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VACANCY Computer courses On the road to safer driving for teens

Part-time caretaker to cover duties for beginners
at Freshbrook Community Centre Swindon libraries at Central, West,
and also Roughmoor Social Hall, North and Park are offering free
Swinley Drive, Peatmoor. one morning a week Exploring
The hours vary but the job pays the Internet for Beginners courses
up to 32 hours a fortnight on covering all the basics lasting seven
a week on/week off basis. weeks each.
The successful applicant will need Each course will have no more
to be a car owner/driver, be able to set out than 8 people so that they receive
and put away the bouncy castle and be maximum tuition and support in a By Camellia Sinclair long-term aim is to be able to offer
available to open and close buildings as relaxed, friendly atmosphere. Swindon’s successful Young Drivers this opportunity to even younger
required including some late evenings. For details or to sign up to a Course, for pre-provisional teens children, learning to drive in a safe,
For details contact 01793 870526 or course, call into a library or phone aged between 14 and 17 years, will off-road, environment and learning
freshbrookcommunitycentre Joanne Gahan on 01793 465554. return to Swindon New College valuable life-skills which will
@hotmail.co.uk from 10am on Sunday 29 November. hopefully stay with them for the
Young people will have the rest of their life.”
opportunity to get behind the wheel As well as the driving sessions, the
of modern, dual-controlled cars in course also includes demonstrations
one-to-one sessions with dedicated, from visiting representatives from
Swindon-based, driving instructors. Wiltshire Fire and Rescue, the local
This new course follows its Police and Honest Truth AA Patrol.
successful introduction in At the scheme’s first event,
September in which a class of parents also took part in road safety
young drivers drove safely and activities involving Beer Goggles
successfully; completing slaloms, and completed reaction exercises
reversing, starting, stopping, which warned of the dangers of
carrying out parking manoeuvres, using a mobile whilst driving.
driving around roundabouts and The Police also brought along a
completing emergency stops. damaged car that had been involved
It teaches younger teenagers in a fatal accident to bring home
about the essential lessons of road the risks of driving dangerously.
safety. Spaces are limited. To book a place
Chairperson of Swindon Young or for more information, go to
Drivers, Jo Silvester, said, “Our www.swindonyoungdrivers.co.uk.

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