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BIOS activity van helps Swindon youth Fundraising for 40th anniversary of kidney transplant

A mobile youth centre is in ages make use of the Xbox One,
operation around Swindon, helping Playstation 4, iPads, laptop, music,
to combat anti-social behaviour and microphone, sports equipment and
youth problems in the community. craft equipment and spend time
The BIOS van is operated by talking to the team of staff and
Swindon Youth for Christ to volunteers about their issues, big
meet and work with hundreds or small.
of young people across Swindon The BIOS van volunteers often
every week. The van parks up in meet young people who feel they
secondary school playgrounds, car have to follow the crowd in order
parks and fields around Swindon. to fit in, spending time with them,
It was established in 2010 with engaging with them and listening
sponsorship from businesses across to their often heart breaking stories.
Swindon. For more information, visit:
Children and young people of all www.settings4life.org.uk Jan Taylor with her sons Dan (right) and Greg (left)
North Swindon resident Jan Taylor young age.
Janet’s is celebrating 40 years since ”We aim to raise awareness of
Puppy having a kidney transplant, with kidney disease and the support
available to people and families
her son, Dan, creating a year long
Skool fundraising campaign to mark the with this condition. We are
occasion. supporting the NKF as they provide
Have fun teaching your dog Money raised will be donated to assistance to people across the
good manners and behaviour
at one of our friendly classes Are you at work all day? the National Kidney Foundation and country. It is a problem which my
3 Playskool class for puppies Going away? Or just too busy? already the total was over £2,000 family has faced and which has
3 Adult beginners/improvers The National Pet Care Company as we went to press. now been changed with the work
3 Senior Skool/advanced classes Dog holidays with host families, On their JustGiving page, Dan that charities like the NKF have
3 One to one advice & training Cat Care, Pet Feeding says: “Without my mum having her done over the years.
3 Fun agility workshops transplant 40 years ago, I would ”We as a family would like to
www.janetspuppyskool.co.uk The Complete Pet Service not be here nor would my brother, extend our warmest thanks to all
APDT Member (01066) Pet Taxi/Ambulance and all the experiences that we the staff, past and present”
Janet Garrett DipCABT (QCF-Level 4) Tel: 07496 855694 have had throughout my life would A number of events are planned
Tel: 01793 727158 [email protected] never have happened. to help raise the figure ever higher
[email protected] www.animalsathome.co.uk/swindon-district “Forty years ago, it was not easy including a cake sale at the David
trying to get a transplant, because Lloyd Leisure centre, Latham Road
my mum was only nine years old on 14 July. Find out more at:
and the hospitals were tentative www.justgiving.com/fundraising/
about doing operations at such a kidney-40
Virgin Media answers residents’ calls for
Pet Boarding, Dog Day Care and shop
supplying Quality Food, Toys and Equipment fibre broadband in Swindon
Virgin Media announced on 15 interest.
June that it will expand its fibre Cllr Toby Elliott, Swindon
optic network to 7,000 homes and Borough Council’s cabinet
businesses in Swindon as part of its member responsible for superfast
£3bn Project Lightning programme. broadband, said: “Residents and
We at Barkimber have a strong passion for the welfare and happiness of all our guests Fibre optic cables will be businesses across the town have
and we believe that their holiday should be at least as much fun as yours! connected directly to premises in been calling for quality, high speed,
Swindon (known as fibre to the fibre broadband for some time.
Barkimber Pet Care, 7 Packhorse Lane, Purton, Swindon, Wiltshire SN5 4HU
Tel: 01793 771285 • E:mail: [email protected] premise – FTTP) offering ultrafast, Justin Tomlinson MP, the ward
future-proof connectivity with councillors and myself have worked
speeds of 200Mbps for consumers with Virgin Media for over a year to
and 300Mbps for businesses and deliver this and I couldn’t be more
home workers. delighted about their investment in
Work will start in the next two Swindon.”
months and will be completed in The Superfast Swindon initiative
early 2017. A significant part of the to deliver broadband to the entire
build will take place in north-west area, offered by Swindon Borough
Swindon covering the Haydon, Council, was officially launched on
Priory Vale and Blunsdon St Andrew Friday 11 June in the town centre.
areas. The first part of the network is
Network gaps will also be filled now live and available to residents
throughout the town in areas and businesses in Highworth,
including Greenmeadow, Old Chiseldon, Central Swindon, Old
Town, Toothill and Eastleaze. Town, West Swindon and East
Residents can find out more details Swindon. Other areas will be able
about when their homes will be to buy into the scheme during July
connected at virginmedia.com/ and August.
cablemystreet and registering their www.superfastswindon.com
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