Page 8 - link magazine

8 The Link Magazine • April 2004
Hreod art at hospital
Youngsters attending the Great Western Hospital for treatment are being given the chance to broaden their studies with help from a group
of artists from Hreod Parkway School.
Eleven Year 8 students in hospital, or have to at-
brought their lesson into the tend regularly for treatment,
children's classroom in March have their education dis-
so that patients could take part rupted and they can become
in a craft project based on the quite isolated. We follow the
seaside theme decoration of the national curriculum but con-
ward. centrate on subjects like
Together the group modelled maths, English, science and
clay fish which were taken bacl. ICT. It's really good that a
to Hreod to be fired in a kiln. school has been willing to
The students will return in early come in and work with us
April for another session where on something different."
the fish will be decorated. One Jessica Cattle, 13, from
large collection of fish will be Highworth, who attends
hung as a mobile in the bath- hospital daily said she en-
room. joyed the visit. "Doing an
Megan Brown, GWH home art project makes a nice
education manager, was de- change; it's fun to be able to
lighted that the Hreod students Art zoorking,,roup at the GWH, Hreod students and hospital patients with, talk about school and other
had made the effort to come to back from left, Hreod art teacher Claire Hoeing, classroom manager Megan Brown things with people of my
the hospital. "Children who are and hospital teacher Lys Kirby own age."

Choir helps brighten up children's ward
The corridors of the special care baby unit at the Great Western
Hospital have taken on a magical quality, thanks to fundraising by
members of Swindon's Kentwood Choir.
With their sponsorship, four large murals depicting woodland scenes,
complete with fairies, birds, bees, butterflies and deer were painted
earlier this year by local artists Toni Robinson of No Added Sugar
together with Tracy Baker-Stewart and Maria Kelly.
Left, Nathan Baxter with his son Jack Aslick with Toni Robinson and clinical
nurse manager Alyson McSherry

Proprietor Paul Edwards, 18 years hairdressing in London

FRESHBROOK
o
VILLAGE CENTRE
♦ - SWINDON
e= _ Tel: 01793 873217
Specialising in colours
Wedding hair & photos
(mobile if required)
Smoke free campaign hots up in Swindon
e ` Restyles
Swindon's Primary Care Trust and Swindon Council are putting the
Children's hair parties
pressure on smokers to keep public buildings free of tobacco smoke.
Free consultations
Welcoming And on No Smok-
Free parking
our new stylist Special rates for ing Day, 10 March,
Shona senior citizens they also launched a
campaign to create
Open: Mon - Wed 9am - 6pm; Thurs 9am - 8pm; Fri 9am- 6pm: Sat 8am - 6pm smoke free areas in
homes so that chil-
dren's health is not
Dear Link magazine,
damaged by second
My wife and I relocated from London to Swindon a year ago hand smoke.
and we are now residents in the new Priory Vale development. A free poster and
stickers denoting
Along with our move we started a new business. Hairworks hair
which rooms should
salon. Understandably this was a nervous time for us. be smoke free in their
The Link magazine from day one proved to be the perfect homes are available
media to advertise the salon. The results have been nothing by calling 0800 389
short of fantastic and our business has gone from strength to 2229. Call this number
strength. if you want help with
kicking the habit.
I cannot thank The Link enough for all your help and support
Delta Tennis Centre was one of four Swim/on recreation centres to be awarded
during the early stage of our venture.
smoke free gold status which means the building is entirely smoke free. Head of
Pcrnl trading standards Robert Taylour presents Delta manager Gail Light with the
certificate. Other cen tres are the Health Hrld ro, Dorcan, Croft and Haydon Centres.