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from Mrs. I. Jones, Radcot Close, Nine Elms from, Denys Hodson, Director, Arts and Re-
Through The Link can I express my app- creation, Thamesdown Borough Council.
I was "A to read Sidney Ball's
reciation for the wonderful new arrivals visiting
service that Thamesdown Council operate. I article on A ROSE FOR LYDIARD PARK"
was taken aback to have Pam Pixton on my I should be delighted to arrange for the plant-
doorstep ankle deep in mud, but with a smile ing of this type of rose at Lydiard as part of
on her face. The help she gave me was very the developments that are now planned for the
useful, seeing as I moved here from London and Walled Garden. I would be glad however if Mr.
didn't know a thing or anybody. The booklet Ball could get in touch with me because there
she gave me 'Welcome to West Swindon' is a are two roses known traditionally as the
great source of information and the map is a Austrian rose, one of which is yellow and is
godsend. Many thanks for all the help in gett- also sometimes referred to as the Persian
Yellow and the other of which is a kind of
ing me settled.
copper colour. Both of them have long histor-
**See page 10 to find Pam's phone number** ies and have been enormously important in the
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breedin of the roses we see toda There m Y
The Complete well be room to plant both of them but it
would be nice to try and establish which one
Garden Service was referred to in the 17th Century so that
in due course we can tell everybody that is
HELPS YOU ENJOY YOUR GARD
why it has been planted.
FOR GARDEN DESIGN,
PLANT SELECTION, PATIO CONSTRUCTION Correction
^ MANAGEMENT, MAINTENANCE & ADVICE,
We gave the wrong 'phone number for
'PHONE STEVE NEWSTEAD, OND Am. Hort.
Dr. Godbole, the new G.P. at Shaw in the last
ON SWINDON 873357
Link. The correct number is 8748g4_
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El Yvonne's birthday started on Friday with fire-
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men eating birthday cake on her lawn at
naES 1.00am and neighbours comparing the damage
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