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TOWN CENTRE PL A N
                                                            BROWNIES & GUIDES
      The publicity for the Swindon Town Centre
                                                            It is hoped to start a Guide Company and a 2nd
      Plan, shown at Toothill Church (11/11/80)
                                                            Brownie suid.e Pack in January.
      was disgraceful. This resulted in less
      than ten reople actually seeing the display,          The 3rou ies will meet at Oliver Tom-okins
      nobody else knew it was on. It is                     School.
      important for everyone to see it, as it
                                                            If you norr anyone interested in joining or if
      includes a plot to close Station Rd.,
                                                            you would like to 'help out with either the
      Crombey St. and Commercial Rd. to cars.
                                                            Company or the ac'_c, contact:
      if you want details, they are obtainable              Mrs. Campbell 39 Longthorn_ e Close
      from the Council but the public debate                Tel. 39441 for Brownies (7 - 10 yrs old)
      has taken place (3/12/80) arid there is
                                                                              OR
      little time now to state your views.
      ?Trite, before 17th Dec., to:                         Miss i. Carter 30 Cirkstall Close
      Director of Environment, T.3.C., Civic                Tel. 29300 for Guides (10-14 yrs old)
      Offices, Swindon.
            from Fred Davis, 10 Belsay
                                                            CUBS SCOUTS & BROWNIES
     CAROL SINGING                                          In the last issue we save the incorrect times
                                                            for these groups. They are:
     Toothill Farm is going Carol Singing.                  Brownies      Mon     6-7.30 Toothill Church
     The Farm Steering Committee and Toothill               Cubs         Tues     6-7.30 Oliver Tompkins Sch. 4
     Youth Club are organising a Carol Singing                          Thurs     6-7.30 Toothill Church
     procession complete with Brass Band,
                                                            Scouts      Thurs     7.30-9 Toothill Church
     Sleigh, Father Christmas and perhaps some
     reindeer, if they can be caught. This
     grand event will take place on the                    THANKS
     evenings of 16th and 17th December. If                 Freshbrook Mothers & Toddlers would like to
     you want to know more contact Fred Davis,              thank everybody who donated jumble for their
     10 Belsay, Tel 24367 or Joyce Dole, 9                  Jumble Sale ;which was held on 27th Sentember.
     Rhuddlan, Tel.35283 LOOKOUT FOR POSTERS                They made £16.50 which has now been sent to
                                                            the East African Aoreal.
     OA P HOUSING DELAYED
      Recent announcements of Government cuts
      in the expenditure on housing has had a              LABOUR PARTY
      devastating effect on the progress of                 Toothill, Freshbrook & 7estlea Labour Party
      new sheltered housing developments for               Branch welcomes new members. Contact Richard
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      the elderly. In Freshbrook a scheme for              3:id ainter, 29 Icomb Close, Toothill.
      35 flats has been seriously delayed by
      these reductions; the background to this             Whist Drive
      is that a scheme has been drawn up by
      THAMESDOWN HOUSING ASSOCIATION & the land            Anyone interested in starting a Whist Drive
      acquired for work to commence in the                 contact Mrs. J. Bassett.         25803.
      current financial year. The delay in st
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      starting is totally unknown, it could be             THE FRESHBROOK 15  CLUB
      for 6months or even a year. What it means            YOUR CLUB NEEDS YOU—NOW
      is that people living locally who may                The Freshbrook 15+ Club is open to all young
      wish to have an elderly mother or father             adults 15 - 20 years old, who live in this
      to live close by, will have their hopes              area.
      dashed & in many cases have to put up
      with the inconvenience and worry of                  The aim is to provide a Club, which will be run
      elderly parents living some considerable             and developed by You, the young adults. We
      distance from them when they could be                would like to hear your views on how the Club
      close at hand.                                       should be run, your own committee
                Bringing up a very young family            representatives, any projects undertaken and
      and maintaining a job of work under                  ways in which you could spend your spare time.
      these sort of stress conditions all help             You will have the support of an adult committee
      to make life a lot more difficult. In                who are there to help, guide and advise you in
      order that the feelings of people such               any way you require.
      as yourselves should be known to those
      responsible for this situation I would               Does this Club appeal to you? Would you like
      ask that you write expressing your                   to join us? Help us to help you by contacting-
      concern to your local M.P. or indeed to
       rs Thatcher.                                        Iris Elliot, 38 Crawford Close, Freshbrook.
       en Oakley, Secretary, Thamesdown
                                                           Ron Hearn, 26 Crawford Close, Freshbrook.
      ousing Association.
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