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NEWS &VIEWS
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West Swindon's Great Day of Discovery Moving on in time and space
Bike ride for the whole family around the patch Mayor to bury 100 year Time Capsule on
Bob Pixton is leading a grand tour of West Swindon on Sunday 17 April May Day - public help wanted
for anybody who has a bike. The trip will start at 2p.m. from Freshbrook
Village Centre and will take a circular route around the area, visiting as
many play areas and sites of public sculpture as possible.
The ride should take about 3 hours and will include stops to test play
equipment and for a picnic.
"I hope lots of family groups come along," says Bob. "Children must
be accompanied and the youngest can take part as there are very few
main roads to cross. it should be fun touring the parks and seeing the
sites; it'll be a good way for those who don't know their way around to
discover some of the by-ways. Those who come don't have to do the
whole tour as it will be easy to take a short-cut home."
£18,000 up in a year.
The lift at Greendown Community
School that local people campaigned
and raised money for throughout last
year is to be installed during May.
The project was launched in March
last year when Westlea School pupil
Kerrie jack decided she wanted to go
to the local secondary school. She
suffers from a nervous disorder Jon Buck's sculptures, soon to guard a time capsule
which makes walking difficult and What does the future hold for future bathers on 1 May. This will be
climbing stairs almost impossible. generations living in West Swindon? followed by a free fun fair, traditional
When her parents found there was What will they make of us in 100 May Pole and Morris dancing with a
no lift, they launched an appeal to years time? What do we want to tell collection going to the National
raise the cash to instal one. They also them? Childrens Home.
started a campaign to get Wiltshire 'Looking to the future' is the name
County Council to put in money. of one of West Swindon's public
The fund collected £9,000 in six sculptures, the three reclining figures The Link into the
months and the County Council that have spent the last four years in future
agreed to match the amount raised. Westlea Park. It's also the theme of an
"The effort has been just fantastic," Standing where the lift will be installed event to mark the resiting of the The Link as a magazine
said Karen jack. 'The lift will make Kerrie is pictured receiving a cheque for sculptures and the burying of a time exclusively directed at the West
access to the upper floor at £953 raised by Greendown students with capsule which will hold information Swindon community is looking
Greendown so much easier for Kerrie, her mother Karen and trustees of the about the present, to be opened in for a sponsor so that the copies
other disabled students and adults fund, Neil Griffiths, head of Westlea 2089. published over the last ten
who attended evening classes." School, and maths teacher Sally Barker. Sadly the sculptures by Jon Buck years can be buried in the time
have been the target of continued capsule.
R.T. Fancy DUNCAN vandalism and an alternative site has converted to microfilm to take
They would have to be
been found next to the lakes at the
Landscape SELF DRIVE West Swindon Centre, which are up minimum amount of space.
more in the public eye. The proposal
Local companies are being
Gardener in HIRE to move the figures known locally as asked to support this initiative
The Bathers, because of their scant
West Swindon attire, has been received with so that people living in West
Vehicles for Hire at enthusiasm by West Swindon centre Swindon in 2089 will have
20 years of experience. Competitive Rates managers Property 3. access to the news, views and
Vans - Lutons -Estates "We are keen on the idea of art in information from up to 110
Turfing, Paving, public places and we are delighted to years previously. Approx-
Cars & Mini Bus
Fencing, 272 Ermin Street incorporate The Bathers in a clean, imately 1,200 pages of A4
Planting new Gardens Stratton St. Margaret safe environment," said Christine would need to be copied.
Duddy for Property 3. "The lakeside
Rockery Construction, Swindon is an ideal location for the sculptures. Potential sponsors should
Pergolas etc. Tel: 822193 People will be able to view them in contact Roger Ogle, The Link,
New gardens pleasant surroundings, there's the 13 Castle Dore, Freshbrook.
Open Daily 9am - 6pm play area and we want to encourage
TEL: 875174 Sundays 9am - 1 p local schools to use the area for Lighthouse help
studying pond life.
"Jon Buck's figures, 'Looking to wanted
the future,' are particularly exciting
for the ideas they represent. Children The Lighthouse Club for mentally
are all our futures and we're handicapped adults is desperate
concerned about the future of West
FORA Swindon. So we're asking local for volunteers who can help out
MORE PERSONAL SERVICE children to write a letter of around at the club and take part in
200 words describing what their life activities with members.
The club meets at on Tuesdays
is like now and what their hopes are
0793 -20123
for future generations. The letters between 8p.m. and 10p.m. in the
RONALD H. LAWTON rj will be read by their own great, great Community Suite at the Link
grandchildren and we are making
two E25 awards for the letters to be Centre. The members use all the
Swindon's first independent practising centre's facilities and volunteers
included in the time capsule, one find themselves going
LICENSED CONVEYANCER from a 9 toll year old, the other from
a 12 to 18 year old." swimming, playing football, table
Fully qualified to provide the same service Letters for the future should be tennis, snooker, trampolining and
as a conveyancing solicitor
sent to Christine Duddy, Property 3, taking part in movement sessions.
HERE TO HELP YOU IN
I West Swindon Centre. To find out more about the
The Mayor of Thamesdown will Lighthouse Club, call Stephanie
BUYING OR SELLING A HOUSE bury the time capsule and unveil the Hathaway on 612926.