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    New mobile arrives as numbers grow                          Electronic carer gets inside
                               The  pressures on Brook Field          Tamogochi secrets
                               School will be even greater from
                               Septemberwhen numbers of chil- Keen Tamogochi owner James   The Brook Field pupil also cares
                               dren on roll increase from 525 to  Boswell from Mears Drive, Shaw  for his Tamogochi, called Fredo, at
                               550.                       called excitedly in early July to  school by turning off the sound
                                 The message was clearly con- claim that he has the oldest in The  and caring for it at break times. "1
                               veyed to parents when yet another  Link distribution area.   really wanted a pet, but my mum
                               mobile was delivered to the site   James, 10, put down his pocket  wouldn't let me," said James.
                               during July.               money to buy the new little Japa- "Fredo needs more attention than
                                 Swindon Council has agreed to  nese electronic creature in mid- a pet, but he does not take as much
                               build a school at Roughmoor, next  June. With careful nurturing by  time. He's a good investment."
                               to the village centre. But the pre- pressing the right buttons on the   The electronic wizz-kid is so
                               dicted date for opening is 1999.   device, which includes playing and  good at caring for his Tamogochi
                                 "The school can cope with this  caring for it, feeding, toilet train- that school mates want to buy his
                               extra children, but we urgently  ing and discipline, he brought it to  secrets. James has been consider-
                               need the Roughmoor School to be  the maximum age of 99 years.   ing the offers.
                               built soon," said chair of the Brook   James Boswell and Fredo
                               Field Parents Action Group which
                               has campaigned for the new school                             Tj1iT'I'}'1)
                               over the last two years.
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          The lakeside pub proposed for Roughmoor Village Centre
   There is still time to view the outline plans for the long awaited
   Roughmoor village centre before they  go to  Swindon Council's
   planning committee in September.                           HPIRMOB111               WOOL SHOP
     Nearly ten years after the first  nursery, 22 houses and six flats.                   Large selection
   people arrived in Sparcells, a com- Dr Kandiah has had his perma-  :$flj               of wools including
   mercial consortium has finally  nent surgery on the site for the last   above               2/3/4 ply
   been found to commit itself to  two years.               flu'                          Knitting & sewing
   building the much needed facili-  The site for Roughmoor primary                          accessories
   ties on the north side of Peatmobr  school is located next to the village   Hairdressing in the
   Lagoon, next to the Chinese Expe- centre and will incorporate a com-  comfort of your home   Sirdar stockist
   rience restuarant.          munity centre.
     Large numbers of people saw   Comments on the plans can be   Free consultation
   the plans on display in Sparcells  made up to 10 August. They can   City & Guilds qualified
   Community Centre between 21  be viewed at Swindon Council's   8 years experience
   and 23 July, and talked to Swindon  planning department offices at   For all your hairdressing   FISHERS
   Council planning departrnentstaff  Premier House, Station Road. Prin-  requirements, ladies only, call Julie:   The Drive, Nythe
   about the proposals.        cipal planning officer Martin
     If the planning committee ap- Trewhella is responsible for the   Mobile: 0467 602641   Tel: 485456
   proves the scheme, the centre will  project and can be contacted on
   have a public house, six shops, a  466328.
    A model of the Roughmoor Village Centre to the north of Peatmoor Lagoon
              displayed at the first public exhibition in 1991                        0/'
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