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FRESHBROOK & GRANGE PARK
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Gear Box Thrift Shop Together in comfort Family support groups
Freshbrook School Freshbmok's two primary schools take off at school
Starts Monday held their separate Harvest Festival
ceremonies in Freshbrook Church.
5 November The children from Windmill Hill
Monday and Friday 3p.m. to 4p.m. School contrasted their quality of -a
Gear Box will sell items on behalf life with the difficulties many Afri-
of owners for 75% of the price, with can children face in getting clean
the other 25% going to school funds. water and enough to eat.
Only clean saleable clothes in For the first time in years, all the
good condition will be accepted for 650 children and staff at Freshbrook
sale, so will toys and household School were able to get together for
items (but no electrical goods).
an assembly.
Harvest auction for childrens ward
Freshbrook Playgroup decided to with gastro-enteritus, infectious
help sick children for its Harvest diseases, such as measles, and
Festival celebration. chicken pox, and in winter, children
They held an auction of items with chest complaints are cared for.
donated by parents and raised £250 Pictured below, the playgroup chil-
to buy a colour television for dren display some of the produce just
Cherhiffi Ward at PMH. Children before the auction. Sheila Cracknell behind some Family Room visitors, from left to right, Tricia
Webb, Debbie Griffin, Sandra Barton, Lynn Butler, Richard Webb
Freshbrook School has moved its running in the area for three years.
family room for parents and their The family room is also used by
pre-school children to a larger dou- risingfives from local playgroups to
ble mobile unitand three.newgroups give them an idea of school atmos-
have been started. phere, and Sheila meets parents and
To get things more cosy, the children as part of the induction
Workbox will be meeting every programme to make the process of
Monday morning to paint the room, entering school as easy as possible.
make curtains and create interest- Sheila is holding a talk with a
ing decoration for the walls. video about the Parent-Link organi-
Also on a Monday, the existing sation which helps parents discuss
play packs library will be open at the problems of caring for children
330p.m. for parents to choose a bag as they grow up. This takes place on
of play ideas which they can use 21 November at 10a.m.
She would be pleased to meet any
with their children at home.
C " for coffee, chat and company betwen with any of the groups and can
OnWednesday,Chatterboxrneets parents who would like to join in
Facechoice 0 9a.m. and 12noon. Any parents with usually be found in the family mom
Pharmacy N.W. pre-school children, who would like on Monday,Tuesday orWednesday
to meet others, will be made very mornings. Otherwise leave a mes-
Freshbrook welcome. sage for her at the school office.
And on Mondays, a brand new Sheila stresses that parents do not
Village Centre 511,ardreswx group called Gear Box is starting a have to have a child at Freshbrook
Thrift Shop to give parents a chance School to join in with activities at the
Tel: 870226 to buy good quality, secondhand family room.
Opening Times: 'L46ne clothing at reasonable prices.
TheFamilyRoomunitisbeingco- • The Freshbrook Family Room
Monday - Friday ordinated by Sheila Cracknell, a does not have an overall name yet.
9am - 1pm teacher attached to the Early Years Any ideas for a theme or name to
215pm - 630pm Cileen on Education Project which has been Sheila Cracknell.
Tuesday
9am - 1pm; 215pm - 5pm 481758 Pupils go out 'n about
Saturday 9am - 12noon
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First and second year pupils from
Freshbrook School were roaming
the streets of the area during Octo-
CARTER, GOVIER, READ ber looking at the buildings, the
footpath routes, and landscape as
SOLICITORS part of a project entitled Freshbrook
Out and About.
Lydiard Park was included in
Contact us for all your legal needs their area of interest and each class
including spent a day in the park learning
about the wildlife and identifying
house sales & purchases, trees. They also had the chance to
stay overnight in the youth hostel
matrimonial matters and criminal law which included a night walk
around the park.
34 - 35 Commercial Road, Swindon Sketching gargoyles at St. Mary's,
Lydiard,from left, Candy Jarvis,Phillip
Tel: 617617 Lambert, Jodie Leftwich and rear,
Richard Wojciak