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Est. 1978 Circulation 10,000 No. 71 February1988

SCHOOLS CROSSINGS FIVE HUNDRED

BREAKTHROUGH CONNECTIONS MADE

The serious accident outside County Councillor Len Hobbs
Toothill School in December has argued for a safe crossing point
resulted in a recognition by for years; the campaign by
Wiltshire County Council that parents is an important, but small
the road junction of Flint Hill, victory. It's a great pity that a
Stokesay Drive and the school near tragic accident has brought
entrance is a danger to pedes- it. We must now ensure that the
trians. Education Committee which
Seven year old Sarah Ogbourne meets on 27th February agrees
of Warnford Close was severly with the Highway Panel and
bruised and cut when she was votes for a school crossing
knocked down by a car. She patrol."
returned to school in mid— The Toothill School Parents'
January after six weeks off Association called a meeting on
school, nursing skin grafts 26th January of parents from both
repairing the damage. Toothill and Oliver Tomkins
A meeting of the County School. A campaign group was
Council Highways Panel received formed to bring the road safety
a long report of the accident and problems at both schools to the All connected. Mr. and Mrs. Woodward of Beaulieu Close, Toothill,
was addressed by Toothill ward attention of the Education Com- with Derique Montaut (right), Chair of Thamesdown Council's
county councillor Alan Winmill. mittee. Housing Committee, and Ward Councillor Ricky Midwinter (centre).
There was a unanimous decision
that a strong recommendation Thamesdown Council's pioneer- household concerned, which
should be conveyed to the County A SCHOOL FOR ing high-tech pensioner monitor- apart from being an ordinary
Council Education Committee GRANGE PARK ing service made its five hundredth 'phone, can send an emergency
that there is a road safety connection to a couple in Toothill signal to a monitoring centre
problem and a school crossing - Residents fight recently. where somebody is on duty 24
patrol was needed. for better sight - The Homeline service uses the hours a day. People in difficulty
Elaine Hill, Chair of the Toot- latest technology to give peace of can ring in or press a pendant
hill School Association, is very see page 12 & 13, mind to pensioners at risk. A which will activate a signal if they
pleased by the decision. "I am telephone is installed in the cannot get to the 'phone. There
Delighted that the Highways map & photograph. (Continued on page 4)
Panel rcognises that there are
dangers to pedestrians at the COMIC RELIEF
main school entrance. Until now
the Education Committee has ON ICE
been sitting on its hands saying it
was not advised of the safety
problems.
"It was an excuse for inaction
which now cannot be used. This
decision is an important lever to A
argue for a buy—pop person." Friday 5th February
Toothill councillor Ricky Mid-
winter agrees with Mrs. Hill. Link Centre 8p.m. - 10.30 p.m.
Price: £2; £1.60 (conc.)
"This is the first time since 45p skate hire
Toothill School opened in 1978
that the County Council has Red noses given away, spot prizes,
acknowledged that pedestrians lots of silly games.
are in danger because of parked Come on down and help famine
cars and passing traffic. Beaumaris Road, by Oliver Tom kins School - the next place for an relief in Africa and young people
"The late West Swindon accident? in crisis in the U.K.