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Sewage Works Re-development

Consultation Meeting on 9th Jan.
Thames Water are to spend £20 Four years ago the water au-
million updating the Barnfield thority transported 1,000 tons of baboerd --- Patching and Painting are only
Road Sewage Works and want to raw sludge cake from the treat- temporary repairs. Maintenance
talk to people in West Swindon ment plant byroad causing great free uPVC fascia systems,
about the proposals. A consulta- protest at the smell and an even-
tion meeting has been arranged tual ban on such movements. windo guttering, windows and cladding
torn
for 9th January. However the authority now has from Kingfisher Cladding will save
The scheme is being put for- 5,000 tons of decomposing sludge you money and your time.
ward as an alternative to build- stored on site and inadequate
ing a complete new sewage works capacity to cope with the increas- For help & advice, call in and see us at
outside Swindon. ing demand for sewage treatment Kingfisher Cladding Ltd.
When the wind blows from the in the future. Unit 13, Axis,
east, residents of Westlea and Plans now before Thamesdown
Shaw receive a strong reminder Council's Planning Committee Westmead Trading Estate,
that there is a sewage works just propose rebuilding part of the West Swindon. Tel: 610190
down the road. existing plant and installation of
equipment which will cope with 4
the sewage from a population of
The Link 185,000. At present the works Over 1,000 Cycles usually in stock
now serves a population of
Published by West 150,000. Massive range of
Swindon Publications In addition to greater capacity, Mountain Bikes
13 Castle Dore new equipment is required to now available
Freshbrook, Swindon. meet more stringent waste re- *
Tel: (0793) 872282 moval standards. The existing New spares department
Publisher/Editor: biological filters have difficulty *We specialise in
Roger Ogle in cleansing the effluent during
periods of cold weather. Ôe
Advertising Sales: The Water Authority say that PEI CT
Christine Brodie the smell will be greatly reduced
by the increased capacity to treat
Tel: (0793) 814485
sludge. Hence raw sludge will EXPRESS CYCLE SPECIALISTS
not have to be stored on site. 96/99 Manchester Road.
lApple Macintosh design, Engineers from Thames Water Tel: Swindon 34907
layout & lasersetting will have plans on display and
by %kMacOgle. will discuss the project with
Printed by Western Webb, interested residents on Monday
Bristol. 9th January, 7.30p.m., in the Open 7 days a week
Community Room at Westlea BASSETTRadlo Controlled 24 Hr.
Published on the Wednes- School. Tyre Breakdown Service
day closest to the first of -There will also be a public TYRES
the month. Copy date: 12th meeting with representatives of We
of the preceding month. the Water Authority at
Rodboume Mannington Com-
"The Link was first pub- munity Centre, Morris Street,
lished in December 1978 Swindon on 17th January,
7.30p.m.
exclusively for the West
Swindon community. It Is The poem below was
completelylndependent of submitted in response to
Link Centre and, in fact, the congratulatary tone of
won the competition to name last month's tenth
the leisure centre in 1984." anniversary edition
Contents WEST OF SWINDON
3 Front Piece Here
4 Toothill the sparkling houses
5 Frshbrook & Gange Park have no ghosts.
6 Westlea No one treads nightly
8 Shaw in anguish upon my stairs.
10 For Women
11 Arts Scene
12 At Your Library Romans roam
13 Shaw Ridge the hedges perhaps.
1 7J Leisure Park
18 Recreation And my garden
19 Day in the Life is crowded with cows
20 Under 5s munching the eternal grass.
21 Resolutions Mr
22 News & Views But no one yet Unit 7 Temp!ars Way io
23 Christmas Lookback i CA
Wb
24-27 News & Views cries out at night Industrial Estate, Marlborough Rd.,
28 Home & Garden in my house except me. Wootton Bassett, Wilts. SN4 7EJ.
29 Round Up Name & Address supplied Telephone: (0793)854771 (Eve. 850514)
31 Reference Pages