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BOOK-KEEPING CARPET CLEANING Fond memories of Ivy Armstrong
There was a large turnout and moving tributes at the funeral of Ivy
Can’t face Armstrong on 8 October in recognition of a life committed to children.
doing the books
The Carpet &
after a hard Upholstery Cleaning Specialist
day’s work?
• Carpets, rugs, curtains, suites etc
Call Leonard Fuller, • Emergency call out available
A.I.C.B, • Hard floors cleaned and sealed
qualified bookkeeper • Stain removal • Protection treatment

• Fully insured
with over 15 years’ • Quickly usable
experience. You’ll be amazed how affordable it is
Tel: 01793 700637 ....call for your free estimate from your
or 07963 637748 local independent on 01793 731418
or mobile: 07808 355487
www.bookkeepingswindon.co.uk Email: [email protected]

COMPUTER SUPPORT COMPUTER SUPPORT

Com Master’s
From The Link September 2002 front page, Ivy cutting the cake
PC Repairs at the West Swindon Family Project twentieth birthday party
Why go anywhere else? One of 17 children, Ivy is sur- Sparcells Surgery, said, “Ivy was
When we’ll come to you..... vived by six children, 22 grandchil- such a lovely woman; a wonder-
✻ Free home & business visits • New PCs/Repairs/Upgrades dren and 22 great grandchildren. fully caring person who was always
✻ Jargon free advice & support • Virus/Data Recovery & Backup From a young age before the war helping others.”
✻ Upgrades/repairs she would look after neighbour- Julie Batson, manager of the West
✻ All parts & labour guaranteed • Internet & Network Solutions hood children and continued to do Swindon Children’s Centre, said
✻ Flexible hours, inc. eve/weekends
• Home & Business Support so after she married Tom Armstrong Ivy always did that little bit extra.
Tel: 01793 422534 or For friendly EXPERT advice in 1956. “She was a member of the manage-
Her commitment to children ment committee for many years and
Mobile: 0792 005 6077 and PROMPT on-site service: continued throughout her life. She was always a great support for the
Tel: 01793 633924 was one of the fi rst volunteers with families at the centre and the staff.
Mobile: 0781 6014363 the West Swindon Family Project “Ivy was a very kind person
when it started at Toothill Farm and would willingly help with any
under the auspices of the National activities, like the organisation of
LOGISTICS OVEN CLEANING Children’s Home and continued family holidays and fundraising.
when it moved to Gainsborough In the holidays, when there was
SWINDON Way, Freshbrook. She was invited nobody in the creche, she would
to cut the twentieth anniversary come in to check and clean all the
OVEN cake in 2002. toys to ensure they were safe for

CLEANING Her GP Dr Kandy Kandiah from the children.”
Do you need?
➔ Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor The Domestic Oven Cleaning Service Residents impact on plastics recycling
➔ Logistic Consultant To book your
➔ Light Haulage oven clean call Maggie Swindon Council’s plastics recycling service has been in operation
➔ Vehicle Delivery on 01793 520362 since the beginning of July and head of waste management Richard
If you have answered YES, Fisher says it has released a pent up frustration with how much people
then call Route Logistic We use caustic free used to send to landfi ll.
Support Services for a free quote. cleaning products with “In August we collected 102 to recycle a wider range of plastics
Tel: 07920 012974 a fresh solution every time tonnes of mixed plastic compared than before, and also use the regular
Email: [email protected] Hobs, extractors and to between 50 and 80 tonnes for white bin bags that many house-
www.routelogistic.co.uk microwaves also undertaken just plastic bottles,” he said. “There holds have anyway, the service is
was a short delay in take-up of the working very well. It has uplifted
SCRAP METAL ADVERTISING service as the distribution of infor- the level of recycling generally.”
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Most types of household plas-
mation leafl ets about the kinds of
RODDERS plastic that can be recycled took a tics are now eligible for recycling,
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couple of months to complete. By including food packaging, yoghurt
SCRAP WITH IMPACTACTACT early September most residents pots and cling fi lm wrappers.
However, plastic toys and house-
were engaged in recycling their
METAL household plastics and we expect hold items such as washing-up
bowls are of a different grade of
total collection.”
All metals removed He said there is still some confu- plastic so cannot be included in the
FREE of charge sion over why black plastic should kerb-side recycling scheme.
Washing machines, cookers, not be included. The problem is the To ensure plastic is not rejected
microwaves etc. light sensors which sort it cannot by the waste merchant, bottles and
Sorry no fridges or freezers differentiate black plastic from containers need to be as clean as pos-
Scrap cars collected FREE of charge other black items. Waste managers sible, without food or drink residue.
are lobbying for it to be removed Plastic from Swindon is sent to a
01793 613396 Call 01793 602540 from supermarket packaging. facility in Lincolnshire where it is
07899 018167 for details West Swindon councillor Keith sorted and sent to manufacturers to
Registered waste carrier Williams said he’s received posi- turn back into products like garden
tive feedback. “Since it is possible furniture.
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