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The Link Magazine • January 2003 13
Pre-school appeals for auction items Taw Hill toddlers opens more often
Greendown Playgroup celebrated its fifteenth year in 2001 and also Following the photograph in the December Link, the toddler group
moved into its own building within Greendown School grounds which meets at the Taw Hill Worship Centre has grown in numbers
after it had to find alternative accommodation because of expansion and has had to add an afternoon session.
in secondary school numbers. The toddler group now meets others and give their pre-school
on Mondays 10am to 11.30am and children the chance to play with
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from 2.30pm to 4pm. the large number of bigger toys
Parents who would like to meet can drop in at any time.

Growing into big oak trees
Little Acorns playgroup held at Holy Trinity Church, Shaw village
centre offers sessions for eighteen pre-school children from the age of
two.
The Mini-Acorns for 2 to 3 year olds meets on two afternoons a week
whilst the playgroup for 3 and 4 year olds runs on four mornings.
To find out more about availability of spaces, call Bettina Sullivan on
875014.
The Mini-Acorns with pre-school supervisors and mums
at their pre-Christmas parts,
Playgroup staff, from left, Jackie Lambert, Julie Steward, Linda Sewell,
supervisor Juliette Heal, Jayne Yalden
But the first anniversary in the solve to make sure Grange Park
building was marred when a large continues to have its own self-suf-
heater was condemned. This will ficient playgroup. In the last year
cost £900 to replace, on top of the we have held several successful
money needed to pay off the cost fundraisingevents. We'replanning
of their building and developing more and we would like to hear
an outside play area ready for next from anybody willing to help
summer. fundraise or would like to attend.'
"It's a constant battle to raise A charity auction and disco takes
money for the group and we could place at the Swindon Pressings
have done without the heater break- social club on Saturday 8 Febru-
down," said Tracey O'Connor, chair ary. To donate an auction item, or
of the parents' management corn- to buy tickets to the event, call.
mittee. "But it strengthens our re- Tracy on 873179.

SWINDON ACADEMY OF

Ballet, Tap, Modern
& Jazz classes held
for boys and girls
from two and a half
years upwards at:

Haydon Centre

Abbey Meads
Community School
Stratton Community
Centre
Blunsdon Village Hall

For more details and enquiries,
call 01793 524112

Established for over 12 years. All staff fully qualified