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;ANNUAL Freshbrook Village fall

' GENERAL
• February 14 2:15

• MEETING *** **
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Since the last AGM there has been massive change in Freshbrook. House numbers have gone up
from 700 to 1300, we now have a primary school, a village hall, a shop and the beginnings of a
pub. Many community groups are putting on activities for babies, toddlers, 3-5 year olds, young
people, teenagers and other groups. The Freshbrook Village Group has encouraged and supported
all these community activities and has tried to represent the individual residents of the village.
The AGM is a chance for all residents of Freshbrook to get together to hear a report of the past an d
discuss the future. The residents also have to elect a new committee to run the village hall and
take up residents problems - to be a voice for Freshbrook.
This year we have a speaker Mr. Blythe Director, Development & Housing at Thamesdown Council
He will talk about "The Urban Village-How do people fit into it?" It should be an interesting talk.
ALL RESIDENTS OF FRESHBROOK ARE INVITED TO COME TO THE A.G.M. WE NEED YOUR SUPPOR -
Maureen Starkie, Chairman

Semi Warden Consumer Group
Thamesdown Council have now found the funds
If you have never moaned about the shopping
to appoint a much needed Semi-Warden for
facilities in this area - GOOD.
the O.A.P. flats in Beaulieu Close,
The West Swindon Consumer group was born
Toothill. The semi-warden will be in post
from praise and criticism, not only about
as soon as a suitable person has been
Carrefour but all the shops on Toothill,
found.
Freshbrook and Westlea.
Westlea es i ents Do you ever wish you had complained, to th
quarter, about faulty goods, a foreign,
Now that the Turkey has digested
body in your cake or the could'nt care
and the New Year has been welcomed
attitude of assistants.
we returned to the community prob-
If so we would like to hear from you.
lems with new vigour. Following
requests from L angstone Way resi- Please contact: Joyce Dole on
694716 or Brenda Wilson on 486663
dents application has been made for
the bus routes to be slightly h ew ru a
altered but the bus company has
Freshbrook Village Centre is really coming
said no. Perhaps Langstone residents
together. The Spar shop is doing very
would like to consider this reply
nicely and will soon be joined by a Chinese
and let us know what they would like
fish 'n Chip shop and a Greengrocers. Now
to do now. The temporary Community
the foundations have been laid for the third
room is now almost complete intern-
pub in the Western Expansion area. To be
ally; just a few furnishings to go.
run by Whitbread Flowers, it should be open
The Upper Shaw Farm project seems
by the Autumn. At present it is called the
to be foundering in a mass of red
Freshbrook Mill but we don't know if this
tape and council double talk. Could
is the final name. The Link is in touch
I just make one point at this
with the brewery to see if they can give
juncture. If those people on the readers more information,
council would stop worrying about
their own petty squabbles and make DON'T FORGET ......THE CLOSING DATE FOR
a decision for once perhaps a lot THE NEXT LINK IS 5th MARCH. IF YOU'VE GOT
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