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NEWS & VIEWS 23

IN MEMORY OF
LEN HOBBS INTRODUCING NEIGHBOURS
Julia Quilly and Christine
Mercer recently met each other
for the first at the Newcomers
Coffee Morning which takes
place every Tuesday at the Link
Centre Community Suite. Both
came from the Oxford area and
moved into Grange Park within
two weeks of each other. Julia
(left) travelled to the Link
Another opening took place Centre by car, Christine (right)
at Greendown Community came by bus. They were
School, without the royal welcomed and introduced to
razzamataz, but with more each other by Pam Pixton,
poignancy on 27th March. Thamesdown Council's Arrival
Members of community groups Officer (Centre). Within
and other West Swindon minutes they were all falling
residents came together to about laughing because the new
celebrate the dedication of the arrivals discovered they had
Community Suite in the memory lived next to each other for a
of the late Len Hobbs. month. Julia explained that it
Len was West Swindon's was so cold at the time that they
first County Councillor from had not bumped into each other.
1981 to 1985 then when the area Christine said she was very
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was split into two, he pleased to meet a neighbour, but ALL WORK
* ALL WASHING MACHINES
represented the Freshbrook surprised how it took place. Both GUARANTEED
TUMBLE & SPIN DRYERS ETC.
ward from May 1985 until are now good friends. LARGE
August when he suddenly died. New arrivals might not meet MOBILE STOCK * COMPETITIVE RATES
The Governor's of Greendown their next door neighbour at the SWINDON 643785
recommended the County Tuesday Coffee Mornings, but
PROP: MR HUNT
Council to name the Community since they started in November a
Suite after Len in order to lot of people have made friends
remember his hard work for the and discovered what is going on
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area. He took up many issues on in West Swindon. Itis not Give your home
behalf of residents, in particular restricted to newcomers. People
the need for West Swindon to who would like information a
have its own Secondary School - about community life are
one was not planned when he welcome to come along.
was first elected. Len worked Tuesday 1000am - 1130am facelift
hard and argued the case at the Community Suite, Link Centre.
County Council for a school to
cater for the ever growing DONATION
number of children. Sadly he did
not live to see Greendown open A West Swindon branch of
to its first. the Townswomens Guild
Mrs Brenda Hobbs before recently donated £50 to help the
plaque to work of the Prospect
unveiling a
commemorate her husband's Foundation. Mary Morgan from
hard work said Len would have the hospice for the terminally ill,
loved to see the school he fought is pictured here receiving a
for in action; she was greatly cheque from Mrs Mainwaring A bright new aluminium
honoured by the lasting tribute and Pat Savery, Treasurer and
to him. Chair of the group. or UPVC windows & patio doors
WE can't change the
view, but we can give
it a brighter frame.
Replace those old
windows and give
your home a facelift.

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