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Taw Hill school wins Lions award School builder nominated for award
Youngsters at St Francis Church of Rhiana said: “We received a
England School in Taw Hill have donation from Justin Tomlinson MP
been awarded the Swindon Lions which was nice.”
Club Community Service Award But Zara added: “We were shocked
for their long term sponsorship of by the amount of litter we had to
disadvantaged children in the Phil- pick up.”
lipines. Swindon Lions has been recognis-
The school sponsors Caron Mae, ing the community effort of young
15, and college student Runito, people from schools and youth
17. Each year pupils in Year 6 are organisations since 2007, present-
given the task of raising money to ing a plaque and a reward of £100
help them. In April they organised a to further their work. Paul Morris showing children Redhouse Community Centre in July
sponsored litter pick which saw 12 Find out more about the awards at 2014, before Tadpole Farm Academy opened in September last year
bags filled and £480 raised. www.swindonlions.org A site manager responsible for de- Due to the quality of his work Paul
livering two school building projects has been nominated by Swindon
in North Swindon is up for an award Council building control department
in July. to receive the site supervisor of the
Paul Morris of Wilmot Dixon was year award at the West of England
set to start the permanent Tadpole Regional LABC (Local Authority
Farm Church of England Academy Building Control) Building Excel-
in 2014 until problems with access lence Awards.
to the Tadpole Garden Village site The awards event takes place at
forced the Bristol diocesan educa- the Bristol Marriott Hotel on 10
tion board and Swindon Council to July.
look for a temporary solution. The Since last August Paul has been
slow progress to build Redhouse supervising the construction of the
Community Centre suddenly became permanent academy at Tadpole
a fast track project with Wilmot Garden Village. Take a visual tour at:
Dixon commissioned to construct it. www. bit.ly/TFAvisits
With Paul at the helm, the project, • The £10 million conversion of
which normally would have taken UTC Swindon in the former railway
Year 6 pupils holding the Lions award with teachers Alana Morris and 26 weeks, was delivered in just 19 works in the town centre has been
Nicki Sellars so that the school could be set up in nominated to receive three awards.
time to open in September 2014. See details: www.bit.ly/utc-awards

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