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            Circus in the classroom                           tee:^^^--^                              ^•%,
   Children at Freshbrook School had the chance to learn circus skills in    CHARISMA
   one hour workshops for each class run by Splats Entertainment on 7
   and 8 November.                                                             BLINDS
                                          Spinning plates,
                                        juggling, stilt walking
                                        and balancing pea-          /Brighten up your home
                                        cock feathers were all        with a Charisma Christmas
                                        on the curriculum to
                                        develop hand-eye co-          Catch the rainbow with Charisma
                                        ordination and bal-        - the factory - the place for quality and value
                                        ance.
                                                                   Manufacturers and suppliers of all types of blinds
                                        JJ from Splat and year
                                                                        Full fitting service or cash and carry
                                        3/4 children, from left,
                                                               Open Mon to Thurs 9.30am - 5 30pm: Fri 9 30am - 5pm, Sat 10am - 4pm
                                        Bethany Rodney, Geor-
                                                              BSS House, Cheney Manor Ind. Est., Swindon. Tel: 01793 434584
                                        gia McCann, Caroline
                                        Evans, Chanice Mason,
                                        Robbie Newman, back
                                        James Reid
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       Not so fast food. Planners say 'no'
              to drive-thru' breakfast
   The residents of Ash Brake, who have vigorously opposed proposals   VISIT OUR SHOWROOM
   to site a McDonald's drive-thru' restaurant close to houses at Junction
   5 of Thamesdown Drive, have won a reprieve.              53 FLEET STREET, SWINDON CENTRE
     In July, Henry Davidson Devel-  tional opening hours. If refused  MODERN    DIVANS        TRADITIONAL
   opments Ltd were granted plan-  again, they could then take the                               u
   ning permission for the restaurant,  matter to appeal;                         r
   a food take-away and another shop  • drop the proposal entirely or
   unit, despite protests from resi-  propose a different use for the site.
   dents who complained about an-  Campaigning Ash Brake resi-
   ticipated nuisance from traffic,  dent Tracy Goodwin said, "we are
   noise, litter and smell.    obviously delighted with the plan-
     The permission imposed restric-  ning committee's decision. We now  NDC^N 513999
   tions on opening hours and the  await the developer's response and
   developer sought amendments to  hope they will be dissuaded from
   the terms of a legal agreement set-  pursuing the fast food scheme
   ting out these restrictions to allow  which is entirely inappropriate for
   earlier opening to catch the lucra-  this site. I am confident that what-
   tive breakfast trade and extended  ever is eventually located here can  Choosing w     er       s is
   hours on bank holidays and Sun-  only be an improvement on that."
   days. To the delight of residents,  The site has always had outline  a pleasure in     new
   the request at Swindon Council's  permission for road side commer-
   planning committee on 29 October  cial use. It is believed that a devel-
   was rejected by councillors.  oper has expressed an interest in look showroo
     Henry Davidson seem to have  acquiring the site for housing, but
   three options open to them  its planning status would have to
   • proceed with the July permis-  be altered.
   sion with no trading before 9am;  Residents living nearby would
   • submit a revised planning ap-  have no doubt about their prefer-
   plication which includes the addi-  ence.
                                                                                             FABRICS Great selection  A
                                                                                            plus full curtain making  /°;
    Springtime upgrades for West play parks                                               service.        /
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                                   Plans for two renovated                              BLINDS Dazzling selection
                                                                                                       / All the
                                   play areas in West Swin-                           of Sunway & Luxatlex roller.  ,/  leading
                                   don will be discussed at the         s ,          venetian and vertical blinds.  °  names
                                   West area panel on Wednes-                      PAINTS 1.000s of colours  /  Blendworlh
                                   day 18 December.                              instantly available from top  / Crowson . Harlequin i
                                     The fort structure at Mead                                   / Monkwell . Sanderson
                                                                                names. Albany, Crown,  /  Shand Kydd . Wilma
                                   Park off Worsley Road,
                                                                              Dulux, Permoglaze.  /   and many more!
                                   Freshbrook has been re-                                     /4
                                                                             Farrow & Ball, Fired Earth
                                   moved and will be replaced
                                                                           and Sanderson also available /  O/0
                                   with play equipment for tod-                                       o«e^ off
                                                                          to order.
                                   dlers and another area for                              /° a1l WALLPAPERS
                                   older children, including a         WOOD TREATMENTS Full range   FABRICS & BLINDS i
                                   teen shelter, similar to top       including   and Sikkens. °       v ,  o  roe a^ aa.o
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                                     At Folly Park, off Flint
                                   Hill, Toothill, a climbing
                                   frame on a bark surface simi-
                                   lar to the picture left is pro-
                                   posed.
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