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Underground Kumon opens with free offer
Youth Centre Every parent wants their child to reach their full potential and with a
North Swhxlon :ii: CoMe two-week free trial offer at West Swindon's brand new Kumon Centre,
they have the chance to do just that.
Valentine's Ball Kumon is a leading after-school education provider with a record
The Blackthorn School for 13 - 19 year olds of excellence in Maths and English. It offers individualised study pro-
of Photography with Swindon Young Musicians grammes designed to help children of all ages and abilities to fulfil their
Swing Band
Digital image-making Wednesday 11 February potential. Children work at their own pace, enabling them to develop
and black and white printing 7pm to 11 pm, £1 entry self-confidence and learning skills that will give them the optimum
based at our specialist chance of succeeding in the future.
teaching centre near Cricklade New for Year 9s The new study centre meets on Mondays and Wednesdays, 4pm and
Evening, day and weekend 23 February, 6pm to 830pm 5.30pm at Peatmoor Community Primary School. See the advertisement
courses for beginners and The start of Year 9 nights. Come on the left for contact details.
advanced photographers along and make the programme.
www.photography-courses.com Details from North Swindon A job well done
Tel: 01454 416937 youth worker Carol Anne Rapson
or 07920 116492 on 07766368388 A life's work came to an end with a festive party at Brimble Hill Special
School in December when headteacher Bob Walker said farewell to
children and staff.
Chair of governors David Eaton Mr Walker started at Brimble
said Bob was leaving a huge legacy Hill when it occupied World War
for which parents and Swindon II hospital buildings at Burderop in
Council should be thankful. "Bob Wroughton before it moved to Park
Walker always put the children first North in 1985. In 2007 the school
and foremost throughout his career. occupied state-of-the-art facilities
Maths and English After-School No matter what their disability, at the North Swindon Learning
Study Programmes New centre open they were included in everything Campus.

Kumon can help your child progress with Swindon Shaw Study Centre - from every child having a part in Retirement provides the chance
their maths and English studies, boost Irzana Golding Christmas productions to children for Bob to pursue his interest in
their confidence and help them shine. 01793686112 with complex needs being taken on South American Inca culture. "1
walked the Inca trail in 2002 and
residential visits.
Contact your local Instructor today.
"He has been a tremendous ad- have been fascinated with the his-
vocate for Brimble Hill and special tory of the region ever since," he
needs within Swindon education said. "In February I plan to do an ad-
provision. Bob's foresight over the venture holiday in Ecuador which
last twenty five years has ensured includes a visit to the northern Inca
that special needs children are capital at Quito. Then I'll be spend-
educated within the borough rather ing more time with my grandson
and in the manafo:ucIr of Brayside
than being sent away.
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open evening

Thursday
26 February
5-8pm

Bob Walker and Alison Paul with some Brinible c1u15eii on the Iu I day of term
In the past, Swindon Council, and residential centre where I've been
Wiltshire County Council before involved for twenty five years. We'll
them, had to be dragged towards see what else comes along.
better provision. But because of "Having settled Brimble Hill into
Bob's tenacity, Swindon has invest- the new facilities it was time to move
ed heavily in special schools and on. I've reached the pinnacle of my
is an example to other authorities. hopes and dreams and it's good to
We should be very proud of what go while you're ahead.
Bob Walker has done for Swindon's "I'm enormously grateful for all
For more information contact children." the people who have worked with
student services Deputy head teacher Alison Paul, me over so many years, as teaching
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college 01285 640994 who will be acting headteacher and caring staff, and also those who
.b .... -llege until July, said there were a few have stood with me on getting the
tears and lots of laughs on the last best education for every child. Most
www.cirencester.ac.uk day of term. "Bob is a very hard act of the children who come to Brimble
to follow and we're going to miss Hill have confounded predictions
Don't miss this final College event before the him a great deal. But his energy has about their health and their futures.
application deadline on 27 March ensured that we're very well set up I've never ceased to be amazed by
and organised for the future." what they achieve."