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A garden for making memories
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Memory Maker children with from left, charity co-founder Lyn Hartman,
parish councillor Linda Brown and Clare Armagan

Earthmoving One of the many pleasures of and the opportunity to experience
Services gardening is the therapy of creating simple, fun activities can be limited.
• Garden/site shaping, a nice space and the memories it “Memory Makers would like to
levelling, clearance gives for a long time afterwards. thank Haydon Wick Parish Council
• Footings, trenches & ditches excavated Now Swindon children will soon for their invaluable support in
• Hardcore sub-bases & roadways/tracks have the opportunity to experience giving us a safe and tranquil space
• Concrete, tarmac, hedge gardening for the first time thanks for children to dig for worms and
& stump removal to Haydon Wick Parish Council. plant sunflowers. It will provide a
• Soil screening/debris removal The council has donated a unique opportunity for children like
• Micro excavator, minimum access previously unused area of an Grace (not her real name) who lives
width required: 29” (730mm) allotment plot to a year old charity in a flat with no garden with her
C.P.C.S Licensed • Fully Insured Memory Makers, an offshoot of mum and her severely disabled little
Call Steve to discuss your needs North Swindon based children and sister. Although she is 10 years old
and receive a free estimate young people’s charity, SMASH. and has lived in Swindon all her life
Tel: 01793 848708 or 07967 341567 The Memory Makers Programme before she met her Memory Maker
www.earthmovingservices.co.uk matches adult volunteers with Sarah, Grace had never visited
children aged 9 to 12 years to meet Lydiard Park or Coate Water.
regularly on a one-to-one basis “I hope that helping to develop
with the aim of helping them create and maintain the Memory Mak-
life-long positive memories. ers garden will be another new
Memory Makers manager Clare experience for Grace, and will give
Armagan explained: “Most of us her the opportunity to learn some
take happy childhood memories useful skills as well as have lots of
for granted but for some childhood fun making great memories.”
can be a time of turmoil and stress, If you think you’ve got what it
takes to change the life of a child
Gardens open in aid of like Grace and you are interested
Prospect Hospice in becoming a volunteer Memory
Maker contact Clare on 01793
Sunday 2 August, 2pm to 6pm 729748 or email: memory.makers@
66 Beaufort Road, Wroughton, smashyouthproject.co.uk
SN4 9HE A new training course starts in
Entry £2 per adult. A small garden September.
but full of interest. Flowers, the www.smashyouthproject.co.uk/
River Ray and a whimsical beach memory-makers
scene to enjoy. Refreshments.
Sunday 9 August, 11am to 4pm
10 The Quarries, Old Town, Swin-
don, SN1 4EX
Entry to this traditional garden
fete with a Wild West theme in
a secluded spot in Old Town is by Lawn & Hedge Cutting
donation. Refreshments. Maintenance
Sunday 23 August, 2pm to 5pm General Garden Tidy
4 Oak Drive, Highworth, SN6 7BP Turfing
£3 per adult Give your garden
A well planned and well stocked a makeover
garden is located in the former
kitchen garden of Westrop House. Call John Dowell
There will be plenty of horticul- on 07892 436198
tural interest in the varied plant- or 01793 421651
ing schemes. Refreshments. [email protected]

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