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Isambard is now the name
North Swindon's secondary school is to be called the Isambard
Community School after the governors reviewed their original deci-
sion to name it River View.
The name was announced for- central feature of the school. Join us for a three course dinner .} , -
mally to prospective parents on 14 Parents were very keen to learn served in the Wilton Suite, followed
July when headteacher Rachel more about admissions as there is by dancing to Pop Of All Ages'.
Mattey outlined her ideas for still confusion about who can at- Arrival from 7.15pm, dinner 7.45pm,
Isambard and Equion FM ex- tend. From September 2007 North dancing and late bar until 12.30am. _
plained the management of the Swindon parents will be able to Dresscode - black tie - masks optional t 7
facilities. choose a place at Isambard or £25.00 per person
Isambard opens in September Hreod Parkway which will accept (full pre-payment required)
2007 and will have 240 places for 300 children a year.
Year 7 children. It will build up to Although there will be 540 places To book please call 01793 878785
full capacity in the following five available it is thought there are
years. only four hundred Year 7s in the
Ms Mattey said opening a brand catchment area.
new school was a unique and ex- Admissions will be managed by
citing challenge for staff and chil- Swindon Council's education de-
dren. "The first pupils have a partment. Application forms will
unique opportunity to set the tone be circulated in September to be THE NINE ELMS PUB
for the school." returned by 18 October.
She told parents that each child The governors are preparing a Did Shaw Lane, Nine Elms, West Swindon
will have an individualised learn- bid to Government for Isambard July/August What's On?
ing programme and she envisages to open with media and perform-
accelerated learning for some as a ing arts specialist status. Friday 28th July Matt Chipperfield performs solo
Saturday 29th July Maxx Traxx Karaoke
Not the offi-
cial logo, but AUBU5T BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND BONANZA!
some street Fri 25th Maxx Traxx Karaoke
art created on Sat 26th Hog Roast - from 3pm Kids bouncy castle
hoardings at Mon 28th Charity Car Treasure Hunt - 12noon start, £5 per
Churchward
as part of the car, BBQ to follow, kids bouncy castle, great prizes
Brunel 200
festival
For more information and to view our new menu - check out
Help build the North Swindon community our weh site: www.thenineelms-unm or call : 770442
through a business at the Learning Campus
There is an unusual and potentially lucrative business proposition
on offer at the new Isambard Community School which opens in
October in Priory Vale.
Location of the commercial space
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Equion FM, the company man- ple pop in fora coffee and croissant,
aging the facilities, is offering a maybe look at the internet; in the
lease on a 100 square metre serv- evening it could provide a place 2r
iced space in a prime location at for youth to gather, or perhaps it
the front entrance of the school, could become a bistro.
next to the piazza between the cam- "There will be thousands of peo-
pus and Redhouse Village Centre. ple passing each day, going to
Although children will not ar- school or to use the facilities. The
rive until 2007, facilities such as campus is certainly going to be-
outdoor playing fields and all come one of Swindon's key meet-
weather pitches, a sports hall, ing points and we're looking for a Phil Fryer & Alan Becks pay tribute to Frank Sinatra and
dance/drama studios, a TV stu- business which compliments the Dean Martin, 'crooning'to the duos repertoire of songs'
dio, and meeting rooms will be campus and will provide a benefit Together with a four course candle lit dinner.
available to hire this Autumn. The to the community."
other three schools on the site will To discuss the business oppor-
open in September. tunity, call Sarah Hudd on 702333 Tel: 01793 721701
Sarah Hudd of Equion said, "the or mail: shudd @equion.ltd.uk
Best Western Premier
buildings will be a fantastic asset
to the community. The commer- Blunsdon House Hotel
cial space, as we call it, was in-
cluded in the design to give the generations of exceptional service
campus an extra dimension. www.blunsdonliouse.co.uk
"It could be a place where peo-