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FRESHBROOK & GRANGE PARK
FOR QUALJ[IY Facechoice Travel giant puts computers in schools
West Swindon based international travel information business Gali-
PAINTING Pharmacy leo has handed over 75 computers to primary schools and charitable
DECORAJI JENG Freshbrook groups in Swindon and North Wilts.
Freshbrook School is one of the nation of the machines as a natural
local recipients, as is Tregoze extension of our other recycling
Village Centre School in Grange Park which is initiatives."
Contact Tel: 870226 setting up a network of six ma- Tregoze School information and
chines. technology coordinator Karen
Andrew Goddard Opening Times: Company secretary and health Winterburne said the six comput-
A member of the Monday - Friday and safety advisor Mary Rennie ers donated to the school had been
Dulux Decorators Network 9am - 1pm said Galileo were pleased to be gratefully received. "We hope to
helping worthy causes with un- network them and also speed up
215pm -6pm wanted PCs. "We regard the do- our connection with the Internet."
Tel: 01793 702764 Saturday Mary Rennie, front right, with Emma Fisher of Tregoze School, with from left,
Mobile: 0467 421798 9am - 12noon Arthur Horton, network manager at Galileo, Joanne Ellis, Ryan Collett, Amelia
Stead, Karen Win terhurne, Leon Adams, Paul Liddington, Hannah Aldcroft
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Beat officer on site to talk
16 High Street, Old Town, Swindon
PC Rob Mortimer is inviting members of the public to drop in to see
him with any queries or problems whenever they see his helmet in the
window of Freshbrook Community Centre.
It is almost a year since PC the area but is now keen to de-
Mortimer started pounding the velop a closer relationship with
streets as Freshbrook's Commu- residents. He is unable to run regu-
nity Police Officer. During this lar 'surgeries' because he cannot
time he has been getting to know always guarantee being available.
But he now has a key to the Com-
munity Centre and uses the front
office to do his paperwork and talk
to people who call in.
Current concerns include a spate
of bicycle thefts. PC Mortimer is
This Christmas choose a urging people to be security con-
real tree from Lotmead scious and think about where they
Farm. To make your leave cycles. He is planning a cy-
Christmas a traditional cle stamping session at the Com-
one come and choose a munity Centre in the near future.
real tree from the fine You can contact PC Mortimer by
selection at Lotmead leaving a message at Freshbrook
Pick Your Own. We Community Centre or by ringing
him at Westlea Police Station on
also offer the unique
'Stand Straight' system that 528111.
can be applied to all our
trees. Enjoy a free mince pie Variable results from TV cameras
while you select from the Christmas There are mixed feelings as to the effectiveness of CCTV which was
installed over two years ago in Freshbrook Village Centre.
classic Norway spruce or the non drop Nordman fir.
A range of Christmas wreaths will also be available Bruce Elder, Chair of the Man- Others were less convinced.
This year we are supporting the Variety Club of agement Committee at Freshbrook
Great Britain with their 'Kids Go Free with a Real Community Centre, says, "it has and bushes need to be regularly
cutback and adequete lighting is
Christmas Tree!' offer enabling up to 4 children to cut down the amount of loitering. Traders commented that trees
also important. It was also men-
gain entry into any of 150 resorts in the U.K. The cameras do have a deterrent
effect." tioned that the cameras are not
run con-sistently enough.
You will find us just outside Swindon And area police officer Rob
Philip Jones, Manager of
on the Covingham Wanborough Road Mortimer confirmes that videotape Dillons, said, "a regular police
evidence from the Freshbrook cam-
And Please have a Very Merry Christm eras has been used by the police on foot patrol would offer a real
a couple of occasions. deterrent."
