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8 FRESHBROOK & GRANGE PARK
Daughter Val flies in for family reunion Sad departure
The sudden death of a well known
There was a lovely surprise for James and June Kent of Hopton Close, Freshbrook when they were milkman on 4 November shocked
preparing to celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary on 12 November. Unbeknown to them their
500 households in Westlea, Fresh-
daughter Valerie flew over from Australia to join her brothers in a family get together.
brook and Grange Park.
"We were stunned to see her," She said she and her brothers had Airways. They retired to Fresh- Harry Appleby had been the
said June. "My son Colin had asked kept the trip secret from their par- brook in 1988 to be closer to their Unigate roundsman for six years
us to go over to his place at the end ents for six months. "I've not been son and other daughter Gillian. and died of a heart attack loading
of October on some wild goose able to attend weddings, christen- Their second son Robert lives in up his float in the early hours.
chase, neither of us could believe ings and other family events, but Norwich. He was very involved in the
Valerie was here." mum and dad's anniversary was Sixteen members of the family, scout movement and a guard of
James explained that he and June an occasion I was not going to miss including four grandchildren and honour was mounted at his fu-
had made plans earlier in the year out on." two great grandchildren attended neral.
to visit her in November, but things Swindon born and bred, the cou- a celebration meal at the Churchill
had not worked out. ple moved to Slough in 1955 when House on 6 November. "It was a Dinner lady needed
Valerie emigrated to Brisbane, James was employed by British marvellous occasion," said James. Freshbrook School urgently re-
New South Wales, eighteen years Happy to be together again. June, Valerie and James quires a MDSA (Dinner Lady) be-
ago and is now mother to two girls. tween 12.10 and 1.10 during term
time. For details, call into the
school office or call 872800.

Streetwise councillor
Freshbrook councillor Chris Eley
will be visiting streets in Grange
Park during December, at around
lunchtime:
4th/5th Ascham, Woollaton,
Bainbridge, Carey, Tyburn, Tallis,
Sudeley Way
11th/12th Thurney Dr. and roads
off, Simnel, Grindal, Devereux,
Mildmay, Eworth
He will be leafleting the relevant
streets in the week before, with a
'councillor please call' sign.
Householders should display this
if they want a visit.

Play area sponsorship plan dashed

ctC4#4 . The quality of play for children in Grindal Drive, Grange Park has
been made poorer because Swindon Council refused to allow a local
business to sponsor a play area on reasonable terms.
Shaw Village Centre • Tel: 874825 Charisma Blinds proprietors Stuart and Lee Murray who live in the
road had offered to take over the small climbing frame and slide after
t
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they were too expensive to insure.
GPPffi^^2 Yl12?t € €6 /YPllJ c(Bf But after months of negotiations, they had to give up their plan
because the council demanded £1,000 a year to pay for a daily inspec-
Christmas & New Year Opening Times tion, a sum based on the average for all equipment across the borough,
Christmas Eve 9am - 2pm Closed 1st to 6th January 2000 rather than a cost based on the specfic play area. The Murrays would
then have to pay extra for repairs if deemed necessary.
Closed 25th, 26th, 27th & 28th
Normal opening times "The play area was a magnet for children in the area," said Lee. "It
Wednesday 29th 9am - 6pm from was very sad to come up against such an inflexible attitude. Now the
Thursday 30th 9am - 7pm Friday 7th January equipment has gone, the area is attracting larger boys from other roads
New Years Eve 9am - 2pm
who play football on it which means the smaller children are pushed
out. They are in fact playing out less."
Frustrated by council actions at Grindal Drive. Rear from left, Lee Murray,
Leon Adams, Christine and Christopher Rogers, Georgina Murray, Helen
A Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year Rogers. Front, Jack Edmonds, Charlotte Watt, Lewis Adams, Samantha Watt,
from Sam Edwards, Hamish Murray

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