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Janet’s Thanks from Hare brained quizzers launch
Puppy Swindon Guide Dogs Mad March Hare 2016
Skool Swindon Guide Dogs for the Blind
would like to thank everyone for
Have fun teaching your dog their support during 2015.
good manners and behaviour Chair Alan Fletcher said: “Without
at one of our friendly classes
3 Playskool class for puppies your help we would not have been
3 Adult beginners/improvers able to support our aims to help our
3 Senior Skool/advanced classes guide dog owners to achieve their
3 One to one advice & training freedom, mobility, independence
3 Fun agility workshops and confidence and being able to
www.janetspuppyskool.co.uk get as much out of life as sighted
APDT Member (01066) people.”
Janet Garrett DipCABT (QCF-Level 4) To help the charity in 2016, see
Tel: 01793 727158 Facebook: Swindon Guide Dogs or
[email protected] email: [email protected]

Dog lovers wanted:
Mad March members presenting their cheque for £9,000 to Breast Cancer
Open your home to a friendly dog for his holiday. Now, from left, Kathy Doyle, Barbara Thompson, Richard Nicholson, Jo Ridley,
While owners are away you will welcome their dogs into your family home Breast Cancer Now treasurer Clare Rich, Margaret Nicholson, Laura Parnham,
and give them the love companionship and exercise they deserve.
Georgia Nicholson. Front, Eunice Salmon and Violet Bell
Twenty four teams hopped over Lynn Parfrey, leader of the
to the Mad March Hare quiz at Swindon & North Wiltshire Group,
the Winners Lounge at Swindon said: “The Mad March Hare event
For more information Town FC on 4 November to launch has consistently donated substantial
please contact: fundraising for the 2016 event, funds to the charity. It has grown
writes Kathy Doyle. from strength to strength and
Nearly 150 supporters took part
Hilary Coates in the evening and raised £955. The provides invaluable support to the
challenge of research and raising
Tel: 01793 874 777 / 07436 796 115 2015 Mad March Hare run raised awareness of Breast Cancer.”
Email: [email protected]
www.waggingtailsuk.co.uk/sn £9,000 for Breast Cancer Now and The 9th Mad March Hare takes
A franchise owned and operated under licence by Hilary Coates Swindon & North Wiltshire Group place on Sunday 20 March 2016,
and treasurer, Clare Rich, was starting and finishing at Lydiard
presented with a cheque by the Park Academy. The 5km or 10km
Thameswood organising team. routes will take walkers, joggers and
runners on a circular route of West
Since the Mad March Hare began
Veterinary Clinics in 2008 over £87,000 has been Swindon and Lydiard Park.
contributed to Breast Cancer Now, Register for a place or as a
Making Life Better the largest breast cancer charity volunteer organiser at www.
following the merger in April of madmarchhare.org.uk, email at
Breakthrough Breast Cancer and [email protected] or call
Wishing all our clients Breast Cancer Campaign. 0845 6808064.

a Very Merry Christmas Scout Christmas Post 2015

and a Happy New Year Scouts across Swindon are again Friday 11 December, 7pm - 8pm
taking part in the annual Scout
Saturday 12 December, 10am - 4pm
Christmas Post this year. Stamps are also available at the
The 7th Swindon (Abbey Meads)
Our emergency Scout Group will be selling stamps Uplands School Charity Shop in
service will be at 30p each at Asda Walmart, North Redhouse Centre.
available over Swindon District Centre at the A special green posting box is
Christmas and following times: located in Asda to receive cards.
we are opening Friday 27 November, 7pm - 8pm Last collection from the post
box will be 4pm on Tuesday 15
on Sunday 27th Saturday 28 November, 10am - 4pm December. Cards will be delivered
December, over the weekend of 19 and 20
10am to 12pm Sunday 29 November, 10am - 4pm December.
at our Friday 4 December, 7pm - 8pm For details visit Asda or Uplands or
Greenbridge Saturday 5 December, 10am - 4pm call mail Philippa Kennard: [email protected]
clinic for routine Sunday 6 December, 10am - 4pm Since 1981, Scouts across the UK have been
appointments licensed to deliver Christmas cards as part of a Scout Post. In Swindon this helps to raise funds
for groups and raises the profile of Scouting within the local community.
62-64 Purton Road Swindon SN2 2LZ The delivery area includes Swindon as well as Badbury, Bishopstone, Blunsdon, Burderop,
Chiseldon, Draycott Foliat, Elcombe, Hannington, Highworth, Hinton Parva, Hodson, Inglesham,
(end of Akers Way) Langton Park, Liddington, Overtown, Red Barn, South Leaze, South Marston, Stanton Fitzwarren,
Stratton St Margaret, Thorney Park, Wanborough, West Leaze, Wroughton.
Tel: 01793 526780 Other towns and villages: Wootton Bassett, Purton, Lydiard Millicent, Bushton, Clyffe Pypard,
Tockenham, Broad Town, Cricklade, Latton, Ashton Keynes, Shrivenham, Watchfield, Bourton,
www.thameswoodvets.co.uk Idstone, Ashbury & Kingston Winslow.
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