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FRESHBROOK & GRANGE PARK

BIGGER BLOCK AT SPECIAL A PHARMACY
BOTTLENECK MEETING FOR THE VILLAGE

The Freshbrook Village Group A much needed pharmacy has
residents organisation are hold- just opened at Fresbhrook Village
ing a special General Meeting on Centre. Complimenting the
9th September at 8 pm. Dental Surgery and the Doctor's
Minor changes are required of practice next door 'The Village
the Constitution by the Charity Pharmacy' brings an important
Commission and the meeting facility to the neighbourhood.
could well be a short one. All Not only will 'The Village
residents of Freshbrook and Pharmacy' be a dispensary for
Grange Park are members of the prescriptions, it also provides a
Village Group and all are asked full range of goods to be found in
to attend. Details of the Consti- a chemists. Mrs. Shushma Patel
tutional changes can be seen at is the Pharmacist and she is look-'
the office in Freshbrook Com- ing forward to providing a very
munity Centre. useful community service.
A regular scene on Worsley Road GOODBYE TO BROWN OWL
With the opening of Windmill says that the dangers to pedes-
Hill Primary School in Freshbrook trians, because of numbers of cars
from September, the traffic con- and poor parking by people pick-
gestion on Worsely Road is likely ing children up, will inevitably
to be worse than ever, claims lead to a fatal accident.
Freshbrook Councillor Bob Bob Pixton has called for a
Pixton. Pelican Crossing to be built across
He has written to the County Worsely Road and the construc-
Surveyor at Wiltshire County tion of a bus lay-by to reduce the
Council pointing out that the blockage. He also suggests the
main entrance/exit to both Fresh- construction of mini-roundabouts,
brook primary school's are almost the imposition of parking restric-
opposite each other, close to the tions and provision of barriers
bus-stops and exits at Freshbrook where footpaths cross roads to
Village Centre. Councillor Pixton try and reduce the likelihood of A farewell was given to Ann
accidents. OVERKILL
Gibbons, long-time resident of There has been a surprising rash of road
INTRODUCING DAVID MESSENGER Freshbrook, and the Brown Owl signs directing traffic to Toothill surgery.
Rumours that one is located at junction
of 1st Freshbrook Brownies at a
Head, Fancy Dress Party on 14th July. 16 on the M4 are unfounded.
lit is to be hoped that similar road signs
Windmill Hill Primary School will be erected directing people to the
Dear Readers, Ann, pictured here as the belly Doctor's at Freshbrook, Shaw and
Many of you will have noticed equally happy. I was invited to dancer, surounded by Brownies, Ashington Way.
the new school building in take the Acting Headship of was also fondly known as 'Pain in Clothing Alterations & Repairs
Uxbridge Road. Windmill Hill Minety for a short while during The Neck' by her little followers Tel: 872096
Primary School is a semi- the time I was at Even Swindon. and their parents. She departs Mrs. White, Freshbrook
permanent building whose in- Although I have been employed for sunny Torquay in September.
ternal layout and appointments as a postman, milkman, builders'
will be the same as all of Wiltshii labourer, stock control clerk, Remll 2%c
County Council's new schools. laundry assistant and as a factory
In spite of a few hiccups, due to hand for Kodak Ltd., the major- Solid fuel, open fire and stoves. '
the heavy rain, the school will be ity of my working life has been in Boilers, cookers and roomheaters,
open on September 2nd. We have schools. I was a keen amateur also coal/gas effect firest and stoves.
a young and committed team of footballer in my youth, and played Heating Systems Ltd —Tel: 612060
teachers, two of whom will be several seasons for Chippenham Visit our showroom at the Orbit Centre
known to some of you. Mrs. M. Town, Pinehurst and a couple of (close to May's Carpets).
L. Harper, currently of Fresh- times in Swindon Town's Reserve
brook Primary School, is the new Team. THE GREAT IT 7'I71 V
Deputy Headteacher and Mrs. Windmill Hill Primary will WFSrERN1t11L. Li CoLtL
C. Ware, of Westlea Primary share the Freshbrook Primary Unit 3, The Orbit Centre, Ashworth Road, Bndgemead, Swindon
School, is one of our experienced catchment area, as outlined in (turn off The Great Western Way at Dick LoveS's BMW Centre)
teachers. our previously published admis-
My name is David Messenger sion policies. This is an unusual - Free planning and advisory service
and I have lived all but ten of my situation for a new school and we WE OFFER - Top quality kitchens from U.K. manufacturers
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before taking on the Headship of• ever of Freshbrook's primary
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Seagry Primary, where I was schools they attend. \