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46 The Link M       ine • June 2005
                                                           Supermarket trolleys still a problem
                               Piano
                               Jennifer Guillard =  I ^         in Haydon say parish council
                               LmusTCL. Degree Music (France) ^1  Haydon Wick parish councillors have consistently, over recent years,
                               ARCM, ABSM. Member ISM & EPTA
                                                          pressed for action to stop the nuisance caused by supermarket trol-
                               Piano, theory & composition. GCSE &
                                                          leys abandoned in streets, open spaces and streams around the
                               AS tuition. In your own home, all ages
                                and abilities, interest in special needs  parish.
                                    Tel: 07930 203 843      They hoped the problem would
                                                          be resolved when Asda Walmart
                                                          introduced an electronic braking
     Registered Childminder                  Quality mobile  system to the wheels of their trol-
     Flexible, friendly, negotiable rates  V.  7 hairdressing  leys, to prevent them being pushed
                                                   by an  off site, and after Morrisons on
          8 years experience.
                                9           o experienced
                                 9                        Thames Avenue store introduced
       Learn and play Monday to Friday,  NF
                                  g s     ^`^      stylist  coin release trolleys.
    6am to 9pm. School drop-offs and pick-ups  A'HAIRC PaE
       Also weekends & late evenings  For free advice or appointment call  However they still litter the area  I  I  I
                                   JACQUI on 01793 327563  and, at a recent meeting, council-  .
      Call 07957 166529 or 871466
                                      or 07905 676778     lors pressed Asda Walmart Secu-    i l
                                                          rity Manager Chris Tant, for more
                                                          site control, especially near the  _=''
                                 H C EM STCIRT            south car park bus stop. Casually
       ®DISC SERVICES'
                                 Domestic Cleaning Services  left trolleys are an eyesore and pro-
    We transfer anything onto DVD Disc  • Regular weekly cleans  vide temptation to youngsters to
    - Cine Film, Video tape, Wedding Photos  • Fo rtnightly cleans  remove them from the site.              >^
       SHORT PROMOTIONAL           • One-off Spring cleans  The councillors want a trolley
           VIDEOS YIADE               Call Christine      park by the bus stop but Asda
          Tel: 01793 705333     on (01793) 701413 (gam - 5pm)  Walmart Customer Services Man-
         Mobile: 07831 575758       Mob: 07951 184424     ager Steve Fletcher wonders "A coin-operated arrangement
                                                          whether this would solve anything. would not be acceptable to cus-
                                                          He said the electronic lock-down tomers. To remove trolleys away
    DECOTEX                     9.D. Upho[stery           system which cost over £15,000 is from the site would require lifting
                                                          effective. "Once a trolley has been them above six feet, but if they are
                                Repairs & Recovering      wheeled beyond the electronic reported off-site we respond as
      Painter & Decorator       Antique and Modern        boundary the trolley locks and can- quickly as possible. Often they are
                                Large range of fabrics    not be moved. Our staff collect the old Safeway ones. At the end of
      Specialist Artexing                                 trolleys from the bus stop at about the day, we want to do what is best
                                Call 871808
     Tel: (01793) 791388                                  5pm and again between 8pm and for the community."
                               for competitive prices     9pm and we have recently intro-  The parish council have set up
                                                          duced a machine which speeds this an abandoned trolley hotline on
                                                          process up.                722446.
                                                                       School getting stronger
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                                                            Last year the "°  y                       5
                                                          inspection team
                                                          were not  ha pp  y      1
                                                          with the poor
      YOUR LOCAL PVC-U MANUFACTURER                       behaviour of a                     - x ' •
                                                          minority of pu-
      • Buy direct from                                   pils and the
                                                          strategies used                 •      i°'l^ • -
       our factory
                                                          to deal with
      • We make it and                                    them. Now they
       we fit it                                          say thateffective
                                                          systems are in
      • High security                                     place to cope                         -
      • 10 year guarantee                                 with this and
                                                          there are many
      • Lowest prices                                     good features
                                                          about     the  Greendown youngsters recently organised a fund raising Ii-
                                     Why not let          school.      zaar to support the work of Barnardo's. Each tutor group
                                                                       organised stalls and money attracting activities to raise£584.85.
                                                            The inspec-
                                      us handle           tors found that  The School Council is consulting pupils as to which charity
                                                                       they wish to support for another bazaar before the end of term.
                                                          the vast major-  Cake makers Darren Haydon, Jack Moody, Tom McCulloch,
                                      everything          it  of students  Toni Pellicci, Nicola Wheeler
                                                          want to succeed
                                    from start to         and get on well together both in is good, particularly for those ex-
                                                          lessons and around the school. periencing difficulties.
                                       finish?            Most of the teaching is suitable  However they are concerned
                                                          and much is good. Because most that the inconsiderate behaviour
                Call today 01793 790944                   listen carefully in lessons students of some students continues to in-
                                                          are able to take advantage of the terfere with teaching and learn-
      or 07973 232435 (evenings and weekends)             expert knowledge.          ing.
                                                            The inspectors consider the care  The full report can be found at
          The Marsh, Lower Wanborough. SN4 OAS
                                                          and personal support for students www.ofsted.gov.uk
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