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30   swindonlink.com • February 2008
                                         S     NAZZY                  Wiltshire’s largest      sanctuary in the West
                                                                                                     Discover a
                                                                                                    scrapbooking
                                                                      specialist stamping &
                                               STAMPING &
                                                                      scrapbooking store
              Your local                       SCrapbooking NOW IN WEST SWINDON                Legions of crafters are being bitten
                                                                                               by  the  stamping  bug  or  getting
              fl orists at                      Quality stamping and scrapbooking products      hooked on scrapbooking; for Val
              Abbey Meads                   at great prices, plus a warm welcome from the team   MacLeod her hobby took such a
                                                                                               hold that she now owns Wiltshire’s
                                                   with friendly, helpful, expert advice.
              Village                     Almost 50 workshop sessions every month and regular, free, in-store demonstrations  largest specialist store.
                                                                                                Val moved her Snazzy Stamping
              Centre                            Visit our new premises at 88 - 89 Basepoint                         & Scrapbooking business in January
               Now stocking a range of gifts   Business Centre, Rivermead Drive, Westlea, Swindon  to Basepoint in Westlea where she
                Open until 7pm on Friday          Ring for directions on 01793 855377 / 602470   offers a wide range of materials and
             FLOWERS FOR ALL REASONS             or see www.snazzystampingandscrapbooking.com   a large classroom space.
                                                                                                Drop in sessions are offered on
                                                      Free parking right outside the store     Tuesdays and Thursdays, with all
                                         Special launch open evening: Friday 8 February, 6pm - 9pm  materials provided to crafters who
                                                                                               can spend three hours in the shop
                                                                                               working  on  their  projects  for  the
                                                                                               cost of £5.
                                                                                                Scrapbooking crops take place on
                                                                                               Wednesday evenings and there will
                                                                                               be technique  workshops taught by
                                                                                               Val and fellow tutors at weekends
                                                                                               and on Wednesdays mornings.
                                                                                                “There  is  something  very  sat-
                                                                                               isfying  about  the  whole  crafting
                                                                                               experience  and  putting  care  and
                                                                                               effort  into  creating  a  handmade
                                                                                               item,” said Val. “Very few people are
                                                                                               involved in jobs where they work
                                                                                               with their hands and have an end
                                                                                               product these days. Crafting is also
                                                                                               very sociable activity. The essence
                                                                                               of scrapbooking is that you share
                                                                                               your ideas with others.”
                                                                                                Call  Val  on  602470  for  course
                                                                                               details or see: www.snazzystamp-
                                                                                               ingandscrapbooking.com
                                                                                               • Open evening on Friday 8 Feb-
                                                                                               ruary,  6pm  to  8pm,  in  aid  of  the
                                                                                               Swindon  Therapy  Centre  for  MS
                                                                                               Moving Soon appeal.
                                                                                                 Get married and
                                                                                                 Get married and
                                                                                                   stay fi t for it

                                                                                               Alexandra House in Wroughton is
                                                                                               offering an excellent incentive to
                                                                                               book a bridal package - a one year
                                                                                               joint membership at The Club.
                                                                                                 The Club is set in acres of beauti-
                                                                                               ful countryside and features a tennis
                                                                                               court, a sports bar and games area
                                                                                               with pool and table football.
                                                                                                The  gym  has  state  of  the  art
                                                                                               TechnoGym equipment alongside
                                                                                               a  swimming  pool,  jacuzzi,  steam
                                                                                               room and sauna.
                                                                                                Specialised fi tness trainers are on
                                                                                               hand to advise and guide to get the
                                                                                               best out of the fi tness equipment.
                                                                                                Whether  you  need  to  improve
                                                                                               fi tness  after  getting  married,  or
                                                                                               just need somewhere to relax and
                                                                                               de-stress in the months after your
                                                                                               honeymoon, The Club could be the
                                                                                               perfect venue for you.
                                                                                                In fact Club membership starts
                                                                                               before wedding bells chime when
                                                                                               the facilities deposit is taken.
                                                                                                Find out more about what’s on of-
                                                                                               fer at the Alexandra House Wedding
                                                                                               Fayre on Sunday 10 February.
                                                                                                See the advert right.



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