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22 Letters to The Link Letters for publication should be sent to The Link, 13 Castle Dore,
Freshbrook, Swindon by 16th of the month preceding publication
More maintenance needed Outer Circle Bus route Lack of community spirit there are lots of very decent people
From JacquelineAllcockof Grange Park From Mr & Mrs Hookins, Pendennis From a resident of Toothill. afraid to 'get to know their neigh-
Having lived in West Swindon for Road, Freshbrook Name wit held for obvious reasons. bour', afraid to be of any help and
the last 2 years I have become in- Having read Councillor Sue Bates Due to a minority of neighbours, life support to those less fortunate.
creasingly vexed by the ground letter regarding the Outer Circle bus on a particular council estate is hos- Those buying their council houses
maintenance policy of this council. problem, in the December edition of tile and frequently aggressive. sell as soon as they can and others
In particular I refer to Kiln Park. The Link, we would like you to know In imitation of the adults most of consider the council exchange
This was planted with shrubs and of our problem. the children indulge in nasty gossip, scheme. If only people were more
an elaborate circular affair with My wife and l are both pensioners fights, rows and anti-social behav- considerate, more honest and
seating and gravel was constructed over 75 years old with health prob- iour. Also due to lack of parental straightforward /caring; then life
(presumably at great expense to the lems. Our Doctor is at Ashington guidance regarding the environ- would be pleasanter for all con-
ratepayer) about a year ago. Since House surgery. ment there is an abundance of rub- cerned.
then this area has become overgrown Because there is no bus any longer bish and vandalised tress and However in spite of the poor
with weeds and a half-hearted at- to attend his surgery, it now means shrubs. Unca red for dogs also foul community spirit I wouldn't live
tempt by council employees to clear walking, which we are unable to do. private gardens. anywhere else. There are good fa-
the area this summer hasn't im- I wrote to the bus company com- Survival, I've been told, entails cilities, shops and markets. The
proved the mess. plaining, but there was no reply. the 'keep to oneself' philosophy. excellent schools do for the children
I would be interested to read our We hope that Coun. Bates will be Community Spirit? What's that? what the parents, in some cases, fail
councillors views on the wasteful more successful. Anything said to neighbourcanbe to do! The quality of discipline and
spending by this council. twisted. teaching in Swindon schools is bet-
Recently the local press wrote ter than most parts of the country,
DESPERATE? LONELY? SUICIDAL? about families suffering from isola- where parents have to opt for the
tion and about the high rate of mari- private sector.
tal breakdown in West Swindon. Swindon has a lot to offer; life
Is it not possible that a closer-knit would be idyllic were it not for the
friendly community would sustain neighbours. Maybe I expect too
itself better? On this pa rticula restate much!
You don't have to be suicidal to share
your problems with us. Phone Thanks to policeman for the benefit of the community
From Councillor Bob Pixton, Lambert that we serve. He was a driving
anytime day or night, or call into
Close, Freshbrook force behind the large number of
6 Curtis Street, Swindon It is with both pleasure and regret Neighbourhood Watch schemes we
between 8am and 10pm that I write about Freshbrook's po- have.
liceman, PCTrevorCarlton who has At the Public Meeting in the Link
won promotion to seargent and has on policing of the area, I asked
moved to a new patch in Swindon. questions about road safety and I
During my activities as a local believe it was due toTrevor's interest
councillor I have had many meet- and commitment to the area that his
ings with Trevor and he has been an senior officers agreed to him setting
often and welcome visitor at my up his road safety investigation.
home, and at the weekly surgery Both Sue and I wish Trevor all the
that land Cur. Sue Bates jointly run. best in his new job and hope that his
STORM MANAGEMENT SERVICES
We have swapped information replacement can continue the work
Storm Technical & Industrial Division and sought advice from each other that Trevor set in motion.
TEMPS TEMPS • TEMPS One man refuse collector perfectly good tip at Barnfield Road.
From MrIE Dix, Gerard Walk, Grange I know that you have to pick your
COME ON DO WNAND Park time right to avoid the queue, but
On Saturday 12 January, I went for surely itis better than dumping iton
SAY HELLO TO MIKE, JULIE & ROBERT a walk with my family to Lydiarri gleen walkways.
Park. Anyone who dumps batteries
I was extremely embarrassed by (with acid in) and bleach containers
WAREHOUSE OPERATORS the collection of rubbish alongShaw where children can touch them,
D FORK LIFT DRIVERS Ridge near Wick Farm. In the dis- should be prosecuted in my view.
cussions that followed it turned out
Finally while clearing up the
D ANCILLARY WORKERS that 'TI-IEY (the Council) should do matresses, a large furry animal
something about the mess, but in skurried off, the rubbish can be a
U STORES PEOPLE afterthought the notion of 'do breedingground for these creatures.
something' is far too easy and glibly I've written to the council asking
U PICKERS/PACKERS made by too many who say, 'they' them to clear it up - I'll check to see
should do something. if they do.
U H.G.V. 192 & 3 It is all of us who are 'they' and
should be more careful in leaving The Link Classifieds
U EVENING SHIFT WORKERS rubbish on our walkways especially Lineage ads cost £3.50 per single
wherechildrenand animals seem to column centimetre inc. VAT.
STORM INTO 1991 WITH S.M.S. frequent the walk quite often. Cash with advert to The Link, 13
So on this morning, in between Castle Dore, Freshbrook, Swindon
The Right Choice showers I set about cleaning up the
area and collected: 3 tree roots, 2 Wanted: Faces Junior Club needs
Office Hours: Mon - Fri 7.30am - 5.30pm bed matresses, a TV set, a battery snooker and table tennis equipment.
and 3 road cones, a tyre, a bleach Reasonable price or donations
Sat. 9am - 12 noon container,an old Christmas tree and welcomed. Tel: 644088
32 Morley Street, Swindon, Wilts. 2 nappies (ugh!) and a fridge, and
piled them into a big heap. Clothing Alterations & Repairs
Tel: (0793) 480693 I am appalled by the dumping Tel: 872096
attitude of people, when we have a Mrs White, Freshbrook