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May Day Fair Telling stories to stimulate the imagination
happening
AFestival of Story-Telling has been On Friday 23 March everybody
Toothill After School Club have taking place since 19 March at in the school took part in drawing a
decided that there's enough interest Toothill School and will last until 218 metre cartoon which snaked its
to organise a day of fun on the May 30 March. Organised by Head of way around the corridors and
Bank holiday. But there's not much the Infants Claire Warden, the classrooms. We'll have a
time left to get everything organised school has been awash with fun, photograph of the kids and staff at
and the club needs more helpers. fantasy and imagination provided work next month.
The next planning meeting takes
Parents took their turn at telling
place on Wednesday 4 April, by parents, governors, advisors, stories on 27 March with an evening
and teachers.
between 7p.m. and 9p.m., at On the first day of the Festival all of story telling run by the County
Toothill Farm, Bodiam Drive. staff and pupils came to school Drama Advisor Roger Day. Local
Anyone who wants to take part in wearing hats and fancy dress from community groups and playgroups
any way is invited along. For more a book of their choice. Each class have been invited to join in by
information telephone Diane
Stuckey on 529463. has been hearing stories told making their own 'Magic Carpet'
around the themes of their current so that they can continue their
work projects by their teachers and adventures started at the school.
Thanks from the visiting guest story-tellers. Throughout the Festival, older
Community Centre On Thursday 22 and 29 March, pupils will be taking part in the
Hats andfancy dress to launch the festival. the Bradon Forest School Drama BBC Radio 4 'Tell and Tape,'
Thanks to everyone who helped to From left, Karen Alcock, Michelle Yates, Club performed a musical play for competition, with stories being
make such a success of the race Michelle Marshallsay, Ms Mel Stout. In children 'The Ideal Gnome taped and submitted for broadcast
night and tea dance at the front, Jason Winter and Lisa Richardson Expedition.' if chosen by the judges.
Community Centre.
Special thanks to the sponsors of
the race night: Thamesdown Tyres;
The Toot and Whistle; Toothill 'We get the blame because we're young'
Village Farm Shop; Toothill
Chinese Kitchen; Burrnah Oil; Ken An article was recently published angry about this article and met ourselves."
Jones and Baker Automatics. in the Evening Advertiser with a reporter from the newspaper The youngsters felt they were
Next attraction highlighting complaints from to give their reply. often accused of things they hadn't
Disco at the Centre on Saturday 7 shopkeepers and community centre A number of them asked for done and were usually lumped
April 8.00p.m.-11.00p.m. with a workers regarding the behaviour space in The Link to express their together as one group. However if
raffle, food, fun and entertainment. of young people in Toothill. Many views as they were particularly an individual had ever been
Disco from 'The Jam'. young people were very upset and angry about the way in which they involved in an incident, they
Admission £1.00. were treated by some workers, certainly weren't given a second
Help needed to some users of the bar and some chance.
build youth club committee members at Toothill "Some of the people that use the
S.T.K. OAKWOOD bar pick on individuals and bring
Plans are underway to start the Community Centre.
SERVICES building work for Toothill Farm "Everytime something happens up the past as an excuse to get them
If it's in wood youth club. Many young people we get the blame because we are out, " claimed Marla French, also
will be involved in this building young people; and every time we from Longthorpe Close.
TRY US work. If anyone can help by enter the Community Centre we The young people found this
Phone your local providing tools, doing some of get thrown out" said Catherine behaviour from older people
the work and/or helping the Felton, from Oakham Close. unacceptable. "Because they are
CARPENTER & young people to do the work Zara Porter, who lives in adults they think they can walk all
JOINER themselves, contact Simon Ford Longthorpe Close said young over us," said Heather McKinlay of
people would like to go into the Warneford Close.
Also a range of 485590 or Lucie Hartley 526161 Community Centre just to sit and Nigel Felton and Simon Hill both
ext. 4831.
handmade rocking Help is also needed on the talk. "We are not unfriendly, we said that young people are often
toys & Children's committee, which make de- just want to get on with other accused of being 'disrespectful'.
cisions about the way the club is people, but these people stand in "But young people often feel they
Furniture run, and to supervise the club our way. Some of the people are don't get any respect from many of
Swindon 529839 when it is open. Contact Simon very rude to us, so then we are rude the adults around them who should
of Lucie if interested. back. We have to stick up for be setting an example," said Simon.

RALPH Tea Dances for Sunday
PALMER The first of, hopefully, many Tea
Dances was held at Toothill
PHARMACY Community Centre on 18 March.
The next Tea Dance takes place
3 Deerhurst Way, on Sundayl5 April, between 3p.m.
Toothill and 6p.m. and costs 75p including
refreshments.
Ballroom, Sequence and Fun
Hours of Opening: Dancing are all on the programme,
Mon - Fri with music provided by a live
9a.m. - 1p.m. organist.
2p.m. - 6p.m. Jean Carey who organised the
Tea Dance would love to see lots
Sat. 9a.m. -12 noon more dancers on 15 April.
Left, about to fandango, a line up of
Telephone: 512063 dancers at the first tea dance at the
centre.