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The 3rd Under Fives Festival The full programme on page 10.
No. 99 .June 1990 .Circulation 10,500
Giant cake for birthday party Maywas the month of celebrations at Oliver Tomkins School with both the infant and juniors taking part in tenth anniversary events. The junior school held an all day party of fun and games on a scorching day, with each class taking turns ata variety of sporting games around the playing field. By contrast the infants had to hold their birthday picnic in the school hall because of rain. Each child had a stir of a class cake which were put together with all the others to make a big one which was iced by parent Rachel
We meet the men behind The Chinese Experience on page 20.
Well done Swindon Town F.C.
Leighfield of Freshbrook. Ten candles were blown out by nine pupils representing each class and following the party the children and teachers joined hands to surround the school. The ten year celebrations were the subject of studies for the first part of the school term with each class looking at a different theme. Displays around the school included a collection of photographs taken when the school was being built and a collage of cutout pictures of each child around the cake.
Below: Striving fora national curriculum maths attainment target, headteacher Margaret Williams starts to cut the giant birthday cake so that all 254 children and 9 teachers receive a piece. Keeping a close watch, Joseph Masi, Jamie Griffiths, Corin Burt, Faye Davidson, Frances Quelch, James McCarthy, Christoper Howells, Jaclyn Cady and Bilal Watson
Signing the ball Link readers can win, Town players Dave Hockaday, Cohn Colderwood, Ross McLaren, John Cornwall, Tom Jones, Alan McLoughlin. A crowd of well wishers gathered on 23 May at the West Swindon Centre to see eight players from Swindon Town receive lOOlb of rump steak on behalf of the whole Dewhurst The Butcher team, presented by Dewhurst The at the West Swindon Butcher. Centre are offering two Manager Tony Bedwell, an fantastic prizes in a ardent Swindon supporter from charity draw A Sparcells, said the presentation football signed by all was a 'thank you' to the players the players and the for their support of his shop. chance for a lucky 'Several of the lads live in West youngster to lead the Swindon and most of the team shop here. They've been good to team out as mascot at us over the last five years and we a Division I game next thought we would mark their season. Details in the great achievements this year. July Link Magazine. The players spent an hour afterwards signing footballs Congratulations on a donated to the public by great win at iVcmlilcy Dewhurst.
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