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FRESHBROOK & GRANGE PARK
Books go beyond expectations
A four month reading marathon at Tregoze School was hailed a great
success at an awards ceremony at the DeVere Hotel on 28 May for
children, staff and parents who had achieved a gold medal in the
Specialists in PVCU, Books and Beyond reading scheme.
windows, doors and Organiser deputy headteacher Stephen Richardson said, "the project
conservatories, has exceeded expectations. The love of reading amongst children has
increased as they have explored new worlds through books."
also carpentry, fencing, Books and Beyond gold medal winners with Stephen Richardson and
patios, floor tiling. Greendown special needs coordinator Andy Russell who presented the prizes
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Warm summer weather means that doors and sheds are left unlocked.
Weekdays only It's easy pickings for the opportunist thief warns Sheila Morley from
Camden Close, Grange Park.
Town Square, West Swindon Centre, Swindon • Tel: 870462 Her three year old daughter
Danyelle had her multicoloured
38c Gainsborough Avenue, Wootton Bassett • Tel: 853220 tricycle stolen from the back gar-
den during half term in early June.
It was a birthday gift and Danyelle
kept saying, "granny won't be
happy."
SWINDON CYCLES Sheila said it is upsetting for
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children who cannot understand
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"It's a great pity that you can't leave
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ple acting suspiciously and report
thefts to the police. We might get
• With over 230 cycles on show, the tricycle back if it is dumped."
the choice is BIG
Residents tied up in red tape to
• Ranging from juniors to preserve play area
around the £2,000
A group of Grange Park households continue to battle with Swindon
lightweight Council to keep a well used play area open for their children rather
than allow it to be closed.
Last autumn, the residents of maintaining one slide, a climbing
>a^ i^ RALEIGH Grindal Drive offered to take over frame and a sit-on rocking horse,"
and maintain the equipment and says Lee Murray of Charisma
local company Charisma Blinds Blinds. "They have made it quite
Open Monday to Saturday TO CIRENCESTER offered sponsorship. clear that they don't like our pro-
9am to 5.30pm JPENHILL Since then, despite numerous posal and would prefer to close
letters and meetings, council offic- the play area down."
Thursday late night
MOONRAKERS ers have failed to provide a realis- Freshbrook councillor Chris
until 6.30pm BEECHCROFT
J ROAD tic figure for the cost of maintain- Eley, who has been working with
Repairs and after sales o ing the play area. The best they the Murrays, is more hopeful. "I
C) have offered is a figure of £1,300 a am pushing quite hard to get some-
service
year, a Swindon wide average thing resolved,"he said. "It's good
Workshop on the premises WE ARE which includes the cost of main- that local residents want to keep
with trained staff HERE taining equipment at much larger the play area open and I'm sup-
sites such as Lydiard Park. portive of that. There have been
GOAREEA
Spares & Accessories "They won't give us a price problems with red tape and we're
breakdown to justify the cost of trying to get through them."