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Volunteers wanted to fi t solar lighting systems

to thousands of schools
Bonjour! Hola!
Many people raise money and go off to far fl ung places to trek or cycle for a good cause. Now a Swindon !
Happy Language Learning
based charity is giving you the chance to raise money, travel to a country in need to work with local Best national after-school activity 2009!
people, and come away knowing your contribution will make a genuine and long term difference to Learn a language the Happy Way!
the children you’ve met during your stay. • Small, same age classes from 3-11 years
Following a trip to Zimbabwe appreciation for providing educa- It costs £1,000 to fi t three class- • Fun activities, child booklet & CD pack
in September Lights for Learning tional opportunities. rooms and an offi ce. If you’d like with parents’ mini guide included.
founder Roger Mugridge said, “it’s “Despite what you hear in the to know more about raising money • Structured, tried & tested programmes
just amazing to be with over 500 to media, we didn’t experience any and making a trip to fi t Lights for • La Jolie Ronde trained teacher
800 people and local dignatories tension and we heard very positive Learning, mail: roger.mugridge@ North Swindon based
saying thank you for the contribu- views about changes in the country lightsforlearning.org FREE TRIAL LESSON
tion to their village.” from white families we met in a cafe See more pictures from the trip to Call Anne on 0795111 9672 or
Zimbabwe at www.swindonlink.com email [email protected]
www.lightsforlearning.org Visit www.lajolieronde.co.uk

JANUARY PROMOTIONS
Full head of Highlights
with Cut and Blow Dry £65
Half head of Highlights
with Cut and Blow Dry £50
UNISEX Cut and Blow Dry £20
A classroom just after installation was completed on the recent Zimbabwe trip & NAILS Gents Cut £8
And eight weeks after returning in the capital.” SALON Full head Tint with
he said he had received a call from So impressed is the Zimbabwe CHAIRS AVAILABLE FOR RENT Cut and Blow Dry £45
a contact in the education ministry government, they’re asking Roger Spa Manicure £10
to say that not one baby had died and volunteers to go back as soon £99 A WEEK OR £25 A DAY
in a midwife training centre where as possible. He said, “the education 01793 480448 Blow Dry or Set £10
lights had been installed. “The of- ministry policy is to provide every or receive 15% off any full
fi cial told me, ‘for the fi rst time the school with power by 2020. There 5 MOREDON ROAD, SWINDON price service on your fi rst visit
furnace had gone out.’ We had seen are over 7,000 schools in remote
the crematorium chimney working areas where the cost of supplying
when we were there. I was choked mains electricity is too high and
to know our lights were helping we’ve been asked to look at install- NOW
nurses see what they were doing ing our solar powered lights. And OPEN!
and babies were living.” they’ve asked me if I can develop
The Link has publicised Lights for the system to provide a higher level
Learning since 2003 after Roger and of power for laptops.”
his wife Jean returned from Kenya The trip to Zimbabwe came
where they saw how children in about after Roger spoke to all the
parts of Africa can be horribly burnt ambassadors from Commonwealth
because the only lighting in village African countries earlier in the Swindon Tented Market
huts is a naked fl ame fueled by year. In February he hopes to fi t
paraffi n. As a result Roger invented systems to two schools in Namibia. All year round undercover trading right in the town centre
a low cost lighting system using a He added, “just from the contacts
solar panel, long life LED bulbs and from representatives from different Come and visit your local traders o
ering a great variety and good value:
a car battery. In the last fi ve years countries this year, we estimate • Home Furniture
• Nail S
volunteers who joined him have we’ve had requests to consider up • Nail Salonalon
• British Café
installed lights in schools in Zambia, to 20,000 schools. • Money Transfer Services 10% • British Café
• Cash for Gold
Kenya, the Dominican Republic and “We have the assembly line set • Herbal & Tobacco Products DISCOUNT • Cash for Gold
the Philippines. up with Wiltshire Probation Ser- • Memory Foam Mattresses with this • O ce Furniture
• O ce Furniture
With encour- vice, but we need
• Ladies & Gents Wear
agement from the more money to • Heavy Metal Clothing advert! • Ladies & Gents Wear
• Mobile Phones & Accessories
• DVDs & Music CDs
Zimbabwe gov- buy the kit and • Mobile Phones & Accessories • DVDs & Music CDs
• Tailoring Services
• Hair Braiding & Hair Products
ernment Lights the volunteers to • Hair Braiding & Hair Products • Tailoring Services
for Learning are travel to train local • Egg, Poultry, Fish & Lamb Dish Café • Art & Craft Materials
looking for more people to fi t the • Body Jewellery, Street Art & Glow Sticks • Urban Style Fashion
volunteers to equipment. You
help them make just cannot believe • Hair Salon • Photographic Studio
a greater impact the look on peo-
worldwide. Roger ple’s faces when Do you have a business idea?
said, “we were they see lights in Stalls to let available from £45 per wk + VAT
warned Zimba- classrooms after
bwe was unstable, the sun has gone FIRST MONTH RENT FREE!
but believe me, down. They can Please call Nik on 01793 430233
we were given see that their op- or Keningtons on 01793 423351
an amazing wel- portunity to learn
come, never felt into the evening www.swindonmarket.co.uk
threatened and Reading about Swindon, Lights for has been extended
were shown such Learning guide Nhomo Momfo by several hours.”
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