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Freshbrook School celebrates
There was fun in the sunshine on 15 July when pupils, teachers and Anything Stone UK Ltd.
parents from the present and past marked Freshbrook Primary School's
quarter of a century at a summer fete. Suppliers of finely finished granite, marble,
All the traditional stalls, attractions and performances were comple- li mestone, slate, sandstone and gypsum
mented by a display of photographs looking back over the years with
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Children in Year 5 at Windmill Hill Primary School returned with -t"-
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Sleepover kids looking lively, from left Aiden Lang, Jamee Shorter, Zac Brooks,
Jamie Clements, Emma Cairns, Sophie Wood, Stuart Box, Emily Loveridge, Kara
Bates. Bottom right, Hannah Mitchell and Lucy Smale
The nationwide fundraising cause of the excitement but every-
event for Childline involved chil- one had a brilliant time. The Year
dren spending the night on the 4's are already asking if we're go-
floor and then simultaneously ing to do a sleepover next year."
brushing their teeth in the morn- Across the country 34,000 peo-
ing. ple took part in the event, beating
Twenty one children enjoyed a the record set last year for the big-
barbeque and games on the school gest sleepover. They also set a new
field to burn off some energy be- record for the most people brush-
fore settling down to watch a DVD ing their teeth at the same time in
bedtime story specially created for an activity sponsored by
the eventwhich featured children' s Aquafresh. The children used tim- Showroom at:
writer, Jacqueline Wilson. ers to check that they had brushed Unit 35B, BSS House
Although the children were in for the required two minutes.
their sleeping bags at 10.30pm, Big Brother technology was used Cheney Manor Ind Est
Year 5 teacher Sarah Leighfield so that participant numbers could Swindon SN2 2PJ
slept in the middle of the school be sent by text to Guinness World
hall to make sure that everyone Records to allow provisional cer- Tel: 08702 422998
had a quiet night. tificates for both records to be is-
Sarah said, "several children sued the morning after the
found it too difficult to sleep be- sleepover.