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NEW HIGH-TECH LIBRARYPupils at George Salter Collegiate Academy ar e getting stuck into books.Flip magazine for‘young greets green’The school library has been given a £200,000 facelift which has included new talkingbooks, computers and improved media equipment such as pod-casting kits.Librarian, Janet Westwood, said: “It’s great news for everyone at George Salter. Thanksto all the new technology, we have a 21st century library for a 21st century academy.The students will benefit from all the new equipment, which they’ll be able to use withtheir various projects and schoolwork.”To find out more you can contact the Academy on 0121 553 4665 or visitwww.georgesalter.comCrafty goings onThe first of the Saturday craft fairsat Wood Lane Community Centrewas formally opened by local MPTom Watson, and a second one washeld at the end of March.The events were run by Wood LaneArtists Network and saw stallholdersselling crafts including jewellery, handmade cards, paintings and pottery.Allison Franks, Business DevelopmentManager at Wood Lane CommunityCentre, said: “We want to establish theArtists Network as a way of bringingtogether members of the communitywho have an interest in the arts to shareideas and learn new skills.”The network aims to offer opportunitiesto local craftspeople to sell work throughcraft fairs, to organise exhibitions andgain business support and advice.For more information call AllisonFranks on 0121 525 2772.ON THE ROAD AT LAST...They're off! After 10 years of hardwork the Ryders Green MethodistDay Centre has bought a newspecially-adapted minibus.It’s been paid for partly throughfundraising by Day Centre staff,management committee members andvolunteers, together with one thirdfunding from Greets Green Partnership.Centre Manager, Pat Briscoe said:"The minibus is going to be a big helpto us. To have reliable and comfortabletransport is fantastic. People can see ourminibus out and about around the areaand we hope that it will remind them thatwe’re here to offer support to carers too."As soon as we got the last bus we startedfundraising for this one. We now havebetter wheelchair access. The vehicle alsohas air conditioning, which is important inthe Summer when it can get very hot."Ryders Green Methodist Day Centre isthe only day-care centre in Greets Greenwhich offers specialist care for severelydisabled people. It provides day care tothe over 60s from across the borough,offering a meal and the chance tosocialise, to many who would otherwisebe quite isolated.The Day Centre also offers regularentertainment as well as an importantbreak for full-time carers.If you’d like to know more about Ryders Green Day Centre, call managerPat Briscoe on 0121 520 5367.Greets Green Magazine April/May 2008 21