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Call for caring Christmas volunteers
Swindon Christmas Care will again provide temporary meetings take place at the church hall at 8pm on Wednes-
shelter for homeless and lonely people and those in need day 6 November and Thursday 14 November.
over the Christmas period from 11am on Tuesday 24 Details of how and when to donate items such as
December until 11am on Saturday 28 December, at blankets, towels, clothing, toiletries, food and money
Queen’s Drive Methodist Church Hall, Park South. to the project will be published in the December Link.
Volunteers, who must be over 16 years old, and shift For more information about volunteering call Patsy
leaders are needed to help run the project. Preparation Maloney on 01793 642368.
Furniture project opens a gateway for Swindon

A week of family fun activities, starting on Saturday 26 October, will launch a new book and furniture store in
Swindon town centre called The Gate.
Gateway Furniture project, in the community - to discover a good 10am to 4pm, and Saturdays 10am
conjunction with Books for Free, are book, a bargain piece of clothing, a to 1pm
opening the vintage-style temporary really good toy or a place where they Last year Gateway Furniture
shop in the old Blacks camping shop, can just relax and have fun. There will provided over 500 families with
Havelock Square. even be a soft play area for pre-school 2,200 items of furniture and white CYCLE REPAIRS
Dawn Prosser, of Gateway Furni- age children.” goods and averted over 50 tonnes
ture Project, said: “The aim of the The Gate will also offer opportuni- from landfill. Books for Free have 32 FREE
shop will be to recycle books that ties to learn new skills and have a large volunteer led outlets across the UK collection &
would otherwise be pulped or go community notice board. and prevent 300,000 books a year on
to landfill. Organisers are planning a schedule average from landfill. delivery from
“The Gate will also sell good quality of community activities including a home or work
low cost second-hand items from the huge coffee morning on 15 Novem- • The furniture project is desperate The BIKE DOCTOR
for donations of good quality fur-
Gateway Furniture warehouse, toys, ber, 11am to 3pm, to raise funds for
clothing and home accessories. Children in Need. niture and white goods to keep up Over 35 years experience
with a major increase in requests
“We want the shop to become a The event will include coffee, tea Servicing and repairs
place for people to gather, where they and home-made cakes, a bake off for help to equip people who are We also sell parts & accessories
setting up home but don’t have
can shut the door on the hassles of and an on-site cupcake decorating www.bikedoctorswindon.co.uk
life, a place they can come and begin competition. the money to buy new. To arrange For fast, friendly service, call
a collection call 07714 0901011.
a journey of discovery. Initially The Gate will be open Phil Mitchell: 874873 day or evening
“We hope it will become a hub of Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays, www.bit.ly/gatewayfurniture or 07850 650956 (mobile)

25KG BAGS WITH FREE DELIVERY
1-5 bags £9.40 each, 6 bags £53, 10 bags £85

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