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No. 91 • October 1989 • Circulation 10,000 ext 124
Monday to Saturday

Great productivity SAVE ,# RE-CYCLE Looking at schools
from Rod In our second look at how to put household waste to better use Parents and children about to
David Sea rby, co-ordinator of Swindon Friends of the Earth leave primary school have to
West Swindon's Adult Educa- puts some ideas on page 20. choose a secondary school
tion Organiser is leaving for soon. We start a four part pho-
another job after four years work Re-cycle your old fools tographictourof the schoolsdes-
in the area. Tools for Self-Reliance are putting on a display in the ignated to take West Swindon
Rod Kenseti, pictured below, West Swindon Library. You can leave any tools pupils on page 17.
took up his post just before that can be reused by people who don't have any.
Greendown Community School Policing W. Swindon
opened in 1985. At the time Are you fending towards Greeness? On page 24 we meet Superin-
there were 37 adults enrolled in David Searby also suggest how we could consume without costing the tendent Eric Tweddie, the man
four classes. In the adult educa- earth on page 21. in charge of police in this area.
tion year just started, around
2,600 adults have enrolled in 180
classes of bewildering variety. Clarke Homes helps Sparcells residents
Rod is moving on to be organ-
iser of adult classes in schools West Swindon's most remote has had a long, successful rela- a long time. If you have young
across the centre of Swindon. neighbourhood now has a meet- tionship with Swindon and we children and don't have a car,
ing place, thanks to a local house are pleased to make a contribu- then you have to walk a long
builder. tion to the community." way over temporary footpaths
The first resi- to the facilities in
dents moved into Shaw.
Sparcells two "Clarke Homes
years ago but did have made a mar-
not have any- vellous gesture to
where to meet. the development
The nearest facili- of our commu-
ties in Shaw are nity. Now we can
over a mile away organise groups
by foot. Earlier and activities
this year the Oc- which
bring
tobus mobile people together."
c 0 m m U n i t y The Sparcells
centre visited the Community
How to area for one Centre will be
morning a week.
managed by the
contact Paul But now, after ne- Community activists Elaine Munday (left) and Coby Day, Community De-
gotiations with
velopment Divi-
Last month The Link welcomed T h a m e s do w n with their children, celebrate as the first section of the Sparcells sion at Th-
Paul Ryan, a new community Council, Clarke temporary community centre is lowered into position amesdown Bor-
worker who is specialising in Homes have provided a large The finishing touches are ough Council. Bookings for
developing play opportunities brand new temporary building being made to the new commu- group use and private hire can
for children. which has been located next to nity centre before local groups be made by ringing 26161
Unfortunately we managed to the doctor's surgery on Spar- can move in. A parent and tod- ext.3176.
omit how readers can contact cells Drive. dler group and a playgroup have First fete brings in
him. So that we don't drop it off The company has built some been in the planning stages for
the end of the story again, he can 250 houses in West Swindon and many months. The Friday morn- loads a money
be contacted on 693787 ext.224 it is pleased to be helping out in ing get-togethers on the Octobus Sparcells people responded with
or 613183. Sparcells according to Steve has meant that mothers have great generosity at the first local
Paul's job is to work with lo- Phillips, Director and Regional been able to meet each other and fundraising event on 2 September.
cal people to create better play Manager for Clarke Homes start to raise money to buy toys Over £230 was raised in an after-
noon of fun. it was far more than we
activities for children though not (Midlands). "Clarke Homes has and equipment. expected," said joint-organiser
to organise playschemes di- had a long association with Sparcells Community Group Elaine Munday. "The money will be
rectly. Thamesdown and have been co-ordinator Elaine Munday is used to equip the much needed
He is keen to meet people building houses in West Swin- pleased that a meeting place is playgroup. We want to thank all the
across West Swindon who have don since 1978. We recognise being provided. "Life in Spar- people who contributed items for
ideas about meeting the needs the needs of the people who live cells has been very frustrating sale and those who helped. The
of children in their neighbour- in Sparcells as it's cut off fromthe and we've been pressingTh- fête did a great deal for community
hood. rest of the area. The company amesdown to do something for spirit."