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School bus support wanted

A campaign by parents to get Greendown should write to Alan I a*
transport for students at Green- Winn-ill as soon as possible at I 0
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down School might be discussed by Holbein Close, Grange Park,
Wiltshire County Council in July. Swindon SN5 6DF.
The school, Parent Teacher
Association and individual parents MOBILE VEHICLE
have been pressing the Council to SERVICING
consider the needs of children who Pause in July 4
live in the further reaches of West The last two meetings of Pause REPAIRS &TUNING
Swindon, inToothill, parts of Shaw Women's Group before the summer
and Sparcells. They've also been break will be: By qualified engineers from fully equipped
trying to persuade Thamesdown 6 July: First Aid demonstration Mobile Workshops at your home or place of work
Transport to create bus routes which and have-a-go session Phone Dave Powell MOBILE v 0860 453329
provide easier transport to more 13 July: Summer Outing. For or Swindon 612930
children. more details phone 539819
Transport to school has been All meetings will be held in SET PRICE INCLUDES PARTS, LABOUR & VAT
getting worse as the school has Toothill Community Centre and
grown, according to parent Sheila there will be a nominal charge of
Mitchell. "Public transport has 50p. A creche and refreshments are Put yourself in touch with West Swindon.
declined over the last couple of years provided. New and old faces are To advertise in The Link.
and it's now harder for children to always welcome, so see you there! ring Elizabeth Wood on 871793
get to the local secondary school,"
she claims. "The County Council
transport if they live more than three *
operates an outdated '3 mile rule'
which provides children with free
miles from a school. This means
that some parents and children are
disadvantaged compared with
those who choose schools outside
the area.
"Whilst the whole of West
Swindon lies within a three mile
radius of Greendown, children who
live atSparcells and Nine Elms have
to walk or cycle along roads and
paths which are hazardous. Parents
have to think twice about allowing
their children to use isolated
footpaths which use underpasses."
Parent pressure onThamesdown
Transport to improve bus routes
have come to nothing.
Mrs Mitchell recently received a
letter from County Councillor Alan
Winmill explaining that county
council officers have rejected his
view that some of the footpath
routes which students have to take
are dangerous.
However Councillor Winn-ill is
going to put a motion to the July
meeting of the County Council For an American
proposing the provision of school
buses during the winter months.
To be effective in making his bid
he needs to know the strength of pizza at homewleust
feeling amongst parents. Anybody
who wants to see better transport to
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