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Janet’s Flowers bring faiths together
Puppy Skool A lady with learning and physical disabilities is bringing a splash of colour and beauty to Holy Trinity
Church in Shaw.
Have some fun teaching Huma Saeed, from Nine Elms, is
your dog good manners and 25 and is volunteering to arrange
behaviour at one of our flowers at the church. She studied
friendly classes floristry at Swindon College for
3 Playskool for puppies four years and on completing her
3 Adult beginners/improvers course wanted to start work - but
3 Senior Skool/advanced classes was assessed as not being suitable
3 One to one advice & training for paid employment.
3 Fun agility workshops Her mother Noorjehan said,
www.janetspuppyskool.co.uk "through Connect Supported
APDT Member (01066) Employment Services (CSES), she
Janet Garrett DipCAPBT Dip.dog.psy was found a volunteer placement
Tel: 01793 727158 at the church
email: [email protected] “Now Huma is bringing her
expertise in floristry to the church.
She helps choose the flowers and
sometimes buys them with me or a
friend. Unfortunately she's unable Huma with her mother Noorjehan, with from left, Rose McCance, Gill Painter, Connect
Employment, care worker Bridget Skelding, Anne Rooney, job coach from Connect
Scout help needed to do so all the time due to chal- ambitions."
Ist Toothill Scouts is comprised of lenges with wheelchair transport. As Huma and her family are
Professional Beavers, Cubs and Scouts based at “Huma then arranges the flow- Muslim, Noorjehan added, "Hu-
friendly service Toothill Farm Centre and provides ers at the church, sometimes to a ma's work at the church celebrates
for every aspect a wide range of opportunities for brief for special occasions, such as diversity in our community and
of your dog’s boys and girls. Remembrance Day. demonstrates the inter-faith mes-
"The placement has given Huma sage of love."
grooming needs To keep up with demand more enjoyable and meaningful work Rose McCance, a church mem-
Collection & delivery service adult volunteers are needed to that makes her happy and gives ber who works with Huma on the
Evening and weekend help run the various activities and
Just appointments available outings. To find out more and to her a sense of achievement. It has flowers, said, "Huma thoroughly
5 minutes from Ring Denise on offer help, contact Scout Leader enabled her to do things I never enjoys helping. She does a couple
West Swindon 01793 327379 Chris Rawlings on 520387, mail: thought she would due to her dis- of arrangements each fortnight,
or 07866 507633 [email protected] ability. When I see how Huma and we really appreciate it because
www.hairofthedoggroomers.co.uk angehome.co.uk works and how everyone appreci- we haven't had flowers for quite
ates her, it makes me a very proud a while. Her work beautifies the
and thankful mum. I highly recom- worship area and is a focal point for
mend CSES to anyone who wants different festivals. I feel honoured
“Making life to work but feels their disability to help her, it's brought me a great
prevents them from fulfilling their deal of pleasure.”
better ” Care - always Puppy Skool Open Day raises £550 for Climb

Janet Garrett of the Puppy Skool in Haydon Wick presented a cheque
Communication - we listen for £550 raised at the third fun day for Climb in September.
Compassion - for you and your pet
Cost - good value, great offers

Continuity - of care throughout your pet’s life
Convenience - a clinic near you

Car parking - plenty!
Thameswood

Veterinary
Clinic Struggling to Janet, centre, with Natalie-Jayne and Puppy Skool members

62 - 64 Purton Rd, Swindon get up? Climb supports children with and also groups who want to know
SN2 2LZ (end of Akers Way) inherited metabolic diseases. more and could help.”
Tel: 01793 526780 Mobility Health Natalie-Jayne Stone, whose brother Janet has been involved with
Open: Checks for your pet. Mathew, 19, lives with a metabolic Climb for a number of years, after
Monday to Friday disease, collected the cheque. She her grandson Jamie Kirk died of an
9am - 6.30pm Get your pet up and works with her mother Carolyn extremely rare metabolic disease at
Stone to organise various local only 13 days old.
Sat 9am - 12noon running in 2010 events in aid of the charity. She said, Janet’s daughter Lauren Kirk
“my mum runs the Swindon branch said, “obviously it was extremely
24 Hour Emergency Service. Tel: 01793 526780 of the Climb support group, and sad, but lots of good has come out of
is available to talk to people in the it, and that’s the important thing.”
www.thameswoodvets.co.uk area affected by metabolic diseases, www.climb.org.uk

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