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Businesswomen’s club offers a A great retail

helping hand with training award
Cash support of up to £500 is on offer through the Make It Happen opportunity Church Partnership
Award, open to all women who live or work in Swindon. in Old Town of West Swindon
The annual prize offered and the Lydiards
by the Swindon Business- Have you thought
women’s Breakfast Club is of setting up a business VACANCY
to cover the costs of business We are seeking to appoint a Partnership
related training for women but have been put off Administrator to work in our office to:
returning to the workplace, by sky high rentals • operate and organise
or who wish to further their and long lease the Partnership Office
career. As well as up to £500 commitments? • to support the organisation
towards training, the suc- and work of the Partnership,
cessful applicant will receive Here’s the chance Partnership Council, and other
support from a mentor from to launch your idea governance bodies
SBBC and free club member- without a huge outlay • to support the mission and
ship for a year. ministry focus of the
Applicants are asked to Last year’s winner Tessa Webb, who runs Colour Staff Team and local churches
set out where they would in the Cotswolds, is presented with the MIHA by The Arcade in • to provide timely information
like to be in five and ten the group chairwoman Nicky Borman Wood Street, Old Town services for Partnership events,
year’s time, their plans on and hear speakers on a wide range has small units available meetings and activities
achieving their goals and how the of topics and raise money for local on a low deposit basis. Hours will be at least 15 hours
Make It Happen award would help. charities. per week and the skills required include
Those shortlisted will be invited The closing date for applications Minimum 6 month organisation, computer skills with
to an informal interview with a is Friday 9 May. The entry form can lease, from 9.48 square Microsoft Office, communications skills
panel of club members and will be be found at: www.womensbreak- metres, from as little as and self motivation.
offered a group session of career fastclub.org £85 a week. For details contact the Partnership
counselling. In previous years, the Office on 01793 874221 or e-mail:
quality of candidates has been so • Ladies Who Latte is an informal Follow your dream! partnershipoffice@btopenworld.
high that two have been selected networking group which meets ev- com or see www.wswinlyd.org.uk
for the award. ery 3rd Wednesday of the month, Closing date for applications is May 23
SBBC has members from a 10am to midday, at the Old Bank, Come along and have and we will hold interviews in June.
variety of businesses and meets Wood Street, Old Town. a look or call Wanda on Baptist • Methodist
at the Tawny Owl in Taw Hill on There is no joining fee or agenda, 01793-611861 Church of England
the last Thursday of each month. it’s a chance to chat. For details call or 07855 403142 United Reformed Church
Members network, exchange views Jacqueline Rawlings on 722386.

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