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Cafe aims to bridge age gap Junior club plan for Freshbook

A monthly drop-in cafe for the retired has opened and is being hosted A new junior youth club should open at Freshbrook Community
by the emerge youth project at Shaw Church on the fourth Wednesday Centre in March or April.
of the month, 3.30pm to 5.30pm. “There’s a great need for a club find out what children would like
Youth work aimed at young children,” said to see taking place at a club.
manager Claire community centre chairperson “We also need more volunteers
Camm said, “the Stephanie Bird. “Six members of to help and would like to hear
young people the centre management committee from business sponsors interested
aged from 11 to 16 have completed the introduction to in supporting the club.”
make cakes and youth work course and we are now For details contact Stephanie at
run the cafe along-
side adult help- contacting local primary schools to the centre on 870526 (mornings).
ers. The sessions
include games, Refuge receives Christmas receipts
films, craft and
other activities, Jacky Parry who runs Symphony of Flowers in Toothill would like
and we hope that to thank everybody who purchased one of her wreath arrangements
the retired folks when buying a Christmas tree from Stuart Bell at Southleaze Farm
will bring hob-
bies they can share in December.
with us. Ivan Gilmore enjoying a cafe preview in January with, from The £149 raised has been donated to Swindon Women’s Refuge.
“A couple of left, Doreen Mbazi, Hanna Farthing, Tasha Robertson, Claire Jacky said she has been selling wreaths for the refuge at Christmas
years ago club Camm, Lily Townsend, Shannon Taylor for several years. “It’s something I’ve been doing quietly but with the
members conducted a survey in “We hope that the young people refuge moving to the new premises in Westlea later in 2011 I thought this
Shaw and people of all ages respond- connected with the project, about 60 perhaps could be the start of fundraising support in the area.
ed that a cafe would strengthen in total, will want to invite grand- “I’d like to thank Stuart for again giving me space to help the charity.”
the community. They particularly parents along.”
wanted somewhere they could meet emerge already run a twice
across the generations to engender weekly drop in youth café at the Scrapstore to move westwards
more respect and understanding. church. Swindon Children’s Scrapstore, the charity that turns waste things into
play things, is moving to the former Farepack Hampers warehouse at

10th year reunion in Abbey Meads Westmead Industrial Estate in Westlea after a fire gutted their Cheney
Manor warehouse in early January.
Abbey Meads Primary School Sunshine After School Club is hold- The charity which recycles business waste and offers it to schools, com-
ing a tenth year reunion party on 4 February and former members are munity and youth groups hopes to be back in action in early February
invited along. after Paul Smith, MD of Office Clearance and Wholesale at Westmead,
Organiser Jane White said, “even though some of the first members will be offered rent free space to help the organisation get back on its feet.
over 18 years of age, don’t be shy, we would love to see you and catch up.” Scrapstore needs heaters for the new base and cash donations to cover
For details mail: [email protected] or call the Sunshine Club the extra costs caused by the move. To help, contact Olivia McCann on
on 727418, Monday to Friday between 3pm and 5pm. 0773 9023290.

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