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D & L Blinds Smash is fi ghting for its life
Rollers • Verticals • Venetians A charity that helps young people turn their lives around is still seek-
Pleated Blinds • VELUX ing the big pot of money to secure its future, and time is running out.
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Conservatory Blinds SMASH - Swindon Mentoring have to implement a contingency
Made-to-Measure Curtains WORK WEAR and Self Help project - is facing plan to make staff redundant.”
QUALITY BLINDS AT PROMOTIONAL WEAR closure at the end of July if large On a more positive note, he said
grants and donations are not there has been a wave of support
AFFORDABLE PRICES LEISURE/SPORT WEAR forthcoming from government or with individuals and groups raising
Fast and reliable service CHILDREN’S WEAR business sources. money from skateboarding events
All blinds fi tted free PRE-SCHOOL+PLAY SCHOOL Founded ten years ago, SMASH and music nights. “Whilst these
Choose from a wide range CLOTHING+BAGS links trained adult volunteers and events only raise small amounts,
of fabrics from the comfort DIGITIZING SERVICE AVAILABLE vulnerable young people in need of they help us to remain viable. In
practical help and advice on how to the short term SMASH is at least
of your own home For details call Dave cope with life issues, like problems secure until July - the longer we are
Contact Paul on 01793 619428 on 01793 870935 at home, school and with friends. It active, the more chance that we can
www.dandlblinds.co.uk 07900 624517 needs £200,000 annually. secure additional funding for the
FREE QUOTES NO OBLIGATION e: [email protected] Chair of trustees Toby Robson, longer term.”
said, “there is good news and bad. www.smash-youth-project.co.uk
The bad is that we still haven’t had Bike marathon for SMASH
CUTTING ZONE any confi rmation of a large amount Swindon Council has deferred the
of money from our outstanding
rent for the use of offi ces at Link
UN I S E X HA I R SA LO N grant applications. These are Centre until next July and West
still being considered and we’re
Swindon councillor Keith Williams
13 Rodbourne Rd, Swindon optimistic that there will be deci- will take part in the Deloitte Ride
sions in our favour. However, less
encouraging news is that until that Across Britain, from John O’Groats
to Lands End from 12 to 20 June, to
funding comes through, we’re hav- raise money for SMASH. Help him
Give us ing to say goodbye to some of the at: www.justgiving.com/keithwil-
project workers.
a call on “At worse the trustees would liamsRAB
01793 490947 Platform open to the public
Late night opening Thursdays Visit Swindon’s new youth centre at the old railway museum on Faring-
don Road on Saturday 27 March, 12noon to 6pm. See the £1 million
refurbishment and discover what the youth service offers.
Project needs furniture donations
A West Swindon church will launch a permanent furniture recycling
scheme in April for families in need after a successful six month trial.
The brainchild of
Gateway Church mem-
ber Kevin Prosser, the
Westlea based project
will help others and
prevent usable items be-
ing dumped in landfi ll.
He said, “it started in
the church with mem-
bers needing a bed or
somebody donating a
sofa, and others stor-
ing items in the back
of a garage or lending
a trailer; the idea soon
mushroomed.”
The pilot scheme has
proved so successful Kevin Prosser, right, and volunteer Steve Armishaw
Kevin has chosen to go shifting a cupboard in the Gateway warehouse
part-time in his paid job to devote team, have made it possible for us
more energy to the project. “We pro- to help families in need of basic
vide a wide range of good quality household items.
second-hand furniture and house- “One single mother of three sim-
hold items, including electrical ply required a wardrobe. Thanks to
equipment, to local people in need. Gateway, she received bunk beds, a
We’re giving a helping hand out of clothes airer and other basic items,
their diffi culties whilst maintaining all for a modest donation.”
their dignity.” To help families in need, the proj-
People needing furniture must ect is asking for donations of beds,
be referred by other organisations bedroom furniture and washing
such as Swindon Foodbank, another machines. It also needs a small space
church or similar support agencies. which can be used to test electrical
Sarah Morland of Moredon items such as freezers and cookers.
Children’s Centre said, “Kevin, For details mail: furniture@gc-
his wife Dawn and their dedicated swindon.org.uk
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