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16 The virtual Link Magazine now online @ www.swindonlink.com

Link map becomes piece of art
The North Swindon map published by Swindon Link has become a 3D masterpiece hanging on the walls
of Red Oaks Primary School on the Learning Campus in Priory Vale.
When artist Sarah Drake was tures to be pinned
commissioned to work with Key on the map. The
Stage 1 & 2 children on the school’s North Swindon
Our Town project in December, she map has tiny
needed a reference source to help houses, play parks,
youngsters get to know the geog- schools, the district
raphy around their homes. “The centre, Motorola
North Swindon map was perfect, and the bridge over
large scale and clear, something Thamesdown
which children could relate to.” Drive.
Sarah’s technique is to create Sarah also ran a
maps from paper mache and at papier mache
Red Oaks children helped her pre- workshop to help
pare 3 dimensional models of fea- teachers prepare
www.1-2-1pctutor.co.uk for this term’s
project on reuse Sarah and a few of her workers, from left, Renace Tobias,
and recycling. Emily Scott, Danial Whitmarsh, Chloe Beedsek, Grace
www.sarahdrake.com Henderson, Lian Tilling
Ideas projected in film
Children from Orchid Vale and Red Oaks Primary Schools in North
Swindon premiered a film in early January about coming to live in a
new community and making friends.
Although professional film mak- around Priory Vale, and also did all
ers David Collier and Keith Phillips the camera work and recording.
from Mobile Media provided guid- “We wanted it to have a bit of a
ance, the youngsters decided on scary feel, because you’re not sure
the story, acted out the scenes shot what you’ll find when you move to
a new area, but it all works
out well in the end,” said
Tori Middleton.
“Making a film is like
bringing out your
dreams,” said Rebecca
Hardy.
The production team with
THE COMPLETE CURTAIN SERVICE Keith Phillips, Luke Hinch-
cliffe, Becky Campbell, Tori
Middleton, Charlie Bate,
CURTAINS TO SATISFY EVERY REQUIREMENT Rebecca Hardy
• Free estimating, design and advice
• Home visits by appointment School at Oakhurst a possibility
• Make-up and fitting service A consultation on the use of an unwanted school site looks to have
been a waste of effort as a school is being proposed once again.
As reported in November’s Link, council officers to look at whether
there has been confusion over the a school will be required in future.
future of a plot of land on Pioneer My view is that we need more
Road designated for a school. school places in the Northern sec-
When it looked as though Swin- tor - either by increasing the
don Council didn’t want to build number of places in existing
on the plot, Haydon Wick Parish schools or building new. I fought
Council started to consider other long and hard to get extra places at
From community uses to avoid losing the Bridlewood. I’m want to avoid
AND £29.00 land to more housing. They asked similar problems.”
Oakhurst Residents’ Association to
BLINDS collect views on alternatives such as Popular club moves
OF ALL KINDS a visitor centre for the Clifford Due to great response to the arti-
Meadow Site of Special Scientific cle in the September Link, Swin-
• Wooden Interest or youth pitches. don Scrapaholic Club has had to
• Venetian 2 mtr But Swindon Council Children’s move to the main hall at Christ
x 2 mtr Services then announced they were the Servant Church at Abbey
• New linen
from £99 considering uses for the land, and Meads Village Centre.
• Roman it seems that a school is on the The club meets monthly on a
• Verticals cards because of increasing pupil Monday evening, and a Saturday
numbers. morning. It’s open to all ages and
• Roller
Swindon councillor David abilities from experienced scrap-
• New Eastern materials Renard explained that, when the bookers to people who want to
decision to build the seven PFI start a new hobby.
FREE PARKING OUTSIDE THE SHOWROOM at 252 CRICKLADE RD schools in the North was taken, the Call Allison Roberts on 07786
or call Tracey or Amanda on 01793 611051 number of pupils did not justify a 013280 or mail: swindon@
school at Oakhurst. “I have asked scrapaholic.co.uk for details.

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