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FRESHBROOK & GRANGE PARK 5

New crisis hits community centre Sales start again
Eyes down
Indoor car boot sales are back at Bingo every Sunday evening
Viv Dipper appeals for more support at a
reconvened annual general meeting on 4 October Freshbrook Community Centre Doors open 7pm

Every Sunday morning Eyes down 7.40pm
Do only 9 people care what happens to Freshbrook Community Centre? from 8 October
Freshbrook Community Centre
Cash prizes, everyone welcome
That is how many turned up for martial arts lessons, dog club, the 9am - 12 noon.

the AGM on 6 September. No need to book. £5 per pitch Phone 872450 for more details
Turnpike bar and many other
Freshbrook is one of the busiest groups that regularly meet there. Phone 872450 for more details
commuity centres in Swindon and Please spare an hour to come to the
without more support there will next ACM on 4 October at 8pm New hair care arrangements
be no playgroup, mother and tod- and show that you care about your The new owner of Freshbrook's
"The friendly people, theground
dlers, dancing lessons, youth club, community centre.
floor location and easy parking
Cut 'n Dry hair salon is Paula
Hughes who took over in June.
were all attractions,' said Paula.
The salon has been completely
Playground key to good behaviour With twelve years experience in
refurbished and now stocks the
hairdressing, Paula used to run a
Tigi range of haircare products. It
salon in Old Town before moving
also opens six days a week.
to Freshbrook.
Mrs Lesley Taylor MBChA, MSSCh
Qualified Surgical Chiropodist
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Surgery or Home Visits
Also offering Reflexology
For an appointment please telephone
(01793) 849914 anytime
Facechoice

Pharmacy SHOWERS
Children at Freshbrook School waiting for shrubs and trees Freshbrook * Repairs to most types
to be planted in a new quiet playground of showers
Village Centre
Freshbrook School is becoming a Toddler Group T o * Electric showers installed
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happier place because of moves to iei.. o,u I
* Pumped power showers
improve behaviour. vacancies Opening Times: * Gravity showers
A whole range of policies, pro- Greendown Playmates is a very installed
cedures and physical changes to friendly group of mothers and tod- Monday - Friday
school facilities are promoting dlers, writes Ann Edwards. 90m - 1pm * Showers up-graded
positive relationships between We meet every Tuesday at 2.1 5pm - 6pm ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS $
children and staff says headteacher 145pm until 345pm in the Len
Phillip Gurney. Hobbs Suite at Greendown School Saturday A&M SERVICES
"We asked the children and par- in Grange Park, There is an initial 9am 12flOOfl () (01793) 874240
ents how the school should de- membership fee of £1 plus 70p per
velop. One of the main complaints family per week.
was the lack of places to sit and We offer a supervised activity
talk without risk of being hit by a every week for those children who UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
football. So with help from Mat- want to join in. There are lots of
thew Hawkins of the Community toys to share, refreshments for both
Forest team at Thamesdown, we children and mothers and we end
have changed the playground ar- each week with a sing song. C4D
rangements. We now have a hard Your first visit is free, so why not
play area with goals and low walls come along to see for yourself just
and a quiet playground which will how friendly we really are. We
soon be planted up." look forward to welcoming some Paula Hughes
He said the physical changes new members to our group very
were linked to the staff develop- soon' and her staff at
ment programme which aims to Freshbrook qY
set new behaviour standards. "We Freshbrook Mother & Toddler Village Centre are
want to raise pupils self-esteem so Group runs twice weekly sessions
that they take responsibility for for children to play and for parents pleased to welcome
their own behaviour. We've had a to meet. customers old and new
successful 'yellow card' system in It is a friendly group who meet
force since January where children at Freshbrook Community Centre -
New opening hours:
who misbehave are penalised. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Monday 9am - 5pm -
"We're very pleased with the 9.30am - 1130am. Refreshments Tues, Wed 9am - 6pm
progress. There's an improvement are always available. The hall is Thursday 9am - 8pm
in relationships and it means teach- fully enclosed and there are trikes, Friday 9am - 7pm
ers can be more effective in the slides and an activity table for safe Saturday 830am - 130pm *
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classroom. play. So why not go along and
Paula, centre, and left to right,
He said many parents have com- relax with a cuppa whilst your chil- Tel: (0179 3) 873217
mented favourably on the changes. dren have fun. Emma, Julie, Phillippa, Kin