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Beautify your bump to lift your spirits

Gayle Fletcher of Inner Smile Massage is bringing a whole new twist to the concept of ‘baby showers’ for
Specialist massage and expectant mums by giving the native American tradition of Blessingway a contemporary twist to make it
holistic treatments for relevant and enjoyable for expectant mothers in Swindon.
Pre & Postnatal Mums & Dads
“Modern baby showers tend to and encourage the mum-to-be dur- time in a woman’s life,” said Gayle,
WellMother trained with Suzanne Yates be about gift-giving and product- ing labour, and making pledges to whose bump art designs take just
Fully qualifi ed & insured buying,” said Gayle. “I want to help the new family after the birth.” over an hour to apply, and range
GIFT VOUCHERS for the whole family! focus more on getting together The focal point of a Blessingway from natural images of butterfl ies
with the women in our life at a gathering might be the creation of a and fl owers to patterns and man-
Recommended for CHRISTMAS:
very special time, to celebrate the fantastic design upon the pregnant dala shapes.
• Hot oil Hawaiian massage
imminent birth. lady’s bump using colourful face- They are offering a unique gift for
• Bump art & photography
or bump to baby package “The Blessingway is about spend- paint or henna. an expectant mum: Studio Bump
ing an afternoon with our female “At the end of the pregnancy Art Christmas vouchers.
• Aromatherapy hot oil head to feet treat
relatives and friends, and doing when the mum-to-be is feeling Gayle and Becky Brain are plan-
CallGayle: 01793 723125 things like baking gingerbread very heavy and fed-up, having ning a Pregnancy Nourishment Day
[email protected] women with marshmallow bumps, a beautiful image painted across at Lower Shaw Farm on Saturday 6
www.innersmilemassage.co.uk creating artistic collages to up-lift her belly can lift her spirits” said February 10am to 4pm which will
Gayle. “This can be photographed offer yoga relaxation and massage,
as a memento, or, if it’s done with self-help bump art where mums-
HEAD RUSH henna, it can last throughout labour to-be learn how to paint or henna
as a symbol of all the support she each other, plus discussions on the
right of passage.
has from her girlfriends.”
HAIR & BEAUTY ship with professional photogra- party, bump art at home, a stu-
For details of a Blessingway
Gayle is also working in partner-
Latest styles, realistic prices, great service pher Tobias Robbins. In December dio photography session, or gift
they launch Studio Bump Art pack- vouchers, contact Gayle: hello@
Cutting • Colouring - tints - foils ages at Tobias’ Old Town studio. “A innersmilemassage.co.uk
Merry Christmas & a
• Perms • Extensions • Bridal hair Happy New Year from photograph of a painted bump is a www.innersmilemassage.co.uk
• Children’s haircuts Julie, Sheralee, Gemma unique souvenir of a very special www.trphotography.co.uk
Tel: 602552
73 Basepoint, Rivermead, Westlea, West Swindon
Behind Spectrum ‘Renault’ building
Free parking • Late night Wednesday & Thursday
Cash or cheque payments only

Christmas at Christ the

Servant Church

Abbey Meads Village Centre
Sun 6th Dec @ 4pm: The Big Christmas Sing
We are being joined by St Andrews and local Schools
Gayle decorating a bump. Photo: Tobias Robbins. www.trphotography.co.uk
Sat 12th Dec @11am: Carols at Abbey Meads
Village Centre Toothill patients can access
Collecting for “Crisis at Christmas”
appointments book at any time
Sun 13th Dec @ 4pm: Christingle
Bring your own orange! Toothill’s Phoenix Surgery has marked the tenth anniversary in its
current premises at the village centre by launching its long-awaited
Sun 20th Dec @ 10.30am: Service online appointment booking facility.
Presenting “Papa Panov’s Special Day” The new system allows patients to book, check or cancel GP appoint-

Sun 20th Dec @ 6pm: Christmas Extravaganza ments via the internet and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Local talent singing carols & Surgery business manager, Rob Charles, said, “it’s been quite a chal-
sharing the meaning of the Christ’s birth lenge to overcome the technical and confi guration problems that have
affected this project. However, we have carried out extensive testing
Thurs 24th Dec @ 4pm: Crafts and Carols Service and are confi dent that we have a robust system that we are happy to
offer to our patients, safe in the knowledge that they will fi nd it reliable,
Thurs 24th Dec @ 11.30pm: Midnight Service convenient and easy to use.”
At St Andrew’s Church Over 200 patients pre-registered for the service before it went live on
1 November and the number of users has grown daily since, some ac-
Fri 25th Dec @ 10am: Christmas Day Service cessing the system in the early hours.

Sun 27th Dec @ 10.30am: Sunday Family service Senior partner Dr Peter Swinyard, said, “we are delighted to be able to
provide this facility to our patients and have been pleasantly surprised
Everyone warmly welcomed to see that it has been embraced by patients of all age groups. We are
also hopeful that patients who suffer hearing or speech impairments
Further information telephone: will fi nd this new service especially benefi cial.”
Rev Brian Sweetman Patients need to complete a registration form which can be collected
(01793) 701437 from the practice or downloaded from:
www.phoenixsurgery.com

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