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Wheelchair friendly roundabout The Kirsty Farrow

provides playground joy Dance Academy
Classes for children
Physically disabled children at Westlea Primary School are delighted
they now have accessible play equipment which they can share with and adults The Blackthorn School
their able bodied friends. Pre School • Ballet
Modern Tap • Musical Theatre of Photography
Adult Jazz/Fitness and Tap
Street Jazz Digital image-making
Now in our own premises and black and white printing
at Headlands School based at our specialist
with branches in Hook Village teaching centre near Cricklade
Hall and Lechlade Memorial Hall Evening, day and weekend
courses for beginners and
First class FREE of charge
Tel: 07980 918192 advanced photographers
(Miss Kirsty ISTD CDE) www.photography-courses.com
Email: [email protected] Tel: 01454 416937
www.thekirstyfarrowdanceacademy.com or 07920 116492

English, Mathematics and Science
For age 7 upwards
Enjoying the new roundabout, with Bob Barrett of Swindon Thamesdown Personal workplans
Rotary Club, Marla Carrol and Westlea headteacher Suzanne Seaton
Fully qualifi ed teachers
The wheelchair friendly round- equipment. “I’m glad they bought
about and picnic table are both in the bigger roundabout because Preparation for SATS & GCSE exams
place, thanks to Heart FMs Have more children can get on together .” Free assessment and fi rst lesson
a Heart appeal and the Swindon His friend Georgia Adams added,
Thamesdown Rotary Club. “you have to be quite strong to push
Marla Carroll, who is in charge it round when there are two wheel- NEW
of the Special Resourced Provision chairs and lots of children on it.” vouchers
Childcare
(SRP) for the physically disabled Within days of the installation accepted
pupils at the school, now has her the roundabout and picnic table
sights set on a £15,000 wheelchair closeby proved very popular. Marla
accessible swing alongside a bench said, “the playground rule is that an
swing seat with the appropriate able bodied child has to be invited Swindon
safety surface. by a child with disability to use
She said, “we very much want the roundabout in playtimes. You College
to extend the inclusive ethos of the see lots of smiles as children whirl
school into the outdoor environ- round and round. It will be great in
ment now that we have our new good weather when children of all
extension and the mobiles have abilities can now eat their packed
gone. This will enhance Westlea’s lunch together.”
‘can do’ attitude and ensure pupils To help Westlea Primary School
with disability do not feel limited to give all its children equal chance
a particular part of the playground.” to enjoy its playground, call Marla
Vinny Adams, 8, is pleased by the on 870469.

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Dating back to 1860 the beautiful grounds
The Old School House will provide a safe and swindon College has a new range of
was Cricklade’s school inspiring environment
programmes to suit all ages.
for over 100 years before for outdoor learning. FRee *
being refurbished as of- “Meadowpark has a
fi ces in 1994. well-earned reputation
In September it will for high standards and Contact us now if you are:
return to its original for our ability to recog-
use when the well es- nise and develop the 16-17 18-24 19+
tablished Meadowpark potential of each child. and looking for and unemployed and and unemployed
Nursery opens a new school for The Old School House will provide employment skills? looking to gain a new skill? looking to retrain?
boys and girls aged 4 to 11 years continuity for the next phase of
from September 2010. education beyond our nursery.”
Headteacher Rajvinder Kular Meadowpark School holds open call: Our Hotline (01793) 498404
said, “we are pleased the Old School days for its nursery and the new Email: [email protected]
House will once again become a school on Friday 12 and Saturday Visit: www.swindon-college.ac.uk
school for young children. 13 March. For more information,
“The building has retained call 752600. or seek advice from your local Jobcentre Plus Advisor
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