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Excitement is rising across the town as Swindon Town football club prepare for their end of season play-off
four years campaign during May to achieve a place in the Premier League.
Inside this month's Link the candi- But in at least eight households and there are always people in the
dates for the Wiltshire County across West Swindon, the occu- car park wanting to talk to you,
Council elections tell you why you pants are trying to keep calm. Seven even at this late stage of the sea-
should vote for them. The elec- players in the first team live in the son."
tions take place only every four area, as well the club's Marketing Ross is well known at Shaw's
years, so take the chance while you Manager Janet Garrett. Brook Field School where he often
canto vote for the people you think Mid-fielder Ross McLaren from dropsoff his childrenlan and Kirsty
will represent your interests best. Shaw was in the play-offs when on his way to training. Other par-
Election ward boundaries have Swindon Town won promotion ents have been giving him lots of
changed in West Swindon once two years ago, only to see the encouragement he said.
again to reflect the growth in the achievement dashed by financial Marketing Manager Janet
area since the last elections in 1989. scandals from previous years and Garrett from Whittington Road,
Freshbrook and Grange Park Westlea said everybody at the club
stay the samebuttheToothil Ward was trying to keep calm but the
has been split so that Toothill and Youth needs atmosphere was becomingelectric.
Westlea (with Eastleaze) form one. "The team visited the old people's
The new Roughmoor Ward covers dented by hospital in Stratton recently and it
the whole of Shaw (including county cut was just fantastic to see the wards
Ramleaze, Middleleaze and Nine decorated in town colours. Every-
Heading for the top, Ross McLaren
Elms), Sparcells and Peatmoor. The end of March saw the loss of body felthumbled. The town might
Wiltshire County Council is re- one of West Swindon's three youth and Janet Garrett be missing some attractions, but
sponsible ior Education, Social workers employed by Wiltshire the club punished by having the we have a first class football team
Services, Libraries, Highways, the County Council. Carl Bowen, who promotion cancelled. and community pride is starting to
Police, the Fire Service and more. was well known to teenagers in the But that's all in the past and the reveal itself once again."
For more details, question the can- area has taken a post in Somerset team's progress from seventh in SwindonTown's last regularsea-
didates on your doorstep! and his job has been cut from the the First Division when Ross re- son home game against West Ham
Bye-Election Win budget turned from a long injury to third will be televised live on ITV on 2
Maurice Fanning regained one of West Swindon has the highest spot has been steady. May and the play-off games take
the three Toothill Ward seats on concentration of teenagers in the 'We've worked hard for each place in the second half of the
Thamesdown Borough Council for town. The number of teenagers in other and played attractive foot- month.
the Labour Party at the bye-elec- the area is rising and will continue ball," said Ross. "There's a really We at The Link would like to join
tion on 1 April as youngsters born in the area as it good feeling in the team. It counts all the Swindon Town fans in con-
He will represent the old ward has expanded grow up. The cut- for so much if you're doing well gratulating the players in their fan-
boundary which includes Toothill, ting of the post could create big and riding a crest of the wave. tastic effort and wishing them the
Westlea, Shaw, Sparcells and problems for the community. "I think the fans are getting a bit best of luck for the big effort to get
Peatmoor. Continued on page 2 anxious. There's a lot of interest into the Premier League

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