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8 The Link Magazine • January 2002
MP welcomes new playgroup building
South Swindon MP Julia Drown was the guest of honour when she officially reopened Greendown Playgroup in Grange Park on 8 December
Now set up in their own mobile group to move a mobile building Farm, Motorola and Intel. Several building contractor Steve Curtis
building in the Greendown School from Chiseldon School, made businesses offered their services at from Chiseldon. "We were total
grounds, playgroup chairwoman available without charge by Swin- keen prices. Jackie said AJ Banting novices in April when we took on
Jackie Morgan said the last eight don Council. Fencing and Park Flooring should this project; Steve has been incred-
months had been very stressful for Smaller donations came from the be thanked for their help. ible and has stuck with us all the
all the volunteer parents who man- Promise Church at Upper Shaw She reserved special mention for way. He took on all our problems
age the group. When the school and got the building assembled,
told us they needed the Len Hobbs secure and serviced for us."
community room because of their The playgroup set up at Toothill
rising numbers, we had the choice Farm through the Autumn while
of closing after 15 years and taking parents spent evenings and week-
our children to other groups or ends decorating before Ofsted
nurseries or getting our own build- were satisfied the building could
ing. We decided Grange Park be occupied in mid-November.
should have a playgroup for fami- Group supervisor Nicky Gibson
lies in the future. said the children love their new
"We cannot thank Julia enough. home. "It's as if they have never
She put our case to local compa- known anywhere else. We have
nies and helped us whenever we lots of space and we've already
needed advice; her support has been for walks in Lydiard Park."
been fantastic." Julia Drown was impressed by
Donations of £10,000 from the efforts of the group. "I'm really
power company Innogy at Wind- pleased to have helped; it's a tre-
mill Hill and £5,000 from Nation- mendous achievement for the par-
wide Building Society enabled the ents. It shows what volunteers can
Julie Drown unveils a plaque covered do when people work together."
by little hands, with from left, Jo Pierce, However there is a lot more
Nicky Gibson, Dominee Evans, Jackie fundraising to do. The playgroup
National ilk Morgan, Tammy Cleverley, Paula still has to raise £5,000 to meet
Jones. Front, Brendon Pierce, Georgia debts and finish off an outside play
. , SchoolwearC(=L L L p^PP E , Pierce, Ashlell-Rae Cleverley, Matthew area. To help out, call Jackie
General schoolwear available Unit 39 Morgan Morgan on 878278.
in ages 3-16 Brunel Arcade Julia also found time to attend a nativity play put on by Jellytots Playgroup at
Swindon
All sizes catered for all year round Tel: 01793 520843 Holy Trinity Church, Shaw Centre on 7 December. The group is starting a
session for 2 to 3 year olds. For details, call Beverley Walker on 346755.
Julia is pictured with supervisor Sandra Van Waz'eran and some of theJellytots
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