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FRONT PIECE 3
Slow Progress for After

School Club campaigners THE B1Ph8B
The battle to restart an after- Chair of the meeting Coun.
school club in Toothill inched Pete Brown made it clear to the PNOBORl 111E3TJ1URitNT
forward at a meeting of Th- ten parents who had waited over The Best in the West
amesdown Council's Recreation an hour that no decision was to Fully Licensed
sub-committee on 14th Septem- he made at the meeting. The
ber at the Link Centre. councillors were present to hear Due to popular demand, we are
Following a lobby of the full 'What they had to say and their now increasing our seating
Arts & Recreation Committee by needs would form part of a com- capacity by an extra 40 places.
fifty children and parents at the prehensive report on play provi-
Civic Offices in August, the par- sion across Thamesdown. Excellent service. Please book well In advance.
ent's demands were referred for This report would be put be- Open 12 noon - 3p.m. and 6p.m. - 11.30p.m.
further discussion to the sub- fore the sub-committee in No- 7 days a week Including Bank Holidays.
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THE consideration to the issue later
LINK that month.
Diane Stuckey, speaking for
)2;i /4 T;iie,4, the parents, said their after-
I I'eó? Sa10 school club had closed in April Over 1,000 Cycles usually
and they were desperate to get it
Published by West going again. The many children in stock
Swindon Publications. who used to go to the club missed * New spares
13, Castle Dore, it a lot; it had proved its value as * department
a way of keeping children occu-
Freshbrook, Swindon. pied and off the streets. Second-hand cycles
Tel: (0793) 872282 Several councilors spoke in galore. 9t3tt?sc'e.
support of improving after- * We specialise in
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Publisher/Editor: school care but pointed out the OTxskooks set Sol
Roger Ogle dilemma they had. Rate-capping
prevented any new money to be
Advertising Sales: directed at new projects, particu- EXPRESS CYCLE SPECIALISTS
Jackey Pearce. larly in the middle of a financial
Tel: (0793) 771534 year, even if only £8,000. The 96/99 Manchester Road.
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cash would have to be found
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which could mean a cut back or
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Bristol. The parents expressed disap-
pointment at the lack of action at UXURY
Published on the Wednes- the meeting. "But I think our
day closest to the first of pressure and the publicity is
the month. Copy date: starting to pay off," said Diane
12th of the preceding Stuckey. "It looks promising al- BATHROOMS
month. though progress is so slow."
"The Link was first published "We never had after-
In December 1978 as a maga- ATWWHALL
zine aimed exclusively at the school clubs!"
West Swindon community. It Many readers may wonder why • SUPERB RANGE OF BATHROOMS ON DISPLAY
is completely Independent of a group of parents are so anxious
the Link Centre and, in fact, to see their after-school club re- • FULL WORKING MULTI-SHOWER DISPLAY
started and why The Link has
won the competition to name covered their campaign over the • SWINDON'S NEWEST DISPLAY FACILITIES FOR
the leisure centre In 1984."
last few editions. After all, chil- THE DISABLED. SPECIALLY DESIGNED SUITES.
Contents dren did not have this kind of
3 Front Piece facility in the past. MON-FRI
4 Toothill The parents case is valid for a 9.00-5.00
5 Freshbrook & Grange Park number of reasons. Their chil-
6 Westlea dren attended a successful club SATURDAY
7 Shaw until April when its sponsors 9.00-1.00 OPEN
8 At your Library pulled out of the area. SACLAUIO 60A y
10 For Women More parents now go out to A WEEk
12 Ice Hockey work or would like to, but be-
13 Recreation fore they can they want to be as- EUROWAY BLAGROVE SWINDON
14 Arts Scene sured of good, safe child care.
15 Day in The Life Lastly, play to adults is work
16 Education Matters to a child. After-school clubs (0793)612821
18 Youth & Youth Work provide a stimulating, creative,
19 environment where children
In West Swindon
20 News and Views learn and make relationships
21 Home & Garden _% ~__ W.W. IWLL
22 End Pieces with each other and other
23 The Reference Page adults, in ways quite different a WBUILDING MATERIALS
to school or in the family.
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