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Logos to give new school an identity to build on
Emily Loveridge will have a special place in the emerging history of the Millbrook Primary School, which opens in September, after children
at Freshbrook and Windmill Hill Primary Schools were invited to put forward names for their new combined school and then were asked
to come up with designs for its logo.
Emily’s entry was se- throughout the life of the school. were just asked to draw a Wind-
lected for development by Now Bryony’s son Charlie mill and I was told mine was going
graphic design company Brogden, 5, who started in the same to be used on the sweatshirt.”
Creative Rush and she re- classroom as his mum at Windmill “I’m sad to see the Windmill
ceived a painting set and will pull on the new Millbrook uni- name go, but I’m glad Charlie will
certificate as her prize. form next term. be staying in the same building.
“I included a house in “We didn’t know we were in a It’s really strange that he’s started
my design of a mill and a competition,” said Bryony. “We in the same classroom that I did.”
stream but they took it Gill will continue as
out to make it simpler; I Long association with Windmill building, Gill, Bryony an administrator with
think it looks better that and Charlie Millbrook, but will be
way. I’m really excited preserving the hand-
that my logo will be on written record book
everybody’s shirts. It will of the 1009 children
make going to Millbrook who have attended
more special for me.” since September 1987.
Artist Emily with graphic de- “It’s an end of an era,
signer Ant Hodges of Crea- but I’m sure the car-
tive Rush and Millbrook head ing family atmos-
Clare Griffin-Felton phere will continue
A family will be continuing its ment and materials ready to open and offer the best to
association with primary educa- the new school built to relieve the all the children who
tion in Freshbrook across three pressure of numbers at nearby go to Millbrook.”
generations. Freshbrook Primary. From September
Nearly twenty years ago in Au- A few weeks later her five year Key Stage 1 children
gust 1987 Gill Wilson (now Peachy) old daughter Bryony’s name was will be based in the
joined Windmill Hill’s first found to be on the back of the Windmill buildings
headteacher David Messenger as design chosen for the Windmill and KS 2 will start in
school secretary to unpack equip- Hill logo which has been used from Freshbrook.

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