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6 WESTLEA
Poster prods cyclists Paranoid pooch
Bike owners in Swindon town centre will soon be reminded that bike security is important thanks to Swindon picks up top dog
police and a poster designed by Christopher Rogers from Westlea School.
awards
Christopher's poster won a com-
petition run by the police at the Sheila Mitchell reports:
Westlea School school to promote the use of new They say that every dog has its day
Circus Theme Fete bike security bars to be installed in and at the Thamesdown Animal
Saturday 26 June,2pm the town centre during June. Sanctuary Dog Show held at the
PC Trevor Ca rlton fromSwindon Polo Ground on 8 May, Noggin, the
Stalls including raffle, face police, who raised £3,000 sponsor- two year cross border collie owned
painting, juggling, tombola, ship from business to instal 60 secu- by the Clifforde family from
white elephant and more rity bars, said he turned to the school Whittington Road, Westlea, proved
Admission 30p, children free as he knew that some good ideas that the day was definitely his.
would be put forward. "Chris-
topher's poster is an excellent piece
Auction success of work," he said.
Well over 200 people attended a At a special assembly on 13 May,
Grand Auction at Westlea School on Christopher was presented with a
Saturday 15 May where £400 was framed copy of his poster and a tee
raised for school funds proving that shirt with his design printed on it.
all the hard work which had gone He will be a guest of honour in early
into organising the auction was June when the security bars are un- Christopher Rogers with PC Trevor
worthwhile. veiled for use. Carlton at Westlea School

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For what you might ask? We all know how we
Lisa and Charles Clifforde with Noggin
look forward to The Link coming through our
The Thamesdown Animal Sanc-
doors every month, but you didn't tell me that tuary rescued Noggin last year after
so many people read it. he had been found wandering, in a
neglected state, around Swindon.
TheCliffonie family adopted himin
Since we advertised in The Link we have been October. At first he was very fright-
inundated with enquiries for our Trial Flights to ened and insecure, showing signs
that he had been maltreated. When
such an extent that we ran out of gift vouchers
left on his own he would be quite
necessitating a rushed print run for some more. destructive, leaving chaos in his
wake, as he ran around the house in
Why should we run out? Well, although we panic. If left in the car, he would
begin to chew the upholstery. The
advertised on the local radio and with other family persevered and within a few
media we have never had such a good response months love and devotion won the
day for he had been transformed
as we have had from your magazine.
into a sociable, lovable dog.
At the dog show he won the 'Best
As a thank you to both you and your readers we Cross Breed over eighteen months'
offer the competition below. We will soon be taking aerial shots followed by the cup for the overall
'Best Cross Breed'. Finally, he won
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had impressed the judges because
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