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Brook Field School Modelling Victorian times
Transfer your
Summer Fete
ex-company Children at Brook Field School took looking school ma'am with bun and
Saturday 13 June 2pm an unusual approach to studying bustle.
Pension Scheme into Crafts. Stalls of all description, Victorian times during the last week Before making the models, the
Fair Ground Rides, Netball & of term in May. children had to research what their
a Personal Pension Football shoot-outs. Bar-B-Q, With the help of public artist Lou Victorian ancestors were in the play-
To find out more, Jumble, Majorettes, Pony Hamilton, five groups of nine year ground and the games that were
talk to us today. and Trap Rides. olds each built life-sized people out played many years ago like marbles
Our advice is free, strictly Admission 20p of wire mesh, cardboard, yards of and hoop and stick.
When completed the characters
confidential and totally parcel tape, covered with coloured
tissue. The figures represented four will be displayed in front of a mural
without obligation. Shaw Ridge School Victorian children at play and a stern of a school.
Call Ian Tanner of Summer Fete Young artists, Helen Willmott and Lee Rivers in the front and from left, Victoria
Abbey Life on '"a',' Saturday 20 June Grey, Christopher Mills, Michelle Cole, Louise Crowhurst ,Lind say Palfreeman
(0793) 531293 or 2-6pm and Matthew Friend
(eves) 770356 Sideshows, stalls, loads of
events and lots of fun

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ShawWl News from
Karen Twyman writes: Shaw Ridge School
We had an excellent evening visit to Four educationalists from Indone-
()RE CRJTC The Body Shop on 27 April. We had sia paid a visit to the school at the
a short, informal talk on how Anita beginning of term. They were in the
Roddick had first started the busi- country to look at the best in British
DRIVEWAYS ness, and the problems she'd over- primary education and spent a
come, then we were given make-up whole day with the staff and chil-
demonstrations. It was another dren at the school.
evening when we were pampered, Two other notable events this year
c Pattern stamped and were able to try out any of the have been the boys completing their
products before purchasing. league football programme without
concrete in Shaw WI was the only branch in being beaten and only d ropping one
natural stone Swindon which entered the annual point and over 140 swimming
competition hosted by the Young awards being presented. At present
colours for Farmers Association. It's an Inter- there are only 2 or 3 children in the
paths, patios oganisation competition held be- whole of the juniors who do not
tween the WI,Townswomen's Guild swim
& driveways and the Young Farmers Association.
The theme this year was 'From A
Child's Bookshelf and we chose 'The Calling ladies
Owl and The Pussycat'. Pat The West Swindon Townswomen
r Wide range of Williams, Alison Kerr,CheiylMoore Guild meets every 2nd Thursday of
and I put a lot of work into our the month between 2pm-4pm at the
patterns and
Flagstone pattern being exhibit, which was on display at Community Room, Link Centre.
colours available imprinted into fresh concrete Rowdefield Farm, Rowde on Sun- The Guild has ladies of all ages
day 3 May. There were about fifty who enjoy a wide variety of talks
entries and whilst we didn't win, with time to discuss the subject with
We lay it, you'll love it our marks were very respectable, the speaker. There is a Play Reading
putting us well inside the top ten.
Group, Skittles Team and a Craft
On 15June we shall be listening to Meeting. There are also outings,the
Phone for FREE colour brochure NOW Sarah Finch Crisp talking about last being Warwick Castle, with
Lydiard House and its family, which many other events throughout the
0793 - 851250 days should be very interesting. Why not year.
join us? We meet at Shaw Commu- New members are always
0793 - 855303 eves nity Centre at 730pm. welcomed. If you would like to
For further details please ring Kay know more about the group please
concrete with a difference? Twyman on 871614. ring Stevie 873567.