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See us on the net @ www.swindonlink.com The Link Magazine • September 2000 27
Council consults on Ty
North secondary school Photography Courses
@ the Blackthorn Centre,
Swindon Council is proposing a public meeting on the design,
content and timing of the secondary school for North Swindon Cricklade
towards the end of September, but details could not be confirmed as See our work at
The Link went to press. New courses starting
Our August front page asked 2003, he admitted that the date week of 18 September Photex 2000
when the school would be built might actually be 2004. Dave West Swindon Library
Beginners, A level, LRPS, portraiture,
and featured worries by North Pymer is concerned that the first Link Centre
Swindon residents Dave Pymer houses in the Haydon 3 develop- landscape, darkroom techniques, black 7th to 29th September
and Helen Brittain that it might be ment, where the school will be lo- & white a speciality. One of the few Over 160 black and white
delayed. By 2004 there will be cated, will not be occupied until centres approved by City & Guilds images created by students
some 1,620 eleven to 16 year olds the middle of next year and that an Tutor: Brian Walker, ARPS Free admission during
requiring secondary education, far economic recession might slow For details, call 751356 library hours
too many to be accommodated at down the programme.
the current feeder school Hreod The Link understands that house For details and examples of students' work, visit www.blackthorncentre.co.uk
Parkway. developers are keen to see the
Although Swindon's director of school built soon so that the area is
education Mike Lusty told The Link attractive to house buyers.
that the council is aiming to have a A leaflet with meeting details
new school ready by September will be distributed house to house.

North walking bus proves popular Tumble Tots is Britain's leading national activity play programme for
children from 6 months to 7 years.
The Abbey Meads 'walking bus' could restart if there is demand from
parents, and volunteers to supervise it. Our structured play is specially designed to build your child's self-
confidence and self-esteem through:
q Developing physical skills of agility, balance and co-ordination
q Developing language with action songs and rhymes
q Trained staff and specially designed Tumble Tots equipment
q Great fun, with more that 60,000 Tumble
Tots members and 450 centres in the UK
For more information on your nearest centre
telephone Sue Dobson on 01235 868119

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The Friends of Abbey Meads sion; the fresh air gets them ready
Community School ran a success- for the day."
ful trial to and from St Andrew's The Friends hope more walking
Ridge during the last two weeks of buses will be organised from other 4oMzrf
the summer term. Project coordi- parts of North Swindon, but vol-
nator Helen Brittain has written to unteers will have to come forward
parents to assess reaction and to to act as drivers. The scheme is
sign up passengers for the new backed by Swindon Council's
term. 'Safer Routes to School Initiative.'
"It was a brilliant trial," she said. To offer help, call into Abbey DAY NURSERY
The children enjoy walking to Meads school or ring Helen Meah
school with others under supervi- at Swindon Council on 465794.
at Peatmoor Village Centre
Learning from the Aussies
Tregoze teacher Karen Winterburn has spent another week in Aus- Top quality child care care for
tralia studying education. children aged 0 - 5 years.
Last October she visited schools
in New South Wales. In August Part time and full time places
she and colleague Kate Andrews
spent ten days in South Australia Age appropriate curriculum
looking at special needs provision.
Before going she told The Link,
"we'll be visiting primary and sec- Open 52 weeks of the year.
ondary schools to study their 7.30am - 6pm
'Gifted and Talented (GAT)
classes. These extend the curricu-
lum so that children with the apti- Please call Tracy or Heather
tude pursue more demanding to arrange a visit to the nursery
projects within school time."
Look for a report in the October on Swindon (01793) 887602
Link.
Karen, left and Kate Andrews