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6 swindonlink.com • August 2012

Advertising feature Freshbrook sculpture to be made safe
Care choices provided through Nexus, the sculpture created by the late Japanese artist Hideo Furuta
personal attention at Freshbrook Village Centre in 1986, is to be given new foundations.
Cheriton Link home care has gone from strength to strength as the elderly and
adults with learning difficulties can see the benefits of getting a helping hand
at home.
Identified by Cheriton
Link liveried vehicles, the
care team visits clients in
their own homes, providing
personal care, meal prepara-
tion and domestic help from
half an hour to up to 24
hours a day.
General Manager, Noreen
Gallagher says: “People
want to stay in their own
homes for as long as pos- Cindy Matthews, right, with localities facilitator Gail Light at Nexus
sible and many manage to
live comfortably with just Coun Cindy Matthews has asked Coun Matthews said: “Nexus has
a little help from us. Often for repairs to be carried out after been a feature at Freshbrook Centre
the decision for individuals and their appointments or outings can also be resident Jon Ratcliffe drew attention since it was built; it has a history
relatives on how and where to live in old provided as well as Meals on Wheels to the deterioration in the work. associated with the community. It
age is most stressful and everyone now, delivered direct to client’s homes. Hideo moved to Swindon with now needs some TLC and I’m glad
quite rightly, demands choice. Once the One of the most important parts of the his family and spent six months the council’s parks department is
decision to accept some professional service is the element of companionship on site carving huge blocks of blue going to replace the rotten wood.
help has been made, the pressure is off that comes from seeing a regular carer. pennant stone from a quarry in “I’m also pleased to find out that
for all involved and families can start Clients and carers enjoy getting to know South Wales - the same as used at Brendon Ball the dentist has been
enjoying quality time together again. each other and many look forward to Stonehenge - into three interlocking personally picking up litter around
We then take care of the rest.” their visits. This is particularly impor- segments which are mounted on his surgery and the sculpture for
The service offers a wide range of tant during bad weather. wooden railway sleepers. several years.”
help across Wiltshire provided by quali- Noreen added: “We take pride in the The project was originally funded • Cindy Matthews is available to
fied care staff. They assist with washing fact that we have a fleet of 4 x 4 vehicles by Thamesdown Council’s per cent meet residents about community
and dressing in the mornings, lunch time to ensure we can keep on moving; I’m for art scheme. Now after 26 years problems on the last Saturday of the
visits and help with going to bed. The pleased to say that we completed all some of the wood is rotting and month, 10am to 11am in Freshbrook
domestic service includes laundry and of our scheduled visits in last year’s the stone it supports could become Community Centre (excluding Bank
shopping, an escort service for medical bad weather.” unstable. Holiday weekends).

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