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14 FRESHBROOK & GRANGE PARK

Facechoice Helping develop life skills
Pharmacy IU14VD41 Children at Freshbrook School will be improving their life skills,
thanks to an education pack presented by West Swindon Lions Club.
Freshbrook Village Centre
Freshbrook The pack - Skills for the Primary handle themselves and become
Village Centre Your local School Child -contains educational more aware of the choices they
material designed to help children will face in life. Areas covered
Tel: 870226 hair care salon include health education, grow-
ing and changing, citizanship, en-
Opening Times: Open: vironmental issues, careers guid-
Monday ance and economic understand-
900am - 500pm
Monday - Friday
Tues, Wed 900am - 600pm ing.
9am- 1 p
Thursday Lion president Brian Haynes
900am - 800pm
215pm -6pm said the club is looking forward to
Friday 900am - 700pm
Saturday Saturday 830am - 130pm hearing how the pack is put to use.
9am - 12noon Left: Freshbrook School deputy head
Tel: (01793) 873217
Angela Holman receives the educa-
tion pack from Lion president Brian
Haynes
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THE OD Countrywide Cameras brings security hopes
Residential Lettings
JOB MAN Traders at Freshbrook Village Cen- of having to clear up the mess af-
LANDLORDS - CAN YOUR
tre are banking on newly installed terwards.
Small building work, AGENT OFFER THIS? closed circuit TV cameras at Fresh- Vandalism has been rife at the
carpentry, joinery, painting & * UKs Largest Letting Company brook Village Centre to deter fur- centre for several years and the
decorating, fitted wardrobes * Over 80 Branches Nationwide ther vandalism to their premises. traders repeatedly complained to
and kitchens, plugs and * Rent Protection Scheme Five of the six businesses at the the council and the police for meas-
washers fitted * Computerised Accounting centre have contributed £5,000 to ures to combat the problem. In
"No job too small" West Swindon Centre the total cost of the £20,000 system April last year, Dillons conven-
Tel: (01793) 882121 put in by Thamesdown Council, ience store was gutted by fire after
Very reasonable prices the first at any local shopping cen- a ram raid.
/IIKLN'\ Free property list available
Free estimates tre in Swindon.
All the businesses have suffered
Call Tony, the Odd Job TAYLORS the cost of smashed windows and
Man on 01793-886022
ESTATE • AGENTS break-ins and the inconvenience
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Group fairwell
EXPLORE THE, 60 Greendown playgroup said a sad
farewell in April to Sherry
Quarless, their supervisor for the
nrricc r%r past two years. Sherry was pre-
sented with a gold neckless from
committee members and parents
q,.fr and a beautiful basket of flowers
CHINA from the children for her contribu-
tion to the happiness and well be-
ing of the children.
Sample the exotic cuisine The new supervisor is Sharron
Roberts who was previously an Waiting for deterrence to take effect,
of Sichuan, Peking, Canton assistant for the group. from left, Martin Cole, assistant man-
Greendown playgroup which ager at Dillons store, Paula Hughes,
& Hong Kong with a visit to meets in the Len Hobbs Suite at proprietor of Cut 'n Dry Salon,
Greendown School, Grange Park Brendan Ball, dentist
has some vacancies for children, Freshbrook dentist Brendon Ball
7W4 &A 7"Za three to five years old. For more said it was wonderful to see the
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details contact Sharron on 872745 cameras up. "I'm sorry we have to
or registration secretary Lesley have them, but I hope they act as a
Harris on 875205. deterrant to the poor behaviour at
'et Scdo'4 6z4e the village centre. I very much
hope the village centre can return
ee4e ea&a New for toddlers to being a pleasant environment
Playmates parent and toddler for all to enjoy."
Established 1982 group which meets in the Len Cut 'n Dry salon owner Paula
Hobbs Community Suite at Green- Hughes, who had her front door
Takea way prices, restaurant value, down School in Grange Park on kicked in again during April, said
Tuesday from 145pm to 345pm she hoped the cameras will put a
delivery service has vacancies for newcomers. stop to vandals doing damage to
The large room provides lots of traders who are trying to provide a
Freshbrook Village Centre space for children to use ride-on local service to the community.
and trampoline toys and there is Inspector Andy Tatum from
Tel: (01793)873178 an organised activity weekly. Westlea station said the police were
To join the friendly group, con- keen on CCTV systems as they are
tact Lisa Tyne on 877029. successful in preventing crime.

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