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r Help for working parents as
THE COMPLETE After School Club future is guaranteed
ELECTRICAL
Eighteen months after a loud cam- 7,000 to the voluntary group that will run it as an activity centre for
SERVICE paign which included a banner runs the scheme after April. youngsters aged five through to
G. Stevens Electrical wavingprotest on theThamesdown Last September the three session twenty.
N.I.C.E.I.C. Approved Council civic office steps, the future a week after school club started to Vacancies
Commercial, Industrial of Toothill's After School Care open every weekday afternoon so The Toothill After School Scheme
scheme is assured. that working parents could be guar- has places available for children who
& Domestic Installations Now the scheme wants to expand anteed care for their children. need care every afternoon or those
Full inspection & testing its activities by taking on the lease of Diane Stuckey, chair of the par- who just want to come on certain
of premises undertaken its own building. ent's management committee, said days.
The Allied Dunbar Charitable she was delighted by the cash. "We Children aged five to 11 who at-
Fire/Intruder Alarms Trust financed the project for two went to five afternoons a week not tend Toothill and Oliver Tomkins
Specialists years and Thamesdown Council's knowing if we would have the Primary Schools are eligible to at-
Community Development Com- money to carry on after April 1991. tend the scheme. They are collected
Swindon 870948
mittee have now agreed to grant We're very glad that Thamesdown when school finishes and take part
11 has secured our future." ma variety of activities includingart
The Toothill project is the first and craft work, games, projects and
after school care scheme in the Bor- quiet activities. The emphasis is on
RALPH RON AHRENS ough. A further 24 projects are be- giving children the freedom to relax
PALMER BUILDER ing planned over the next five years. and choose which activities they
The project employs three people want try.
DECORATOR who care for children between Telephone Diane Stuckey on
PHARMACY Specialising in all aspects 3.15p.m. and 6.15p.m. at Toothill 529463 or drop in to talk to the staff
3 Deerhu.rst Way, of high quality Farm community centre, and re- at Toothill Farm any afternoon.
building work cently employed a Development • The After School scheme is
Toothill especially decorating, Worker who is looking at how the desperate for the use of a mini-bus
Hours of Opening: carpentry & plastering. scheme can respond to needs. Be- for half an hour each afternoon to
fore school, weekend and holiday collect children from school.
Mon - Fit care are all being considered. • The scheme would like to receive
9a.m. - 1p.m. Al work guaranteed. The parent's management com- donations of old games and clothing
No job too small.
230p.m. - 6p.m. Free estimates mittee is negotiating with for the dressing up box.
Thamesdown to take on the lease of Call Diane Stuckey with offers of
Telephone., 692134
Sat. 9a.m. - 12 noon (West Swindon) the Toothill Youth Club building to help.
Some of the youngsters at the After School Club with new staff, carer Immelda
Telephone: 512063 Byrne, left, and Development Worker Karen Drake, from left, Kerry Powell, Kerry
Munn, Nicholas Dodds, Kerry Jennings, Nicola Holt, Simon Jennings, Richard
Dodds, Cheryl Guildford and Julie-Anne Rathbone.
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• LATE NIGHT Take a break and do something
SURGERIES different with Tootlea Brook W.I.

Karen Ryman writes:
• 24 HOUR Do you fancy an evening away from the television, children or even
husband?
EMERGENCY If so, then come along and meet some new friends at Tootlea Brook W.I.
We meet once a month at Toothill School. We have some very interesting
TREATMENT and varied talks and demonstrations and discuss issues that affect us all.
WESTLEA Recently we have held a fashion show, barn dance, cake stall and had fun
TOOTH ILL and games at our Christmas party.
Our next two meetings will be held on Wednesday 20 February, and
TEL: .881919 Wednesday 20 March, at 7.30p.m.
If you feel that you am too shy to come along on yourown, please contact
me and I will take you along. For further details telephone Karen Ryman
on 695499.