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14 The Link Magazine • April 2004
Canada trip confirmed. More money needed
LEARN TO PLAY
A group of Year 11 students from Hreod Parkway have made the commitment and booked their flights
THE VIOLIN with
to British Columbia over the Easter holidays. But they have not reached the fundraising target yet and
Swindon Suzuki Strings
need to raise more money to cover their costs.
Suitable for all ages The appeal by ten students was dian families and visit local schools changing experience for the stu-
featured in the March Link. In or- to compare experiences. dents. "They have worked really
01793 700099 der to broaden their horizons the A camping trip in the wilder- hard to plan this trip and have
http://www.mab.tgis.co.uk youngsters will stay with Cana- ness, complete with confidence been fund raising with great en-
building activities, will be part of thusiasm. Now we've booked the
the programme, and they are also tickets there's no going back, but
PIANO TEACHER PIANO & THEORY LESSONS planning to sleep over in the Van- we still need to attract more dona-
Concert pianist/organist couver Aquarium to study marine tions to cover our costs.”
Graded exams no obligation
Tuition in piano and keyboard life. For details, or to offer sponsor-
All ages, pre-school to adult All ages welcome Hreod's Canadian teacher Nina
Classical, grade exams, jazz, church music Relaxed and . friendly atmosphere Brautigan said it would be a life ship, call Nina at Hreod Parkway
Accompanist for exams, conce rts Contact School on 527999.
Flexible teaching hours
Mrs G Bush CTABRSM Nina Brautigan, front, with Martyn Shakespeare, Nathan Gough. Back, from left,
Call Joy Walker on 01793 321236
on Swindon 873012 Tim Hunt, Alice Keith, Louise Curtis, Stewart Hawkins
or email: joywalker@ntlworld.com ''j
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Brook Field kids get the
walk/cycle to school idea
SCHOOLWEAR Year 5 children at Brook Field were set a project to research the
changes in the geography around their school. Kimberley Treen.
AVAILABLE Jennifer Martin and Lucy Johnson chose to investigate the effects of the
walk to school policy introduced by the school governors and wrote to
The Link about it. This is their article.
ALL-YEAR-ROUND! Over the last few
years the school has
spent £80,000 given
Blazers • Sweatshirts • Knitwear • Trousers • Skirts • Blouses • Shirts
to it by the council
• Shoes • T-shirts • Polo shirts • Football shorts Cycle shorts
on two pelican
• Sports socks • Judo & karate suits & belts • Dancewear crossings, a bike
OFFICIAL STOCKISTS OF shelter and a bus
shelter on
Guide Association Uniform • Scout Association Uniform
Cartwright Drive,
• Linzi Jay Communion Wear & Christening Gowns
to encourage more
• Hush Puppies Shoes t children to walk,
cycle or take the bus
UNIT 39, THE ARCADE to school.
I N SN1 ILF__
We have been
asking the question,
93 have these changes
3A made routes to
school safer and re-
corded the results
Kimberley, Jennifer and Lucy with their letter to The Link
from all the classes
in front of the Brook Field bike shelter and racks
to see if more chil-
dren are coming to school differ- have found that more children and
ently, and if cars are going slower. adults are walking and cycling,
We have done this by looking at but not many use the bus.
the maps of routes to school drawn In the future we would like to
by children in 2002 and in 2004. see even more children walking
^=Lt^L- Y We also wrote to school staff and cycling to school and we would
and parents to see how many of like to ask more parents to help
them walk, cycle or use a bus. We them by leaving the car at home.