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10 TOOTH ILL

Farm may get
new lease of life

The future of the Toothill Farm
Centre on Bodiam Drive is being
actively considered again.
Over twenty residents attended
a meeting on 11 February called by
local councillor Dave Cox to dis-
cuss how use of the farm youth
club can be expanded.
The club building, or cow shed,
is used on two evenings a week for
a youth club and the cub scouts
and the external walls are used a
'legal' site for graffiti artists.
The shed housed cows until
twenty years ago and several
projects since have upgraded it for
use by youth groups.
"I was pleased by the interest in
further development at the farm,"
said Dave Cox. "It is a resource for
the community which we should
not allow to deteriorate. Young
people need somewhere to gather.
"There was a lot of enthusiasm;
people want to see something hap- Pizzas were on the menu when the 1st Toothill Scouts Beavers visited Pizza Hut on 10 February as part of
pen. The council has no cash, so two projects on Italy and healthy eating. The youngsters were shown round the kitchens and Pizza Hut staff
we will have to look towards self- told them what it is like to work in the restaurant. The group, which meets on Tuesday evenings at Toothill
help and lottery funding." Church, is always on the look out for adult leade rs. If you can help, call Ann Haines on 876775.
Another meeting to discuss ideas
for the farm is being planned. Leaf-
lets will be distributed to houses Toothill's private motor museum
near the site. For more informa- When keen model car collector John Wilmot returned to Swindon three years ago, he decided to display
tion, contact Coun. Dave Cox on
615005, or Jane Kirk on 877983. his collection by turning his home into a miniature museum.
After all he lives in the right just so full of symbolism, and I
r ovtsi road - Beaulieu Close, which is enjoy the research almost as much
named after the village where Lord
as the collecting."
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