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We believe that Jesus Christ is able Invest time in the youth to reap dividends
to forgive our past, give meaning to
the present and hope for the future Young Time Bank is looking for adults with a few hours a week to invest in helping young people become
active in their community.
Volunteer facilitators work with made redundant on health grounds the people I’ve worked with have
a group of youngsters, listening to after 31 years at Plessey Hydraulics, all been smashing, really lovely
how they would like to improve Fred was looking for work when people.”
their community and supporting he saw an advert for YTB in West The experience of working with
them to take action. Some of the Swindon Library. young people made Fred consider
possibilities are producing a fi lm, His fi rst project was at Green- a new career direction and he took
setting up an exhibition about the down School where youngsters a post as a teaching assistant at
Sunday services are at y services are at y services are at environment, organising a fund made a film about stereotypes Churchfi elds where he says he has
Sunda
Sunda
10am & 6.30pm raising event or producing a news- and bullying. Father of fi ve Fred never been happier.
For further information you can letter on local youth issues. said that he loved the youngsters’ Volunteers receive full training
either ring (01793) 873050; For Fred Blunt, becoming in- energy and the exchange of ideas. and ongoing support as well as
e-mail: offi
e-mail: offi [email protected] [email protected]
e-mail: offi [email protected] volved with Young Time Bank “It was very different and much resources for this group’s project
or visit: www.freshbook.org opened up new horizons and led more enjoyable than engineering. To fi nd out more call Alex Dela-
or visit: www
or visit: www.freshbook.org .freshbook.org
“the gift of God is Eternal Life” (Romans 6 v23) to a career change. Having been I think that Young Time Bank is ney on 02077 856369
a marvellous organisation and marvellous organisation and marvellous organisation and
a a
a marvellous organisation and www.youngtimebank.org.uk
‘Friends’ style cafe would be
young people’s cup of tea
A survey of hundreds of youngsters from West Swindon showed the
majority are happy to live in the area but life could be improved with
a wider range of facilities.
One of the most popular
requests from the young
people was for a performance
cafe with a small stage, simi-
lar to the coffee shop in the
Friends TV series. This type
of venue would be an ideal
place for bands to perform
and to hold open mic nights,
said Brian Senior of ncounter,
the charity which carried out
the survey.
Twenty per cent of young Youth leaders Claire Camm and
people living in West Swin- Heather McCall, centre, with youngsters
don, including 450 students at Holy Trinity Church, Shaw
Sunday Worship 10.30am from Bradon Forest and
Sunday School and Creche Greendown schools, were asked either ‘good’ or ‘great’. Over half of
their thoughts on living in the those surveyed play sport outside
Meeting at Abbey Meads area, what they do in their leisure school and 75 per cent of them think
Community School time and what they would like that local facilities are good or great
to do. The results will be used by but there were requests for cheaper
ncounter, a Christian based charity access. Among those favouring an
which works in conjunction with arts venue, a performance cafe with
local churches, and by other groups recording and rehearsal facilities
working with young people. was the most popular idea.”
“We were very encouraged by the A steering group of young people
survey and we were pleasantly sur- is looking at all survey responses
prised at how many people enjoy and will be involved in moving
living in Swindon,” said Brian. “The proposals forward.
majority rated living in the area as www.ncounter.co.uk

On Thames Avenue
next door to
Morrisons Join us in worship on Sunday mornings
Contact: Westlea Church, Westlea School: 10am
Revd Raymond Adams St Mary’s, Lydiard Tregoze - the church in the park: 10am
Tel: 634258
All Saints’, Lydiard Millicent - the church in the village: 10.30am
St. John’s Haydon Wick Holy Trinity, Shaw: 10.30am
Toothill Church: 10.45am
Sunday Services For details of these and our other services
9am Traditional communion service call the Partnership Offi ce on 874221
11am Eventful, contemporary worship Email: partnershipoffi [email protected]
with children’s groups meeting www.wswinlyd.org.uk
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