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Expand your mind and cultural horizons How about volunteering?

Volunteers provide vital support to / clerical type duties. There is a
organisations in Swindon and the range of tasks that you can get
people they are working to support. involved with to suit your skills and
Are you free on Saturdays? experience
Uplands Educational Trust are Do you want to help promote
looking for people to help support equality and support for the LGBT
their Saturday Youth Club for people? Swindon and Wiltshire
The Oink Gallery in Old Town young people aged 11-19 with Pride have a range of roles on
Swindon has always maintained and the Shoebox and Wyvern disabilities, either physical or offer to support the planning of
a respected, diverse, artistic and theatres in the town centre. learning. You will be helping with the annual Pride event, including
cultural offering for its residents. If you feel the urge to learn new trips, arts & crafts and sport and looking for event sponsors, writing
These range from large events skills in 2017, both Swindon more. press releases, researching and
such as the Swindon Fringe College and New College offer a Want a home based role and applying for funding.
Festival, Swindon Shuffle, Swindon huge array of courses for learners are passionate about adult Enjoy singing? Why not help
LitFest and the Old Town Festival, of any age and level of experience, education? The WEA is an adult with Alzheimer’s Society Singing
(all of which will be returning whilst UTC offer an alternative education charity and they would for the Brain group in Freshbrook
in 2017) through to almost for the more technically minded like to be able to offer courses in on a Monday. You will be helping
nightly live music, theatrical and to hone their skills. And of course Swindon. They are looking for a set up, welcoming attendees and
creative offerings. The town has there is always the option of volunteer who can support the helping them join in the session as
an abundance of venues such as enrolling with Oxford Brookes Area Education Manager with tasks well as making refreshments.
Swindon Arts Centre, The Victoria University. such as choosing courses that To find out how you can get
and Oink Gallery in Old Town, Make 2017 the year of expanding could be run, distributing publicity involved in these or any of
The Bohemian Balcony at the old your mind with a show, a visit to a and supporting the tutor in the the many other volunteering
Palladium Cinema in Rodbourne gallery or by learning new skills. classroom. This role would suit opportunities please contact
someone with tutoring or teaching Volunteer Centre Swindon on
experience 01793 420557 or email info@
Looking to gain admin swindonvolunteers.org.uk .
experience? Adult Community We are at 1 John Street Swindon
Health – Swindon based at the and we would love to see you
Great Western Hospital has various between 11am -3pm Monday to
departments where you could Friday. You can also find these at
assist staff with administrative the Do-it website: https://do-it.org

Need a financial health check for 2017?

UTC Swindon

How to keep those resolutions

Now this is the hard part. You make West Swindon or counsellor Simon
those resolutions, you swear you’ll Vizard, both of whom our readers
keep them, yet when February may have seen regular advice from
rolls in you find yourself back into in the magazine.
old habits. So how do you keep For those tackling relationship The end of the tax year may seem decisions or pension contributions,
resolutions? Especially the ones like and emotional challenges, Relate like a long way off, and you’re it’s a good idea to be thinking
drinking, smoking and weight loss. offer free counselling options probably thinking “why should I about them in January.
Seeking out help to keep those Another alternative, if you feel worry about April? I have enough “Work out your likely taxable
commitments and achieve your your resolutions need a different on my plate already.” income, maybe get help from your
goals is always advisable, and approach, could be hypnotherapy. Taking stock after the Christmas accountant regarding possible
should be sought in a positive way. Professionals across the Swindon spending spree is always a good tax-saving actions, and – if you
There is never any harm in finding area, including The Hypnotherapy idea, as some of us reach for the need your Financial Advisor to do
someone to talk to about your Studio in Cricklade and Lucy credit cards to get us through the something – tell them as early as
issues and how you want to resolve Brown Hypnotherapy in North festive period. However, when you can in 2017 as they’ll be rushed
them, ranging from weight loss to Swindon, can offer a counselling the new year rolls in, budgeting off their feet in March.”
giving up cigarettes and anything service with a difference and help and financial stability are key to The best thing to do if you have
else you want to rectify in 2017. you focus on your aspirations for keeping the stress of a seasonal any financial worries is to not try
Counselling services are one way the new year. financial hangover away. and struggle through on your own.
of keeping yourself goal-orientated, The NHS Choices website offers Peter Bromiley ACA, director of Seek advice as soon as you feel
and should not be feared, especially helpful advice on a number Swindon based AMS Accountancy, in difficulty from a professional
with the compliment of skilled of subjects, as well as a list of shared some tips on managing financial advisor or your bank, who
counsellors working in the Swindon counsellors in your direct area. finances in the new year. He said: will be able to provide you with
area, such as Elaine Watt who Visit the site at: www.nhs.uk/ ”The tax year ends on 5 April so, if information on how to solve most
runs Focussed Counselling in conditions/Counselling you want to make any investment issues.
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