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New School opens with fun and games

Grand fete marks Fine weather made the opening about being blind and wrote
of Shaw's Brookfield School a down their ideas," said Mr.
official opening of very enjoyable day for children, Woodcock.
Brookfield primary. parents and visitors. "They also made braille pat-
The school was formally terns and clay dogs. They were
opened by Mr. Ralph Wheeler, a very impressed with Ralph and
Left: Balloon salesgirl Laura friend of headteacher Peter he was their unanimous choice to
Drayton of Shaw.
Woodcock, who is blind. visit us again and officially open
"Ralph visited the school ear- the school."
Below: Collin and Sam Davies - lier in the year and worked with The whole day was great and I
Catboys of Old Shaw Lane the children. They talked to him did not mind being soaked."
Below: Ralph Wheeler with Brookfield Headteacher Peter Woodcock and the
hobbyhorse team , (I. to r.) Charlotte Dowding, Billy Piper, Ben Mason,
Driver Centre to Matthew Hampton, Nicloa Dowding, Helen Moore..
get go ahead from
Council
The plans to build a Driver Train-
ing Centre on the tipped land to
the east of Shaw, north of the
Renault Centre will be put before
Thamesdown Council's Plan-
fling Committee in July and final
approval is expected by
Heathrow based HLR Ltd. The
company will lease the tip for 10
years from owners Wiltshire Residents' Assoc.
County Council, until the land
has settled enough to allow con- backs need for
struction. community centre
Although a network of tarmac
roads was awarded permission At the last meeting of the associa-
earlier in the year, an associated tion those attending were up- umping potatoe sacks prepare for the race
proposal to construct an all ter- dated on the status of various
rain vehicle rough track was developments going on in Shaw.
thrown out on the grounds of New issues were raised regard-
noise and dust creation. HLR ing road safety in the area and
plan to use the tracks for training also the development of a village
drivers in handling vehicles in centre in Sparcells both of which
difficult conditions. are now being taken up with the
As reported in the May Link, relevant council departments.
the company submitted revised As outlined in the last Link
plans to the June Planning Com- magazine the association wants
mittee with the rough track lo- to encourage new groups and
cated further away from houses help people create a sense of
in Shaw and Sparcells. They also community as well as taking up
included more landscaping and problems faced by residents.
committed themselves to laying Many of you will have read the
out a cricket pitch with kickwalls article by Tony Free regarding
for local footballing youngsters. the Shaw Community Centre.
Local councillor Ricky Mid- Shaw Residents Association
winter, who has fought for im- supports Tony's view and also
provements in the plans to bene- hopes that more people in Shaw Deputy Head Mrs. Jackson feels the strain as the tug-o-war team prepares
fit residents, said that he sup- will recognize the value of being to pile up on top of itself.
ported the revised scheme when involved in their community.
it went before the planning com- The association is forming a sub-
mittee, but had also supported committee to cover issues relat-
the suggestion for a site visit by ing to the community centre.
members of the Planning Com- Anyone interested in getting
mittee before final approval was involved in the planning of the
given. centre should contact Mary Mor-
Coun. Midwinter said that he gan on 874535.
had been approached by a group The next meeting of the asso-
of people interested in starting a ciation will be at Shaw Church on
cricket team on the pitch to be 11th July at 7.45p.m. If you have
constructed by HLR. a question to raise, want to find
-HLR Ltd. also specialises in out about the area, get involved
hiring out vintage and war time in community centre planning or
vehicles to film companies and just want to meet other Shaw
in the longer term may bring residents please come along, we
forward a plan to erect a build- will be pleased to see you. In the
ing where they can be viewed meantime you can contact me on
when not on location. 874272.