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west Swindon's                                     The 3rd Under
                                        Magine az                                   Fives Festival

                                                                                    The full programme
                                                                                    on page 10.

                                                                                    We meet the
                                                                                    men behind

                                                                                    The Chinese
                                                                                    Experience
                                     No. 99 . June 1990 . Circulation 10,500
                                                                                    on page 20.


      Giant cake for birthday party                         Well done Swindon Town F.C.
    Maywas the month of celebrations   Leighfield of Freshbrook.
    at Oliver Tomkins School with   Ten candles were blown out by
    both the infant and juniors taking   nine pupils representing each class
    part in tenth anniversary events.   and following the party the
      The junior school held an all   children and teachers joined hands
    day party of fun and games on a   to surround the school.
    scorching day, with each class   The ten year celebrations were
    taking turns ata variety of sporting   the subject of studies for the first
    games around the playing field.   part of the school term with each
      By contrast the infants had to   class looking at a different theme.
    hold their birthday picnic in the   Displays around the school
    school hall because of rain. Each   included a collection of photo-
    child had a stir of a class cake   graphs taken when the school was
    which were put together with all   being built and a collage of cutout
    the others to make a big one which   pictures of each child around the
    was iced by parent Rachel   cake.
    Below: Striving fora national curriculum maths attainment target, headteacher   Signing the ball Link readers can win, Town players Dave Hockaday, Cohn
    Margaret Williams starts to cut the giant birthday cake so that all 254 children   Colderwood, Ross McLaren, John Cornwall, Tom Jones, Alan McLoughlin.
    and 9 teachers receive a piece. Keeping a close watch, Joseph Masi, Jamie   A crowd of well wishers gathered
    Griffiths, Corin Burt, Faye Davidson, Frances Quelch, James McCarthy,   on 23 May at the West Swindon   Exclusive to
    Christoper Howells, Jaclyn Cady and Bilal Watson
                                                           Centre to see eight players from
                                                           Swindon Town receive lOOlb of   Link readers
                                                           rump steak on behalf of the whole   Dewhurst The Butcher
                                                           team, presented by Dewhurst The   at the West Swindon
                                                           Butcher.                   Centre are offering two
                                                             Manager Tony Bedwell, an   fantastic prizes in a
                                                           ardent Swindon supporter from
                                                                                          charity draw - A
                                                           Sparcells, said the presentation
                                                           was a 'thank you' to the players   football signed by all
                                                           for their support of his shop.   the players and the
                                                           'Several of the lads live in West   chance for a lucky
                                                           Swindon and most of the team   youngster to lead the
                                                           shop here. They've been good to   team out as mascot at
                                                           us over the last five years and we   a Division I game next
                                                           thought we would mark their   season. Details in the
                                                           great achievements this year.   July Link Magazine.
                                                             The players spent an hour
                                                           afterwards signing footballs   Congratulations on a
                                                           donated to the public by    great win at iVcmlilcy
                                                           Dewhurst.



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