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the bigger picture Do you have
Romany roots?
Soggy weather didn’t dampen spirits at the Great Western Community Forest Valentine’s community tree plant The Romany and Traveller Family
on 13 February when nearly 100 people went along to Mouldon Hill Park in North Swindon to plant 500 trees. History Society for the descendants
Right, Jodie Dunn from Ash Brake making of gypsies, travelling showmen and
sure her tree will be secure other travellers holds it annual open
Far right, Barry and Liz Fitz-John from day on Saturday 19 March, 11am
Wootton Bassett came along to remember to 4pm, at Freshbrook Community
the day they first met each other forty years Centre, Worsley Road.
ago, and Bill, Sandra and Isla Davies from There will be displays of photo-
Oakhurst graphs and Romany crafts, research
Below, right, Tori Green, Jon Alberry and material and a bookstall.
Tabi Allen from Haydon End got away from Free admission to society mem-
computer games to get their hands dirty bers; £1 for non-members.
Below, Tim, Beatrice and Elliott Price from Community cafe returns
Wroughton win the funny hat prize
to original location
After an 18 month break following
the closure of Freshbrook Com-
munity Centre, the community cafe
reopens in the centre on Wednes-
day 2 March, 9.30am to 1.30pm.
Organiser Tina Mackie said, “we
would like to thank Freshbrook
Evangelical Church for accom-
modating us at very short notice in
2009 and allowing us to stay.”
Cafe in Redhouse
coming close
Contractors have started to fit out
the ‘commercial space’ at Isambard
Community School so that a com-
munity cafe run by young people
with the Inspired Education and
Training company can open in early
April. Read the full story at http://bit.
ly/swindoninspired

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