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20 NEWS & VIEWS
Silence & signatures for
A.E. Greendown firstyear students Claire
Comic Relief
Chaplin from Toothill and Tracy
PAVING Hearn from Shaw raised £20 by not
saying a thing for a whole day. Re-
sisting the urge to talk and a great
Block Paving deal of provocation they kept mum
Specialist all day.
Left: Claire and Tracy on the right of the
Patios, Paths, photo with half shaven teacher Chris
Gill, Sarah Ridding from Freshbrook
Driveways. and Angela Clayton from Grange Park
No job too small on the left.
On the right, Freshbrook teachers
'Phone: 876066 Lynn Evans and Kevin Dodds were
on the receiving end of budding
graffiti artists when they allowed
themselves to be adorned with the in addition to £120 raised from chil-
signature of anyone willing to pay dren paying not to wear school
* I up. Altogether they raised over E40, uniform.
R.T. Farley RON AHRENS
BUILDER
Landscape Gardener : DECORATOR Link Centre - to be or not to be
in West Swindon : Specialising in all aspects
20 years experience. : of high quality open access
building work
Turfing, Paving, : A public meeting on 19 March to some who want to shut young peo-
especially decorating, discuss access to the Link Centre ple out, and the majority who recog-
Fencing, Pergolas, :
ill identified confusion over the role of nise there are few places in West
carpentry & plastering.
Planting New the centre and the needs of young Swindon where young people can
All work guaranteed. people as issues that require greater go to be with their friends.
Gardens, Rockery :
No job too small. attention. Ian Drummond from Shaw at-
Construction, Crazy : Free estimates A sub-committeeofThamesdown tended the meeting. He said, "the
Paving etc. Telephone: 692134 Council's Arts and Recreation council should clarify what the Link
(West Swindon) Committee is reviewing what Centre is for. Is it a sports centre, an
Tel-875174 4 should be done to protect staff, us- arts facility or community centre,
ááàà ó..à ers and the building following an and who is the Mail public area for?
increase in abuse by a small number It would boa disgrace if bouncers on
of individuals. the door were employed to decide
Restricted evening access for some who should be allowed in."
users, more bouncers or the use of A report on the access policy is to
turnstiles with an entry charge have be considered bycoundillors in April.
been suggested solutions. Evening Advertiser reporter Jules
Meeting organiser Community Stenson says that he did not write in
SOLIDLY BUILT FENCING
- BY THE PROFESSIONALS Development Officer Laurence his paper that a 50p entry charge is
Yeoman said opinion ranged from to be introduced at the Link Centre.
SAME DAY DELIVERIES
OUR PRICES CANT BE BEATEN!!
Songs raish cash for Prospect Foundation
The Link Centre 45+ Club held an who said that the donation was a
afternoon of music from the shows very helpful contribution to their
in aid of Swindon's Prospect Foun- need for £2,000 a day to operate.
dation in February. Pictured below with Arthur Mason in
£120 was raised which was pre- the centre, Norman Bowles, social sec-
sented last month to Arthur Mason, retary (left) and Les Peach, chair of the
chairman of Prospect Foundation, 45+ Club
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Raymond Stansfield
DECORATOR
with over 30 years experience.

Craftsman in Paint and Decor
SPECIALIST in Paperhanging, Graining,
Marble, and Decorative Effects & Finishes.

Telephone: (0793) 874299