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Making a Open Door aims to have hit its £30,000
difference target in its thirtieth year

Volunteers provide vital support to activities with the children.
organisations in Swindon and the Willows Counselling Service needs
people they are working with. people to provide a couple of hours
Do you want to gain retail reception and general administrative
experience? help to support the friendly part-
The Cancer Research UK charity time team.
shop needs people who can help Help Young People reach their
out on weekday afternoons or on potential. Inner Flame works with
a Sunday to assist with pricing people aged 16 to 25 years develop
items, operating the tills, sorting their potential through inspiring
and displaying stock and talking to training, coaching and challenging
customers. experiences.
The Prospect Hospice is looking They are looking for volunteers
for cafe volunteers to support the with experience and skills to help
catering team who provide services deliver CV writing, job coaching and
to patients, families, visitors, staff mock interviews The Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire Sarah-Rose Troughton launching the
and other volunteers. Find out more about these and many
You can help behind the counter, other volunteering opportunities Open Door’s fundraising calender in February 2015
serve snacks and meals or operate by contacting Volunteer Centre The Open Door Centre, based in Gibbon, their Volunteer Fundraising
the till. Swindon on 01793 420557 or email: Gorse Hill, will be revealing whether Ambassador for the year. The Lord
The West Swindon Family Centre [email protected] it has reached its 2015 £30,000 Lieutenant of Wiltshire, Sarah
is looking for volunteers to help Visitors are welcome to drop in fundraising target at a VIP event on Troughton, set the ball rolling,
with their under 2s Panda Group. at 1 John Street, Swindon from 12 February. opening the first door on their
As part of a team you will help set Monday to Friday, 11am to 3pm. The centre provides a specialist Festival 30 ‘advent calendar’ raised
up and clear away, and join in with See more at: www.do-it.org day resource for adults with learning from a donation from MAN Trucks
disabilities, who may also have and the members’ sponsored
Keep the fun alive in the North physical disabilities and/or mental silence.
After two successful summer fun days a number of North Swindon health issues. Throughout the year fundraisers
Community Group members have moved on and the organising committee Open Door enables members to were out in force collecting money
is looking for new people to join them in pulling together future events. achieve their highest potential and organising events like quizes,
Find out more by mailing Wayne Sims at: [email protected] by providing a range of activities Motown dances, chocolate bingo,
within a safe, supportive and non- a zero to hero boxing event, an
judgemental environment. Members Elvis night, sponsored walks, a choir

West Swindon and Lydiard Tregoze are involved in every level of festival, and even a fashion show.
Church Partnership decision making about the running The big event of the year was the
anniversary ball in September and a
of the centre.
They are encouraged to be
Please join us in worship on Sunday mornings independent adults, understanding visit from HRH Duke of Gloucester.
A spokesperson said: “We have
Westlea Church, Westlea School: 10am their rights and choices, in order to had many supporters helping us in
St Mary’s Lydiard Tregoze become respected, confident, valued small ways – knitting Easter chicks,
- the church in the park: 10am members of society. donating birthday money, hosting
The centre is partly funded by a
Holy Trinity, Shaw: 10.30am grant from SBC but mainly from collection tins, and so on and we
have been touched by the many
Toothill Church: 10.30am grants and fundraising. people who have been so kind to
For details of these and our other services Launched in January 2015, the us throughout our Festival 30 year.
call the Partnership Office on 01793 874221 charity’s Festival 30 campaign We are still awaiting some funds
Email: [email protected] Website: WSwinlyd.org.uk set out to raise funds to keep the from events, but as we re-opened in
service going and to raise the the new year our Festival 30 total
Anglican • Baptist • Methodist • United Reformed Church profile. It was the brainchild of Carol stood at £24,600.”

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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