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8 WESTLEA
LOSE WEIGHT Cash helps children go into print
Is QUICKLY AND SAFELY Money raised in the first half of the
FOR SPRING year has been put to good use at
IRONING Call your Counsellor Westlea School.
Glenis at I rcal insurance broker Mansfield
A CHORE? C Begbie Associates ran a raffle in aid
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Why not ring oftheSpecial NeedsUnitat Westlea
School which was drawn in early
Carol's July and raised £800.
The money has been used to set
Ironing Service up a publishing centre so that pu-
pils can turn the stories they write
Mondays to Thursdays
on 770925 10.30am-2.30pm. Swindon 693875 into little booklets. An electric and
Charges: £3 Cambridge a manual typewriter with large
typefaces have been purchased,
per hour DIET along with a binding machine, glue
and materials for making book
covers, and film.
Within two weeks of the equip-
ment's arrival in November, some
rWDEO CAMERA HIRE' 40 booklets had been produced said Claire Wilkinson shows Mike Rees one
of the books produced in the publishing
Westlea head teacher Neil Griffiths.
HIRE A VIDEO CAMERA "The pupils create stories which they centre, whilst Charlotte Crozier types
a story and welfare assistant Kathy
FOR YOUR SPECIAL illustrate with photographs they take Taylor binds a completed work
themselves. The electric typewriter
OCCASION is tremendous for children with ma-
FROM ONLY £19.99 nipulating difficulties as the keys Mansfield Begbie Associate di-
only need the slightest touch. rector Mike Roes, who lives at
FREE VHS VIDEO TAPE "Some of the mums help out with Sparcells, said he was pleased by
making the covers and when com- the way the money raised was be-
(ON PRODUCTION OF This ADVERflSEMEN1) plete the books become part of the ing used. "I'm very impressed by
classroom material for other chil- the work of the children. I'm sure it
FREE HOME DELIVERY dren to read. They increase the helps them take pride in their work
& PICK UP SERVICE opportunities for reading and help when they know it's going to be
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Road crossing hope
Fifty placard carrying and banner many others who could not attend
waving parents and children from had written letters supporting the
Westlea attended Thamesdown call for safety measures to be in-
Council's public works committee stalled.
Pizzarama at the end of October, just after the • Bobbie French has asked us to
! November Link went to press. point out that the photograph we
and Council to make the pedestrian Corton Crescent suggested she was
They were trying to get the published in September of her at
crossing on Corton Crescent, be- crossing from Westlea. In fact she
tween Westlea and the West Swin- was knocked down a yard from the
C
don Centre, a priority for action curb whilst crossing from the West
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following an accident involving Swindon Centre to Westlea. How-
A
BobbieFrench fromLangstone Way ever it would have been a bit too
in July. dangerous to reconstruct the scene
Westlea headteacher Neil for the photograph.
have joined Griffiths was permitted to make a
ten minute presentation to council-
lors on behalf of the group. He Fashion show funds
together to bring explained that the crossing point is Tootleabrook W.I. recently held a
fashion show atHardings nightclub
the main route from Westlea to the
shopping centre, and every Thurs- which raised £500 for the group's
you a great deal! day hundreds of school children nominated charity, the 'Music for
have to cross the road to get to Living' project at Purton.
swimming lessons at the Link Cen-
tre. Concert in aid of the
But hurry, Mr Griffiths said the committee Prospect Foundation
accepted that the Shaw Ridge Lei- organised by the
time is limited. sure Park development would in- Link 45+ Club
crease traffic usage on Corton
Crescent and agreed to approach Saturday 16 February
See the enclosed the developer for a financial contri- 2pm - 4.30pm
bution. They would also be con-
tacting ASDA for support towards Link Arts Studio
leaflet for details. a pedestrian safety scheme. Tickets £1 from Mr
He added that the response from
parents had been superb. There Bowles on 694425
had been more than expected and