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TOOTH ILL
New surgery soon Dr Peter Swinyard

Building work on a new £380,000 surgery for Dr Peter Swinyard's
Phoenix Practice is now expected to start during April or May. Dr Robert Forrester
Although Swindon Council is The plans include two consult-
selling the plot of land adjacent to ing rooms, a treatment room, a
Toothill Village Centre, there is counselling room, and a spacious PHOENIX SURGERY
still a lot of red tape to be cut reception area backed up with of-
through. fices and a records store. They We are now able to register new patients
Dr Peter Swinyard is hopeful incorporate good disabled access
thatthelandsalewillbecompleted and facilities. as our new surgery will shortly be built in Toothill
in March, allowing work to begin. But both Dr Swinyard and his and we look forward to meeting you.
He believes that the new building wife Caryl, who is practice man-
will provide the practice with re- ager and nurse, stress that what All enquiries: (01793) 433211
ally good health facilities to meet will not change is the welcoming
the needs of local people. atmosphere of the surgery. Phoenix Surgery
Deerhurst Way, Toothill Village Centre
A view of the proposed surgery to be built on the
north side of Toothill Village Centre

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Swindon's education committee chair Jo Garton is keen to reassure C e^ 'o,; Peter Winton John Wilding
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not at risk, following concerns raised by local councillor Nick Martin. 1? rco 6 t gdt^o
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Mr Martin put a motion to the Of the change to his motion, Mr '. y Also at High Street, Wroughton
February meeting of the education Martin said, "I was disappointed
committee asking for a clear state- and didn't feel that the resolution
ment that neither Toothill Primary made the situation clear."
School nor OliverTomkinsChurch He went on to confirm his corn-
of England Infants School will be mitment to maintaining primary
closed. Both schools currently have schools for each individual com-
a high percentage of vacancies. munity in West Swindon.
His motion was replaced with Mrs Garton wants to lay par-
one stating that the current sur- ents' fears to rest. "There is no
plus of places is largely tied up threat to any of the schools in ques-
withmobileaccommodation. Dis- lion and I wish people wouldn't
cussions about the removal of tern- make propaganda out of children's
porary classrooms will be held. lives," she said.

Line dancers kick it up
Toothill Community Centre turns Texan on Thursday nights when
the Toothill Texans Western Dance Club takes to the floor.
The sessions run from 7pm to
9.30pm, with a beginner's teach-in
at the start of the evening. They
attract men and women of all ages,
currently ranging from 12 to 65.
You don't have to book, though it
helps to attend regularly to build
up a knowledge of the steps.
Teacher Mo Bradley stresses that
this is not a class where you have
to get everything right. "People
come to have some fun. Nobody
takes it too seriously and we all
have a good laugh."
Classes cost £2 per evening, £1
for under 16s and Gold Card hold-
ers. You can just turn up, but make
sure you wear comfortable clothes Toothill Texan dance leader Maureen
and supportive shoes with a Bradley, centre, with good ole boy
smooth sole and a small heel. George Burnham and Carla Jones