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The Link Magazine • June 2003 1 5
Tough target for Think Tank Buy a brick at the summer fete
A group of children from Brook Field School in Shaw are planning to and help fund a new classroom
make sure their classmates have an active summer holiday by produc-
ing a 'what to do' newsletter before the end of term. Governors at Oliver Tomkins Infant School, Toothill are making an
appeal for former pupils, parents, grandparents and friends to help
raise £12,500 for a classroom, toilets and cloakroom which will be
ready for September.
As a voluntary aided school, the by Bluestone Construction, will re-
governors have to find ten per cent place mobile buildings whichhave
of the building costs, been on site for nearly twenty
To do this they are selling'bricks' years. Headteacher Penny Sum-
for £1 at the 'Let's do lunch' sum- mers said, "it will be lovely to have
mer fete on 21 June, 11am to 2pm, all the children in permanent ac-
which includes a barbecue, pop commodation on one level which
corn and all the usual stalls. will especially benefit children
The new classroom, being built with disabilities."
Penny Summers lends a hand to the workers from Bluestone Construction
with governors Julian White, Sue Green and Reverand Anne Mackenzie

Ready for hard work, Jane Walford with the Think Tank Group
Called the 'Think Tank project, est School to produce the informa-
the children will be collecting tion leaflet with the help of stu-
what's on information from the dents and equipment in the Infor-
Link Centre, Shaw Ridge Leisure mation and Communications
Park and also the summer school Technology department.
at Greendown. They will also be "This is the first time we've tried
coming into The Link office to pick something like this and with only
up some tips about desktop pub- seven sessions to complete the task
lishing. before the holiday, we're going to
Armed with the knowledge, the to be working very hard," said
group will be visiting Bradon For- teacher coordinator Jane Walford.

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