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              Who's new at Greendown?                                        Greendown Gallery
   Victoria Hill and Kerrie Keene are already budding journalists. L ast year they were members of the  Kelly Hillier-Bowden, 17, now attends
   'Typeface Gang, a group of hard working pupils at Peatmoor School who produced a two page  Cirencester College where she is taking a BTEC
   newsletter in The Link magazine last year. Now they've brought their talents to Greendown and  in Sports Studies.
   here they describe their first few weeks at 'big' school.'                  Kelly was introduced
                                                                             to hockey when she
     We both wanted to come                          in Design and Technology,  joined Greendown and
   to Greendown because we'd                         like making plastic ice scrap-
                                                                             became an accom-
   heard that it's good for art         n            ers with saws and special  plished goalie, playing
   and sport, things we both            c            files.
                              nc=nllulnllt^111                               for Wiltshire school's
   enjoy. We looked forward                           We're pleased that the toi-  teams and also being se-
   to coming even tnougn it                          lets are being renovated and  lected for the South West
   was nerve-racking at first.                       are pleasant, but not so happy  England.
     Things we really like in-                       that even with all the bins
                                                                               Currently goalie for
   clude PE, where we do cross-                      around, sometimes people
                                                                             Swindon Ladies' Hockey
   country (which Kerrie                             just drop litter in the atrium  Club, which plays on the Greendown all
   adores), netball and hockey.                      at break time. The cooks and  weather surface, Kelly is again a representa-
   The boys play football and                        cleaners have to clear it all  tive for the South West, at under 18 level, and
   rugby. We both like Span-                         up which isn't really very  and has been selected for the British colleges'
   ish and although it's very                        fair.
                                                                             squad.
   different to English, the                          Altogether, Greendown is
   teachers make the lessons                         a pretty cool school and we
   fun.                    Settling in, Kerrie Keene, left,  wouldn't want to go any-
     We also do exciting stuff  and Victoria Hill    where else.

   Fleur finds her way around
     Fleur Perry from                                      Fleur, with Cathleen
   Freshbrook joined                                       Edwards and Greg
   Greendown in Septem-                                    Satchell, who were in
   ber from Westlea School                                 her class at Westlea
   where she was a well
   known character.
     Fleur, who suffers
   from spinal muscular at-
   rophy and is supported
   by a welfare assistant in
   class, has immediately
   made friends amongst
   the youngsters who have
   arrived from all over
   Swindon.
     Fleur said she had
   enjoyed her transfer to
   Greendown. "The les-
   sons are really interesting and I've made loads of friends. The library
   is also terrific with lots and lots of good books."
                                                                     The Big Adventure Club
                                                                   After School Child Care
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                                                                    & School Holiday Care

                                                                           at Greendown
        Pot Luck - Greendown's student business -
                                                                for children attending Tregoze, Windmill,
          is taking commissions for its range of
                                                                  Freshbrook and Shaw Ridge schools
                unusual ceramic c     '^^~^
                                                             After School and Holiday Care Centres also at
     We can make you functional &
                                                             Oliver Tomkins, Salt Way, Brook Field, Stratton
     decorative ceramic ware - castles,
                                                                           and Robert Le Kyng
     cottages, figurines, pots, plant
     holders, or individualised pieces.
                                                                  For details of times and places,
     To discuss your requirements, call                                   telephone: 875992
     David Kearns or Mr Eric Bullion at
     Greendown on 874224.
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