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NEWS
OVERVIEW OF BRENT COUNCIL'S BUDGET
Here is the opening of a much longer
document from Brent Council:-
The council
spends over £850 million each year on essential services, including:-
84 schools, 477 kilometres of roads and pavements, 100 parks and
open spaces, 12 libraries, four sports centres, rubbish collection
from 105,000 households, recycling 30,000 tonnes of waste, temporary
accommodation for 4,000 families, 700,000 hours of home care, and
care for people with disabilities and mental health problems.
GREAT NEWS ABOUT PRESTON PARK
We are pleased to report
that Preston Park is among the five Brent parks to be awarded Green
Flag status.
NEWS FROM PRESTON PARK SCHOOL (July
2010)
The
'August' issue of the magazine hey Presto , number 47, is
eight pages long, full as usual of the School's achievements, including
being awarded an award for their new garden. Also news of overseas
trips, in fact of reading matter for the summer break.
If
you have an article to contribute, their email address is heypresto@prestpk.brent.sch.uk
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Also visit www.prestonparkschool.co.uk
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NEWS FROM St LUKE'S
St
Luke's, the Association's chosen charity, has a busy program of
fund-raising events for the next few months. These include Quiz
Night, Open day at Bentley Priory, Dragon boat race, Ladies' midnight
walk, Zip Slide, Swintastic, Summer pamper evening, Summer fete,
Concert (soloist Julian Lloyd Webber), British 10km London run,
Annual golf day, Footbal (St Luke's v ex-Arsenal), Cinemania, and
Autumn Quiz night.
All the above are local
events open to all, entry forms can be obtained from their website
www.stlukes-hospice.org , or telephone 8232 8000 .
St Luke's has also
been allocated six places for this year's British 10km run. Why
not sign up for this?
KEEP
WARM IN WINTER
You
may be entitled to free home insulation and low energy light bulbs
if you are elderly, disabled, or on a low income. Contact: Brent
Energy Network,
370-386 High Road,
Wembley, HA9 6AX
Freephone 0800
169 5693
SECURITY
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