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One hundred year old village school to be replaced
MOBILE Plans to be explained in February

CAR REPAIRS Wiltshire County Council has been awarded £10.3 million by the government to rebuild three primary schools
over the next two years and Lydiard Millicent Church Aided Primary School will be one of them.
• Servicing Headteacher Carol Dougill said our seven buildings are mobiles, and school governors, will attend
• Repairs pupils, staff, parents and governors but have been 'fixed' for many two open meetings to explain the
J~~ • Brakes are thrilled at the news. "We are a years and are at the end of their plans in the school hall at The Butts,
1111111% - high achieving school set inbeauti- life. We have now been given the Lydiard Millicent on Tuesday 10
• Exhausts
• M.O.T. ful surroundings, with a fantastic opportunity to re-build the school February, 6pm to 730pm and Thurs-
• Free call out teaching team and supportive par- on the same site, without expand- day 12 February, 6.30pm to 8pm.
A planning application should
ing, to give our pupils the benefits
-J • No VAT ents, governors and friends.
Over the last few months children of a new school with the latest eco- be submitted in May, but a build-
• Engine in the school's eco-club have met friendly design features - a school ing programme has not yet been
diagnostics with architects and environmental for the future." confirmed.
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Tel: 019999 44262 Mrs Dougill added, "six out of
Reaping the rewards as gardeners gain
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Youth worker Carole Anne Rapson, rear, with green fingered
• Full Air Conditioning Service Uplands youngsters last May
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To gain a bronze award, the The youngsters will be presented
• MOTs &Tyres
students aged between 16 and 19, with certificates for completing the
need to show that they have covered first two parts of the award on 30
four areas of achievement: learning January.
a new skill, taking part in physical The Duke of Edinburgh scheme at
recreation, serving the community Uplands is coordinated by Swindon
and taking part in an expedition. Youth Service, providing a valuable
The young people decided that after school activity for people with
www.pcautocare.co.uk their new skill would be gardening learning difficulties.
Unit 1, Bagbury Park, Lydiard Millicent and their work began in the Spring Carole Anne hopes that students
with visits to garden centres to who leave Uplands before complet-
buy seeds. Using the school's veg- ing the challenge will continue
etable plot and greenhouse, they to come to the club to carry on
have raised crops including garlic, and strive for higher levels of the
beetroot, potatoes, tomatoes and award.
* All cars welcome sunflowers.
* cam belt replacement "The young people did all the Lions wanted
work themselves," said youth
* engine & gearbox repairs & rebuilds Swindon Lions are looking
worker, Carole Anne Rapson.
* electrical fault code reading "Some of them enjoyed it so for people to support local
much that a couple have bought good causes by helping
* MOT repairs
patio greenhouses and they're still with fundraising events
* vehicle sales growing vegetables and flowers Meetings take place twice
* servicing to light commercials at home." a month at the De Vere,
During the Autumn term the
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