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Infant Massage Call by 30 April to be a
nightwalk early bird
From birth to 1 year
For mums and dads Women keen to take part in Pros-
Qualified instructor pect Hospice’s biggest fundraising
IAIM 5 week courses event of the year - the Starlight
St. Francis School, Taw Hill Walk on 27 June - are being urged
Monday 1pm to take advantage of a discounted
North Swindon Library ‘early-bird’ registration offer,
Saturday 10am Until the end of April walkers To be an early bird, call the fund-
Also available: entry costs just £12.50; thereafter raising team at Prospect Hospice
Sports, pregnancy and the fee is £15. on 815142, or go to the Starlight
Swedish massage Last year 600 women took part in Walk page at: www.prospect-
the Prospect’s first ever nightwalk, hospice.net
Contact Sandra McGlone on and with most walkers reaching • Men can join in too if you’re will-
07501 152205 the individual sponsorship target, ing to dress up on the night, or you
or e-mail:
[email protected] raising £60,000 towards the work could be a walk marshall. Call the
of the hospice. team on 815142.
Be the star that you are French youngsters surprised by
at Drama Babes fast paced school life
Voted No.1 in ‘The Times’ Top 5 for Kids
(Published in The Independent & The Guardian) Red Oaks youngsters have taken part in the first French exchange be-
Imagine ... flying through the sky on a magic tween primary schools as part of a link between Swindon’s education
carpet ... diving under the sea or shooting department and schools in Poitiers.
through the sky on your space rocket!
Where shall we go today? You decide!

Independent local theatre practitioner
Classes in North & West Swindon and Cricklade
“This is the best thing I have brought any
of my children to in the last ten years”
Mum of Amelia, aged 2 and a half
lessoN
www.dramababes.co.uk Free Trial
Call Fiona on 07799 691328
LittLe Foxes ChiLdCare Buddies on either side of the channel
Twenty five children from Ecole her own bad experience of a school
& eduCation Jules Ferry in Neuville were ac- exchange. “We were all quite ner-
For children and their parents companied by their teacher and vous and were worried about not
Established 1986 three students on the return leg of being able to understand what they
the common, Brinkworth, Wilts the exchange; ten youngsters from were saying, but Alan and Clement
tel: 01666 510356 Red Oaks visited their school last are two lovely lads who have fitted
Just a 15 minute drive from West Swindon & Priory Vale on B4042 July. The youngsters learned about in so well. As a parent the exchange
l An independent family run nursery offering quality care and education Swindon’s history by dressing up has been wonderful.”
within a safe, secure, stimulating environment for all babies and children as Victorians at Steam, went to The Lucy Pike said she had been wor-
from 0-5 and an out of school club for children aged 5-11 years Living Rainforest near Didcot and ried about talking with the visitors.
l Open: Monday to Friday, 7.30am-6.30pm, 51 weeks of the year took in London tourist sights. “It’s been really good; they liked the
l Full, part time and term time places. Government funding for 3-5 year olds The French visitors were struck Playstation and Wii, so we could
l High staff to child ratios with qualified and experienced teaching staff and by how hectic life is for their English understand each other without a
nursery nurses counterparts, both at school and at problem. ”
l Nutritious 3 course meals, hydro pool, multi sensory room, school hall with home, and also the tight security Alan Cointepas complimented
gym apparatus, secure gardens, mini bus for trips out and about in school which was completely English cooking. “We like it here;
new to them. Madame Pike is a good cook; we
“The rhythm of life is so differ- liked her shepherd’s pie. We also
ent here, much more high tempo,” like fish and chips.”
said teacher, Karine
Michonneau. “Our
school day is much
more relaxed. For
Close to M4 junction 16, just a short drive from West Swindon example our midday
break for lunch is
For children 3 months to five years two hours long and
we have a permanent
Open all year from 8am to 6pm cafeteria for lunch.
Extensive outdoor play & garden Here children have
about 20 minutes for
Grant places available lunch.”
For information call: 01793 851495 Mum Georgia Pike,
right, hosted two
www.thedaynursery.com French boys and ad-
Brinkworth Road, Wootton Bassett, Swindon SN4 8DS mitted to feeling ap-
prehensive because of

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