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THE BIG CHANGE FOR 5-a-side team Can you write?
LINK THE BETTER Would you be interested in The Link is interested in
meeting somebody who has
playing 5-a-side in the
proposed Link Centre lunch an interest in community
Published by West For some months it has been
Swindon Publications. obvious that The Link has been time league under the name affairs and has some
13, Castle Dore, failing to keep up with the of The Link Magazine? experience in writing for
Freshbrook, Swindon. growth of West Swindon - now Organiser wanted as well magazines and newspapers.
Tel: (0793)872282 over 8,000 households. It was Ring 872282. Write to the editor with details
Editor: Roger Ogle not reporting the news, views "A Community is as strong as
Word Processing: Omega, and information arising from the
Westlea. area which is now the size of a the people in it. Raychem
small town. Nor was it doing this
Artwork designed and in depth, or often enough. A
produced by: Graphics & links with West Swindon."
Publications, Sigma, further problem was the
distribution network which was
Windmill Hill, Swindon. Raychem
breaking down; it was becoming
Printed by Western Webb, difficult to make sure all houses
Bristol. receive The Link.
Editorial/Classifieds: The crisis with The Link EXPRESS CYCLE SPECIALISTS
Roger Ogle, Tel 872282. could have been resolved in
Advertising Sales: Jackie one of three ways. It could ROLLER BOOTS
Pearce, Tel: 771534. have withered away because
readers thought it irrelevant to
Published on the them; it could have collapsed
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first of the month. or it could develop to serve the Reserve Graf, Promise
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"The Link was first The Link will now be a Promise 96-99 MANCHESTER ROAD, SWINDON
published in December monthly magazine containing 32
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exclusively at the West continue to be a channel of 6-Day Opening - Easy Parking
Swindon community. It is information from community
completely independent of groups to people living in West
the Link Centre and, in fact, Swindon. Toothill
won the competition to The Link will also have
name the leisure centre in articles on the latest goings—on at Chinese Kitchen
1984." Thamesdown and Wiltshire
County Councils and how their
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decisions affect West Swindon;
there will be news from Toothill,
Introducing The Link
3
Freshbrook, Westlea, Shaw and
Council News
4-5
soon Roughmoor; the following
Toothill
6
month's programme at the Link
Linda Black-
8
Centre; a gardening column, and
A Day In The Life a great deal more.
10 Freshbrook& The Link has made a major
Grange Park contribution to West Swindon's
12 Westlea community development. Each
13 Upper Shaw village has got its own district
14 Shaw identity and The Link will
15 Roughmoor continue to bring together
19
Group Profile
people living and moving into
20 Recreation the area by keeping them No 1, Tooth))) Village Centre
21 Greendown informed and in touch. Toothill, Swindon
23-26 News & Views The Link is going to be much
27 Telephone Orders Welcome
Arts Scene
more effective than it has been.
Church News
28 Tel: 487055
Look out for it at the beginning
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29 & Garden of each month. We hope you like Hours of Business
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it. Roger Ogle - Publisher!
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