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WESTLEA 9
School is Stream dipping studies for all

environment Children in wheelchairs at Westlea Primary School will now be able to pond dip from a special
platform, thanks to the efforts of parents and staff, and local business.
finalist Grants from Thames Water and back gates of the school on a small would have to sit on the nearby
Great Western Community Forest stream. footpath and have other children
The Westlea School Grounds funded the construction of the dip- Trevor Carlton, parent environ- bring them what they found. Now
Project has been nominated Wilt-
ping platform. Built by Swindon mental co-ordinator, said, "Until they can dip their nets in the stream
shire finalist in the 1998 Environ- Contractors, it is just outside the now, children in wheelchairs and make discoveries for them-
mental Youth Awards. selves."
The award scheme, which cov-
The next project is to improve
ers Bristol, Dorset, Somerset and wheelchair access to a pond and
Wiltshire, is run by the British Trust marsh area. Cheryl Pickles from
for Conservation Volunteers
(BTCV). It aims to recognise the Thames Water, impressed by what
she has seen, said, "it sounds re-
part played by young people in
environmental projects and to en- ally interesting. Thames Water will
definitely be helping out."
courage awareness of environmen-
tal and conservation issues.
Projects to turn the school
grounds into an environmental
study area have been going on for
14 years. Chairman of the judges SUYORA- G#Ti1
Brigadier John Hemsley, congratu-
lated the Westlea Project on their
nomination after a visit to the IMVI1(f
school. "We were most impressed
by the enterprise and enthusiasm
displayed by the children which WHO GIVES THE VERY
we felt reflected great credit on the BEST SERVICE HE CAN
group as a whole."
LARGE OR SMALL - WE MOVE IT AL
The County Awards will be pre-
sented at the Royal Bath & West of *Commercial or domestic
*Single items to a full house
England Show in the first week of *Storage *6 different size vans
June next year when the overall * House clearances undertaken
regional winner will be announced.
Tel: 01793 772888
Westlea youngsters start their stream dipping,from left, Luke Haywood, Luke
Giles, Mark Mepstead, Fleur Perry, Marcus Mistry, Richard Chaney, Sarah
Nobbs, Bryony Jordan. Rear, from left Cheryl Pickles of Thames Water,
Westlea parent Trevor Carlton, Heather Lilley from the Great Western
Community Forest team, George Walker
Cub Chris wears rare badge
Environment conscious 1st Westlea Cub Scouts are celebrating on
two counts. Property Letting & Management
As a pack, they are delighted to quite rare," said Akela Lesley
have been involved in conserva- Franklin. "It required a lot of work
tion work that helped the Westlea by Chris; well done." Personal service from Swindon's
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after World Con-
servation Badge. :
The Cub Scout
Award Scheme
covers finding out
about nature and
looking after the
environment in a
variety of ways. In addition to Bradley Cushion, Farrell Copp and Dan-
these awards, Cubs can also choose iel Nicholls point out Chris Carlton's spe-
to carry out, as a larger project, one cial badge with cub leader Lesley Franklin
of the associated activity badges. School on its 'much-deserved The Finders Keepers Team in Swindon: Sue Fogden, manager, centre,
The World Conservation badge in- award' and said that the 1st
with James Johnson, Nigel Griffith, Georgie Farrsnt
cludes nature surveys, gardening, Westlea Cub Scouts are "looking
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