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WESTLEA 7
After School Club faces closure
WE PAY CASH
Westlea After School Club could management committee. club going five afternoons a week
close this year, unless major grants "The club has met a great need to In the short term attendance fees FOR SECOND HD
are forthcoming from business or support Westlea families. It has ena- for children are likely to rise.
Thamesdown Council. bled both parents to get jobs, many LocalcouncifiorMauriceFarming MODEL RAILWAY
The club, which opened in 1991 have come off IncomeSupport, some said Thamesdown would continue
and now caters for thirty children have been able to take up training with its £5,000 a year grant and EQUIPMENT
on five afternoons a week, was courses. It's surprising how many every effort was being made to give
launched afterthe Council provided single parents there are in this area. more as budget plans became clearer FROUDE & HEXTI<
a building next to Westlea Primary "We don't want to return to the towards the end of the financial year. 83 Victoria Road
School and a grant to match a £10,000 'latch-key kid' situation which "1 know the uncertainty is un-
over two years donation from West prompted local people to campaign helpful to the dub which definitely Old Town, Swindon
Swindon based National Power. for the club in the first place." meets a need. But nobody can guar-
Other company and charity do- The club has written to over 60 antee their full grant applicationcan Tel: (0793)
nations were also gained. companies and trusts locally and be met," said Coun. Fanning. 'The 522098
However all could be lost if more nationally and has received a cheque amount of grant aid is limited and
money is not found said Julie Bailey, for £500 towards the running costs we are underpressure to meet needs Scalextric Service - Spares & Repairs
chairperson of the club's volunteer of E15,000 a year needed to keep the across the town."
r R.T. Fancy
Xmas present
for school Landscape Gardener
Christmas cheer came to Westlea in West Swindon
School in a big way when the record 20 years experience.
breaking takings of £3,400 from the
annual Christmas fayre on 27 No- Turfing, Paving,
vember were counted. Fencing, Pergolas,
School secretary Yvonne Adams
said everybody was very surprised Planting New
by the total. "We had a tremendous Gardens, Rockery
number of donations from parents Construction,
and many put in a great deal of hard
work making cakes and craft items. Crazy Paving etc.
The day itself was very crowded. ".. Tel: 875174
We would like to thank everybody The Little Angels at the Westlea School Christmas production, from left, Sophie
for their wonderful support." Popjoy, Kieran Doswell, Matthew Dart, Alice Rumsey. Front, Sian Carroll

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