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6 TOOTH ILL
Centre refurbished to put back heart into community Don't be conned
Thanks to the hard work of committee members, the interior of Toothill Community Centre has been by riches on offer
revitalised with fresh paint and new furnishings and flooring.
Link reader Anne Curwen from
Local people have carried out a and other parties for just £10. who live in Toothill to join us," she
two-year renovation project with At £55 including bar licence, the said. "It would be great to recruit Toothill contacted us with her
funding from the Swindon Bor- main hall offers a bargain for wed- more residents willing to volun- concerns about a home-working
ough Council. All areas except the ding receptions and other larger teer their time." scheme after replying to an ad-
coffee bar have been refurbished. events. For more information about ac- vertisement in the Daily Mail.
The centre is now keen to attract Sue Hull, management commit- tivities, or to make a booking, drop It promised earnings of £215 for
new user groups and, in particu- tee vice-chair said that the com- in to see Annette Kennedy at the filling 500 envelopes, a task adver-
lar, more private hire. The stage mittee would welcome some new centre on weekday mornings or tised as taking only 4 hours. She
area can be hired for children's faces. "We are looking for people call 614492. paid over a £25 registration fee
and received an agency manual.
But as she read through the in-
TV cameras directed at vandals and graffiti scribblers formation, Anne began to wonder
Toothill Community Centre in- ism and graffiti, thanks to careful introduction of CCTV will cure the if this would even cover her costs.
stalled a £5,000 CCTV system in budgeting with fees from user graffiti problem. For her £215, she was expected
However, centre management
November to help combat vandal- groups and private functions. to have leaflets and envelopes pro-
The management committee is committee chairman Peter Taylor fessionally printed, pay for 500
now urging the Borough to clean is keen to stress that the committee each of two kinds of envelope, buy
PHILIP STONE up existing graffiti on outside walls intends to pursue a hard line on 500 stamps and contact mailing
of the centre to give it a fresh start. people caught on camera. "Any- list brokers for the purchase of 500
PAINTER & Community Centre Administra- one found defacing the building appropriate address labels. Her
tor Annette Kennedy hopes the will be prosecuted," he said. completed batch would also need
DECORATOR Annette Kennedy, hoping Toothill Community Centre will be soon cleared to be sent by Registered Mail.
of graffiti, with new closed circuit cameras overlooking the front entrance Anne was even more concerned
For a high standard to find that if even one 'sample'
envelope was found to be in any
of work
way incorrect, no payment would
References available be made for the whole batch.
The instructions were very
Telephone now for a clearly defined. The manual states
FREE ESTIMATE that the address labels must be
'placed at the exact centre of the C5
Tel: 870515 or envelope and must be placed
straight and not at any angle.
Mobile 0374 - 208527
Anne said, "It's a con - you re-
I
ally have to read between the lines
to realise what's going on."
She returned her pack having
J.F.K copied the contents to The Link,
resigned at the loss of her £25 de-
posit and asked us to warn readers
BUILDING to be very careful about such so-
SERVICES called 'opportunities'.

Extensions, Alterations, Infants school looks forward to opening nursery unit
Renovations A new Swindon Borough Council nursery opens in West Swindon in January after a classroom has been
converted at Oliver Tomkins Church of England Infants School.
All aspects of garden The children attending will cer- Belson who was supervisor at West- nursery will be integrated with the
construction including fencing tainlybe taught by experience staff. lea Playgroup and then senior nurs- reception area of the school and
All general building work Mrs Jo Bush joined the school two ery nurse at Jigsaw Day Nursery. not in a seperate building; it's an
years ago after 19 years teacher in Headteacher Penny Summers ideal development for an infants
Tel: Mr J.F. Keenan charge at the Norland nanny train- said, "the nursery will provide a school
(01793) 727824 ing college in Hungerford. natural progression for children For more information on places
She will be assisted by Caroline through to 7 years. Unusually the at the nursery, call 870471.
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