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38 The Link Magazine • January 2004
Bright entrance to school
The December Link exclusively
DUNCAN featured a sculpture created by
Gordon Dickinson of No Added
F Sugar to mark Westlea's twenti-
'SELF DRIVE HIRE eth birthday.
?—z,^oeae ' e e Gordon's steel figure of a parent
Vehicles for Hire at Competitive Rates and child called Together stands
Cars • Vans • Luton Tail-Lifts close to a welcome arch at the
272 Ermin Street school's front entrance, put up ten
Stratton St. Margaret, Swindon years ago.
He returned in November to re-
Tel: 822193 furbish the arch, cutting out new
Radio de-coding while you wait letters and designing symbols sug-
FREE PARKING H gested by children to be attached
Open daily 8.30am - 5.30pm to the structure.
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Sundays 8.30am - 9.30am Gordon said, "they came up with
great ideas for the shapes. There's
the key of knowledge on the centre
post with the sun which repre-
sents the warmth and friendship
in the school, plus birds which re-
mind us that no matter what the
barriers, we can let our imagina-
Make the most tions fly.
"It was a lot of fun decorating
the arch and I have to say thank
of paper and you to Hannah Godfrey and
Jemima Williamson who were in-
credibly helpful assistants."
cardboard in 04 Seaton said, "the arch is fantastic.
Westlea headteacher Suzanne
It's bright, fresh, thought provok-
Use the collection box and we'll do the rest ing and epitomises what Westlea
School is all about."
Above, a welcoming view, from left
WHAT CAN BE PUT OUT FOR RECYCLING? headteacher Suzanne Seaton, Jacob
Roberts, deputy head Karen Winter-
Z Newspapers C Junk mail burn, Sunil Rana, Charley Hill, Tyler
Roberts, Laura Hale, Toni Robinson of
0 Magazines Card, cereal boxes No Added Sugar, Hannah Godfrey,
Q BT Phone Books and cardboard packaging Jordon Bonello, Gordon Dickinson
• Catalogues Z Envelopes with plastic windows Call to support
Z Flyers Z Yellow Pages
St George
The Royal Society of St George
WHAT SHOULD NOT BE PUT OUT: Wiltshire Branch is calling on peo-
ple to celebrate England's patron
U Paper and card which is not clean X Non-paper material! saint on 23 April, which will be
the 11700" anniversary of the mar-
WHAT ELSE DO I NEED TO KNOW? tyrdom of St George
The basis of the Swindon branch
) Please do not over-fill the box.
was founded five years ago but
O Please keep the papers as dry as possible by using the lid provided. only recognised as a branch of the
J Please do not put papers into plastic bags inside the box. society in April last year. Founded
O If you do not wish to take part please call the number below in 1894 it now has over 10,000 mem-
to arrange for your box to be collected bers worldwide.
The aims are to promote the cel-
ebration of St George's Day, to raise
You can also recycle glass, cans, textiles, books, foil money for charities and good
and paper at numerous recycling sites across Swindon. causes in the county and/or pro-
vide a service to them and to hold
Please call the number below to find your a St George's Day service in Salis-
nearest site or visit www.recycle-more.co.uk bury Cathedral.
Over the last nine months Swin-
and type in your postcode
don members have raised money
For more information and for charity at the Old Town Festi-
val and the White Horse Show.
also paper collection dates, call 463463
r l Branch chairman Lloyd James
said he hopes that many more peo-
h ^' r SwI d©n and would be pleased to hear from
ple will celebrate St George's Day
Services
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anybody who would like to know
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t;^t Swmoon
trees cal branch. Call him on 827620.