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FRESHBROOK & GRANGE PARK
Thanks for making outings so good
&Ssdodrd Crafts Ornamental Senior citizens living at three group dwellings in Freshbrook would
Ceramics
like to thank the helpful staff at Thamesdown Transport for treating
For all your them so nicely.
During 1998 social club secre- "The coach organisers Peter
CROSS STITCH tary Marie Green booked eight Gadd and Lisa Sharpe are always
coach trips to attractions around so helpful to us older folk, and the
supplies Come and join us ... at our warm the country for residents of Elsie drivers are always so kind," said
Also friendly studio. Enjoy the delights of Hazel Court, Prince Rupert Court Marie. "They all deserve a pat on
tapestry & embroidery learning this new hobby from a qualified and Gainsborough Court. the back for giving us a good serv-
teacher. You'll create items which will In return Thamesdown Trans- ice and making our trips very en-
DMC stranded cotton in stock impress friends and family, small port provided a free coach to take joyable."
classes mean individual attention. We residents to the De Vere Hotel's Members of the social club are
18 Apsley House Arcade also have stocks of greenware, bisque senior citizens Christmas dinner
and ceramic supplies. deciding their outings programme
Wootton Bassett on 21 December. for the rest of this year.
For details ring Sandie or Vie on
Tel: 01793 848855 Swindon 813700, mobile: 07971 776707 Brought together for a Link picture, Thamesdown Transport coach drivers
Nigel Kane, William Cook, with Lisa Sharpe and Marie Green standing front
left. Peter Gadd was unavailable.
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Comfortable Read-A-Thon underway

Reading was put top of the class at Tregoze School when a fourmonth
independence Read-A-Thon was launched on 18 January.
Nearly 500 children, teachers,
parents and pre-school brothers
and sisters have signed up for a
scheme called Books and Beyond
which aims to boost book reading
and reduce the time spent watch-
ing television.
All ages have been encouraged
to take part whatever ability, in-
cluding very young children who
can have books read to them.
Displays around the school are
promoting the project and a range
of incentives have been developed
For your retirement living, we have vacancies to keep participants keen and read-
at Brain Court, Stratton St. Margaret and Windmill ing.
Books and Beyond achievement
Court, Freshbrook, Swindon.
boards depicting a theme, such as
Please contact our Regional Office: the Old Woman who lived in a
Western Region, 10 The Parade Shoe, have been put up outside
classrooms to record how many Ready to read at Tregoze, front, David
Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 1NE Szynalski, rear, Laura Collins, Gem ma
pages or books have been read.
Scarisbrook, Luke Cejer
Tel: 01672 515622 Awards and certificates will be
given as readers progress. The Friends of Tregoze School
SHELTERED PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH Project coordinator teacher have bocsted the project by rais-
Stephen Richardson said he was ing £2,400 for the purchase of new
delighted with the start of the Read-
James Butcher A-Thon. "Parents have been very books and resources to make the,
Read-A-Thon a success.
Business sponsors are needed to
Housing Association positive about the project because assist with prizes and awards. To
it has generated so much enthusi-
asm amongst children." find out how to help, call 876800.