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School stands by the colours after 10 years
MEN’S SHOES
Westlea Primary School fl ew the Union Jack whilst children and staff wore red, white and blue clothing
an outstanding selection to mark ten years of British involvement in Afghanistan as part of a campaign to honour the loyal service OPEN EVENING
• Church’s • Padders and enormous sacrifi ces made by our Armed Forces, their families and children.
• Loakes • Clarks Westlea was the one hundredth military connections.” said, “we’re very proud of our links
school in Britain to sign up for Ten Amelia McGinlay, 8, did par- with the armed services and are
• Barker • Rohde for Ten - the only one in Swindon - to ticularly well by raising £70. Living always conscious of the special pas-
• Rieker • Anatomic fundraise for Help for Heroes and above The Harvester pub she had toral needs that present themselves
Gel the ABF, the Soldiers Charity. On 10 a captive audience. “I sold foot- at times when there is change and
Also an extensive range October children held a cake sale, ball scratch cards and everybody uncertainty in the lives of children
of slippers now in stock a raffl e and sold Help for Heroes wanted to help,” she said. and staff.”
merchandise. Headteacher Suzanne Seaton www.tenforten.co.uk
BLAYLOCKS Year 3 organising teacher Alex Military links, staff Suzanne Seaton, Lesley Ponsonby and Alex O’Brien with colour-
Bath Road Corner O’Brien said, “there’s always en- ful children Jack and Aaron Bradshaw, Amelia McGinley, Amma Ambwene, Lani
Old Town, Swindon thusiastic support for fundraising Dickinson, Lyndsey Logan, Fraser Bridgeman, Abbie Humphries
at Westlea but everybody has been
Tel: 534271 touched by Ten for Ten because so
many children and staff have close

Focused Counselling
Elaine Watt
BACP accredited counsellor

Do You Want to?
• Gain a deeper understanding of yourself and become
more confi dent in coping with everyday situations
• Make sense of relationships & situations
• Manage feelings of stress, depression, anxiety, anger Wednesday 9 November
or confusion
Tel: 07919 343407 7.00pm - 9.00pm in the Sixth Form Centre

to make an appointment for a no fee consultation Academy takes a step up in status
www.focusedcounselling.com with help from Lydiard’s heritage We invite all students in North Wiltshire and Swindon who are considering
As Greendown School makes the transition to become Lydiard Park furthering their education at Wootton Bassett and their parents to experience
Academy from September 2012, local historian Fran Bevan considers our purpose-built Sixth Form Centre and its outstanding facilities
how the school name continues to draw upon the history of its neighbour.
Swindon When it came to choosing a name for West Swindon’s secondary school During the evening you will have the opportunity to discuss Sixth Form Life with
All courses, College before the fi rst children arrived in 1986 the board of governors turned course tutors and current members of our Sixth Form. Besides offering a wide
to the nearby Lydiard Park estate for inspiration.
all ages... The TOP performing for a short, memo- riage in his youth and range of A-Level courses, our outstanding international dimension, as awarded
“We were looking
open evening rable name that drew to die before he was of the global community. We are also proud to be able to offer BTEC Public
College in Wiltshire*
by the British Council, offers links and trips to ensure we are a proactive member
had to wait for his wife
upon the landscape of
free to marry Alice, his
West Swindon,” recalls
thirty years. The couple
Link publisher Roger partner of more than Services, BTEC Fitness Instructor, Critical Thinking and EPQ courses.
Thursday 10th November 2011 Ogle, then chair of eventually made it to What OFSTED says:
governors. “We had a
the altar at St. Mary’s,
“Sixth Form teaching is frequently outstanding in its pace and challenge”
map of old fi eld names
Lydiard Tregoze (in the
- 5-7pm an iPod Touch across West Swindon. park) on 2 June 1853. What our students say:
The park was on the
Greendown Com-
WIN 32B - 4th northern boundary munity School quali- “The Sixth Form has many great facilities, the teachers are really friendly and
fi ed for academy status
and Greendown Copse
Generation & lots
was within 200 yards of the school’s by being in the top 25 per cent of
there is a good atmosphere around the block”
of accessories!
fence to the west, it fi tted the criteria schools which was underpinned by
In the Victorian period the name rating earlier this year.
Visit www.swindon-college.ac.uk well.” a second successive ‘good’ Ofsted Year 12 Student
The governing body has taken
Greendown appeared several times
for more information! on the Tithe Map drawn up in 1841. the opportunity to make a break For further details contact:
There was a 23 acre fi eld of pasture with the recent past with a new
called Greendown on Windmill name and new logo based on the St
*As published by the Skills Funding Agency December Mrs H Stubbs, Sixth Form Coordinator
2010. Results show latest data available for 08/09. For mor
2010. Results show latest data available for 08/09. For more e Join us and share
information visit www.skillsfundingagency.bis.gov.uk Leaze Farm, where the Kinchin John family coat of arms, drawing
family were tenants during the once again upon the heritage of its Wootton Bassett School, Lime Kiln, Wootton Bassett, SN4 7HG
Swindon College, North Star Avenue, mid-19th Century. near neighbour, but this time upon Tel: 01793 841905 the Experience!
Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 1DY And on neighbouring Wick Farm a more illustrious path in history. Email: [email protected]
Main Switchboard: 01793 491591 there were fi elds of pasture called The St John family fortunes de-
Greendown and Greendown Mead. clined after debts from horse racing.
Freephone: 0800 731 2250 Here tenant Jonas Clarke lived in It is unlikely that the Lydiard Park
Student Services: 01793 498308 unwedded bliss with Alice Pinnell Academy staff and governing body
and their large family. Poor Jonas will gamble with the new found
had made an unfortunate mar- status of the school.
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