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6 FRESHBROOK & GRANGE PARK
Crossing point to be considered by road danger panel

Children crossing Rowton Heath Way to and from Freshbrook School
are putting their lives at risk from fast moving traffic says Annalise
Hosking from Grange Park.
She spoke about the dangers on Councillors agreed to ask the
the S bend in the road on 7 Septem- Local Safety Panel to agree to a
ber when the West area panel con- pedestrian crossing or traffic speed
sidered her petition signed by 25 reduction measures at its annual
parents. The panel heard that the meeting in the Autumn
road was considered in the 1999 • A 12 week project costing
Local Safety Review but was not £500,000 to improve traffic flow
considered sufficiently hazardous around the Mead Way roundabout
for a controlled crossing. The site at Paddington Drive starts on Mon-
has been approved for a school day 2 October.
crossing patrol, but nobody has
been found to do the job.
Pub comes of age with a party
Freshbrook Centre's Windmill pub celebrates with a coming of age party on Friday 13 October, one day
short of the eighteenth anniversary since it first opened in 1982, and eleven years after it became the
Windmill.
Retired Toothill resident Ernest said past managers are being in- play house which is attached to
Kimber from Beverley won the vited to the party and he would the pub."
competition run in the May 1982 like to hear from anybody who has He explained that the bouncy
Link for Whitbread after he sug- worked there. It's also open to castle enjoyed by thousands of chil-
gested the pub be called The Corn- past and present customers, dren had to be replaced and he had
flower. As a lad he used to play though entry might have to be by come up with a design for a play
where the pub was built, in fields ticket. fort with wooden walls, perspex
dotted with the blue flowers. "We're planning live music and sides and roof. "It will be a great
The Link ran a second competi- a buffet to toast the Windmill addition to the Windmill, where
tion in August 1989 when the brew- which has become an important parents can sit and supervise chil-
ery decided the refurbished pub social centre for Freshbrook and dren playing on the climbing
should also be rebranded. Cathy Grange Park, especially with the equipment whilst having a drink.
Baker from Grange Park was fea- large screen TVs for sports fans." It's the first of its kind."
tured on our September 1989 front "We're also going to launch our To book a party ticket, visit Paul
page calling for the pub to retain latest attraction, a new permanent or Lynne or call 873227.
the traditional name.
Present landlord Paul Davoile
Fifty years together
A gathering on 2 September at Lydiard House saw Jean and Ron
Brock from Freshbrook celebrating their Golden Wedding anniver-
sary 50 years to the day, with over sixty family members, sixteen of
whom were at their wedding including the best man and two brides-
maids.
On this occasion They came to Swin-
Ron's brother was don in 1982 where
able to attend. In Ron became sales
1950 he had to sail manager at the Bible
away a couple of Society and Jean
weeks before the worked at Brimble
happy day to start Hill School.
post graduate stud- Both retired at the
ies at an American end of 1992 but have
university. This time kept very busy, par-
he came by air from ticularly at St Mary's
his home in New Church, Lydiard
York State together Tregoze where Jean
with his son and plays guitar in the
daughter. music group. She is
Jean and Ron met at a youth club also a founder member of
in North Somerset, but their first Tootleabrook Women's Institute.
For your retirement living we currently have date was on VE night in 1945. Af- Ron has been a churchwarden and
vacancies at Brain Court, Stratton St. Margaret ter leaving school Ron was com- is presently involved in fundrais-
missioned in the Royal Engineers ing and organising the repair and
and Windmill Court, Freshbrook, Swindon. and served in North Africa before restoration of the vandalised his-
Please contact our Regional Office: a career in sales and marketing. toric east and west windows.
Jean qualified as a opthalmic and
Ron said, "we've experienced all
Western Region, 10 The Parade state registered nurse. the pleasures and turmoil of mar-
Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 1NE They are uniquely blessed to riage, the joys and sadness of par-
Tel: 01672 515622 have twin sons and twin daugh- enthood. We both believe that suc-
ters, but tragically their youngest cess in marriage comes to those
son was killed in a road accident couples who work hard at it, refuse
James Butcher when he was thirteen. to give up when the going gets
Jean later returned to nursing tough and persist in trying to keep
Housing Association and as a teacher of mentally and the vows they made on their wed-
physically handicapped children. ding day."