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Youth project set back INDIVIDUAL TUITION
ALL SUBJECTS - ALL AGES
A plan to set up a youth support looking at new ways to cater for in West Swindon. "We're disap- No obligation quotation
office at the Link Centre will go young people in West Swindon. pointed by not getting the grant, or brochure from
ahead, despite being denied a Another part of the project is to but we are looking at alternatives.
grant from a Home Office anti- rebuild two football walls in the 'The area has a large and still PREMIER TUTORS
crime initiative. Link Centre coach park which were growing teenage population, and 01793 - 814354
Wiltshire County youth commit- vandalised four years ago. Young- the leisure facilities in the area at-
tee have taken over the lease for a sters now play football and hang tracts young people from further
floor at the Link and new efforts which aggravates relations with together statutory agencies and School
vacant office suite on the ground around the entrance to the centre, afield. There is a need to bring
are being made to attract cash to other users. voluntary organisations so that
open a youth facility. Steve Vaughan, Thamesdown young people can get information Leavers!
A working party made up of Council's Sports Equity Manager, and advice in one place. We envis-
representatives from Wiltshire, said there is a need to bring to- age help on health and drug aware-
Thamesdown, the police and vol- gether and coordinate a whole va- ness, teenage pregnancy and youth ITS NOT
untary organisations has been riety of services for young people counselling.
TOO LATE
Cameras to watch out for crime
.to apply for a full
Freshbrook traders are delighted that Thamesdown Council have time course at
agreed to install TV cameras around the village centre - the first at a
local shopping centre in Swindon. Swindon's highly
After two years of complaint "It has taken time to get action, successful
about vandalism and intimidation but we're pleased that local busi-
of villagecentre users by young nesses and the council have been
people hanging around shops, the able to work out a solution. The
council has accepted traders' pro- - cameras should make Freshbrook New College
posals for a closed circuit televi- centre a safer place." Swindon
sion system costing £25,000. All but one of the six centre trad-
Earlier this year Dillons general ers have agreed to contribute to Top of the A-level
store was destroyed by fire after a the cost of the CCTV system which league in '94!
ram raid and a £60,000 bid to the will be complemented by security
Home Office for cameras linked to guard patrols. Even better results
a central control room was turned Inspector Andy Tatum from
down. Westlea police station welcomed in '95!
But Freshbrook dentist Brendon the decision to install the cameras Sheila Harrod of the Kentwood
Ball said the traders always wanted which should be in place by the Choir opened the Haydon Wick Ring Admissions on
a simple system. "We're pleased end of October. Emmanual Church orchard fete on
the council has listened to us. An Thamesdown Council's deputy 19 August. (01793) 611470
expensive, centrally monitored leader Derek Benfield said, "the Nursery rhymes was the theme and or write or call in to
system wasn't necessary. We want council is backing the scheme be- Sheila is pictured above with two of
cameras as a dererrant and to cause it's what the community the organisers, Lubeylou Sue Love, Helston Road, Park North
record wrongdoing. Freshbrook wants. I'm confident it will be an left, and Andy Pandy Jean North Swindon, SN3 2LA
is a small place and the trouble effective deterrent to crime and
makers are well known. petty vandalism."
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Right: Lulu Quinn at the start
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