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LINK Jkril '83 no.31

UST A LITTLE UPSE

GRY WEST SWINDON PARENTS HAVE BEEN MAKIN G THEIR FEELINGS FELT
WILTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL EDUCATION COMM I TTEE SINCE BEING TOLD
AT THEIR CHILDREN CANNOT GO TO SCHOOL IN APRIL BECAUSE THERE
NO SPACE, THE RIGHTS FOR RISING FIVES HAS POINTED OUT THAT
CHILDREN WHO BECOME 5 YEARS OF AGE DURI NG THE SUMMER ARE
RECTLY AFFECTED, AND BECAUSE OF THIS SOM E OF THE 120 THREE
UR YEAR OLDS ON PLAYGROUP WAITING LISTS WILL NOT NOW START AT
AYGROUP UNTIL SEPTEMBER, AT THE EARLIST Bat-ratt
er the last few weeks complaint to the Local chance have we - its like
hts for Rising Fives Government Ombudsman (an giving a rhino a sore Buyers of Barratt houses
e conducted a public- investigator)on the behind with a pin.!' -new & second time around
campaign aimed at grounds of maladministr- are asked to check their
suading Wilts County ation is being considered Rights for Rising Fives gas fires. If you have
ncil to provide more want to make it clear any doubts or if yai have
porary buildings at The ward county councill- that there ism criticism had it checked already,
al primary schools by or, Len Hobbs, has peak-
against local schools & you are invited to get
il. It has included- ing out at County Hall in
playgroups where staff in contact with Rhyse
bbying local MP Rich- support of Rights For are trying hard to help Book at Barratt Bristol
Needham who is try- Rising Fives. This has parents with the present tel:0272-214701. All
iY
to get local indus- included forcing a difficulties. The grouse faults will be rectified
our debate at auneeting
to help is against Wiltshires free of charge.
p' of the Education Committ-
eting Swindon MPDavid Education Committee who
ddart who did not get ee on 25th February. say they are complying DRAM A CLUB
h joy when he put a with the law and the
stion in Parliament Equals problem will be over in JUNCTION
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iting to Mrs.Thatcher September when Oliver
lding two well atten- Camienting on the situation Tomkins Junior & Westlea 1 !E6 u
parents meetings to Toothill mum Maureen Ald- schools are opened; no
cuss the situation ridge said 'the delay has more temporary buildings
pealing to Mrs. Main, has happened before, we will be brought into cope W e are still looking for
irman of Education tc cannot understand wly they with the summer born five n ew memberR of any age.
nge their minds in a have got it wrong again. year olds. N o experience required,
ter signed by60 people Just because our children J e ust plenty of energy &
iting to Thamesdown were born in the summer Letters nthusiasm for the many
ncil asking them to months and we live in d ifferent tasks to be
People who want to see d one. We had a poor res-
hold some of tle rates Wiltshire they have to
copies of letters sent & p onse from Link 30- the
d over to Wilt.County suffer. They will be a
received by Rights For p hone number was typed
ncil until the rising full year behind 5 year
Rights Fives and press w rong! Ring Viv Cross on
es get a better deal. olds who went to school
last September. 'Sandra cuttings about the issue 4 - 87744. (sorry-from Link
should contact
Action Brewer who lives closeby Sandra Brewer 5 Stamford
added 'life's not equal,
Close, Toothill ADVICE
ther action planned but surely it should be
ludes getting signa- possible to give young Lorraine Mathews 27 Crom Get FREE Advice on all
es on a petition, a children an equal start. well, Freshbrook kinds of benefit -from
by of the Education Ours will be disadvantag- unemployed to maternity-
mittee, writing to ed for a long time.' Jenny Hall 35 Whittingtoi at the West Swindon
Road, Westlea
al businesses telling, Lorraine Mathews from Advice Centre-Thursday 7
t their workforce may Freshbrook said 'we are -9pm at Freshbrook Comm-
affected, more pub- trying hard to change unity Centre & at Toot-
ity on the problem. A their minds, but what hill Tempo rary Centre.
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