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The Link Magazine• November 1994
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New park takes shape with public backing

The latest in a series of meetings over the last year has given public approval for plans to develop the Shaw tip into a major leisure
facility for Swindon.
Forty people looked at the de- and also connecting with the River spread on the site by Spring 1995. tryside closer to the centre of town.
tailed plans on 7 September, devel- Ray Parkway running from Wood- 1.5 million tons will be used over "Thesupportfromthepeoplewho
oped from ideas put forward at an hail Park round to Coate Water. the next few years. have attended the consultation meet-
earlier meeting in June. A raised viewing point will allow ThamesdownCouncilLandscape ings has beenvery encouraging. The
Up to 70% of the 100 acre site will visitors to look across Swindon to Architect Matthew Hawkins said sharing of ideas fora scheme which
be planted with a variety of broad the east, and provide a glimpse of he was delighted with the public will take around 50 years to mature
leaf trees and conifers which will the Downs to the south and the Cots- response to the Shaw tip scheme. has been tremendous."
attract a range of bird and animal life. wolds to the north. "It is wonderful to have the oppor- He said some trees had already
There will be open spaces, flower Some 300,000 tons of spoil from tunity to restore an old rubbish tip. been planted as part of a Forestry
meadows and an amphitheatre for the northern development road Being surrounded by houses, it's Commission project researching
small scale events. Footpaths, cycle building programme will have been marvellous to bring beautiful coun- methods for revitalising tips.
and horse riding tracks will cross
the site, linking Spa rcells and Shaw, Celebrate Chinese New Year by planting a tree at the new park
The Community Forest has teamed up with the Chinese So put a date in your diary and plan to put your
Experience restaurant to celebrate the Year of the Pig energy into putting life into the new park. There will
R.T. Farley with a community tree planting fun day on Sunday 5 be lion dancers, Chinese fortune telling and
February 1995, 10am to 4pm.
refreshments by the Chinese Experience. Look out
Landscape Gardener The Chinese believe every living thing has energy. for more details in the February Link magazine.
in West Swindon The Master Plan for Shaw Tip Forest Park
20 years experience.
Turfing, Paving,
Fencing, Pergolas,
Sparcells
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