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14 The Link Magazine • March 2004
Bridlewood gets ready to re-start in permanent buildings
Children at Swindon's newest school off Lady Lane are looking forward to moving from temporary buildings to brand new facilities in less
than two mnnthc' time_
Because of disagree- from our parents and
ments between several in- we're all looking forward
terested parties in 2002 on to the peace and
where the 210 place school tranquility of a large new
should be built, a decision building. Hopefully we
had to be referred to a gov- can say goodbye to the
ernment appointed adju- mud, and also the noise of
dicating body. By the time the diggers and dumper
the Lady Lane site was trucks working on the
agreed upon in early 2003 house building site on the
it was too late to complete other side of the thin walls
the buildings ready for the of the mobiles.
start of the academic year. "The field looks green
But a headteacher had and inviting for the sum-
been appointed and there mer term and we have a
was a growing need for nature trail already cre-
school places from fami- ated through the conker
lies arriving in the area. trees on site which will be
Last September, 45 re- lovely in the autumn."
ception and year 1 chil- To register for places at
dren and five teaching and Bridlewood for April and
support staff started in September call school ad-
two mobiles next to the ministrator Denise Barker
school building site. on 706830.
In April, 53 children will
move into the purpose built school particularly as essential services not an ideal start but the children • A Mid-Day Supervisory Assist-
with their staff who will be joined were not available until a few days did not notice and settled in su- antis still needed at the school. For
by Ms Nicola Wilmer who has been before the children arrived."Itwas perbly. We've had great support details call 706830.
appointed as deputy head and will
teach Key Stage 2 children. Taw Hill school on its way
Headteacher Jane Rodbourn
said starting the school on a tern- C onstruction of North Swindon's fourth school, St Francis Church of England Primary School, com-
porary site had had its difficulties, menced on 9 February after a late change in the plans to exclude a church from the building contract.
The January Link front page fea- committees and formulating its
tured the symbolic breaking of the policies. It feels as if we are mov-
soil by the outgoing Bishop of ing from theory to practice."
Swindon Rev Michael Doe, the Headteacher Clive Westall said
Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire, the school would open with a nurs-
headteacher Clive Westall and cry, reception, and Key Stage 1
North Swindon Church of Eng- and 2 classes. "We currently have
land vicar Rev Ruth Cram. We ex- 70 children registered but are likely
clusively revealed that it was likely to open with up to one hundred.
that the school would not be ready Starting off in mobiles is not satis-
for September 2004 and children factory but the children won't no-
would probably have to start in tice. It's a stepping stone in our
temporary buildings on site. journey to our new school and see-
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