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TOWN CENTRE PLAN                                       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 Guide Pack in January.
     was disgraceful. This resulted in less
      than ten people actually seeing the display,          The Brownies =:r_11 meet at Oliver Tomrkins
     nobody else knew it was on. It is                      School.
     important for everyone to see it, as it                   y
                                                            If  ou know-; 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 ack, contact:
     If you want details, they are obtainable               Mrs. Campbell 39 ongthorne Close
     from the Council but the public debate                 Tel. 59441 for Brovmies (7 - 10 yrs old)
     has taken place (3/12/80) and there is
                                                                             OR
     little time now to state your views.
     Write, before 17th Dec., to:                           Miss R. Carter 30 Kirkstall Close
     Director of Environment, T.L.C., Civic                 Tel. 29300 for Guides (10-14 yrs old)
     Offices, Swindon.
           from Fred Davis, 1 0 Relsay                      CUBS SCOUTS & BROWNIES
     CAROL SINGING                                          In the last issue we gave the incorrect times
                                                            for these groups. They are:
     Toothill Farm is going Carol Singing.                  Brownies      don     6-7.30 Toothill Church
     The Farm Steering Committee and Toothill               Cubs         Tues     6-7.30 Oliver Tompkins Sch.
     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                                                                       4I
     reindeer, if they can be caught. This
                                                           THANKS
     grand event will take place on the
     evenings of 16th and 17th December. If                Freshbrook ',others & 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 hsld on 27th September.
     Rhuddlan, Tel.35283 LOOKOUT FOR POSTERS                They made £16.50 which has now been sent to
                                                            the East African Appeal.
     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
      the elderly. In Freshbrook a scheme for              Midwinter, 29 !comb 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. Bas s e tt.      25803.
      current financial year. The delay in st
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      starting is totally unknown, it could be             THE FRESHBROOK 15  CLUB
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      for 6months or even a year.What it means             YOUR CL(/B NEEDS YOU NOW 'I
      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 lining some considerable             and developed by ou, 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 he 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
     Mrs Thatcher.                                         Iris Elliot, 38 Crawford Close, Freshbrook.
      Ken Oakley, Secretary, Thamesdown
                                                           Ron Hearn, 26 Crawford Close, Freshbrook.
    Housing Association.
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