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Prestige prints Magazine makes a move on Swindon
at West library The Big Issue has increased its availability in the Swindon and Wiltshire area writes Emma Kernahan,
development manager of South West region.
The Big Issue is a social enterprise, aiming to niques, increased self-confidence and access sup-
support homeless and vulnerably housed people port from our staff and from agencies that already
and to raise awareness of homelessness itself. help homeless people in the area, with a view to
Our core service is providing a legitimate source of easing the difficulties they face.
income to people who sell the magazine on the Despite the work that we put in, ultimately the
street. You may have seen them and been asked to success of the scheme depends on the public. Your
purchase a copy. Please buy one because you'll find support helps Big Issue sellers to break the cycle of
it packed with useful information and entertaining poverty and find their way back into mainstream
articles relevant to everybody. society. Even stopping to say hello to your vendor
The vendors are people who might not otherwise can help them feel part of the community.
be able to find employment. Our organisation offers Do buy a copy. Details about the work we do can
them an opportunity to acquire valuable sales tech- be found at www.bigissuesouthwest.co.uk

Chernobyl children enjoy Swindon summer of fun
"It's been a great month forthe children and we'd like to thank all the people of Swindon who have welcomed
them," said Gin McGiffin, chair of the Swindon branch of the Chernobyl Children Life Line (CCLL).
Veiled Look by Andy Bea/ FFIPS Nineteen children lived with local host families. Gin. "Brendon Ball and his dental staff at Freshbrook
coming together as a group for visits throughout the and everybody at Specsavers are so helpful to us."
The Western Region of the Royal
region, enjoying outings with families, and being The visit ended with a party at Supermarine Sports
Photographic Society will be ex-
given health check ups. Club for children, host families and those who have
hibiting its prestigious annual print Coming from a particularly poor area of Belarus, helped CCLL. A fourth group of children will be
exhibition at West Swindon Library, not far from the radiated zone around the Chernobyl coming to Swindon in December and Supermarine
from 18 to 29 September. I nuclear power station that exploded 21 years ago, has agreed to sponsor all their travelling costs.
Comprised of about 100 prints in the cloud of ill health hangs heavily overthe children. Host families are needed for future visits. If you
black and white and colour, they The month respite away from home, enjoying more cannot open your home, financial support is very
will illustrate the best techniques in nutritious diets, has been shown to improve their welcome.
traditional dark room printing as prospects by at least two years. Or you could sponsor an individual child in Belarus
well as digital processing. "We would like to thank the health practitioners via the lifeline. To find out more call Gin McGiffin on
The free exhibition, open during who have freely given their time and care to examine 728251.
li brary hours, will be one of only
the children and treat them where necessary," said www.swindon.ccll.org.uk
two opportunities in Britain to view
these excellent images. Left, children at Freshbrook Dental Practice with from left Chnssy Ba/i, Brendon Ba/t Gin McGiffin. Natasha Ball
Tish Trem/ett. flight, Kelly O Rourke of Specsavers with children trying different sty/es

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