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Est 1978 Circulation 10000 No. 68 November 1987
SWINDON'S BIGGEST THE 7th ANNUAL WEST SWINDON PURTON & LYIMARD
COMMUNITY BONFIRE
FIREWORK DISPLAY CUB SCOUTS
& FIREWORKS DISPLAY
THURSDAY 5th NOVEMBER Friday 6th November, PRESENT
7.00 p.m. at Toothill Farm, A FRIENDLY BONFIRE
Lakeside, Bodiam Drive. WITH A PROFESSIONAL
West Swindon Centre Enormous bonfire with giant inflammable FIREWORKS DISPLAY
sculpture.
Spectacular professional firework display.
Come early (bring your own fireworks and see them go up Saturday 7th November,
safely). from 6.00 p.m.
Fireworks start at 700 p.m. Refreshments by the Toothill Women's Health
Group.
Licensed Bar by Toothill Community Centre. Lydlard Millicent Parish Rail
Don't bring fireworks or pets Live Band & Disco - Free - In Toothill Youth Club. (Opposite the Church)
***plus Special Surprise E vent***
Get ready for the big event - West Swindon's Stalls, Games, Hot Refreshments in the
Entrance Free resident sculptor will be running a guy making
- compliments of the West Swindon workshop for under- 14s and will be working with hall from 6.30 p.m.
over- 14s to make the giant sculpture - details on
Centre Shops. page 4. Proceeds to the Cub Scouts
SHAW SHOP OPENS
WITHOUT POST OFFICE
Within days of opening Shaw's new convenience store at the
Village Centre on Ramleaze Drive is proving to be a much
needed and popular facility.
However, visitors to the new JCR shop will be and have
been suprised by the absence of a sub-post office, as found
at the other Village Centres in the area. JCR were led to
believe by the Post Office, when negotiating the lease for
the store, that a branch would be opened and a counter was
provided. However the formal application for a sub-post
office at Shaw was subsequently rejected, much to the
amazement of JCR management.
"Our customers expect a Post Office, we want to provide
one," said JCR Managing Director Nick Shaw. "The situa-
tion is to be reviewed in three months." But a letter to Mr.
Shaw from Post Office Counters Ltd. District Manager
Brian Strange, based in Bristol, indicates that the opening
of a sub-office is unlikely. Mr. Strange was unavailable for
comment but Swindon Area Manager Andy Stone said "We
are still doing research. A Post Office at Shaw is not out of
the question by any means."
A representative of the Post Office has been invited to
attend the Shaw Residents Association meeting on 10th
The Mayor and Mayoress of Thamesdown Coun. and Mrs. Owen meet the staff November to discuss the reasons for not providing a local
of the Shaw Village Centre JCR shop. Manager Alan lies (fourth from left) and branch. Concerned residents should attend - Shaw Church
the staff are looking forward to meeting their new customers. in Old Shaw Lane, 7.30 p.m.
