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4 The Link Magazine • October 2002
Juniors make an impact in Haydon Wick
RLpy Earlier this year the receptionist
Shaun Barnett, 11, reports on the first six months of the Haydon Wick junior parish council.
r
lete P opey
Maintenance Services at Abbey Meads School asked if
any year 6 pupils would be inter-
+ Kitchens
ested in becoming a junior coun-
+ Bathrooms
cillor with the Hayden Wick Par-
+ Renovations ish Council. I thought this was
+ Industrial maintenance something that I could be very in-
+ Plumbing terested in, so I asked for my name
Electrical to go forward. About a week later I
+ Carpentry I received a letter saying I had
+ Floor & wall tiling been appointed to represent the With Haydon Wick chairman Richard Hailstone, right, councillor Phil Eagle
+ Painting & decorating school. and clerk Sue Martin, from left, Shaun Barnett, Tyrone Day, Ricky Allen,
I arrived at the council offices in
Mobile: 07785 522377 March to find thirteen other chil- Victoria Barker, Victoria Reynolds, Bradley Farrell, Marcus Lewis, Sarah
Coates, Stacey Wood, Mark Gallagher, Vicky Simpson, David Springer. Not
Tel: 01793 616170 dren from all the other schools in present: Amish Ladhu, Christian Bowsher, Rachel Fraser
the parish who would be my fel-
low junior councillors. The meet- they felt I should bring up at fu- pleasure and, on behalf of all the
ing was chaired by Mr Hailstone ture meetings. This created a lot of other young people, I would like
PLUMB IT and other parish councillors were interest which I was able to take to thank the Hayden Wick parish
in attendance with Mrs Martin tak- back to the council. council for giving us the chance to
WATER ing the minutes. Mr Hailstone told We now meet every two months. learn about its work in the com-
us that the senior council wanted I think that we can help to improve munity.
SERVICES us to be fully involved in all mat- the environment and make sug- • At its meeting on 26 September
ters affecting the youth of the area. gestions that will be better both for the junior members were due to
Shaun Wiltshire At the first meeting we were our and future generations. meet PC Q Sheikh, discuss litter,
City & Guilds Q ua// ied Plumber asked for suggestions for a souve- Many of us have moved to sec- put forward ideas for developing
t
nir to be given to each primary ondary school and will continue the Haydon Centre, and plan to
Installation & connection of schoolchild living in the parish to with our junior council work. This take part in a wildlife walk on 13
appliances, bathrooms fitted, celebrate the Queen's Jubilee and has given me a lot of interest and October (see page 7).
blocked toilets, to what use the newly acquired
dripping overflows, etc. piece of land adjoining Haydon- Avoid being a junk mail target
leigh School could be put.
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telephone (11793 771070 the other pupils and at the same the new electoral roll can be prepared.
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time I asked if there was anything
agencies to check identity and not returning the form will incur a fine
of up to £1,000.
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electoral register will now be published. The complete register will be
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companies collecting names and addresses to send promotional and
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box in Note F is ticked before returning the form.
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