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8 The Link Magazine • September 2002
Staff send offs around West Swindon

t RLpy Freshbrook School have temporary senior management in the Autumn term after headteacher Bob
Pattenden was appointed as head of Powells School near Cirencester and deputy Jan Parsons left after 14
t Pro e p y
le e years to teach at an international school in Holland where her husband is based.
Maintenance Services
I Kitchens "It was unfortunate that our
separate decisions coincided," said
Bathrooms
Mr Pattenden. "It's been a very
+ Renovations
enjoyable four years at Freshbrook.
Industrial maintenance I have worked with some excellent
+ Plumbing teachers and committed parents."
Electrical Jan, who joined when there were
+ Carpentry 800 children, agreed. "I will miss
H Floor & wall tiling the lovely children at the school."
+ Painting & decorating David Benton will be acting head
until January when Steven Luke,
Mobile: 07785 522377 headteacher at Hilmarton, near
Tel: 01793 616170 Lyneham, takes over.

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rk FASHIONS / SELF DRIVE HIRE Bob Pattendon takes on
Freshbrook School's Con-
SWINDON'S y nect 4 champions Ryan
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Vehicles for Hire at Competitive Rates Alleyne at the end of a Maths
SHOP week in July.
Cars • Vans • Luton Tail-Lifts
Come and see us 272 Ermin Street Right, Jan Parsons at the
Example: silk saris only £4.99 Stratton St. Margaret. Swindon
school's sport day with
Tel: 822193 Bethany Hughes and Olivia
25 Tennyson Street, Swindon Radio de-coding while you wait Pike
(Near the Health Hydro. Milton Road)
FREE PARKING Ho Shaw Ridge School bade farewell to Midge McCormack after 14 years,
Tel: 01793 611869 Open daily 8.30am - 5.30pm the longest she has stayed in a school in her 37 year career. "People
Monday - Saturday 10am to 4pm Sundays 8.30am - 9.30am knock the town and there are aspects of the centre that need to be
improved," said Midge. "But having lived all over the world and as a
West Swindon resident, it's a great place to live and bring up a family."
However she
See who is at your now plans to _,
front door without move to France "}
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where she hopes
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A brand new, high quality she has never
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class, from left,
Only £199 - fully installed Hailey Chivers,
Oliver Cole, Jack
Duckers, Georgia
Turner
High definition compact CCTV camera mounted
by the front door connected to your television West Swindon's Mr Shakespeare,
Greendown assistant headteacher
Movement sensor activates camer
Tim Noble has left to take his
e Picture interrupts TV programme for 10 to 30 seconds chance in the uncertain world of
consultancy.
Microphone picks up any sound He coordinated two Shakespeare
Fully installed by our skilled technicians Festivals involving hundreds of
primary and secondary age chil-
Peace of mind for an incredible £199 dren, and this year worked with
performing arts students to create
Optional extras the world's first ever Storysack
• Stop-frame feature records based on Shakespeare. Now he is
visits onto your video player to join the Basic Skills Agency to
- ideal to see who has called set up an Active Shakespeare
while you are away
Project to develop new ways of
• Up to 4 cameras can be added teaching the bard using Storysacks.
to the system for all round " Our Shakespeare work at
security Greendown and our partner pri-
For a secure o ok, call mary schools has been intensely
exciting and I should like to thank
Transcable on 01 11 854865 all the West Swindon teachers I
have worked with," said Tim.