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To Sh,^^.                                       North
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                                                                Withy Meads
                                                               The landscaping by Bradley Planning
                                                    C,         Services of Westlea's first major open
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                                     ,,^Aaea       'S^Q         space is now nearing completion. To be
   WITHY.
   MEADS                                                        known as Withy Meads, it covers some 41t
                                                                acres alongside the new watercourse and
                     Ladbroke -    NS   MfRO yy,^y
                                                                between two pedestrian underpasses just
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                 .  !9 I j               5ocie ry               beyond The Chesters. It includes an
                Y    'L^, School
                             Bradle
        OC             O, L   Estates                           existing copse and old hedgerows,
                Galtitortl  9  a  o,.,a,,,,,  q0 _              together with additional tree and shrub
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                                                                planting and a children's play area.
                                                                Access to Withy Meads is by footpaths
                     Barran
                            f  Costain                          from Westlea Drive and The Chesters, and
        DISTRICT            Barratt     RESIDENTIAL             by a footbridge from Ravenglass Road.
        CENTRE      .:  . FNHPt  Bradley  COMMERCIAL            As the plan indicates, the area is
                             Estates                            central to the footpath network, linking
                      Bradley           PUBLIC OPEN SPACE
                      Estates
                                        INDUSTRIAL              residential areas with open spaces along
                                                                the Shaw Ridge and within the flood
                             TEWKESBURY WAY
                                                                storage area. Although not all these
                                            Wootton Bas.
                                                                links are finally completed, residents
 I SMALL                                                        are encouraged to "walk the paths" this
                                                                summer, and bring an increasingly "lived
                                                                in" feel to Westlea.
                        For Sale
                                                                The play area includes equipment based
     Bristol 'Main' Gas Multi-Point water heater.               on an original timber concept, intended
     Very economical only 10 months old, immaculate             for use by the under 12's. As with any
     Bargain at E75 o.n.o. Tel. 785608                          such facility, it is hoped that parents
                                                                may arrange to informally supervise,
    Motherca.re reclining pushchair with hood &                 especially where younger children are
     apron. Very good condition £20 Tel. 38249                  concerned and also in the hope of
                                                                preventing vandalism. Bradley Planning
     1 pair boys football boots size 1 £1.00                    Services also request that residents try
     1 pair girls red tap shoes size 10 £1.00                   to keep off the newly seeded grass areas
                                Tel. 872394                     until these have become established.
                                                                Letters
     Babysitter for 5 year old girl one/two
     evenings per week. Must be reliable & live
                                                                From: Mr. G.D.R. Price, 33 Turnham Green.
     in Weetlea. Diane Rolfe 872388
                                                                As a. resident of on 5 days standing, I was
    Help needed with housework (Freshbrnok)                     interested to receive my first copy of the
           4 hours per week. Tel. 39210                         Link. Firstly, let me congratulate you on
                                                                a 1st class community paper: secondly, may
     Philip R.J. Hall specialist in Painting &                  I offer a word of caution?
     Decorating. Also limited designs of
                                                                Your naner is undoubtedly intended to build
     Artexing. Free estimates. Tel. 38249
                                                                a local community spirit, so why the
                                                                "advertisement" for the 0KB on page 6? This
     Feature Brickwork for fireplaces, lounges,
                                                                is a DIVISIVE issue which it is most
     kitchens., also brickwork undertaken for
                                                                inappropriate for you to get involved in; it
     garden walls, garages, extension etc.
                                                                is far better left to national debate.
     Tel. 695670 after 6 pm.
                                                                Anyway, I hope I've made my point, so I
     Council    ouse Exchange                                   won't labour it. I look forward to your
                                                                next issue.
                                                                              Apology
     Wanted: one bedroom, ground floor flat for
     retired lady.
     Exchange: two bedroom semi-detached house                  In the last issue of the Link, the T.R.O.
     with apnrox 90 ft. garden in Park South.                   article referred to 'Mentally retarded
     Prospective tenants should be a. couple or                 vandals'.
     a single parent with at least one child.                   I very much regret the use of the phrase
     Tel. 39456.                                                and apologise for any distress this may
                                                                have caused. The article was hastily
     LOST Small Tabby/White cat last seen at                    written to meet the printing deadline and
     Farmside, Toothill on 21st April. Any                      was my sole responsibility. It was not
     information please ring Mrs. Phillips.                     my intention to imply that the (few) acts
     Tel. 481138, 66 Tattershall.                               of vandalism in Toothill were perpetrated
                                                                by the mentally handicapped.
     FOUND Fiat Car Keys - on Toothill Park.                    Bob Banister
             Tel. 872282                                        ( Chairman-Toothill Residents Orgn)
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