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12 swindonlink.com • June 2010

Tailor-made Freshbrook Centre now fully open for new bookings
by SueLynn Freshbrook’s reopened community centre was not ready in time to be booked as a polling station in early
May, so members of the management committee opened up the building and served coffee, tea and cake
Curtains throughout the day to people voting at Millbrook Primary School next door.
The response was so good that said management committee chair community centre cafe should call
Pelmets the committee would like to hear Stephanie Bird. “We’d like to open 870526 or mail: st.bird@hotmail.
Roman blinds from volunteers interested in run- on a regular basis and ask people co.uk
Swags & tails ning regular coffee mornings or tea from different agencies like the Use these contact details to
Cushion covers parties for residents. police to visit at the same time.” enquire about using the centre for
Volunteers willing to run the community groups or private hire.
The community cafe which
Fitting service available opened on Wednesdays before
the building closed for refurbish- Volunteer Vinny puts his back into centre
No job too small ment last September has decided
For further information call to remain in Freshbrook Church Freshbrook resident Vinny Cox has put days of work into improving
the outdoor space to the rear of the community centre, cutting back 25
Sue: 01793 870451 or rather than return to the commu- years of vegetation and clearing out years of fl y tipping and dog mess
Lynn: on 01793 330595 nity centre. and digging over tons of soil.
“People enjoyed coming into
Vinny, below, said, “members of Freshbrook Church youth club helped
the centre for coffee after voting” me cut back and clear away the shrubs and I’ve gone on to dig over the
borders so that the playgroup can plant a vegetable patch.
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Skills centre helps Nova students
learn about life

Although Nova Hreod opened in a new building three years ago, some
of the mobile classrooms were retained on the old site.
Now, with a £5,000 grant from Townsend said, “often the young
Swindon Council’s Youth Oppor- people have been involved in risky
tunities Fund, one has been turned situations which the Life Skills cen-
into a fully functioning fl at for use tre will work with them to avoid in
by the Life Skills team who work the future.
with vulnerable young people in “We also assist in helping young
need of extra assistance in dealing people develop economic aware-
with everyday situations. ness and how to manage their
Apart from upgrading the wiring money to make it go further.
in the building, money has been “When the students put their bid
spent on equipping the fl at with to the Youth Opportunities Fund,
kitchen equipment, a living room one of the panel was moved to tears
with sofa and chairs, a bookcase and with one student when she said, ‘I
pictures, and a bedroom. don’t know what I would do if I
Life Skills therapist Diane couldn’t come to the centre.’

Domesticated. Diane Townsend with Life Skills students launch the new centre

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