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40 The Link Magazine • May 2006
Oil executives to dig at Toothill Farm
PARKING A team of executives from oil giants BP will be mucking in at Toothill Farm community hall in May.
Sixteen managers from the USA, of the farmhouse, improve the council changed its policy and on
CENTRAL Singapore and Europe are coming landscaping and build a large shed. 1 April transferred the farm site
to the BP offices in Swindon for a Mavis Reed and the volunteers from the housing department to
SWINDON one week team building exercise, who run the popular Friday the youth service.
but will be breaking out of the evening junior youth club are de- Toothill councillor Steve
Long stay parking from office for a two day community lighted. "To think, nearly 18 Wakefield said,"we'vebeenwork-
challenge to spruce up the grounds months ago officers from Swin- ing hard to get a better deal for
only £65 per month of Toothill Farm. don Council were trying to empty young people in the area and it's
The event has been organised the farm of users for whatever rea- great that BP chose the farm site
by the business development arm son. Now we're looking at the gar- for their community project."
For details, of the youth adventure charity den being enlarged and made safe Raleigh Development Consult-
G [ call 01793 Raleigh International. In some- for children with help from Raleigh ant, Ian McLaughlin, said the BP
WORKSPACE 690600 thing ofaGroundforcemeetsChal- and the BP staff. It's great that the executives were looking forward
lengeAnnekamakeover,thegroup club can feel secure at the farm." to coming to the farm. "This will
e for your husinec: aims to tidy up the garden in front In early 2005 Mavis and the club be an excellent challenge for peo-
put up a fight against eviction and pie who are normally to be found
with help from local councillors behind computers in office blocks
^t^ll and publicity from The Link, the in different parts of the world."
Mavis Read with junior club member Joe Haines, centre, and Ian McLaughlin of
Motorcycle Clothing ike Raleigh, right, coun Nick Martin, left. Standing Niki Hillier, outreach worker for
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Youth service has new purpose
After a savaging by Ofsted in 2005 Swindon Council has radically
overhauled and reorganised its Youth Services to provide new hope
to young people across the town.
Head of the service provision, including
Tim Mason said, "for opportunities to take
too long young people part in Duke of
have beenleftoutofde- Edinbugh Award ac-
cision making. I'm pas- tivities at the Link Cen-
sionateaboutengaging 4 tre."
them in delivering bet- "The changes in the
ter youth provision." youth service are really
In West Swindon excitingandlaimtohave
Dale Colsell, right, has _ a number of intersting
been appointed as initiatives up and run-
Youth Development ning over the next few
Worker and is getting months."
to know the views of Dale is currently
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young people and is recruitingses- meeting young people around
sional youth workers to organise West Swindon and hopes to bring
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III £99 £125 ing worked as a youth worker be- discuss ideas. To achieve them he
He's no stranger to the area ha -
will be recruiting adult volunteers
tween 1992 and 1996, starting as a
volunteerin the oldbarn atToothill and also paid sessional workers.
Dale said, "I'd like to hear from
ALL MANES ALL MUSS'
UP TO 1900cc UP TO 2000cc Farm then helping run youth club the young people I worked within
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anY other nights at Freshbrook Community the 1990'saboutvolunteeringnow,
quotat/on £145 £10 Centre as well as street work as wellasadultswhowanttoknow
around the Link Centre. more about creating positive op-
His task is to develop projects portunities in West Swindon."
v . where there is a great sense of
. r.n rvr,www,Ivrn.n7jInma7.q,uvrJ. . - Call Dale on 07765 505033.
nead. Drove Fond, George Lane, ownership by young people. - Tim Mason would like to hear
windo Swindon Marlborough
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883620 (01793)520971 (01672)513535 "There's scope for a youth coffee from Swindon's young people on
bar in Toothill and I'll be looking 463705 or mail: tjmason@swindon
to develop evening and weekend .gov.uk