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Business award for applicant after three weeks in town
Frances Barrone, an independent lifeskills consultant, is this year’s winner of the Swindon Women’s Business Breakfast Club Make it Happen
Award, having learnt about it in The Link.
Although a Swindon native, Fran- tute of Leadership and Management chair said, “Frances understands
ces set up her company two years course to achieve a qualifi cation in the importance of networking and
ago in County Mayo, Ireland, capi- coaching and mentoring,” said Fran- will be an asset to the club with
talising on her skills and interests ces. “This will enable me to operate her enthusiasm for learning, per-
to provide stress management, goal as a freelance workplace coach and sonal improvement and imparting
orientation and success strategy consultant here in the UK.” knowledge.”
consultancy in an area where there Included in the prize is a year’s Frances agreed. “SWBBC is
were few employment opportunities. membership of the Breakfast Club, a useful networking base and
She returned to the UK for family as well as the support of a peer members have sign-posted me to
reasons in August, but applied for mentor as Frances begins the work contacts and services in Swindon.”
the award after she read about it in to launch her business in Swindon. The club meets on the last Thurs-
July’s Link on a visit to the town in Maureen Inwards, breakfast club day of each month at 7.30am at the
advance of her move. Frances, right, receives the award Tawny Owl, Taw Hill.
“The grant will go towards an Insti- from last year’s winner, Dawn Hackett www.womensbreakfastclub.org

First novel from Emma of Eastleaze
West Swindon resident Emma Taylor published her fi rst novel Eternal Love and Protection earlier this year with Athena Press, a publisher which
helps fi rst-time authors get into print.
“I was motivated to write the book facilities management company. drawing comic books which, she says, is
by the fear of wasting my life by not “It’s a romantic paranormal for others to read, rather different from
doing anything with it other than thriller along the lines of the fi lm and is very pleased to her fi rst offering. “I’m
work,” said Emma, whose day job is Premonition.” have rediscovered her venturing a little bit into
general manager for a security and As a child Emma used to enjoy creative leanings. horror with my second
“I found writing the book, looking at the life
book a very natural and development of a
Hot Mikado for the Wyvern process. It took me vampire – a bit like the
People with a strong sense of the ridiculous are needed for the Swindon about a year overall, fi lm TeenWolf only with
Gilbert and Sullivan Society’s production of the Mikado with a difference, fi tting it around work vampires instead.”
featuring a blues, swing, hot gospel and big show score. commitments. I’d love Eternal Love and
Rehearsals are underway for the March 2010 performance. Singers to be a full-time writer.” Protection by EJ Taylor
and dancers who want to take part in a show full of verve, energy and Emma is working is now available to buy
enthusiasm should call Ann Evans on 878888. on her second novel, at www.amazon.co.uk

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