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Volunteer Gateway Assessors needed by Swindon CAB
Can you cut to the chase? Are you good at getting to the point? Swindon CAB is experi-
encing record numbers of enquiries for advice and assistance and to ensure demand can
be met, they are recruiting people to the Gateway Assessor programme.
Mobile Hairdresser Volunteers are needed who can assistance or information clients of 10 hours
Mobile: 07970 079681 prioritise and assess what help and may need, by carrying out short, per week.
Home: 01793 323400 diagnostic interviews to establish the Volunteers
Foggy’s fundraiser main facts about a client’s situation take part in a
West Swindon Centre
Epic Hair Saturday 11 May, 11am - 3pm and decide the best next step option comprehensive training programme
to provide them with the skills needed
for them in their situation.
Swindon Foggy’s ‘invisible illness’ It is not an advice role but you will to deliver a high quality service to
Cut & blow dry: £20 support group raises awareness and need to be able to gather as much CAB clients. The team of supervi-
to 31/5/13 provides help to people suffering from detail as possible in a short period of sors, experienced volunteers and the
Unit 2, Rear of 122, Cricklade Rd, arthritic and rheumatic conditions, time by exploring the problem whilst volunteer development and training
Gorse Hill SN2 8AG (behind Co-op)
Tel: 01793 616668 • Free parking • Cash/cheques chronic fatigue syndrome, fibro- being direct and focused in your line supervisor will be on hand to support,
www.epichair.co.uk myalgia, giant cell arteritis, irritable of questioning. encourage and assist.
bowel syndrome, ME, peripheral No particular qualifications or Volunteers will also have the oppor-
TERRY WINTER neuropathy, polymyalgia rheumatica, experience is required to train as a tunity to train as an adviser following
MONUMENTAL STONEMASON seasonal affective disorder and tri- Gateway Assessor; volunteers come completion of the programme.
New memorials - Additional inscriptions geminal neuralgia. from all walks of life. The basic re- The deadline for training ap-
Old memorials cleaned and renovated Find out more about group meet- quirements are for people who are plications is Monday 6 May with
Free estimates • BRAMM accredited ings from Deb Cooke: deb.cooke@ good at listening, are able to work in a interviews on Monday 13 May and
Over 25 years’ experience butyoudontlooksick.co.uk team, are able to read and write Eng- Tuesday 14 May.
Tel: 01793 861035 or 07935 309644 lish and do basic Maths. Being open For details and to request an
email: terry.winter@hotmail.co.uk www.butyoudontlooksick.co.uk
minded and non-judgmental and application form mail: trainer.swin-

Gary’s Lawnmower Services enjoy helping people are key factors, as doncab@cabnet.org.uk or call 01793
well as a commitment of a minimum 618781 ext 4.
Repair & service for lawnmowers and
garden machinery including ANYTHING TRANSFERRED ONTO DVD DISC
strimmers, hedge trimmers etc. Specialist in Cine Film Transfer, Camcorder Church expands to second venue
For a free no obligation quote please Tapes, VHS Tapes, Camcorder Discs North Swindon Baptist Church is reaching out to Redhouse, Oakhurst,
ring Gary on 0774 5333672. We collect and deliver over a wide area Taw Hill and Priory Vale with the start of dual Sunday morning services
For more details incl trouble shooting: T: 01793 705333 / M: 07831 575758 at their traditional venue of Abbey Meads Community School at 10.30am
www.garyslawnmowerservices.co.uk HQ Bath. Box 98. BA2 5PS
and also at Isambard School at 10am.
Andy Marshall explained: “Our congregation at Abbey Meads has been
West Swindon & The Lydiards rapidly growing over recent years, with 120 to 130 regular attendees, many

Church Partnership of whom travel across from the newer parts of North Swindon. Rather than
Join us in worship on Sunday mornings merely start multiple Sunday services at Abbey Meads, we felt we’d be bet-
ter able to serve residents north and west of Abbey Meads if we provided
Westlea Church, Westlea School: 10.00am additional regular services within those communities.
St Mary’s Lydiard Tregoze - “Having started on Easter Sunday we are seeing 50 to 60 people worshipping
the church in the park: 10.00am at Isambard, with more than 80 at Abbey Meads. We expect both congrega-
All Saints’ Lydiard Millicent - tions to keep increasing in number, as a result of continued new housing
the church in the village: 10.30am development adding to the local population, and also as people respond to
Holy Trinity, Shaw: 10.30am the real sense of hope through belief in Jesus’ life changing message that we
Toothill Church: 10.30am seek to faithfully communicate.
For details of these and our other services
call the Partnership Office on 01793 874221 “We continue to provide many ministries from parent and toddler groups
Email: partnershipoffice@btopenworld.com Website: www.wswinlyd.org.uk through to youth clubs primarily from Abbey Meads and watch this space
for developing ministries in the area north of Thamesdown Drive.”
Anglican • Baptist • Methodist • United Reformed Church See the advert below.

St. John’s Haydon Wick

On Thames Avenue
next door to
Morrisons
Contact:
Revd Raymond Adams
Tel: 634258
Sunday 9am Traditional communion service
Services 11am Eventful, contemporary worship
with children’s groups meeting
www.stjohnshaydonwick.org.uk
Open to all, serving tea, coffee, cakes & light lunches
Fridays and Saturdays: 10am - 2pm
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