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Cartwright Drive danger NOTICE

Cut 'n Dry, Shaw

It is with great regret
that Cut 'n Dry at Shaw LADIES
ceased to trade as from HIRE OR PURCHASE
31 July. HATS, GLOVES, BAGS,
JEWELLERY
The Cut 'n Dry Salon (ALL TO MATCH)
at Freshbrook Village FOR ALL OCCASIONS
Centre , established Weddings, Cocktail-Parties
1982, will continue to Funerals, etc.
Demonstrations in your home
trade and welcomes at special request. Telephone
clients old and new. Suzanne on 54094
Above: A bus looms around the blind corner on Cartwright Drive behind Lynda
Stevens, right, and Jane Huller.
A road in Shaw is proving to be a lowed to plant such tall shrubs. o BURGLAR ALARMS
danger to pedestrians and car driv- "I organised a 166 name petition
j1
which the public works committee
ers alike. J FIRE ALARMS
The junction where Worlidge Drive looked at in January. They agreed o SECURITY LIGHTING
enters Cartwright Drive is lethal that some trees should be removed
according to resident Lynda Stevens. but nothing has happened. Council O DOOR & WINDOW LOCKS
"I'm terrified every time I have to officers have told me that available
turn into Cartwright Drive. The bend money will be spent where there are FREE QUOTATIONS- FREE
in the road is totally obscured by tree known fatalities.
and shrub planting. SURVEYS
"Cartwright Drive is a fast short-cut
"After a car doing at least 80m.p.h. into town and drivers just ignore the
came hurtling at me last last year, I fact that there may be turn-offs or FOR YOUR LOCAL SECURITY SPECIALIST
telephoned somebody at Thames- pedestrians trying to cross. The new TELEPHONE SWINDON 765295
down Council who came out to see road at Hilimead has made no differ- U
me immediately. He agreed that the ence. There will be a bad accident
developers should not have been al- soon." crimecure
Street get-together DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL SECURITY INSTALLATIONS
A Member of the Federation of Security Companies
Residents of a Wimpey estate in Shaw discovered that it doesn't need a Royal
Wedding to get people out to have a street party. They just got on and had
one.
The party in the Orkney Close area at the beginning of July brought 83
adults, 47 children and 14 infants together for a barbeque and games during
the afternoon which carried on as an adults only disco in the evening. SHAW VILLAGE
"The idea came about on New Year's night," explained Jim Plenderleith, CENTRE
one of organising group. "Two different conga parties from adjoining cul-
de-sacs came together and people discovered that they were neighbours." GIK RAMLEAZE DRIVE
"The party was a tremendous success and enjoyed by everyone who came.
We held a raffle with a first prize of a day flight to Guernsey and a total of SHAW
£1,000 was split between the Save the Children Fund and the Prospect TEL: 886076
Foundation. We're thinking about another next year." DISPENSING
(Miss D. Coliet, B. Pharm.)
The Salt Workers Diary of Wiltshire
Zosia Durniat, 9, of Salt Way Schools gives an account of a salt worker
who passed the sit of her newly opened school over 250 years ago N.H.S. DISPENSING
It was sun-rise on Monday morning would be waiting downstairs to set
the 16th January 1751. Ihad to getup me off. I remembered last night I had
at sun-rise to set off for my long had the best ale I had ever tasted. PREGNANCY TESTING
journey as a salt worker. My master This Inn was wonderful, it provided
wonderful facilities, comfortable
bedrooms and adorable food. PATIENT ADVICE
Suddenly I heard a shout! "George,
George!" Itwasmymaster. "Coming,
I have just got to get dressed!" I said. & COUNSELLING
Ihurriedly put on my breeches, boots,
hat and coat. I ran down the stairs
and paid half of a guinea for pot luck
and then my master bid me goodbye OPENING TIMES
and I was off. I had started off in an
Inn in Cheshire and I was now in the
outskirts of Cirencester. I came to a Open: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday
tollhouse for the second time. I paid 9.00a.m. to 6.30p.m.
I pence and was off. I met a pedlar in
the middle of Cirencester. I was Thursday 9.00a.m. to 5.30p.m.
stranded there because my stick, to
guide the pack-horses had broken. Saturday 9.00a.m. to 5.00p.m.
Luckily the pedlar had a stick. I gave
him I pence for it. Closed for Lunch 1.00p.m. to 2.00p.m.
Left: Zosia meets a character from the
past in a school display