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20 NEWS & VIEWS

Greendown School Associa-
PHONE BOXES ON GUARD tion would like to thank the
following organisations for
It's an odd experience to see an
old red telephone box in a West kind donations towards their
Swindon back garden. It's even recent Prize Draw:
more strange to see 5 lined up
like sentries behind a fence with Anchor Foods Ltd
their tops pointing to the sky. In Dixons Photographic Ltd
fact Ray Walker of Chandos
Close, Grange Park has 6, but Clarion Shoji (UK) Ltd
one is in pieces on the ground. Hickmans Ltd
"I found I could get them for a Coopers Dispensing Chemist
good price in the north—east," Link Centre
explained Ray. "The first six I Charlie Browns
had delivered were sold to people
at work very quickly, but I'm National Westminster Bank
going to renovate these when I plc
have time. They are used as sheds Crown Inn, Stratton
or historic monuments. I think Sun Inn, Lydiard Millicent
they will fetch a reasonable price Departures Travel
Looking after their investments - when done up." Tralwerman Fishbar
Ray Walker (above), Paul Gibson Ray is also a keen collector of
(left). 1930's art deco artifacts, furniture
and has a large collection of china The Association would also
CAST IRON SHOWER from the period. "I've always thank all parents who donated
Another proud owner of an ex— been interested in telephones and prizes and everyone who
G.P.O. telephone box is Paul have got several old bakelite bought tickets.
Gibson of Hexham Close, models. The boxes are being
Toothill. removed from our surroundings;
"I don't know why I bought it. they need to be preserved." WHIST DRIVE IN SHAW
It's certainly a conversation But Ray gave an assurance Mary Morgan is thinking of
piece," said Paul. "I suppose its a that the 'phone boxes will not be starting weekly whist drives in
kind of modern folly for the time around much longer."They are Shaw's Community Centre.
being but it's a long term invest- in transit to a house in Shrivenhani If you are interested in playing
ment in something which will where I will be moving in a couple give her a ring on 874535.
increase in value. of months."
"I did think of using it as a
shower upstairs, but soon dis- SO NEAR, BUT SO FAR
covered that it weighs three—
quarters of a ton and impossible
TO ADVERTISE IN to move without a crane."
THE LINK So, for the time being, Paul's
telephone box is a shed awaiting
RING 771534 renovation "I've grown to hate it
or 872282 sitting out there in the garden,"
said Jo Gibson.
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Telephone: Cohn Wood on Swindon 870603 Mud and more mud. Elaine Munday struggles through the wasteland
between Hillmead and Saxton Walk, Shaw, with 2 year old Stewart.
Elaine Munday, who lives at stops in a bog; thirty yards of
Sparcells on West Swindon's tarmac is required to make the
northern edge, is almost used to connection into Saxton Walk,
the mud. "It's just a case of north Shaw.
having to get used to it," said But Elaine puts a brave face
Elaine as she pushed her two on things. "If you haven't got a
year old son Stewart home from car you're stuck, but it helps us
the closest shops and toddler get on with each other up here.
Unisex Hair Salon group at Shaw. All the other builders are just
The thirty-five houses which catching up with McLeans; soon
are presently occupied are two there will be more people moving
Opening Times miles by car from any facilities, into the other estates.
Monday 900am - 600pm Thursday 900am - 700pm or a mile by foot. The temporary "I've had a letter from Thames-
Tuesday 900am - 600pm Friday 900am - 700pm foot-path beside the main road down and they say the temporary
Saturday 830am - 130pm
Wednesday 900am - 600pm has been mangled by dumper foot-path is going to be cleaned
trucks and is constantly blocked up and the missing connection
Shaw Village Centre • Telephone 874825
by builder's materials. Where will be put in by the end of
Freshbrook Village Centre Telephone 873217
the path diverts through Hiimead February.
Industrial Estate, it suddenly