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9 SHAW & ROUGHMOOR
Bucking the music trend at Brook Field
Music in Swindon largely survives through the efforts of volunteers who run choral societies and orchestras and primary school music may
be declining drastically across the country; but not at Brook Field School which has its own brass band.
Currently 40 children take mu- Working with music coordinator flood, who is the musical director school band which regularly plays
sic lessons in guitar, violin, wood- Jeanette Miller over the last three of Swindon's Pegasus brass band for parents at concerts and drama
wind and brass instruments. years, brass teacher John Winter- has built up a thriving 25 strong productions, and has also per-
formed to church fetes.
Happy entertainers, rear from left, John Winterflood, Bradley Cushion, Shane Rogers, James Boswell, Thomas Ford,
"The children work hard and
Emma Kimber, Brook Field teacher Jeanette Miller. Middle row, Becky Halliday, Matthew Romain, Lizzie Archer,
we now have some very talented
Maxine Bell, Sarah Blackford, Krita North, Sian Fuller, Joanne Phelan. Front, Robert and Laura Marsden, Holly
Pullen, Kristian Rejek, Jason Puffett, Johanna Griffiths players, with younger ones gain-
ing experience so they can join the
band when they are ready," said
John. "Some already play with the
Swindon School of Brass and I
teach eight ex-Brook Field pupils
at Greendown where I hope we
can start a brass band soon."

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`Family' gathering to say goodbye

The residents of George Tweed
Gardens group dwelling will be
saying a fond farewell to their
first and so far only warden Joan MA
Bauld, and her husband Bob, at a
buffet tea party on 5 March.
Joan took up her appointment 8
years ago before the building
opened. Swindon born and bred,
she lived in Dean Street, close to
the GWR factory where her grand-
father and father worked. Joan
spent 12 years 'inside' as an office
worker, starting a few months be-
fore GWR was nationalised.
"I've reached retirement age and
it's time to move on," said Joan. "I'm looking forward to a bit of
"Being a warden is quite demand- time to myself, reading, gardening
ing as I've made the job my life. and flower arranging, and seeing
The 70 residents are like a family. more of my grandchildren."