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Carney Bonner, the Member of Youth Parliament for Swindon, turns Conservatory Blinds
17 on 22 October, which is also a significant day for him as it is when Made-to-Measure Curtains
he will be launching his anti-cyber bullying campaign, called Keep- Ready for a weight
ing it Safe Online. Quality blinds at loss programme
He is one of twelve 14 to 21 year Carney’s Keeping it Safe Online affordable prices
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TV and online Battlefront series, to 10.30pm at The Platform youth All blinds fitted free
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Louise Reynolds, Swindon
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make the biggest changes. tributing to an evening of awareness of fabrics from the comfort or visit
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ney, right, wants to highlight people aged 11 to 18. contact paul on 01793 619428
bullying on the internet. “I want “We’ll be giving out information www.dandlblinds.co.uk
people to understand the damage and wrist bands to support the cam- FREE qUotEs no oBLigAtion
that cyber-bullying does paign, and making sure
to victims, and how it everyone knows where
ruins lives. And I want help is available,” said
to make sure they know Carney. “It’s going to
they have a place to turn be a really good night,
to for help.” so get some friends to-
Ninety nine per cent gether and come down
of young people aged to see us.”
8 to 17 have access to For information
the internet, and one in about this and other
four children experience Battlefront campaigns
some degree of cyber- visit www.battlefront.
bullying. co.uk

Redhouse Association plans
a busy annual meeting

Redhouse Residents’ Association is combining its annual general meet-
ing with a community fair on Thursday 14 October, 7pm, at Redoaks
Primary School.
The AGM will be an opportunity tunity for local groups to advertise
to shape what the association will what they do within or around
do in the coming year and elect North Swindon to residents and
committee members. invite people to volunteer to work
In the last few months Vera Gow- with them. Organisations already
er has been appointed treasurer, and taking part include Foodbank,
Simon Todd has taken on the task Mouldon Hill Park Wardens,
of secretarial duties. Chairwoman Isambard School, Christ the Ser-
Elizabeth Hunt says the committee vant Church, Butterflies Children's
is becoming increasingly busy and Centre, the local policing team and
more people with skills and time to The Link.
share for the good of North Swindon For details, mail: chairperson@
are needed. redhouseresidents.org
The community fair is an oppor- www.redhouseresidents.org

Council rewrites its core planning
strategy - and you can contribute
The Coalition Government has scrapped the Regional Spatial Strategy
with its huge house building targets and has told local planning au-
thorities to come up with new development principles based on local
needs and community consultations.
To find out what you think about the town’s future housing needs
and how it should develop, planners from Swindon Council’s forward
planning team are holding a series of meetings at:
West Swindon Library: Tuesday 28 September, 7pm to 9pm;
Walcot Dome Community Centre: Wednesday 29 September, 6.30pm
to 8.30pm;
Broad Green Community Centre, Broad Street: Friday 1 October, 5pm
to 7pm,
Blunsdon Village Hall: Wednesday 13 October, 4pm to 8pm,
A further consultation is being planned for North Swindon but a date
had not yet been agreed when The Link went to press. Mail: PSmith@
swindon.gov.uk to be advised when the meeting is arranged.

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