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18 The Link Magazine • December 2005
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Two West primaries in weak positions
Swindon Council's cabinet took decisions in November which may
see the closure of two schools, and the removal of over 600 surplus
places in primary schools across West Swindon.
Children working to-
gether. The Mayor of
Swindon Ray Fisher
with, front left, Alexan-
der Dickins from
Freshbrook Primary,
Decants Chambers from
Toothill and Timothy
Rabbitt of Windmill Hill
at an Armistice Date ex-
RW-1-'-6 hibition of work carried
out as part of the Their
Past Your Future Mobile
Media project during the
Autuinn
On 1 November the cabinet con- Issues not resolved
firmed an earlier decision to close Despite the decision to close Salt
Windmill Hill and Freshbrook pri- Way Primary School, Swindon
maries and build a new 1.5 form Council has not yet answered so
entry school on the Freshbrook many questions put by parents and
School site and provide a new governors over the last 11 months.
Toothill Primary School. For example, what is the effect
A six week pre-statutory con- on catchment areas going to be?
sultation started on 8 November Will children from Grange Park
and the cabinet will consider the
still be able to go to Tregoze Pri-
outcomes on 18 January and de- mary if families in The Prinnells
cide whether to proceed to a statu- live closer?
This would last until 2 March 2006. be on roads around Shaw Ridge
A final decision on turning three and along Ridge Green itself? Will
primaries into two will be made by pedestrian safety problems be
the independent School Organisa- sorted out?
tion Committee on 15 March. Then of course there are the land
The futures of Salt Way and development issues. The council's
Shaw Ridge Primary Schools are intention for the Salt Way site are
more advanced. On 16 November still secret. What do they have in
the cabinet received the report on mind for the Shaw Ridge site when
pre-statutory consultations to close a completely new school is built
Salt Way and expand Shaw Ridge for around £5 million, more hous-
and agreed to move to the six week ing next to The Bramptons?
statutory consultation on the plan Steve Spence, Salt Way chair of
which will end on 3 January. governors has published the ques-
The School Organisation Com- tions at www.swindonlink.com
mittee will then decide on 11 Janu- Mail your comments and con-
ary whether Salt Way closes at the cerns to: publisher@swindonlink
end of the summer term. .com
Hreod lads are reading champs
Boys from Hreod Parkway have joined forces with celebrities and
sports stars like footballers Rio Ferdinand and Ashley Cole and
World Wrestling Entertainment superstars John Cena, Shelton
Benjamin and Rey Mysterio to promote reading.
Bucking the
trend of declining
interest in reading,
fifteen boys from
Years 7 to 11 have
been presented
with bronze and
silver awards from
National Literacy
Trust's Reading
Champions initia-
tive.
The project cel-
ebrates men and
boys who are passionate about with certificates and a book of their
reading and are keen to encourage choice on 7 November, after visit-
others to be positive about books. ing Borders to collect £500 worth
The Hreod boys were presented of books for the school library.