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       ADVICE POINT                                               NO TRACK
       Housing Service                                            MAYBE A SCHOOL?
       ON WELFARE BENEFITS, HOUSING, DEBTS?

      Then call at the West Swindon Advice Centre,                         Residents of North Shaw have
      15 Gainsborough Way, Freshbrook on:                      been relieved of a noisy headache. HLR Ltd
                     Monday 1 - 3 p.m.                         submitted a planning application to build two
          Wednesday & Friday 10 a.m. - 12 noon.                driver safety training tracks on the Shaw tip
                                                               which lies to the north of the Renault
      We have also started a NEW ADVICE POINT                  Centre, between Shaw and Swindon.
      at Toothill Community Centre, Tuesday 10 a.m                   Permission to build a hard surface test
                                                               ing and training track was granted by
      to 12 noon.
                                                               Thamesdown's Planning Committee. This will
       Help needed
                                                               be located close to the Renault Centre.
            A Housing Advice Service is available to           Objections by Shaw residents through the
      tenants of houses rented from Thamesdown                 Toothill ward councillors were successful
      Borough Council. Mike Weston is available to              when the Committee turned down the app-
      give information and advice every Tuesday 2pm             lication to build an off-road, all terrain
      to 4.30pm at Toothill Community Centre.                   rough track. The Committee agreed with
            Tenants should note that it is not possible         residents that the potential noise and incon-
      to pay rent at the advice sessions.                       venience would be unacceptable.
                                                                      In blocking the proposal to build a
       I                                                 I      driver training track, the hope that a second
                                                               Secondary School could be built in West
                                                               Swindon is kept alive. The Shaw tip is the
                                                               only site in the area large enough for a
                               "THE CURTAIN LADY"        I      school. However, there are no plans at
           THE COMPLETE CURTAIN MAKING                   I     present to build a school.
          SERVICE FROM YOUR OWN FABRIC.                  I
           "FROM MEASURING TO HANGING"                              70 Years old Cubs
         CALL SWINDON 874688 FOR DETAILS.

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