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10                                        SHAW & ROUGHMOOR
                                                                      Smile week winners
                                                          Shaw dentists John and Brigitte Wilkinson presented prizes to young-
                                                          sters who entered a colour competition during National Smile Week
                                                          at the end of May and a bottle of champagne to Debra King for
                                                          answering a quiz for adult patients.
                                                            Smile week this year emphasised    VA
                                                          the need
                                                          • to brush teeth twice a day with
                                                            fluoride toothpaste,
                                                          • cut down on sugary drinks and            Y       '
                                                            snacks and                    ``"
                                                          • visit a dentist annually.
                                                          Brigitte and John with the winners,                "
                                                          from left, Elizabeth West, Laura      ;p
                                                          Moseley, Yoshio Takeuchi, Nicola    "A        1
                                                          Perchard, front Debra King.                  V;

                                                                Live lamb and singing bacteria
                                                                   give food hygiene lessons
                                                          Youngsters at Brook Field School learnt all about germs in the
                                                          kitchen from Swindon Council's environmental services section
                                                          during National Food Safety Week in June.
                                                            With the help of singing bacteria and a live lamb, the five and six year
                                                          olds learnt that they must wash their hands after handling food to
                                                          prevent food poisoning.
                                                            National Food Safety Week emphasised the importance of keeping
                                                          raw and cooked foods apart, maintaining kitchen cleanliness and
                                                          avoiding cross-contamination.

                                                          School offers place for meetings and sport
                                                          The community facilities at Peatmoor School are now fully up and
                                                          running and available for hire, writes Liz Curd,  below.
                                                            As you walk into the reception
                                                          area, your eyes will be drawn to
                                                          the colourful artwork hanging
                                                          from the ceiling over an informal
                                                          sitting area. There are three differ-
                                                          ent sized meeting rooms, Oak, Ash
                                                          and Willow, which are welcom-
                                                          ing, light and airy, providing the
                                                          ideal surroundings for both busi-
                                                          ness and pleasure.
                                                            They can be set up with tables
                                                          and seating and the usual equip-
                                                          ment such as flip charts and over-
                                                          head projectors, to give that pro-
                                                          fessional feel.
                                                            In fact Peatmoor is an ideal place
                                                          for off-site business meetings, with  there is a netball/five-a-side foot-
                                                          catering available during the day  ball all weather pitch available.
                                                          which is of a very high standard.  If you are looking for a place to
                                                            The hall is also available for hire  meet, to socialise or want to organ-
                                                          outside school hours and is marked  ise a team game, call Peatmoor
                                                          as a badminton court. Outside  School on 887473.











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