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Schools celebrates 10th year with unique prize
DIAMOND
On offer at the Brook Field School
tenth anniversary summer fete / TELEVISION
draw in June will be a unique
prize - a mini-cricket bat signed
by the England team which won LOOK!!
the third test match against the
West Indies in early March.
Glamorgan player Robert Croft We now sell NEW
noticed Brook Field parent Mike
Rees holding a Neath rugby club * Washing machines
banner. A chat in the the bar led to * Tumble dryers * Dishwashers
the player organising the rest of * Fridge/freezers * Microwaves
the squad to sign two bats, one of * Kettles - irons - toasters, etc
which will be raffled in June.
Linda Richards, chair of the Why shop at Diamond?
Friends of Brook Field Committee, Because we offer you
said she hoped the bat will, help 5*
raise a lot of money for the school our SERVICE
Mike Rees thinks the bat might Linda Richards, centre, holds up the cricket bats with Mike Rees, left, and 1 Friendly and helpful staff
mark England's only win on the Brook Field head Roger Nicholas, with pupils, clockwise, Jon Kilcar, Kylie 2 We will endeavour to source
West Indies tour. Stanton, Simon Stone, Ceri Rees, Alice Cornell, Kate Absolom, Leigh Williams
your choice of item if not in stock
3 We accept all major credit cards
Association gives voice to community plus credit facilities available
(subject to status)
People living in Peatmoor and Sparcells have at last got their own residents' association, even though the 4 We will deliver and install Ito
first residents arrived in Sparcells over ten years ago. existing points) Free of charge
Some 50 people attended an in- would keep community users the community school. "If the com- 5 We will dispose of your old unit
augural meeting on 26 February separate from children. munity association, after looking Free of charge
to accept a constitution and elect a However Justine Prosser from at the plans in detail, consider the Ample car parking outside
committee for the Peatmoor and Peatmoor, whose daughter will be lighting intrusive and that the fa-
our showroom at
Sparcells Community Association. in the first intake, said she was not cility should not be used in the
Roughmoor primary school, due happy. "1 am really concerned evenings, then the lights do not 15/15A Rodbourne Road
to open in September 1999, was about the security. I do not like the have to be installed." Rodbourne, Swindon
discussed in detail. idea of a community centre; any- To contact the community asso- Tel: 01793 497591
Swindon Council community one will be able to get into the ciation, call Neil Cushing on
centres officer Barry Thompson school building." 881587.
explained that government fund- Other residents complained that
ing for the school was only lighting of an outdoor all weather
achieved because it would have surface and noisy users would be
community facilities. Without intrusive to residents. Mr Thomp-
shared use, it could not be justi- son said local people would be
fied. The design of the building involved in the management of

Surprise farewell for warden
Established 1972
A tea party on 5 March to say goodbye to George Tweed Gardens
warden Joan Bauld had a surprise visit from the Mayor and Mayoress,
Coun. Maurice and Sheila Fanning.
Seventy residents were joined by friends and family and housing
department officers to say thank-you for eight years service since the
group dwelling opened at Shaw Village Centre.
"Joan has been a wonderful warden who will be greatly missed," said
Rev. Andrew Hethrington.
Joan Bauld, centre, with husband Bob, right, and the Mayor
and residents of George Tweed Gardens

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