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                                        24 HOUR PSYCHIC LINE
                         SUE’S          24 HOUR PSYCHIC LINE            Get your singing up to scratch
                                                                   So many people have found their voice with Swindon Scratch Choir that many people have found their voice with Swindon Scratch Choir that
                         GALLERY                                   So
                                                                   a second singing group has been formed to cater for newcomers.
                                                                   a second singing group has been formed to cater for newcomers.
                         & FRAMING       Need some guidance in your life?
                                                                     The Scratch Choir was created  meet every fortnight at the Great
                                         Call for an in-depth reading from   for singers of all abilities, with no
                                                                   for singers of all abilities, with no  Western  Hotel  opposite  the  rail-
               105 High Street, Cricklade   one of our gifted psychics  age  limits,  no  auditions  and  no  way station.
                                                                   age  limits,  no  auditions  and  no
                  Tel. 01793 759016                II              need to read music.          In  October,  they  will  meet  on
                                                                   need to read music.
                 www.suesgallery.co.uk                               It  has  gone  from  strength  to  10th and 31st from 7.30 to 9.30pm.
                                            LOVE MONEY CAREER      strength and has built a wide rep-  The  Scratch  Choir  continue  to
                                                                   strength and has built a wide rep-
               Specialist framer of memorabillia,                RELATIONSHIPS HEALTH  ertoire  ranging  from  the  Beatles,
                                                                   ertoire  ranging  from  the  Beatles,  meet at Lower Shaw Farm on al-
                                                                   Tamla Motown and African chants  ternate Mondays.
             unusual objects, cross stitches, jigsaws              Tamla Motown and African chants
                                                                   to Forties swing, all performed us-
                Dry mounting and laminating                        to Forties swing, all performed us-  On  10  November,  the  choir
                                                                   ing only voices as instruments.
                                         08453 631064 - Credit Card Line  ing only voices as instruments.  holds  a  rock  and  pop  singing
                Portrait commissions, limited                        Now that there are thirty regu-  workshop along with Naked Voic-
                    edition prints etc.  0906 507 2116 - Premium Line  lars in the choir it was felt that a  es,  from  9.30am  to  3.30pm,  at
                                                                   lars in the choir it was felt that a
                                            All calls recorded £1.50 per minute
                                                                   second  group  was  needed.  Re-
             Fine Art Trade Guild Commended Framer  SX PO Box 121, 2WB 0EW  second  group  was  needed.  Re-  the  Broadgreen  Centre. The  cost
                                                                   cently  joined  members  and  new-
                                                                   cently  joined  members  and  new-  is £10 for choir members, £20 for
                                                                   comers  are  invited  to  attend  Up  non-members.  Call  Linda  Lee  on
                                                                   comers  are  invited  to  attend  Up
                                                                   to Scratch where they are taught  875184 to book a place.
                                                                   to Scratch where they are taught
                                                                   the harmonies for the songs. They   www.oodwooc.co.uk
                                                                   the harmonies for the songs. They
                                                                            Ar
                                                                            Are you mad about hats?e you mad about hats?
                                                                   After running her successful business for nine years, Sheila Parsons from running her successful business for nine years, Sheila Parsons from
                                                                   After
                                                                   Haydon Wick has decided it’s time to hang up her hats - all 170 of them.
                                                                   Haydon Wick has decided it’s time to hang up her hats - all 170 of them.
                                                                     She  is  looking  for  someone  to  on her tips and expertise as well
                                                                   take over her Mad Hatter business  as her data base of customers and
                                                                   which hires ladies’ head wear for  suppliers.
                                                                   all  occasions.  It  can  be  run  from   All  the  hats  and  bags  in  stock
                                                                   home and fi tted around work com-  are included in the sale. The busy
                                                                   mitments.  Sheila  started  hiring  season  ended  in  September  so
                                                                   hats  while  still  working  part-time  there  is  time  to  handover  before
                                                                   and has continued well into her re-  things pick up again in April.
                                                                   tirement. Now the time has come   Sheila  said,  “all  you  need  is  a
                                                                   to reclaim the conservatory which  love of hats. I’ve had a great time
                                                                   has served as dressing room and  meeting  nice  people  and  hearing
                                                                   hat store.                  about  various  events.  I  think  that
                                                                     Regular  adverts  in  The  Link  anyone  who  takes  on  the  Mad
                                                                   have brought a steady stream of  Hatter would enjoy it. An ordinary
                                        Woodlands  customers but it would be possible  dress or suit can look spectacular
                                               Edge                to develop the business by attend-  with the right hat.”
                                                                                                For  details  see  the  advertise-
                                                                   ing  wedding  fairs  or  opening  a
                                           Peatmoor                shop. Sheila will be happy to pass  ment on page 4.
                                        Tel: 01793 887635                  New style estate agency
                                                                           New style estate agency
                                          E-mail: [email protected]
                                        www.woodlandsedge.co.uk                is front page news
                                                                   Tristan Brown of Forefront knows ristan Brown of Forefront knows
                                                                   T
                     BOOK NOW FOR                                  that his distinctive front page ads
                                                                   that his distinctive front page ads
                                                                   in The Link are effective, because
                                                                   in
                                                                   of  the  number  of  copies  of  the
                         CHRISTMAS!                                of  the  number  of  copies  of  the
                                                                   magazine he spots while showing
                                                                   magazine he spots while showing
                                                                   homes.
                                                                   homes.
                                                                     “Having  our  ads  on  the  front
                                                                   page has been brilliant. It sits on
                                                                   page has been brilliant. It sits on
                                                                   people’s  coffee  tables  and  I  of-
                                                                   people’s  coffee  tables  and  I  of-
                                                                   ten  see  a  copy  during  viewings.
                                                                   ten  see  a  copy  during  viewings.
                                                                   The main core of our business is
                                                                   The main core of our business is
                                                                   across West and North Swindon,
                                                                   across West and North Swindon,  sellers don’t owe estate agents a
                                                                   thanks to                   living.”
                                                                   thanks to The Link.”
                                                                     Celebrating six months in busi-  A  cut  price  doesn’t  mean  re-
                                                                   ness,  the  agency  located  at  the
                                                                   ness,  the  agency  located  at  the  duced service though. Tristan has
                                                                   Basepoint  Business  Centre,  has
                                                                   Basepoint  Business  Centre,  has  been joined by a team administra-
                                                                   over 100 homes for sale. With no
                                                                   over 100 homes for sale. With no  tor to ensure that he is free to ac-
                                                                   high  street  branch,  or  expensive
                                                                   high  street  branch,  or  expensive  company the majority of viewings.
                                                                   cars to run, Forefront charge only   Whilst  the  details  provided  on
                                                                   cars to run, Forefront charge only
                                                                   £400  on  instruction  and  £400  on  the Forefront website are compre-
                                                                   £400  on  instruction  and  £400  on
                     Great food, great entertainment,              completion, rather than a percent-  hensive,  Tristan  emphasises  the
                                                                   completion, rather than a percent-
                                                                   age of the sale.
                           great company venue                     age of the sale.            need to show the houses in per-
                                                                     “People think we’re too good to  son  to  achieve  sales  and  to  give
                       Book early for November and                 be true and want to know what the  feedback  to  sellers.  “We  want  to
                                                                   be true and want to know what the
                                                                   catch is,” said Tristan. “There is no
                          December reservations                    catch is,” said Tristan. “There is no  put  the  service  back  into  the  in-
                                                                   catch, just recognition that house  dustry.”
                                                                   catch, just recognition that house
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