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Crafty week Historical windfall keeps toddler group afloat
Children at Oliver Tomkins Infants Toothill's only volunteer run pre-school facility has received a financial boost in its fight to survive.
School spent a week in early July The May Link highlighted the Group organiser Vivienne A donation of bric a bric in June
engaged in arts and craft activity, problems faced by Toothill Com- Paxton reported that more parents included a collection of Picture Post
and making music. munity Centre's Little Poppets tod- and under threes started to attend magazines from 1938, including
Kites, collages and murals were
just a few of the creations which dler group because of falling num- the group as a result of the article the first ever edition.
"They were fascinating to look
which helped to stave off closure.
were presented to parents at a spe- bers and rising costs.
cial assembly. at, full of features on society wed-
dings, the fashions of the time and
Hreod Parkways steel band
played a concert, and visiting mu- stories about the forces and refer-
sician Andy Warn worked with ences to problems in Europe," said
Vivienne. "We thought they must
children to create their own in-
struments. be worth something, so we took
the magazines to Swindon Stamps
Four samba orchestras with fifty
and Postcards in Theatre Square
children each playing home made who gave us £50."
instruments were created during
Diana Goddard at Swindon
his day in school. Stamps said the magazines were
Andy Warn with Matthew Hill and sought after items and several had
Lucy Roze holding up their musical already been bought to complete
chicken squawkers
collections. "They were in very
good condition and we were
pleased to buy them."
Left: Vivienne Paxton with Diana
Goddard at Swindon Stamps and Post-
cards

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