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Music makers win prizes Club needs help Facechoice
FACES,orFreshbrookActivityClub
FreshbiookSchool musicians scored Every Saturday, is a junior youth Pharmacy
successes in the Swindon MusicFes- dub for 6 to 11 year olds which
tival at the end of April. meets at Freshbrook Community Freshbrook
Thirteen recorder players, aged 9 Centre during term time from lOam
to 11 years, took the first prize with to 12 noon on Saturdays. Village Centre
85 marks and a distinction. They are looking for more adult Tel: 870226
The 46 pupil choir just missed out volunteers to help out on a rota basis
on thewinningpositionbyone point. at club meetings. Enthusiasm is Opening Times:
The groups were coached by needed and anybody who can su-
teacher Charlott Cowell who said pervise netball, or arts and crafts Monday - Friday
she was very pleased by the chil- activities will be very welcome. 9am- 1pm
dren's effort. 'They all worked ex- Interested helpers should drop 2.1 5pm - 6pm
tremely hard and achieved a very into the community centre on Satur-
high standard. The children en- day morning or call 870334 for more Saturday
joyed entering and attended the ex- information. 9am- 12noon
tra rehearsals with great enthusi-
asm.
"The choir did very well and the
recorder group were thrilled to gain The recorders with Charlotte Cowell,
a shield for the school." above, and the choir below

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TheFreshbmokVilageGroupholds "We had plans for developing the
its Annual General Meeting on centre and offering more to the com-
Wednesday 9 June at 8pm in munity at last years meeting but a SECURITY BARRIER
Freshbrook Community Centre. serious fire and two major break-ins
By its constitution, everybody during during the last few months Windows are the most vulnerable security areas
who lives in Freshbrook and Grange upset our ideas. It means that we in your home. Over 40% of forced entries to property
Park is automatically a member of have had to work harder to keep the are through downstairs, rear casement windows.
the organisation and all are invited centre healthy.
to attend the meeting to hear reports 'The centre is here for the whole That's why we at Kingfisher insist on fitting
of the last year. There will be discus- community and large numbers of Saracen high security equipment to our
sion about plans for next year and a people use the toddler and play-
new executive committee will be group, the keep fit classes, the lace superb range of uPVC windows and doors.
elected. making group, the licensed bar and
This year will be the fifteenth year for lots of private functions. Why? Because they include:
since the first residents started to get "Local people have responsibility • Shoot Bolt Locks - which
together in each others houses to for running the building, it's not the bolt directly into the frame
talk about making a community in local council. We employ a centre offering unrivalled
the area. managerand other staff, butitmeans
The Village Group has an overall that residents have to support the resistance to forced entry
brief for community issues, though people on the management com- • Friction Hinges - designed and
in reality most of its time is spent on mittee and also volunteer to come tested to the highest standards
managing the community centre. forward to join it. And if committee
Things looked encouraging at last work is not for you, we always want to prevent breakage
year's annual meeting but several to hear of offers of help with mainte- Call us for a serious discussion.
set backs during the last twelve nance and decorating." Ask to see the video.
months have dented morale and fi- Next year will be the tenth anni-
nances said FVG chairman Terry versary of Freshbrook Community
Isles. Centre. Kingfisher Conservatories & Windows
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