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£1 million target for Lydiard Park disability centre

Hop Skip and Jump, a charity which provides respite care for families with disabled children, are setting the people of Swindon a challenge.
Swindon Council is leasing land being planned to involve as many will be achieved by small and large To find out more about helping
at Lydiard Park for a large log cabin people as possible. events. “Every contribution is im- Hop Skip and Jump, call Click
to cater for the 300 families with The log cabin, designed by Swin- portant; it’s a big total but lots of Mitchell on 01453 836390.
disabled children in the Swindon don Council architects will house small amounts will get us there.” www.hopskipandjump.org.uk
area. But to pay for the building soft play and sensory rooms, a ball
A view of the eco-building proposed for Lydiard Park
and the necessary indoor and out- pit and meeting rooms for parents
door special needs equipment, the and staff. An outdoor play area
charity is appealing for £985,000. will include specialist equipment
They want to start building in the suitable for children in wheelchairs.
Spring so the race is on to bring in The August Link exclusively
the cash. Brewery boss James Arkell revealed that Hop Skip and Jump
and his wife Cally have agreed to be president actress Liz Hurley had
presidents of the local fundraising agreed to attend a glitzy fundraiser.
committee and a series of events are But Click Mitchell said the target

Plan now for a
brighter Christmas

(2010)
How did you pay for Christmas
just passed? Did you raid the
penny jar, did you join a Christmas
club, or do you find yourself start-
ing the new year with an overdraft
and credit card bills?
Christmas doesn’t come cheap
but by joining one of Swindon’s two
Credit Unions now, you could be in
a better position this time next year.
Start saving £10 per week and
you would have £400 in your Credit
Union Share Account by the middle
of November 2010.
Then you could take out a loan of
up to £800 to help you through the
Christmas period which you would
pay off in 2011 at a rate of only 1 per
cent interest on the reducing balance
which is far lower than any other
form of borrowing.
By the middle of November 2011,
if needs be, you will be ready to
take out your next Christmas loan.
And all the time your £400 sav-
ings remain in your share account
and you can continue to add to
those savings on a regular basis.
The Credit Union will also pay a
dividend on your saving. In 2009 it
was 3.5 per cent of savings.
Money can be deposited into your
credit union account with cash or by
setting up a standing order direct
from your bank.
Anyone living or working in
Swindon can join. Two forms of
ID - a passport or driving licence
- and a recent household bill are
needed to join.
For details about saving for next
Christmas:
North of the main railway line -
Clivey Credit Union, Clive Parade,
541 Cricklade Road. Open: Wednes-
day 10am to 12noon; Saturday 11am
to 12noon. Tel: 07905 636152
South of the railway line - Steam
Ahead Credit Union, Cavendish
Square, Park South. Open: Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Satur-
day, 10am to 12noon. Tel: 522216.

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