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4 TOOTHILL Annual General Meeting Invite cir©©mnn ©©© Tooth!!! Community Centre is holding its Annual General Meeting on Friday 16th Septemberat 8p.m. in the Community Centre. -=

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All Toothill residents with an interest in communityaffairs are invited to attend the meeting which will include the election of a new Executive Committee to manage the centre for the next twelve months.

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Boys Brigade Group to be launched on 9th September

The Boys Brigade could be com- The first meeting will be an ing to West Swindon - if there is evening of fun and an introducenough interest from local tion to the BB. The staff will be youngsters. But according to available afterwards to answer Boys Brigade captain Eddy questions from parents." Camp of Toothill, there should The Boys Brigade is a church not be a problem in getting a based youth organisation which company off the ground. concentrates on games, Sports, "There have been many en- adventure activities and Chrisquiries at Toothill Church over tian teaching. the last few months and I'm As an adult leader in the Bripretty sure we have the core of a gade for 20 years, Eddy Camp is company. After our first meeting very experienced in the running on 9th September, two groups of activites. He can be contacted will meet on Friday evenings. on 487214 before the meeting. These will be: The first meeting of the West 6-8 year olds between 6p.m. and Swindon Boys Brigade company 7.30p.m. and will take place from 6.30p.m to 8-11 year olds between 6.30p.m. 8p.m. on Friday 9th September in and 7.30p.m. Toothill Church.

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New Group for

New Mums

Mums with first babies living in Toothill will soon have a new group to go to.

First time mums Joy and Jeanette, who both live in flats and want something to do have decided to set up the 'first-timers' group and want others to join them.

They have booked Toothill Farm community hall on Bodiam Drive for Tuesdays between 2p.m and 4p.m. and will be welcoming mums who have had babies during the last eighteen months to join them for coffee and gossip.

The first meeting will take place on 13th September. They know that some mums may be shy about joining in, so they will be happy to pop round beforehand to introduce themselves.

For further details about the new group, telephone Joy on 47434.

New Times at Toothill Advice Point

From Thursday 8th September, Toothill Advice Point will be open on Thursday afternoon from 1p.m. to 3p.m. in addition to Tuesday morning from 10a.m. to 12 noon.

The Advice Point offers help with all Welfare Benefits, debt problems, unemployment etc. and is also there to offer free confidential help or advice on a wide range of subjects.

If they cannot help you with specific problem they can put you in touch with the people who can.

So if you are young, old, disabled, pregnant, unemployed, widowed (or a bit of each!) then they are there to help you, at Toothill Community Centre every Tuesday morning, and now, Thursday afternoon as well.

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Sad News

The Link was very sorry to hear of the sudden death of Mrs. Mildred Blaxhall of Kirkstall Close, Toothill. Readers will have read about Mrs. Blaxhall in the April edition's'Day in the Life' written by her husband Charles. Our condolences go to Mr. Blaxhall in his time of bereavement.

Cover up row over school crossings survey Facechoice Councillors call for immediate action by County Council Pharmacy

A local councillor has at last got the results of a secret report on this information was not put before the relevant education time they had done the work well over six months before." Freshbrook Village Centre traffic usage outside Fresh- committees a long time ago so "It seems to me that the Tel: 870226 brook School, whilst another that action could be taken. County Council have misled has accused the Highway Au- "Since the survey was taken, Freshbrook people, Th- Opening Times: thority of covering up the facts and misleading the public. Freshbrook County and Borthe situation has got worse due to the opening of Windmill Hill School opposite Freshbrook amesdown Council and their own Education Services subcommittee when the progress on Monday to Friday 9am - 1pm; ough Councillor Simon Cordon has been pressing Wiltshire County Council to give him the School. The survey results are clearly an underestimate of traffic flow. surveys at many other schools was reported in May. "Coun. Cordon was also mis2.15pm - 7pm Saturday 9am - results of a survey of traffic flow compared to the number of child "I have written to the Chief Education Officer demanding led when he received a letter from Wiltshire County Council 12.3Opm pedestrians on Worsley Road that crossing patrols be estab- in mid-December 1987 stating and Gainsborough Way, outside lished before the start of the new that no safety measures were to Freshbrook School. The survey was taken by school year. It has been a miracle that no serious accidents have be carried out. That was the day when a Freshbrook School pupil R.T. Fancy county council officers on 16th happened to date." was knocked down when he ran Landscape September 1987 in order to measure the requirement for a crossing patrol. Fellow Borough Councillor Bob Pixton, who has also been campaigning on road safety out between parked cars on Gainsborough Way. "One must wonder if the acciGardener in West Swindon The survey showed that the traffic flow along Worsley Road around Freshbrook's two schools, has accused Wiltshire dent would have happened if the information had been released 20 years of experience. justified a crossing patrol whilst the usage of Gainsborough Way was just under the critical point County Council of covering up the results of their survey. "I have a letter written in May and action taken soon after the survey was done." 'Wiltshire County Council Turfing, Paving, Fencing, when a patrol could be argued this year by the County Solicitor Education Services sub-commit- Planting new Gardens for. to the Chief Executive at Th- tee at its meeting on 19th Septem- Rockery Construction, Coun. Cordon said the results were not a surprise. "But what is surprising is that despite freamesdown stating that the survey had yet to be carried out. I received one in June from the ber may be considering proposals for crossing patrols at three points in Freshbrook, two outPergolas etc. New gardens quent requests, crossing patrols have not yet been established. I Chief Education Officer saying it was not known when the survey side Freshbrook School and a third on Rowton Heath Way for TEL: 875174 am appalled and astonished that will be completed, when all the Grange Park residents. TO ADVERTISE IN THE LINK RING: 771534 or 872282 Is the site right for Grange Park's School? Grange Park's primary school is to be built at the furthest point from most of the houses in the area. The school should open in SepFreshbrook Fun Day 1989 Helpers are urgently required to start plan- fling for next year's Freshbrook Fun Day. Residents in Just Think.. No more painting No more climbing ladders.. tember 1990 though building is unlikely to start before August 1989. The site off Hay Lane has been acquired by Wiltshire County Council in a land exchange deal with housebuilders Bradley's. Freshbrook councillor Bob Pixton is seeking opinion on both issues. "I'm interested to know if residents are concerned by the schools proposed location - Freshbrook and Grange Park are invited to come to a meeting on Wednesday 12th October, 8p.m., in Freshbrook Community Centre to discuss Fun Day '89. People with ideas and enthusiasm are asked and No more rot..! The exterior of your home COMPLETELY MAINTENANCE FREE uPVC FASCIAS & GUTTERING uPVC SOFFITS should it be built at the far end of to attend to talk about CLADDINGS the site, and are people worried that the opening of the school could be delayed because of the very short construction period?" how Freshbrook's annual get-together can be made yet another Bob Pixton can be reached on 695317. The Proposed Site success. \ 10 ii uPVC SUN LOUNGES uPVCI WINDOWS & DOORS -

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