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TWIGS Community Garden West Swindon Open Gardens
open in aid of Wiltshire 16 and 17 June, 11am to 5pm
Wildlife Trust’s 50th anniversary Gardens in Shaw & Nine Elms open to the public in aid of
Sunday 10 June, 1pm to 4pm Breakthrough Breast Cancer, plus stalls, crafts & cream teas
TWIGS Open Day Tickets to all gardens on both days: £3 per adult,
Sunday 24 June, 11am to 4pm under 17s free, from participating gardens
On both days: Wildflower nursery
Swindon & District Bee Keepers Forest work to enhance the park
Plants and crafts for sale
Live music, refreshments, Volunteer rangers will be installing new benches and maintaining footpaths
children’s activities in Shaw Forest Park, West Swindon on Tuesday 19 June, 9.30am to
Admission £2 2.30pm. To join in contact Stuart Searl at Swindon Commercial Services:
OAPs/concs £1.50; children free [email protected] or call 01793 490150
TWIGS (Therapeutic Work in
Gardening in Swindon), Manor
Garden Centre, Cheney Manor Volunteers help refurbish tools for Africa
A team of volunteers from Swindon are part of a nationwide movement
to put old tools to good use in communities across Africa.
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Brand Reliance, based
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Hard Landscape hand tools and sew-
and Garden Maintenance ing machines, as
Professional, reliable well as providing
and friendly service training in practical
Fencing • Decking • Patios • All Traditonal Fencing and business skills,
• Decking • Gates to help lift families
Lawn cutting • Garden design • Landscaping • Sheds out of poverty and
Plant pruning and shaping • Timber supplies • Pergolas create sustainable Derek Billingham with Tools for Africa volunteers,
Free quotes & advice. No job too small • Insurance Repairs • Planters businesses and live- Dave Laskie, Bryan Hopper, Pete Costello
lihoods.
Call Steven Brander on: Call today for a free quote There are 58 refurbishing groups to do something practical that has a
07949 896349 01793 854943 or 07809075792 across the UK, who are also respon- positive and permanent end result,
01793 874403 www.lindenfencing.co.uk sible for fundraising to support the allowing sustainable businesses to
charity’s training activities and flourish in Africa.
shipping requirements. “The charity undertakes good
Since the charity was established auditing to provide great reassur-
in 1980 it has helped people in Africa ance that everything is being put
establish businesses in tailoring, to proper use.”
building, carpentry, welding, auto- Derek and his team will accept
mechanics and bicycle repairs. any type of tool in any condition,
UNITS 19-20 KENDRICK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE The Swindon group, which either for refurbishment, re-sale, use
SWINDON WILTS SN2 2DU meets each Friday afternoon at of parts or even scrap value. He said:
the LEAVES workshop in Cheney “If we can’t use what we receive, it
TEL: 01793 536784 Manor is currently collaborating will be passed on to another group
with five other groups from across - nothing goes to waste.”
the South West to provide tools Tools for Self Reliance will be
SANSUM SAND & GRAVEL SUPPLY TO THE and training for 40 artisan groups at the TWIGS Open Day on 24
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in northern Tanzania.
GENERAL PUBLIC AND TRADE CUSTOMERS Local organiser Derek Belling- volunteer, contact Derek on 07796
ham said: “I’ve always enjoyed 956974, or mail: derek.billingham@
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