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Est 1978 Circulation 10000 No. 62 May 1987

NEW
OPERATORS
FOR WALK FOR
FRESHBROOK
THE W' RL - D
SHOP

Eighteen months after Band Aid when millions of pounds were aised
One of West Swindon's village customers. We're very pleased to from voluntary contributions, people are still starving, millions more
centre shops has been taken be part of West Swindon." Mr. are in desperate poverty and Third World countries have little hope in
over. Freshway Stores, formerly Shaw also said that all existing getting out of crushing trade and debt problems. Its so easy to forget
run by the Swindon firm of staff were continuing with JCR. or ignore.
Richardson and Rabbetts, is now A• major shop re-fit is Walk For The World is from four points in Britain to
under the management of JCR planned for September when the organised by SaveTheçhildren, London to urge the Government
News and Foods of Bath. JCR red and white colours of Spar! Christian Aid, Oxfam, War on to:
itself is part of the Johnsons Freshways will give way to the Want and other development • Increase and improve
Group, the fourth largest blue and white of JCR. agencies. People will be walking overseas aid
operators of convenience stores • Help the hungry grow more
in Britain. food
The Freshbrook - shop FOCUS ON SHAW VILLAGE CENTRE • Trade fairly with poor
becomes one of nearly forty countries
convenience stores in the JCR In this edition we bring you a special feature on the village centre at • Lift the burden of debt
chain - in the south-west. West Swindon's fifth urban village. A 'birds eye' view impression • Promote efforts to end
Managing Director Mr. Nick of how the village centre will look can be found on the centre pages. conflicts
Shaw commented that no major Although a car park was built some months ago and all the On June 1st walkers will be
changes in appearance are trees and shrubs planted recently, a start has only just been made passing through the area from
planned immediately. "Most of on a public house and shops. Building work on a church is expected South Wales to London. They
our shops are newly opened, to commence in a few weeks. will be stopping for refreshment
Freshways has been going four Shaw Village Centre is being developed privately but under at the West Swindon Centre
years, so we have to spend some the strict planning controls of Thamesdown Council. This will before going on into the town
time getting used to running a ensure a strong and consistent design in all the buildings and when centre for a picnic tea in Queen's
store with a much higher completed, will give a high quality and attractive environment. Park and an overnight stop.
turnover. But we are improving The pub will be managed by the Bass group of breweries but West Swindon people are
the range of products on offer tenancies for the shop units are still being negotiated. It is expected invited to demonstrate their
and increasing out opening hours that the convenience store will be operated by a big American concern about hunger, poverty
to offer a better service to our company with seventy outlets in Britain and over 4.000 worldwide. and injustice in the Third World
A chemist and hair salon will be managed by locally based firms by welcoming the walkers and
THE and a dental surgery is proposed. A catering company already perhaps joining in for a while.
active in West Swindon will be occupying the hot food outlet. Not
LINK only will they be offering take-aways but they also plan a home Offers of accomodation and
other help are needed.. More
delivery service. Just ring them, place your order and they'll be
Yo 1k- Ttie% round in next to no time! details can be provided by Jean
Je Sd All will be revealed in future edition of The Link. Hill on 871671 or Sandie
Schagan on 871093.
IT ' S ELECTION TIME AGAIN,

The Link brings you all the candidates for election to Thamesdown Borough Council on 7th May.
Look to pages 4 and 5 for a rogues gallery of photographs and a description of what nice people the
candidates are.