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  • Showing you care

    SWINDON: Care homes will open their doors to visitors and invite them to meet residents and learn more about staff’s work as part of the second National Care Home Open Day on June 20. Visit nationalcarehomeopenday.org.uk.

  • Give time to literacy drive

    CRICKLADE: A session about being a volunteer with Cricklade Children’s Centre’s National Literacy Trust ‘Early Words Together’ project takes place on July 10 from 10am. Potential volunteers can find out more about the partnership with Wiltshire

  • Get brains in gear

    EASTCOTT: A fundraising quiz night to raise money for King William Playgroup’s new building will be held in Savernake Hall, Savernake Street on Friday June 13 from 7.30pm. Teams of a maximum six people are welcome and the cost is £10 per team.

  • Log on to help

    TOWN CENTRE: The Museum of Computing is seeking volunteers to oversee their shop and gallery. Call 01793 420557.

  • War explored

    TOWN CENTRE: Historian Mark Sutton will be giving a talk about the First World War at Central Library at 7.15pm on Thursday. or more details call 01793 463238 or email localstudies@swindon.gov.uk.

  • Church has AGM

    OLD TOWN: The Friends of Christ Church AGM will be held on Sunday, June 8 at the community centre from 3pm.

  • Sing out for choral night

    ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT: The Choral Society will hold their summer concert on July 7 from 7pm at St Bartholomew’s Church. Visitors can enjoy a selection of madrigals and folk music, and a guest appearance from the Bakers Dozen. There will also be

  • Discipline needed

    I HOPE fellow readers won’t think me a fascist when I say the D-Day anniversary, and the chance to be reminded of the heroic acts by so many young men and women (some of them only children) made me contemplate the youth of today and come to this conclusion

  • It’s about status

    I READ with interest the council leader’s summation of the workload of a cabinet member, the incredible challenges faced and the demands placed on the individual without any staff support whatsoever (SA June 5). Having read the article I was left

  • Heartfelt thanks

    ONE year ago my daughter Bethany was in the Special Care Baby Unit at GWH. I will never forget how well she was looked after by the nurses and doctors there. They carry out a very difficult job with professionalism and care and I can’t thank them

  • It doesn’t add up

    YIPPEE! Yippee! Yippee! At 75 years of age, untold wealth at last. I really thought I was doing well and ready for a round the world cruise, having received my latest pension increase from WCC, a grand total of £7.14 extra going into my account

  • A woeful evening

    LABOUR apologist MJ Warner (SA June 4) cannot have been present at the Oasis on election night to see the mournful faces of Labour activists as they realised that not only would they not be regaining control of the council after 11 years in opposition

  • Asda's production line strikes gold again

    JUST a few years ago, Jahmene Douglas was stacking shelves in the north Swindon branch of Asda. We all know what happened to him after he applied to go on a top TV talent competition. Stacey Johnson was a shelf-stacker at the same store at

  • ASIAGO OPEN: Loughrey finishes well in Italy

    WRAG Barn player Josh Loughrey rallied in his final round to secure a tied-sixth finish at the Asiago Open in Italy. Having opened with a 68 on Thursday the new professional slipped down the field as he carded a 72 in his second round but, matching

  • May involved as England slip to late loss

    FORMER Wootton Bassett youngster Jonny May was part of the England side which narrowly lost to New Zealand yesterday morning. The Gloucester back started on the wing in the 20-15 defeat at Eden Park, and came close to scoring a try for Stuart Lancaster

  • Luongo misses out on action

    SWINDON midfielder Massimo Luongo missed out on game time in Australia’s final World Cup warm-up game against Croatia on Saturday night. The youngster, who was called up to the Socceroos squad last week, didn’t get off the bench in the 1-0 defeat

  • Swindon firm Runbaro Ltd flunks minimum wage laws

    A WORKER in Swindon lost out on more than £1,400 in wages because employer Runbaro Ltd, which is associated with a town hotel, failed to pay them the minimum wage. Runbaro is believed to manage Campanile Hotel & Restaurant in Delta Business