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6 TOOTHILL
Hard work rewarded
Mother of four and grandmother of three, Elaine Johnson from Toothill is now officially one of the top playworkers in Britain after being
secretly nominated for a national play award.
At a gala dinner at London's She had to go through a tough
Savoy Hotel on 27 June, organised interview with a panel of experts
by Kids Club Network, she was before she could finally start to
selected as a runner up and pre- enjoy herself. In a speech to the
sented with £500 and a bouquet dinner guests, TV presenter
from host star Anthea Turner. Anthea Turner described Elaine as
Elaine was put forward by Swin- a role model for working with chil-
don's Trio Childcare Connections dren.
for her work in securing a govern- But Elaine was keen to point out
ment grant of £4,000 which was that teamwork is vital in her job.
spent purchasing new outdoor "A good playworker is not alone. I
equipment and resources follow- am backed up by excellent col- . g ^
ing a move from Toothill Farm to leagues who are very much appre-
Tregoze School. ciated. Even my husband Dave
gets involved as an odd job man."
t
Elaine is now busily preparing ' '
staff rotas and activities for the :
JVatural I3eauty summer holidays when her team k
will spend six weeks caring for 35 r"^
Non-Surgical Facelift children. She said, "I love playing She plans to use the award on All smiles at the Savoy, Elaine
Smoothes away facial In and Johnson, left, with Anthea Turner,
wrinkles, rejuvenates skin tone with the children, it keeps you finishing her back garden and tak- husband Dave and fellow runner up
ing a short holiday to France when
and texture. young and in tune with every-
thing." the children go back to school. Susan Hirst from Huddersfield
I slim-Gel Body-Wrap
Lose inches as this treatment
Helpers needed to keep junior club going
detoxifies the system and helps
to drain off cellulite, leaving
The newly established Toothill community centre junior club for 7 to 13 year olds closes on 16 August
you firm and toned.
after a ten week pilot project. It will only reopen if volunteers come forward to run it.
Also available: lash &brow tinting, Set up by the West area team playworkers to assess the need for a club, the response has been
ash perm, manicures, pedicures,
ear piercing, waxing, gift vouchers. overwhelming with thirty children a week enjoying supervised activities. Maxine Orchard, 11, said "I used
to stay at home on Wednesday evenings, but the club is really good; it's a safe place to go and have fun."
Wendy (01793) Play development worker Jean Goncalves said an organising group is needed to manage the club, run
activities and apply for grants for equipment. Support and guidance from play workers is available, and
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