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6 HAYDON WICK & WOODHALL PARK
GUARANTEED PAUL DRAPER A long life celebrated
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uPVC Fascia, Friends and family came together at St John's Church, Haydon Wick
on 12 September to give thanks and to celebrate Hilda Lanyon's 100th
SAME DAY birthday.
LOCAL SERVICE Guttering
WHEREVER POSSIBLE Also present was the church's
& Cladding newest member, 12 day old Philip
WASHING MACHINES,

CLADDG FASCIAS Evans with his parents Judith and
TUMBLE DRIERS, TWIN TUBS,
Dave, who live at Peatmoor.
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Rev Raymond Adams con-
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ducted the thanksgiving service
for his older parishioner, speaking
WA S HC A RE of Hilda's indomitable spirit, de-
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cles and her faith. He ran through
SWINDON Tel: (01793) 825965 a few historical landmarks saying
01793 - 643785 3 Overton Gardens, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon that Queen Victoria was still on
the throne when Hilda was born.
She was five years old when the
first aeroplane struggled into the
GK air and aged 13 when Scott per-
ished in Antarctica.
At the tea party afterwards, Young and old together, Hilda Lanyon
DECORATORS Hilda received a birthday greeting at her centenary birthday party with
on a mobile 'phone. 12 day old Philip Evans with his par-
Mr Rotavator Interior & exterior Amongst the guests were mem- ents Judith and Dave at St John's
Creative Gardens painting and bers of her second husband's fam-
decorating ily, Betty and Albert Gibbins, who to the party for all their kindness.
Landscaping, Patios, decided three weeks before the Although Hilda started work as
Paths & Ponds, Fencing, Ceramic tiling party to surprise Hilda by flying a domestic servant at aged 14, and
Clearance & Free estimates over from Australia. life had been particularly hard for
General Maintenance The sprightly centenarian, who many years, she gave three rea-
Tel: 01793 recently moved to the Four Sea- sons for her long living. "Hard
ID I sons Residential Home in work, clean living and faith in God
o'xazZ da// 701394 Moredon, thanked those who came has seen me through 100 years."
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Top marks for new school
but children put at risk by car drivers

Haydonleigh School, which is barely two years old, has received a
glowing report by inspectors from the Office for Standards in Educa-
AT tion (Ofsted).
DISCOUNTED PRICES The school opened with 39 pu- picking up children as 'poor and
pils in September 1995 in a mobile potentially unsafe.'
SINGLE BEDS FROM £69.95 at Greenmeadow School and then The report recommends that the
DOUBLE BEDS FROM £94.95 moved to its permanent building school:
in Haydon Court Drive. Numbers • improve progress of more able
also Pine Beds, Metal Beds, Bunk Beds are now up to 275 children, with pupils by target setting
and Pocket Sprung Beds one hundred having arrived in Sep- • improve pupil progress in learn
tember alone. New children are ing by using lesson assessment
VISIT OUR SHOWROOM
being enrolled daily as families in planning
THE BED FACTORY move into the northern expansion, • develop a medium term plan
and mobile classrooms are already
for the growth in pupil
53 FLEET STREET, SWINDON in place to cope with further numbers
TELEPHONE 513999 growth from January. • reviewcar park safety.
The inspection team found a Headteacher Jon Swaffield said
'good school with many strengths that he, the teachers and the school
and few weaknesses.' The report governors were delighted with the
states that there are good relation- report. "The quality of our staff is
ships throughout the school where the secret to our success. We set
GARAGE DOOR CN pupils are well behaved and po- high standards and have high ex-
IR lite. Curriculum standards are pectations of our pupils."
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YOUR LOCAL GARAGE DOOR above average in listening skills,
SPECIALISTS speaking, numeracy, applying
maths and using science and in- Get martial at the
UP AND OVER GARAGE DOORS SUPPLIED, formation technology, and aver- Haydon Centre
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FITTED, REPAIRED (SPARE PARTS AVAILABLE) 0 age in reading and writing. Sci- Classes in Ki Aikido, the sophisticated
REMOTE CONTROL FOR INCREASED SECURITY ence at Key Stage 2 could be made and non-aggressive Japanese martial
more challenging for the more able art takes place at the Haydon Centre
SWINDON pupil. on Monday 7pm to 10pm, Thursday
Inspectors observed pupils run- 8pm to 10pm and Sunday 6pm to
01793 513796 ning between parked cars to meet 8pm under the guidance of 1st Dan
parents and the report criticised Black Belt Dave Powell.
Maxwell House • Maxwell Street Swindon arrangements for dropping and For more information, call 721962.