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LINK I I& ah Leisure Suite
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No. 94 January 1990 • Circulation 10,000
ext 124
Monday to Saturday
W. Swindon market to Link Centre becomes

start soon a fire station
A new kind of shopping comes envisage up to 80 stalls being
to the area when an outdoor occupied providing a broad
market starts in a few weeks. cross section of commodities,
After a great deal of with an emphasis on food.
negotiation, several reports and "We'll be making a stall
much discussion by committees available to a local community
at Thamesdown Council, the group every week and also
contract to run the market has running a free coach pick-up
been won by Evans Town & service for the elderly in the West
Country Markets Ltd. Swindon area."
The market will be held on Commenting on the type of
Tuesdays in the coach and car market his company will run,
park close to the Link Centre. Mr Evans said, "We hope to
Lyn Evans, managing director create a continental feel with
of Evans Town & Country brightly striped canopies over a
Markets, said he was looking good community feeling about
forward to starting the West it."
Swindon market as soon as the Toothill councillor Ricky
final contracts were agreed with Midwinter said he was glad the
Thamesdown. "The company market was about to take off Emergency call-out. The fire engine emerges from the
presently operates 39 markets nearly two years after he put the library garage at the Link Centre
in England and Wales. We idea forward the council officers. West Swindon has its own fire can respond within minutes. Six
engine, five months in advance men will be on call at all times.
"The growth of Swindon has
This is not a of the completion ofa fire station had an effect on response times.
on Westmead Way close to
Windmill Chinese Westlea. Having an appliance and crew
Following successful dis- in the West Swindon area will
Hill Business restaurant cussions between Thamesdown improve the cover we provide.
Council, Wiltshire Fire Brigade "The discussions between the
and Wiltshire County Council's Link Centre and the Library
Park share Library Service, the appliance is service have been very positive
being stored at night and over and the outcome is a benefit to
sell-off the weekends in the garage the community. The fire engine
normally used for library will also cover parts of north
Exclusive to readers of vehicles at the Link Centre. Swindon in conjunction with an
Assistant Divisional Officer appliance from Stratton St.
The Link Magazine Simon Routh-Jones said the staff Margaret."
for the West Swindon station In exchange for the garage
- a unique chance to had been recruited some time facilities at the Link Centre, the
ago and using the garage at the fire service will be providing a
buy a piece of the
Link Centre from 2 January gave garage for a mobile Library at
Windmill Hill the fire service an opportunity Swindon fire station for the next
to enhance their cover in advance few months.
Business Park and of the new station opening Commenting on the new role
help Windmill Hill sometime between April and for the Link Centre, centre co-
June this year. "Eighteen ordinator John Fisher said that
Primary School. See Turn to page 22 & 23 firemen have been recruited or the Link had been built with
volunteered to move to the new flexibility of use in mind and the
for the latest on the
page 27 for details station. All have moved into the council was pleased to cooperate
e &P West Swindon area so that they with the emergency services.
Help Westlea School raise £1,500 - turn to Local children have been saving thousands
page 20 to find out how you can help of aluminium cans. Now we need a can
West Swindon children with disabilities bank in the area. More on pa.e 18 & 19.