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Widowed and lonely         Strakers predict healthy future for Swindon
       group goes weekly
                                  Swindon’s housing market is buoy-
       The social coffee drop-in for people   ant with buyers swarming to the
       who are widowed or singles at   town from the more expensive areas
       home and lonely now meets weekly   to the east, according to Strakers
       at West Swindon Library.   Estate Agents who are celebrating
        Newcomers are made welcome   three different anniversaries.
       every Thursday, from 2pm to 3pm,   It’s six months since the opening
       for a cuppa and the chance to find   of their branch at Redhouse Village
       out what’s going on locally.  Centre, and ten years since the
        For more information call Gail   Strakers name was established in
       Light on 01793 466223.
                                  Swindon, as well as 20 years since
                                  the first office opened in Wiltshire.
       Diabetes & osteoporosis     The Redhouse branch of the estate
       Swindon Osteoporosis Support   agents is celebrating by holding an
       Group holds its next meeting at   open doors event over the weekend
       Central Community Centre in Emlyn  of 18 and 19 April with guaranteed
       Square, SN1 5BP on Friday 10 April,   viewings on over 650 properties
       1.30pm to 3.30pm, when Kevin   ranging from £60,000 to £1.3   Holding up newly arrived furniture for the Strakers kids corner, from left,
       Hayes will speak on diabetes.   million.               Christina Greene, marketing manager, Lewis Dublin, negotiator, Paul Dearing,
        People with osteoporosis and their   Director Paul Dearing: “Despite the   director, Penny Broomfield, negotiator, Lindy Fitzpatrick, senior negotiator
       carers are welcome to come along.   internet, house buyers like to meet
       For details contact Chris on 07771   estate agents in the areas they’re   important for potential buyers,   a four bed house here.”
       608018 or swindonosteoporosis@  considering.          especially if they’re visiting from   “The last 12 months has seen
       googlemail.com              “Local knowledge is really   out of town. All of us have lived in   significant price increases and we
                                                             Swindon for many years; I currently  have seen a lot more interest in
                                  The Vine Church            live in Haydon End and Lindy lived   buying and selling houses in the last
                                                                                         few weeks as Spring approaches.
                                                             in North Swindon for ten years.
                              “Enjoy one of our Sunday Services,   “Swindon continues to attract a   “As ever the right house type, in
                                you will find them refreshing   lot of potential buyers from more   the right location, at the right price
                                 & relevant to everyday life!”  expensive areas, east towards   will always sell.”
                               Meets @ Liden Primary School (SN3 6EX)  London particularly, and the Bristol   For details of the April open house
                                       Sunday 10.30am        area. For example a two bed flat in   weekend contact the Strakers team
                                 01793 862224  www.vinechurch.co.uk    Reading for £240,000 could buy you  at Redhouse via the advert below.


















































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