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Transfer your favourite Take the stress out of Christmas:
vinyl record or cassette
onto CD-R disc and some important questions to consider
play it back in HI-FI Elaine Watt puts her fi nger on the issues that can make the festivities a success or a disaster
on your CD player.
For details call For children, Christmas is great - won’t be able to meet, but having a Let people help, even if it is just
01793 527226 they get presents, eat all day and conversation before the big day can getting the kids to set the table or
help clear up. It is worth considering
the parents are too busy to notice let you and others consider what
[email protected] they’re out of control. may be involved in meeting (or not how much doing everything your-
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But as you grow up, the respon- meeting) them. self contributes to feeling resentful,
sibilities of Christmas can edge out Think about the reality of accom- sad or being a failure.
the fun. Who will do dinner? Who’s modating the needs of extended At the end of the day, and it’s
parents will we go to for dinner family and friends. always a long one, the thing to re-
HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT . . . this year? Who will we invite? Do Consider your budget, and ask member is that lots of people would
RAINWATER HARVESTING HEAT PUMPS we really have to have so and so yourself how you would feel if love to have family around them
SOLAR WATER HEATING WIND TURBINES this year again? Should I suggest you knew that someone had used a at Christmas to be annoyed with.
SOLAR ELECTRICITY . . . then give us a call
Tel: 01793 772277 www.rainwindsun.com a cap on how much we spend on credit card to buy a gift for you that Whatever your dilemmas may be,
E-mail: [email protected] each other? Should we celebrate it they really cannot afford. Then ask it is how you manage it that will
this year? Is it selfi sh of me to just yourself how you are going to feel make all the difference to surviving
want a quiet one? I’m sure you’ve when you receive your bill if you the festivities.
considered all these questions. have done the same. If you can’t fi nd • Elaine Watt runs Focussed Coun-
Stress at this time of year can the perfect present, is that really as selling. Tel: 07919 343407.
ANYTHING TRANSFERRED ONTO DVD DISC often be stirred by expectations not important as being a good friend Foodbank Collection
Specialist in Cine Film Transfer, Camcorder being met. and sharing time with someone?
Tapes, VHS Tapes, Camcorder Discs Why not ask your family or Don’t over do it. How often Sainsburys Bridgemead
We collect and deliver over a wide area friends what would make it a good after all the preparation have you Sat 3 December, 9am to midday
T: 01793 705333 / M: 07831 575758 Christmas for them? Obviously slumped in a chair on Christmas Help top up the Foodbank
HQ Bath. Box 98. BA2 5PS there are some expectations that you evening too exhausted to enjoy your warehouse in time
friends and family? for Christmas and the New Year.
TERRY WINTER Stitches Sewing
MONUMENTAL STONEMASON Items needed for charity shop
New memorials - Additional inscriptions Service Chernobyl Children’s Lifeline shop and tea room at 95 Victoria Road

Old memorials cleaned and renovated Dressmaking, Alterations and requires clothes, jewellery, non-electrical household goods, books, CDs
Free estimates • BRAMM accredited Repairs, Bespoke Costumes and toys to sell to fund the work they do in bringing parties of children

Over 25 years’ experience Also Furnishing – Curtains, Cushions and Blinds etc. from the Ukraine and Belarus at Easter and during the summer so they

Tel: 01793 861035 or 07935 309644 Friendly, reliable service can get some respite from the radiation that still affects their daily lives.

email: [email protected] Contact Jean on 07887 600319 For more details and to offer donations, call 640336.

Join us in worship on Sunday mornings
Westlea Church, Westlea School: 10am
St Mary’s, Lydiard Tregoze - the church in the park: 10am
All Saints’, Lydiard Millicent - the church in the village: 10.30am
Holy Trinity, Shaw: 10.30am We will provide trained teams to pray for you. We do not
Toothill Church: 10.30am offer advice or counselling. Everything is confi dential,
there is no charge and no appointment is needed.
For details of these and our other services We are part of a Christian organisation, the International
call the Partnership Offi ce on 874221 Association of Healing Rooms.
Email: partnershipoffi [email protected]
www.wswinlyd.org.uk

Anglican • Baptist • Methodist • United Reformed Church

St. John’s Haydon Wick

On Thames Avenue
Sunday Worship 10.30am
Sunday School and Creche next door to
Meeting at Abbey Meads Morrisons
Community School Contact:
Revd Raymond Adams
Tel: 634258
Sunday 9am Traditional communion service
Services 11am Eventful, contemporary worship
with children’s groups meeting
www.stjohnshaydonwick.org.uk
Open to all, serving tea, coffee, cakes & light lunches
Fridays and Saturdays: 10am - 2pm

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