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Greendown campaigners to present petition to PM
Youngsters from Greendown Community School took the chance to exert political pressure on Anne orrison
Snelgrove MP for South Swindon at the end of May by introducing her to a life sized cut out teacher
bearing letters calling on world leaders to support the commitments made at the G8 summit last year that
every child on the planet is receiving an education by 2015. asters
Last year 7,000 schools across
Britain made cut outs for their lo- Solicitors
cal MP or sent them to govern-
ment ministers; joining 5 million Serving Swindon
children in over 100 countries who for 90 years
are calling for progress on the
promise. Legal problems?
Year 9 pupil Jessie Howard said
her friends decided to take action We have the answers
after Anne Snelgrove accepted an
invitation to open the 2006 United Telephone 526601
Kingdom One World Linking As-
sociation (UKOWLA) conference
at Greendown on 20 and 21 May.
"Education is so important for
every child. Here we take going to C
school for granted but millions of Establishecf over 12 ears
children across the world do not
get the chance. We're campaign- 'WE COME TO YOU
ing for them AT HOME OR WORK'
"The world leaders have given a
promise that every child gets an * FREE
Jessie Howard with her letter to the PM. In the background Anne Snelgrove holds
education. I think we should all be the teacher petition with the Greendown signatories collection & delivery
putting on pressure to make sure * Servicing & repairs
they don't break it." tition. "We certainly need multi- "I'm delighted that the Prime
Anne Snelgrove said she was talented teachers throughout the Minister has agreed to meet the WE ALSO SELL
happy to deliver the colourful pe- world to provide education for all. Greendown pupils on 5 July so • New cycles
that they can reinforce their mes- * Parts & accessories
sage to him directly."
Working for a better world • Your school can join in the cam-
The United Kingdom One World Linking Conference at Greendown paign too. Find out more at
on 20 and 21 May brought together representatives from schools, www.sendmyfriend.org
churches and community groups across Britain who have developed
or are building educational, civic and cultural partnerships with
communities in other parts of the world. Shaw Chiropractic
The theme of 'Looking out to
look in' brought together organi-
sations connected with a range of Clinic
countries in Africa to discuss ideas
for building closer links, success
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Greendown teacher Cristina 0 Arthritis
Bennett said, "one of the highlights
of the weekend were workshops 0 Whiplash
Cristina Bennett with Greendown pu-
run by Greendown pupils called
'The World Outside Our Win- pils who helped run the conference, Sian YOU SHOULD CONSIDER
Gannon and Matthew Hill in front of
dows.'
photographs from Morteng Wa Tutu
"Delegates were asked to ex- Secondary School, their partner school CONSULTING A CHIROPRACTOR
plore their own identities and then in South Africa
consider how they might see other SANDRA E. DAVIES D.C.
people's true identities beyond the mark, referring to all young peo-
stereotypes. One person enthused, ple who have been inspired by CLARE DUNCAN-HAWES MSc. D.C.
"I really enjoyed the workshop as school partnerships: 'The commit- Members of BCA • Registered with GCC
it was unique, presented in an un- ment and enthusiasm that these Members of the College of Chiropractors
derstandable way by young peo- young people have brought to the
ple." project has illuminated their un- Tel: (01793) 887801
Ms Bennett added that the suc- derstanding, their partner's under-
cess of the Greendown pupils' in- standing and global understand-
volvement in the conference was ing.' www.shawchiropracticclinic.co.uk
neatly summarised by another re- www.ukowla.org.uk