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Parents petition for GM vote Parents at cash strapped Hreod Parkway School are to vote on whether it should break away from Wiltshire County Council and become grant maintained, funded directly from the government.
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The school faces a £60,000 budget teachers. Five have agreed volunshortfall and will have to cut 8 tary redundancy; a further 3 will have to lose their jobs unless money can be found. Headteacher Richard Cleall said A six year old from Freshbrook has been discovered and will be seen on the problem arises from the fact several TV advertisements during the next few months. the school was built for 1,600 students but only receives funds for Daniel Walker from Godolphin the 900 on role. "If we were grant Close has been selected at all his maintained we would benefit by a auditions in his first six weeks in further £200,000. We would also the acting business. control our own cleaning and BT have him as an Australian maintenance contracts and make child calling his gran from downsignificant savings. under, in their 'good to talk' series "Parents need to look at Bradon fronted by Bob Hoskins. Forest and Commonweal who are Daniel has been seen tasting ice grant maintained to see how well mars bars for Iceland, and will be they are doing financially, withappearing in adverts for the Daily out changes in their character." Mail and McDonalds. He commented that the school His mum Heather said Daniel's break into show business has been sudden. "It all started in midSwindon Wildcats April when a friend suggested we ice hockey hearthrob put him forward. The agent said we might have to wait months for Phil discovered a talent for magic Daryl Lipsey has work, but the casting directors and illusion three years ago and been head-hunted as developed a stage show before re- assistant manager to have taken a shine to him." Life in the Walker household dundancy from the RAF forced a a team forming at the new 18,000 seat Manchester Arena. has become quite busy with change of career. In recognition of his 9 years in Daniel is quite blasé about his Heather taking Daniel to London several times a week for auditions, new found skills. "It's really bor- Swindon building up youth teams fittings and film shoots, with baby ing going to London on the train, at the Link Centre, Daryl will also but! love the acting. I liked doing become junior hockey developAmanda in tow. Daniel is taking after his dad the first one, then I wanted to do ment manager. "It was an exciting offer which I Phil who was featured on the front more and more. Bob Hoskins is page of the March Link magazine. really nice. He made me laugh." just could not refuse," he said.
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would be full in ten years when children from the Northern Sector development reach secondary age. A proposal put forward by school governors two years ago was defeated two to one when 57% of parents voted. This time more than the required 197 parents have signed a petition calling upon governors to arrange another vote.
EXCLUSIVE Moves to improve youth facilities Plans are being made to greatly improve facilities and services for young people in West Swindon. In June Wiltshire county councillors will discuss the possibility of setting up a youth support centre at the Link Centre, using a suite of ground floor offices recently vacated by the Probation Service. The proposal put to councillors is to develop a contact point which brings together county youth workers and advice workers from voluntary organisations. Gordon Evans, head of Wiltshire youth services, said he was enthusiastic about improving facilities
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