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                               More than 50 residents crowded into the Farmhouse community Room
                                for TROs first ever AGM on Wednesday 1st October. After hearing
                                and approving the Treasurers and Chairman's reports, the meeting
                                then went on to elect officers for the coming year as follows:
                                Chairman          BOB BANNISTER            5 Kirkstall Close
                                Secretary         TONY DOLE                9 Rhuddlan
                                Treasurer         ARTHUR WILKINSON        53 Eddington Close
                                With the completion o      f business dead on schedule at 8.30pm, a break
                                for coffe was taken,       thereby giving an opportunity for people to
                                chat, exchange views       and we hppe make new friends.
    Following the break Councillors Mike Bawden             and David Hulme expanded on their written
    answers to a list of 18 questions which had             been compiled by the TRO representative comm-
    ittee. The questions covered a whole range             of items from the provision of street lighting
    to the effects on this area of'going into T            hamesdown' next year.
    The officers would like to thank all those residents who showed that they cared about
    Toothill by coming to the meeting. Our special thanks to the two councillors for giving
    us their time and answering our questions in a serious but good-humoured way. They have
    also said that they will help residents with problems concerning Thamesdown Council until
    we have elected our own councillors to do the job. If you have a problem, why not write
    to: Councillor David Hulme, 103 Helmsdale, Haydon Wick, Swindon                         (Labour)
     or Councillor Mike Bawden, 23 Carlton Gate, Broome Manor, Swindon (Conservative)
    or you can contact a TRO representative for help. Better still come to our monthley
    meeting in the Dunwich Drive Community Centre on the 4th Monday of the month.
    LASTLY , we wish every happiness for the future to Amanda HopWood who has been our very
    hard working secretary since our formation. She's leaving Toothill for New Orleans - we
    know you like jazz, but isn't this going too f ar. Good luck also to our new secretary
    Tony Dole who, though not as pretty, wil l we are sure do a very good job.
                                                                                NEW SHOPS
       FRE S HBROOK NEWS                                      After a long period of totally inadequate
                                                               shopping facilities in the area, there will
                                                              soon be quite a choice. Shopfitting the two
             Village Group                                    small units at Toothill Centre should start
                                                              soon-one a fish & chip shop, the other a
                                                              well-known, competitive greengrocer. Work
    The second ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the FV(
                                                              will start in December on the Freshbrook
    will be held on Sunday 4th December in the
                                                              shop to be open for July 1981. It will be
    Freshbrook Community Centre (if it is ready
                                                              operated by Sperrings who should be opening
    and usable by then). Further information &
                                                              a temporary shop before the end of the year.
    details will be circulated during November.
                                                              The District Centre Superstore is coming on
           COMMUNITY GROUPS IN FRESHBROOK                     quickly. Carrefour/Linfood confidently expect
                                                              to be trading this time next year.
    If you want to be involved in one of the
    groups below or want to find out more about               And Pubs, Toothill Pub-as yet un-named-built
    them, please contact the following people-                out of re-cycled Cheshire bricks will be
                                                              open Easter 1981 and the prospective
    Playgroup: Chris Hockley, 12 Cromwell                     operators of the Freshbrook pub are being in
    Mothers & Toddlers: Carol Parish, 12 Turnhan              vited to tender for the privilage of serving
                              Green                           us (and for taking our money!)
                                                                              STREET LIGHTING
    Youth Club: Gloria Hiscock, 16 Crawford Cl.,
                                                              The question is "Why are so many street ligh
       Lynne Burkitt, 36 Crawford, Wendy Martin,
                                                              lights not working and why are so many roads
       22 Cottington
                                                              in the area unlit?" Many people ask this
    Community Centre Management Committee: Mike               especially as the winter nights are closing,
       Mugridge (Chairman) 7 Turnham Green                    in.     The Link tried to find out',apparently"
                                                              the Southern Electricity Board employ a
    Would any Retired People who would like to
                                                              limited number of 'jointers' who connect th
    start a social club in Freshbrook when the
                                                              lamps to the powersupply. The SEB consider
    Community Centre is ready get in touch with
                                                              house connections are more important than
    Roger Ogle (Community Development Officer)
                                                              street lighting; so work only takes place
       42 Bellver; Tel 872282 or 26161 ext 3178
                                                              when the labour is available.
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