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The Link Magazine August 1993 3
4th July big bucks and bangs The
Independence Day on 4 July went with a bang at Pinkerton's American Complete
Bar and Grill on Shaw Ridge.
Over 2,000 people took part dur- Gorman opened the event which Hair& k M
ing the day, some having a go at raised £1,000 for the Swindon Busi- Beauty
bungee jumping, sumo wrestling, ness Cares for Children campaign to Service
barfly jumping surf boarding on a raise money for the NSPCC thera-
simulator, gladiator jousting and peutic centre for abused children.
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admiring a collecting of 30 Harley Right: Pinkertons manager Frank L
Davidsons. The day ended with McAlindon hands over the cash raised
fireworks.
on 4 July to Swindon Business Cares for
Swindon Town manager John Children vice-chair Maureen Connell
Unisex Hair&Beauty Salon
5 Coleview Parade
Confused councillors Nythe Road
Unfortunatelywe mixed up the coun- Jean Melville is in fact the County Coleview, Stratton
cillors representing Freshbrook and Councillor for Freshbrook and Tel: 832318
Grange Park on the political repre- Grange Park and Simon Cordon is
sentation page in last months West the Thamesdown District Council-
directory. lor for the area.
Letu Indian THE HOLLIES
North Swindon school for west (continued from front page) Cuisine
Mr Surowiec said that Green- way they would become isolated in TAKEAWAY & FREE Bed
down had never been planned to the community. DEU VERY SERVICE
cater for all West Swindon children One parent said she had moved to & Breakfast
and the Local Education Authority an area served by suitable schools No Minimum Order
had originally proposed to expand and objected to an arbitrary change Open 7 days a week in the country
Ridgeway and Bradon with perma- in catchment areas. The LEA's pro- including Bank Holidays
nent buildings, thus removing mo- posals were 'very divisive.' Tel: 854600 Evening meal
bile classrooms. A new building by arrangement
providing 300 places in permanent The new admission Opening Hours: Sunday to
accommodation at Ridgeway will proposals Thursday 530pm - Midnight Special rates for those
open in September, but central gov- 1. All children in West Swindon Friday & Saturday 530pm - 130am visiting relations
ernment restrictions on local author- have a right to attend 52b High Street, Wootton Bassett
ity borrowing had blocked new Greendown School. If it is Cheques only accepted with Bankers Tel: 770795
buildings at Bradon Forest. over-subscribed the LEA will Card and must be £7.50 or over
The Department for Education allocate a quota of places to
has also demanded that surplus each urban village.
school places be utilised. There are 2. If Ridgeway School is over-
currently 289 at Greendown and subscribed, priority would be
470 at Hreod Parkway. given to children living inToothill
Mr Surowiec said that future de- and Westlea, and also those Mq 0 1 fflORS
mand for school places could be met living in Freshbrook.
if mobile classrooms are retained at Professionally made Curtains, Valances,
Ridgeway, and another nearby 3. If there is too great ademandfor Tiebacks, Austrian Festoon, Blinds
school be designated. places at Bradon Forest, children Co-ordinating Wallpapers & Borders
He said that although Bradon living in Grange Park and Shaw
Forest will soon be Grant Main- would be given preference. Roller, Vertical, Venetian Blinds
tained, the school governors have Children from Freshbrook would Bedding, Lampshades, Furniture
indicated their willingness to oper- no longer have priority. Fabrics by the metre
ate within the County Council's 4. Children from Rough moor would Free Sample Loan • Measuring Service
admission arrangements. no longer have priority access Expert Fitting Service
Free transport would continue to to Bradon Forest and have
be provided to Bradon Forest and Hreod Parkway as their 38 Havelock Street Swindon
Ridgeway, but it would notbe avail- designated secondary school. Teb 513701
able to Greendown and Hreod However, should places be
Parkway because they are within available, they would have
the statutory three mile limit. higher priority to Bradon Forest
Parents at the Freshbrook meet- than children from Toothill,
ing said the major problem was a Westlea and Freshbrook. F"
lack of clear information on admis- GOGG LEBOX
sions procedures and the chances Safety of access and the lack of 91
that their children had of entering free transport to Hreod Parkway was
the school of their choice. The Edu- raised as a problem. Parents also Specialists in video
cation Department undertook to wanted to know how exam results and TV repairs
produce better information for this and standards compared between Free home estimates
autumn and organise admissions schools. All work guaranteed
advice meetings for parents. A report is due before the Wilt- Service from Sam - 9pm
At a meeting held at Brook Field shire Education Committee in Sep-
School on 5 July, parents from tember. If the proposals are agreed, NO CALL OUT CHARGE
Roughmoor expressed worries that they will come into force for Sep- Tel: Swindon 813485
their chances of getting children into tember 1994. However councillors
Bradon Forest were being reduced. might call for further investigation Microwave repairs service also
They felt that because a minority of and new arrangements would be
children would attend Hreod Park- delayed a year.