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4 TOOTHILL
Songs to remember VE Day

A troupe of Townwomens Guild but had difficulty finding the
songsters performed wartime fa- words for her group to sing this
vourites at Toothill Community time around.
Centre's yE Day party on Monday She did not celebrate on yE Day
8 May. 50 years ago. Instead she went for
Musical director Joan Furlong a long walk thinking about her
played and sang the numbers at husband Lesley in Italy with the
forces dances when she served in RAF. She did not see him until he
the WAAF between 1942 and 1944, was demobbed in 1948.
Pictured left, Townswomen Guild singers, from left, Stevie Stevens, Molly
Simms, Ethel West, Joan Furlong, Vera Smith, Isabel Lawrence, Liz Paget,
Lylie Saunders

Guild to find out about Book-keeper wanted
library services Toothill After School club is
Doreen Shaw writes looking for a an experienced
The speaker for our May meeting voluntary book-keeper to join its
was Mrs Gardiner who showed us management committee. To offer
her embroidery, patchwork and help, call Debbie on 876746.
pulled thread work and also some
All your shopping needs under 1915. They must have infinite pa- Outdoor project
of her mother's that was worked in
one roof at Swindon Market tience for all the small stitches and gets going
To SyAndon detail that was in every piece.
(formerly Greeenbridge Market)
at Faraday Road, Dorcan Our speaker for June in Joyce
Kirk-Brown from West Swindon
Open every: Large car boot library who will be talking about
sale on Sundays
Wednesday some of the specialist services that
I
Saturday, Sunday Large free car our local library has to offer. There
9am - 4pm park will be time for questions at the
end of her talk.
Our next meeting is 8 June, 2pm
1(),
MARKErS at the Link Centre. If you would
Wendy Fair Markets, The Old Workhouse, Ducks Hill Road, Ruislip, Middlesex like to know more about the Guild
Telephone: 01895 -675558, Fax: 01895-621042 contact Doreen on 693707 or Stevie
on 873567
Lent backing for PMH
DR PETER SWINYARD Special Baby Care

THE PHOENIX SURGERY
Posing with wood-look plastic tables,
Dr Peter Swinyard wishes to inform from left, Julie Harris, Amy Lomas,
Lloyd Smutek, Aaron Alexander,
his patients that he is still practicing from Donna Huddy, Lyndsey Murray
Ashington House while awaiting Parents, staff and children at
planning permission for his Toothill School spent several day
during May sprucing up their
new development in Toothill.
school grounds.
The usual full range of medical and The school has started a ten year
plan to develop the school grounds
nursing services is available.
into an outdoor learning environ-
For all enquiries, appointments, ment. Thousands of trees are to be
planted and pathways and flower
visits and new registrations,
beds created.
please telephone 433211 (fax 433903) Flower beds were dug on
When children at Toothill's Oliver National School Grounds Day in
Tomkins Junior School heard that early May. Two further digging
Surgery times:
former teacher Bridget Osborne days were held during BT Envi-
Monday: had a twelve week premature baby, ronmental Week from 22 to 26 May
8.30am - noon
4pm - 7pm
3pm - 6pm
8.30am - noon
Tuesday: they decided to contribute part of to spread topsoil on the beds.
their Lent collection to the PMH Muscle power was again in evi-
Wednesday: 8.30am - noon
Special Baby Care Unit. dence on 25 May when a pile of
8.30am - noon
Thursday: Mrs Osborne visited the school woodchippings were wheel-
2pm - 3pm 4pm -6pm in early May to tell the children barrowed and spread on a new
(antenatal) about her experiences and to show path leading to the school' pond.
Friday: off baby Joanna who was 2.2 lbs at Three tables and benches were
3pm - 6pm
8.30am - noon
birth. also moved into position to make
Saturday:
lOam - noon (not every week)
Pictured with Bridget Osborne and an outdoor classroom. Although
Nurse appointments by arrangement Joanna,from left, Samantha Langley, they look like wood, the furniture
Pavandeep Bains, Laura Archer, Craig is entirely plastic and very heavy
Shand, Lara Janik, Matthew Holden to deter thieves.