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16 The Link Magazine • April 2001 www.swi

West orchestra tunes up for guest appearance
NAEA Youngsters who attend the
West Swindon schools string
orchestra will be performing
BELVOIR at the Swindon Young Musi-
cians' gala day at the Wyvern
Theatre on 1 April.
Call for advice on: Since November sixty four
children have been learning
• Letting your home
stringed instruments under the
• Buy to let and let to buy guidance from music teachers
in the Swindon Music Coop-
• Rent, legal & household erative; most are complete new-
insurance services comers to their instruments.
In September they will con-
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and listing in our and group activities and a new
Getting ready for their stage debut, tutors
nationwide branches beginners' group will be
and children of the West Swindon schools
• Service individually string orchestra launched.
tailored to your
requirements Royal honour for local PC
• Free information pack Former Freshbrook beat officer PC Ian Horne would be hard pushed
on request to choose which life experience has been more memorable, being
presented with the Queen's Police Medal or the birth of his first
Property to rent grandchild - in the same week in March.
Call for details Ian, who was featured on our
February front page after the an-
Tel: 01793 601631 nouncement of his award in the
New Year's honours list, was
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driven to London with his wife
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amazing day. "I've stood outside
Buckingham Palace as a tourist,
but to drive in beyond those gates
was just the start of a memorable
occasion," he said. "The place is
quite extraordinary."
Prince Charles pinned the award Grange Park from 1984 to 1990 and
to Ian's uniform and commented again from 1998 to 2000. He set up
that he must have done exceptional and coordinated the Swindon Jun-
work to achieve the honour. "He ior Good Citizen Scheme and is
was right, as very few ordinary currently a member of the Swin-
PCs get the Queen's Police Medal; don youth offending team.
Tilly Johnson from Salisbury was Ian and Rosemary became
the first last year," said Ian. "I briefly grandparents when their daugh-
told him about my work with Swin- ter Maria Masi gave birth to a baby
don youth over many years. It girl, Maya.
makes me feel very humble to be Later in the year Ian will receive
recognised like this." his long service medal for his 22
Ian, who lives in West Swindon, years with the Wiltshire constabu-
was beat officer for Freshbrook and lary.

I - Dancing in space
Some 100 children
who attend classes
with Sullivan School
For your retirement living we currently have of Dance at Fresh-
brook Community
vacancies at Brain Court, Stratton St. Margaret
Centre will be in the
and Windmill Court, Freshbrook, Swindon. 250 strong cast for
'2001 a dance odyssey,
Please contact our Regional Office:
a journey through
Western Region, 10 The Parade space and time' at the
Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 INE Wyvern Theatre at the
Tel: 01672 515622 end of March.
Places are available
for the summer term
James Butcher starting on 23 April. Just fo I from left,
For details call
Housing Association Jenny Sullivan on Chi Forty,
872682. Ruth-A lotte I edry