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ON THE GO TEMPORARY COMMUNITY CENTRE
Its not always possible to
a permanent Community Centre being
provide
SHAW VILLAGE CENTRE Community Centre when the located next to the Doctors
first residents arrive. But this is Surgery on Ramleaze Drive. The
not desirable anyway because all playgroup will have a strong
on ground leases the decisions will have been emphasis on participation in its
for made by other people and not activities by parents who, it is
SHOPS AND '1 the likely users.
hoped, will be interested and,
PUBLIC HOUSE However a temporary involved in their child's
community building has been development. Parents with
installed next to Doctor children between the ages of 21/2
For Details Contact, Godbole's surgery on Ramleaze and five are invited to contact
The Estates Offker,
Civic Offices Drive, the bright yellow Andrea Hirsch on 771080 as
Swindon, Wilts., building. If you have an idea for soon as possible.
in Tel. 26161 Ext,3184 a community group to meet in
the building call Roger Ogle on VACANCY
A hive of activity has re- of housing
development; 26161 ext. 3191.
started off Ramleaze Drive. eighteen months against six years Thamesdown Council are
Having installed a neat car park at Toothill and three years at NEW PLAYGROUP looking for a part-time caretaker
and planted dozens of trees and Freshbrook. It is likely that the Another playgroup is cleaner to look after the new
shrubs, the builders are back to shops will be opened in forming to serve the Shaw area. temporary community centre on
put up Shaw's shopping facilities September and the public house Complimenting the long Ramleaze Drive, Shaw.

and a pub. by Christmas. established group at the Church Information on rates of pay and

Within the shop building It was proposed to circulate and the playgroup at Upper duties can be obtained from the
there will be a 'one-stop' a broadsheet all about Shaw's Shaw Farm, the new one will Community
Development
supermarket, and three other village, with this Link. This was meet in the new temporary Division on 26161 ext. 3176.
smaller units - one more than to advertised in Thamesdown's
be found at Toothill and Council's Community News and SELF HELP HOUSING
Freshbrook. Compared to these the story was re-printed in the
Unfortunately
earlier villages Thamesdown Messenger.
Council has organised the production difficulties have been
provision of social and shopping incurred and the information is
facilities at a much earlier stage promised for May.

On a cold February Sunday morning Mayor of Thamesdown
Councillor Sid Daniels accompanied by the Mayoress visit the Shaw
site where thirteen families are building houses for themselves.
Three weeks on into their men who are having to cope with
adventure, thirteen families are holding down a job and putting
discovering just how hard it is to every spare hour into building
There's something put roofs over their heads on a work. "Our wives have to keep
new at Triumph building site at Nine Elms, Shaw. the children occupied and are
to suit you! Although well housed at present very good at keeping us fed when
the group, which has been we come in late in the evenings.
organised under the umbrella of They also come up to encourage
If you are interested
the Wingate self-build housing us."
in working with us association, are all putting in A good spirit has been built
please contact the many hours of work in addition up in the group but relations
Personnel Department to their every day jobs.
could be better with the
on Swindon 722200 Chair of the Association commercial developer on the
Mark Bath who comes from next site. Mark described their
hbw Stratton St Margaret said the problems, "We're not getting a
building works are going well lot of co-operation from the
"We're working on three houses local builders. They will not let
and will complete thirteen in a us have a water supply,
Triumph International S year and a half. We all put in 20 machinery is left at the end of
wishes success to .iriiirnph hours a weekend and.we're up their working day blocking our
The Link I N T E P N AT I L) N AL here two evenings in the week." access and they're generally
Steve Mayhew who already awkward. It's a pity we cannot
lives in Shaw said its not only the co-operate."