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John Holmes fl TRADITIONALLY BUILT FAMILY HOMES
NQ JP FOR THE MORE INDIVIDUAL FAMILY.

GROUND FLOOR FIRST FLOOR
• Organs • Guitars
• Pianos • Drums
• Keyboards • Amplification
• Hi-Fl Equipment • Home Recording
• Video • Synthesisers
• Compact Discs • School Recordert
• Cassette Recorders • flutes
• Clarinets
• 1,000s Of Musical Albums
SECOND FLOOR: YAMAHA MUSIC SCHOOL
MUSIC SUPERSTORE JOHN HOLMES MUSIC
21 -22 FARINGOON RD. S'MNDON
ALL UNDER ONE ROOF
Hoed Office (0793) 34095
Were helping a lot of people make beautiful music
Unless you're particular about the
ST. PETER'S R.C. CHURCH design of houses you want to live in, OAKLEAZE, WEST SWINDON.
CARRONBRIDGE ROAD, EASTLEAZE choosey about the surroundings and Oakleaze is an excellent development of
views, fussy about the standard of 3 and 4 bedroom luxury detached
SUMMER quality and decor, then you probably homes equipped to a high specification
GARDEN FETE won't appreciate the unique designs from around £60,000. Showhome
opening soon. Contact the Spinney
of Bradley Homes.
SAT. 20th JUNE, 2pm If however you and your family are Sales Office (0793) 870185 or Head
Office (0793) 613242.
looking for something a little more
Stalls include: Cakes, Books, Bric-A-Brac,
individual, we suggest you make
Nearly New, Fancy Goods, Sweets, Home Bradley Homes compulsory viewing.
Produce, Tombola, Toys, Refreshments Plan a visit today.
and many others. Bdky Homes
Built onl}aditicii
Main attractions: Dog Show and Fancy
Prices correct at time of going to press. Bradley Homes, Okos, Swindon, Wilts SN1 4JJ, 1& (0793) 613242.
Dress Parade.
LINK TO THE PAST KILN PARK WORKS
THE LAST FARM IN WEST SWINDON - People who use the footpath
by Nick Digby between Grange Park and the
WICK FARM
telephone exchange close to
Sitting on the end of Shaw West Swindon. Wick remains of Oliver Tomkins school might
Ridge, overlooking the Purton interest due to the continuity it be interested to know why tem-
Road is Wick Farm, the last represents, the well preserved porary fencing has appeared
working farm in West Swindon. earthworks of a medieval along its entire length.
The fields are still put to pasture settlement in association with The path skirts round the Kiln
for cattle, just as they have been the existing farm, a successor to Park open space which is desig-
for 500 years. The landscape of nearly 1000 years of farming nated as a site of special archae-
ancient hedgerows and green from this spot and all preserved ological significance because of
pasture is about to vanish in the physical manuscript of the the Roman kilns found beneath
forever. Wick Farm circa. 1200 ground, which many may now it. This means the park has to
Wick is of ancient origin. appreciate when walking along be left un-developed with play
There was a settlement there by pattern. The farm itself had Wick Lane in the summer equipment or extensive planting.
1235 when a Knight held 'La acquired its present layout with sunshine!
However, over the summer, work
Wik'. A 'John de Wyk' existed in most buildings occupying their is taking place to smooth out the
1343 and another John Wyk, present positions. What is to happen to Wick site before it is grass seeded in

perhaps a son, in 1412. Some Wick lies on an ancient Farm? In the July Link we look at the autumn. The fencing has been
signs of their farming activities trackway, preserved today in possible uses for the old put up to separate footpath users
remain in the form of ridge and Wick Lane, the broad hedged farmhouse and the land which from the machinery used for the
furrow, an indicator of arable way leading from Shaw (now a surrounds it. work.
farming in the medieval period, cycle path), along which Wick is
while some or even many of the still approached today. It may
platforms around the existing have been a previous route of BOROUGH OF
buildings may date to this Hay Lane that now runs along VACANCY THAMESDOWN rT
period. These would have acted the bottom of the valley
as dry areas on which farm separating Wick from Lydiard CARETAKER/CLEANER
Required approximately 16 hours per week at the Shaw Village
Mansion.
buildings could have been built. Community Centre, a temporary building recently installed at the
The brick farmhouse is a
By the mid-sixteenth century, Shaw Village Centre to serve the local residents needs until the
the Medieval farming system had Listed Building, an attractive purpose built centre is constructed.
broken down and was replaced stone-roofed structure facing The rate of pay is £2.27 per hour. 20 days annual leave pro rata.
by the enclosed hedge fields that south-west and nestling amongst The person appointed will be required to work various times during
the morning, afternoon, and evening from Monday to Friday according
range of
we see today, at which time Wick the present
would have become solely a outbuildings, mostly situated to to the booking schedules.
Application forms and further details are available from the Personnel
pasture farm. The fields were the south and east. The Officer, Thamesdown Borough Council, Civic Offices, Swindon,
A tost certainly on the same earthworks around Wick Farm Wiltshire SNJ 2JH. Tel: 26161 ext. 3255, to be returned by 16th June.
layout as today, as an estate map are not unique, but they are the We welcome applications irrespective of race, sex or disability.
1776 shows the existing only remaining earthwork site in
of