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                                                     An eye for fashion

             Jean Ellis from Freshbrook wants to say how proud she is of her granddaughter Lyndsay Hodges who has just started a degree in fashion
             design at the University for the Creative Arts, Rochester.
              “She  has  done  so  well                              Lyndsay  complet-                   specialised in textiles
             and  worked  so  hard,”  said                         ed her A levels at New                and fashion.
             Jean,  from  Godolphin  Close.                        College, but already                   “The degree course
             “Lyndsay designs and makes                            had an uncondition-                   includes nine months
             such lovely garments; she is a                        al  offer  of  a  place               work experience with
             credit to Freshbrook Primary                          at  Rochester  on  the                a  design  company
             and  also  Greendown.  Her                            strength of her port-                 which will lead to a
             design was used on the New                            folio. She said, “I’ve                job I hope. My focus
             College  end  of  year  fashion                       loved art and design                  is  on  haut  couture
             show programme which was                              since I was twelve at                 and my long term aim
             lovely.”                                              Greendown  where                      is  to  get  experience
                                                                   Mr Smith helped me                    in  a  fashion  house
             Right, Jean and Lyndsay. Far right,
             Lyndsay’s end of year work at New                     a lot.                                abroad  then  set  up
             College                                                 “At New College I                   my own.”
             npower respond to club’s potato plight

             The volunteers who run the lunch club at Toothill Community Centre
             were in despair when their potato peeler blew up just before Christ-
             mas last year.
              The prospect of spend-
             ing  hours  preparing  po-
             tatoes  for  the  pot  fi lled
             them  with  dread  and
             they  appealed  to  South
             Swindon MP Anne Snel-
             grove  when  she  visited
             the centre. She mentioned
             the  club’s  situation  to
             the charity committee at
             npower  who  came  up
             with the cash to purchase
             another machine.    Making lunch preparations easier, from left, Toothill
              “They  saved  us  huge   community centre coordinator Annette Kennedy, cook
             amounts  of  work,”  said   Sue Hull, volunteer Beryl Croton
             lunch club cook Sue Hull.
             “Our members love nicely prepared  • npower also funded a new com-
             potatos  and  also  chips  and  the  puter to replace the ageing machine
             npower  peeler  is  just  perfect  for  used for managing Toothill Com-
             our needs.”                munity Centre.


                    Last ever balloon launch
             A colourful balloon send off took took place at the end of the summer
             term at Brimble Hill Special School on the North Swindon Learning
             Campus to raise £208.                                   BUY ONE MAIN COURSE
              But it’s likely to be the last fund-  high and we have to fi nd another















































































































































             raising  event  of  its  kind  because  way to raise money.”                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             AND GET A SECOND
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             of  damage  to  the  environment.   The  Rotary  Club  of  Swindon                                  * * *
             Swans can eat balloons  and fi sh  Thamesdown donated £200 to cover   ABSOLUTEL
             are harmed as chemicals leech into  costs of the balloons.
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             waterways.                  Wanted: Christmas raffl e                      FREE
              “The  ballon  launches  have  al-  ticket sellers
             ways been a good fundraiser, and   To  sell  tickets  to  raise  money  for   ANY LUNCHTIME OR EVENING
             the children love seeing the colours   Brimble  Hill  call  the  school  on
             shooting into the sky,” said Amanda   707577.
             Musto,  chair                                               CALL 01793 435577
             of the Friends
             of  Brimble                                               *Call to book your table, and mention The Link to qualify for this offer
             H i l l. “ B u t                                        Not available on charity event nights or in conjunction with any other offer
             we’re  told
             the ecological
             damage is too
             The Friends of
             Brimble Hill
             School com-
             mittee with                                             24-26 Cricklade Road,
             their children
             before the                                              Gorse Hill, Swindon
             launch in July
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