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SHAW

CHURCH SITE SHAW RESIDENTS
DEDICATED VOTE TO
A short service was held on KEEP ROAD OPEN
Sunday 24th January to dedicate
the site at Shaw Village Centre by Lin Davies, Vice-chair,
which will soon see a church Shaw Residents Association
rising from the ground. Years of
planning, negotiating and pray- Some 60 people attended the
ing will be rewarded by the special meeting. of the Shaw
middle of November when the Residents Association on 11th
new building will give the church January to discuss whether the
a larger physical presence in C70 (Nine Elms to Common Platt)
Shaw. road should remain open.
The Reverends Keith Boxhall The decision was put at a
and Helen Drummond have been meeting with Wiltshire County
working in the community for Council on 18th January. Inter-
over two years and have preached estingly, members of Lydiard
Shaw Church folk look forward to their new building. from the small chappel in The and Purton Parish Councils, who
Elms.
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—OFF TO THE PUB accepted the residents views and
agreed that it was premature to
The Coffee Morning for new close the C70 in advance of the
POINTS THE WAY TO QUALITY arrivals for Shaw is really completion of the spine road
becoming popular. But to make
IN CONSERVATORIES, DOORS way for the much needed play- connecting the Renault Centre
to the Moredon Road and the
AND WINDOWS group, the coffee morning is west/east road south of the
moving from Shaw Community lagoon, from Hilimead Industrial
Quite simply the best! Centre to the Family Room in Estate to the northern end of Nine
The Village Inn. Come along on Elms.
during February and make some Shaw Residents Association
friends. and the two Parish Councils
100 High Street Tel: (0793) 870816 Upper Shaw Farm Playgroup impressed on Wiltshire County
Cricklade or 751302 requires an Assistant to look Council that there was also an
after a handicapped child, immediate need to make road
improvements at the Stone
Monday and Wednesday
Lane/C70 junction, the Foresters
afternoons
Open 7 days a week Pub, the Washpool bridge and
BASSET Radio Controlled 24 Hr. (12.45 p.m. to 3.00 p.m.). the Moredon bridge.
Tel: 871216 for details. Coun. Harry Crawford, Chair
Tyre Breakdown Service
TYRES of the Highways Committee
FOR THE summed up by saying that:
MORE MATURE 1. Nothing major would happen
on the C70 until the new roads
A group of older people have decided to
start a social afternoon at Shaw Community were built,
Centre, off Ramleaze Drive (next to the 2. there was a need to retain the
Doctors Surgery). C70 and to retain its rural
They would welcome others of more character
mature years at their first get-together on
Wednesday 10th February 1988 2-3 p.m. 3. the residents would be con-
sulted after the new roads were
opened in a future review of
SORRY the C70
8r st Due to unforeseen circumstances 4. the County Council will con-
the January meeting of the Shaw
sider improvements on the
Residents' Assosiation on 14th C70 and other problem spots
January was cancelled. before the new roads were
The next meeting will take built.
place on Tuesday 9th February A full report of the meeting
at Shaw Church in The Elms. with the County Council will be
People living in Ramleaze, presented to the next meeting of
Middleleaze, Old Shaw, North the Shaw Residents Association
Shaw and Nine Elms are invited on Tuesday 9th February, 7.30
to attend to find out what's going p.m. in Shaw Church, The Elms.
on. All welcome.

VACANCY FOR AN ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR
AT JELLYTOTS PLAYGROUP, SHAW VILLAGE CENTRE
4 FROM EASTER
Industrial Estate, Marlborough Rd.,
£1.75 per hour
Wootton Bassett Wilts. SN4 7EJ. Some experience preferred. 4 mornings.
Telephone: (0793)854771 (Eve. 850514)
Application forms from Christine Ellis (Chair) on 873008