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Opera singing mum brings long
running musical group for pre-schoolers

Musical Minis this year will celebrate twenty years since it was founded
and now London’s original music group for babies and toddlers has
opened a branch in Swindon.
Mother of two pre-school chil- “Parents and children enjoy the
dren and trained opera singer set pattern of the classes, and the
Chrissie Rolls from Redhouse variety of songs and stories used
started seven classes in January at to make it exciting for them,” said
Abbey Meads Primary School and Chrissie. “It’s very active. I did no
the Haydon Centre and numbers exercise before starting the classes,
attending is quickly climbing. but with seven on the go, I’ve started
Musical Minis uses a variety of losing weight. I’ve heard that
classic children’s songs and modern mums cancel their fitness classes
tunes, with stories, instruments because Musical Minis is enough
and puppets to develop important for them.”
co-ordination, speech and social For details of Chrissie’s classes,
skills. call her on 725259.
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What's On at Roves Farm 2009

MARCH
Mother's Day - Sun March 22 nd
Mums free with a paying child. Special willow craft sessions for Mum's (with a little
help from their offspring) will also take place. Why not treat Mum to a cream tea in
the Granary Tearoom