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10 FRESHBRSSK & GRANGE PARK

FRESHBROOK'S NEW SCHOOL by Simon Cordon DANGER SPOT MADE SAFE
Chairman of Governors
The field behind Godolphin schools are determined to create
Close, Freshbrook. is currently that good relationship and at the
bare, but by September it will be same time keep their individual
home of West Swindon's newest characteristics and identities. As
school. Windmill Hill County part of the spirit of co—operation
Primary. The building will start David Messenger will be based at
to go up during May. Initially the Freshbrook School for his first
school will have eight classrooms term.
and eventually ten. The entrance Who will go to which?
will be from Uxbridge Road. In general parents of rising
Opening a new school - and 5's in Freshbrook and Grange
especially with as tight a Park will be given the freedom to
timetable as for Windmill Hill - choose which school to send
is a mammoth task. At the centre their children to, so long as the One of West Swindon's mothers with pushchairs who
of the activity is Mr David numbers wishing to go to most dangerous places has been aren't always able to run. It was a
Messenger, the Head Teacher. Windmill Hill do not exceed 60 made safe by simply connecting question of having to run across
Born and bred in Swindon David and at Freshbrook 100. Brothers two footpaths on Rowton Heath because so many drivers have
is currently Head Teacher at and sisters of children at Way with 50 yards of tarmac. Jan little regard for speed limits
Seagry County Primary School. Freshbrook School will be given Bates of Castle Dore comments along that stretch of Rowton
The rest of his teaching career the first right of entry there. All on the six years it has taken to get Heath Way.
has been spent in Swindon. children moving into the area the job done. "Before the It was obvious to anyone
David was appointed in January from other schools will be pavement was laid, pedestrians that this particular point was a
and officially takes up post from admitted to Windmill Hill. were forced to cross on a blind potential accident black spot, so
Easter. No children currently at corner. If people crossed further it surprises me that they have
A good and healthy Freshbrook School will be down the road to avoid the taken so long to do anything
relationship between Windmill moved to Windmill Hill. Though corner, they would be open to about a walkway. After all, it
Hill and Freshbrook School will this means that Windmill Hill similar hazards from the only took a couple of days to lay
be essential. They will be within will take three years or more to roundabout. the path, so it was not a difficult
half a mile of each other and will "fill up", it will ensure stability at This blind spot was or time consuming project".
serve the same community. Both both schools. particularly hazardous for
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