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The Link Magazine • August 2001 7
Changing rooms at Oliver Tomkins
Special needs children at Oliver Tomkins School now have a new The UNBEATABLE
learning centre thanks to the efforts of staff from the Asda store at the rte ^Car^e
West Swindon Centre.

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Working together in Wellington Square, front from left, Jean Kent, Shanna i ^^ ► ya ro b L, ing^Q
Campbell, Tatum Wallace, Christopher Thomas, Kim Fraser, Audrey Brophy,
Jan Kilby, Christine Painter, Lynn Wilson. Middle, Nina Wilson, Tony Atkin,
Bert Cuthbert, Chris Inglis, Catisha Ash, acting head Elizabeth Wood. Back
right, Jonathan Himple, headteacher Andrew Pagett, Asda store manager
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As part of Asda's "Get involved from the Asda Foundation, topped
for Kids" programme, customers up to £650 by further donations 4y NOW
and community groups were asked from staff, customers and the X49
to nominate projects to support school. Mays Carpets donated the I Q
local kids who would benefit from floor coverings.
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practical help. Staff then selected Unlike Changing Rooms there
one suggestion before rolling up were no nasty surprises or bits of
their sleeves and turning out to wobbly MDF. "We spent a lot of
make it happen. time with the school working out _ 111.LLL--- /
They voted overwhelmingly for what their requirements were,"
a request from Oliver Tomkins said Jan. "The theme of the room is IIllT 9II 100%
School who asked for 'a dingy Wellington Square, which is one " h — ir II E 1I SOLID
mobile to be turned into an excit- of their reading schemes. All the PINE
ing learning centre for special helpers signed a mural of the
needs children.' square." Wq ^v wa s bte4se Q=h Crof
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"It was like Changing Rooms Acting headteacher Elizabeth
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comes to Swindon," said events Wood said she was delighted with 4y VOA
co-ordinator Jan Kilby. "The school the results. "What was the darkest >y 4
decided to use a room in the main room, full of brown furniture, has 49
building and we only had four days been transformed. It's now called X '7
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to transform it. The Asda col- The Green House, because of its f o^ o vTil
leagues painted the walls, put up colour and also to suggest chil-
curtains and shelving, installed dren growing in their love of read-
new furniture and made a com- ing. The mural is fantastic and ties
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fortable reading corner with bean- in so well with Wellington Square.
bags. Friends and family were It really brings the books to life; Zl^ 0 4r CI ^o ^ p /
roped in to help out." the children are very excited about Iv wa to l
The project was funded by £300 using it next term." ^^ y N O A J y
Good triumphs over evil, as usual
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David and Goliath at '' ` .:.,,e xt ra bte
Freshbrook School
in early July was an
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Nicola Anderton. • •
Involving years 4,
5 and 6, the end of Huge choice of Cane -
year musical played
to three packed audi- Pine &Cane
ences. It was Nicola's
first after joining the
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