HERE’S ANOTHER work so Food
Bank can help
REMIND YOURSELF WHAT NATURAL them,” said
Lewis Wicks.
UNPROCESSED FOOD IS LIKE Rachel Polley
said, “we all
Chips from real potatoes and top quality fish from the sea thought it was a
- all with fewer calories than chicken tikka masala, sweet & sour pork* good idea to help
and more nutritious and satisfying than burger and fries. families who are
going through a
We now have a seating area so you can enjoy your
difficult time;
fish & chips at a table with a hot cup of tea or coffee
Food Bank is there for them.” Buy One, Bank One
* Source: Carlson Bengston Consultants Ltd Richard, pictured above with some Next time you see an offer, think
of the collectors, praised the chil- ‘BOGOFF’ Buy One Get One For
dren’s efforts and said they had Foodbank. All long-life items,
£1 off all orders over done a great job, bringing in so such as tinned food, UHT milk,
£3 with this voucher much food. In return, Food Bank cereals and pasta are welcome.
donated a term’s supply of tinned Call 07932 108732 for your near-
West Swindon District Centre. Tel: 870 455 beans and spaghetti to the school’s est collection point.
breakfast club which sets pupils www.swindonfoodbank.co.uk

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