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No. 116 • November 1991 • Circulation 10,500 96 - 99 Manchester Road, Swindon
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Bonfire and Firework displays In the West

Friday 1 November Saturday 2 November Tuesday 5 November
Toothill Farm Centre Events Field, Lydiard Park, Westlea School
Bodiam Drive off Hook Street Langstone Way
Toothill Gates open 6pm, Bonfire 6.30pm, Westlea
6pm. Free Fireworks 7pm 6pm - 7pm
(Donations gratefully received) Adults £1, Children 50p. Refreshments Guy competition
(Note: This event has been moved from
Ghouls, ghosts, dance performance Lydiard Millicent Parish Hall as publicised Refreshments
by local youngsters. Bring your in the October Link magazine) Tickets £1, Children 60p
guys for the fire, refreshments on the gate
Organised by 1st Purton & Lydiard Scouts

Free half term bonfire workshop Free pre-school play with fire
Children have the chance to get into the spirit of bonfire night (with
leftovers from Halloween) at a Haunted House Workshop, all afternoon
on Friday 1st November, starting at 1230pm.
Marie Brett from Swindon's Town Hall Dance Studios is organising a
craft and dance workshop at Toothfll Farm Centre, Bodia m Drive. Young-
sters will be making lanterns, bats, gouts and ghosties, and some will be
working on a dance to be performed in front of the crowds at the bonfire
at the farm during the evening.
The workshops are entirely free and youngsters should just turn up
ready to make and create.
Playscheme seasonal fun
West Swindon's free playscheme - WASPS - joined in with the spirit of
Halloween and Guy Fawkes with a week of half term activities for 5 to 12
year olds at Toothill Farm starting 28 October.
Pictured below, some of the youngsters with their indoor bonfire sculpture, rockets
and witches hats

The new FOCUS committee advertising their fire works hop,from left, Sue Sharpe,
Chris Woodward, Audrey Hutchinson, Maria Bastin, Stephanie Ahmed, Kate
Bason, Glynys Guntripp, Val Jordan
Under Fives are getting in on the rocket. It's entirely free!
seasonal celebrations with their Of course there will be a fire
own Guy Fawkes event on Tues- safety display and Wiltshire Fire
day 5 November. Brigade's Welephant will be visit-
The West Swindon Focus on ing the workshop to get the safety
Under5s is organising Fire Work- message across.
shop in the Community Suite at There will be refreshments and a
the Link Centre. There will be red raffle at the workshop which takes
and orange playdough, model place between lOam and midday.
making, a story cornerand a chance
for children and parents to help • New Focus committee looks for-
make a bonfire collage and a giant ward to future events - page 3.

Putting some balance into the education arguement
Last month we featured exam result and comments from the headteachers of Bradon Forest, Greendown and Ridgeway Schools, the three
secondary schools designated to receive West Swindon children. Regrettably, Greendown was the brunt of sensationalist and unfair reporting
in the local evening paper during October. On pages 14 and 15 the head, staff and ex-students of Greendown put the record straight.