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12 FRESH BROOK & GRANGE PARK
Black Cat Sex education group rewarded
Voluntary work by teenagers living in Freshbrook was recognised on 28 October when South Swindon
School of Motoring MP Julia Drown presented them with Millennium Volunteers certificates.
The ten youngsters based at the ner said the group had worked other young people in an enter-
A new local school
Freshbrook Community Centre together for nearly a year because taining way, but using everyday
starting shortly youth drop-in spent two hundred adults do not understand the needs language."
hours each examining issues af- of teenagers. "People don't realise Julia Drown said, "I have been
Discounts available fecting teenagers living in West how many 15 and 16 year olds are really impressed by the work of
Driving lessons, a Swindon, particularly sexual sexually active. But young people these young people. Their Volun-
cracking Christmas present health matters. In early June they can be naive about sex; they think teer Millennium certificates give
gave a hard hitting drama, video pregnancy and sexually transmit- them and their work the recogni-
Tel: Barry Hunter 700131 and dance presentation to the ted disease will only affectthe lives tion they deserve."
Approved Driving Instructor Mayor of Swindon, the MP and of other people. The sex education The group have performed their
parents. we get is not good enough. play at Greendown, Ridgeway and
50% OFF Coordinator of the Swindon Sex "Our play tries to get informa- Wootton Bassett schools and other
FIRST LESSON Eduction Peer Project Rebecca Tan- tion about sexual issues across to dates are being arranged.

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Freshbrook centre Council listens to
calls for council help youth views on crime
or stick
Volunteers from Freshbrook Swindon Council's Crime and
with Community Centre presented a Disorder Team organised a meet-
200 name petition to Swindon ing in October with young peo-
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J Council at the West area panel on ple across Swindon to find out
2 November calling for help with what they think about crime in
0 the maintenance of the building. the town and discover what could
QUALIFIED NAILTECHNICIAN PERCY ST W HAWKINS ST Centre sec- make their areas safer.
HOME VISITS Statistically young people are
C retary Terry
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Full set of nails R1 CENTRE E has a cata- yet they are often viewed as the
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using UV gel system PUB D rioaTr♦ logue of re- most likely perpetrators.
CAR PARK In a recent Fear of Crime Survey
quests for ?
*E30* help and ac- conducted by the Crime & Disor-
VISIT OUR SHOWROOMS AT:
cal I Tracy on 01793 700783 1 RODBOURNE ROAD, tion going der Implementation Team, young
SWINDON SN2 2AG back many people reported that they too feel
or 077309 86400 for an
TEL/FAX: (01793) 612288 years, but vulnerable: 66% of under 21s said
appointment & further prices little sup- they felt unsafe walking alone at
port has Terry Iles and night and 37% of under 21s said
committee member
been forth- they avoided going out alone.
Ethyl Williams A group from Grange Park iden-
coming.
u 1cart d dow which has become unusable, tified the need for better lighting, a
These include a port hole win-
graffiti wall, a skateboard park,
louvre windows which are in dan- better youth meeting places and
ger of dropping out and hitting action against drugs.
people, and a temporary car park Young people from other areas
For a new style or colour, Shaw Village which becomes a lake every time it at the meeting echoed these views.
^e^lre
They told councillors they felt safer
rains.
call in today for a Terry said, "people who run walking about in groups even
free consultation community centres in Swindon are though their behaviour might look
all volunteers, who put in their
intimidating to other people.
with our friendly staff Park ^ y time and effort for free. We don't Information and suggestions
Waal swan&n always require immediate action, from the event will be used to break
94e4 t J, abb S scdia Genre but we do need to know when jobs down the barriers between older
Shaw Salon, Shaw Village Centre, jjft will be done. Some of our mainte- and younger people and will be
nance requests go back years; we
incorporated into an action plan
Swindon • Tel: 874825 just get fobbed off all the time and for the Crime Reduction Strategy
told there is no money to help." next year.