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Ann Summers Best of brass Youth room opened
Want to enjoy a girls’ night in? Brass band fans welcome the fa- A newly decorated youth space at Holy Trinity Church, Shaw has been
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Churches strengthen their 30+ year partnership in the West

Over 30 years ago when Shaw Ridge was still an open space, and Peatmoor a collection of fi elds with a
stream running through it, some of our Christian churches had a vision, writes Mary Poole.
ANYTHING TRANSFERRED ONTO DVD DISC Knowing the plans for West Swin- work closely together as a witness of the churches.
Specialist in Cine Film Transfer, Camcorder The service at Holy Trinity Shaw
Tapes, VHS Tapes, Camcorder Discs don in advance of the fi rst houses to their unity in Christ and to effec-
We collect and deliver over a wide area to be built in 1976, church leaders tively serve their neighbourhoods was a joyful occasion attended by
around 160 adults and children.
T: 01793 705333 / M: 07831 575758 believed that Anglicans, Methodist, as a single parish.
The Partnership of West Swindon Contributions from church mem-
PO Box 2079, Manvers St, Bath BA1 3TJ Baptist and URC members should
and the Lydiards was born with bers included some who have been
fi ve churches - Toothill Church, St part of the Partnership from its
Mary’s Lydiard Tregoze, All Saints early days, as well as its youngest
Lydiard Millicent, Holy Trinity members who helped bake and
Shaw, and Westlea - committed share bread together.
to working together as one body. Everyone promised to ‘BE the
There will be a United Service at Toothill Church, Members and ministers of each of people of God and EXTEND the
Toothill Village Centre on 31 May at 10.30am these churches have come and gone kingdom of God throughout West
There will be no morning Services on 31 May at : over the years, but the call to unity Swindon and the Lydiards.’ All
All Saints, Lydiard Millicent - The Church in the village and service remains. fi ve churches in the Partnership
St Mary’s, Lydiard Tregoze - The Church in the Park On the last Sunday in March are unique and continue to explore
Holy Trinity, Shaw - Shaw Village Centre 2009 the same churches met to- unique ways of worshipping to-
Westlea Church - at Westlea School gether for a joint service where they gether and serving the West Swin-
For details of these and our other services covenanted to work together and don community.
See the advert left to contact one
support one another in mission. A
call the Partnership Offi ce on 874221 new constitution refl ecting ways of the West Swindon churches and
Email: partnershipoffi [email protected] of working within all the churches join in with the United Service at
www.wswinlyd.org.uk was signed by representatives of Toothill Church, Toothill Village
all four denominations and each Centre on 31 May, 10.30am.
Anglican • Baptist • Methodist • United Reformed Church

On Thames Avenue
next door to
Morrisons Sunday Worship 10.30am
Contact: Sunday School and Creche
Revd Raymond Adams Meeting at Abbey Meads
Tel: 634258 Community School
St. John’s Haydon Wick

Sunday Services
9am Traditional communion service
11am Eventful, contemporary worship
with children’s groups meeting
www.stjohnshaydonwick.org.uk

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