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4 TOOTHILL
Clean up direct action Long term junior activities hoped for

Lack of landscape maintenance in a council estate has pushed ex-tenants A pilot scheme for a Junior Youth
Christine and Phil Court of Stamford Close, Toothill to take direct Club in Toothill has proved so suc-
action. was an eyesore like all the other cessful over the summer that the
A shrub bed owned by Thames- shrub beds in the Close, so we de- organisers want to run it on a more
down Council had become such an cided to do something about it. The permanent basis. Thirty children
unkempt eyesore outside the house council knows we've done it but we have turned up every Thursday
theybought five years ago that Chris have not heard anything." evening since the beginning of July
and Phil dug it up and laid turf. Now other owners and tenants in to play games, take part in activities
"We asked the council if we could Stamford Close are demanding ac- organised for them or read books
buy the shrub bed when we bought tion to have shrub beds outside their and play board games in a quiet
thehouse,but they turned us down," homes cleaned up or removed. A room.
said Chris. "But they haven't looked petition has been raised for shrub However to enable the club for
after it. The shrubs trapped the beds to be turned into car parking children aged 6 to 12 years to con-
rubbish and the bushes were knock- spaces to relieve the overcrowding tinue, a rota of volunteers to work
ing against the lounge window. It in the road. with the children needs to be built
up. The club will meet every
Chris and Phil Court and helpers who replaced nuisance shrubs outside theirhome
Thurday from 7pm to 9pm at
Toothill Farm, Bodiam Drive.
The volunteers will not be ex- Children at the Toothill Farm Junior
pected to attend every week and Youth Club who want the club to con-
there will be training sessions or- tinue from October onwards
ganised so that the less experienced
can pick up ideas to make the club the club, all potential volunteers will
interesting. be required to agree to police check.
'We've had good fun since we Anybody who would like to know
started in July and the children want more, or can offer their voluntary
us to keep going; but we badly need service to make the junior youth
more volunteers," said helper club a permanent attraction should
Caroline Bennett. contact Pam Pixton on 871212 ext
For the safety of the children in 235.

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June Bradley writes:
We've had a very busy month at evening to remember.
Tootleabrook WI. A few days later we all met at the
First we had a visit to Book Club Village Inn, Shaw for a meal and a
RON AHRENS RAY Associates where we were made night out together.
BUILDER MIZEN very welcome. We were given a On 1 October held a cake stall the
slide show followed by a touramund West Swindon Centre, by Asda,
DECORATOR the packing, despatching and ware- where we sold our renowned pro-
Repairs To All Makes house departments. Fmallywe were duce Profits from this will go to
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of high quality building & Commercial and fruit juice. year.
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Vacuum Cleaners
carpentry & plastering. September meeting, called her talk nualCraft and Produce Show. Why
Collection and Delivery 'Sleeping in Strange Beds' and this not come along and have a look?
All work guaranteed. proved to be as entertaining and Visitors and newcomers are al-
No job too small. 0793 881007 intriguing as the name suggested. ways welcome to join.
She was a professional actress We meet in the Community Room
Free estimates 33 Angus Close
Ramleaze and toured in rep. for many years. at Toothill School at 7.30pm on the
Telephone: 692134 West Swindon She entertained us very expertly third Wednesday of each month. If
(West Swindon) with stories of her life backstage, in you are interested call June Bradley
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