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Re: [LUG] Slightly OT: Anyone on the list got kids at Torquay Community College?

 

On Friday 13 October 2006 19:26, Rob Beard wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> This is a slightly off topic question.
>
> My fiancée has applied to become a school governor for Torquay Community
> College.  She needs two referees who are parents who have children
> currently going to school at Torquay Community College.
>
> Now part of the reason she is applying to be a governor is because her
> eldest daughter is in year 8 at the school.  My fiancée also went to TCC
> a few years back when it was known as Westlands School.  

Sorry to be pedantic, but wasn't it Audley Park, Rob?
Westlands School still is Westlands School (& Technology College) AFAIK.
I am currently trying to get Year 8 and 9 daughters into one of the bay's 
schools, and I've contacted every last one so far.

> Unfortunately 
> since then things have gone downhill a tad but my girlfriend would like
> to have a say in improving things for everyone.
>
> I thought that this could also possibly benefit the Open Source
> community too.  A few of us have tried to make some noise about getting
> some interest in Linux but so far it seems we've got the same - why
> bother or Linux is too hard to use excuses.  I think if we had someone
> to speak for us in the schools then someone might listen.  Either that
> or we send a batch of a few thousand Linux CDs to every school in Devon
> & Cornwall.
>
> If anyone could help me out on this, please drop me a mail off list.
> Sorry in advance if I should have just sent the odd e-mail to members
> who are in Torquay.
>
> Rob

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