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8 SHAW & ROUGHMOOR
Salt Way School Council backs down to residents tree planting objections
Christmas Fayre
Saturday 9 December Ramleaze residents have won a planting right up to our garden Eight year old John Edwards
battle to be consulted about a se- gates which is going to create a said local children regularly or-
1pm -4pm
cret Thamesdown Council scheme hazard for us. The main footpath ganise inter-street football games
Games, stalls, carols by the to cover the largest public open will run up a corridor of trees and on the open space. "We play there
school choir, Santa Claus, space in the area with trees. there have been several incidents all through the year. If they plant
raffle, refreshments The residents of Wenslydale of men exposing themselves nearby." trees we won't be able to play foot-
Organised by
Friends of Salt Way School Close discovered the plan to plant Janet Woodman criticised the ball, cricket, rounders, or just run
1,500 trees covering nearly 2 acres council for spraying the grass with- around."
Brook Field School close to their homes when work- out telling householders in ad- Gill Edwards said, "Why is
Carol Concert and men started to spray grass with vance. "The open space is a fa- Thamesdown doing this? Resi-
Christmas Fayre weedkiller. They objected to the vourite meeting place for children. dents have lived here for nearly 15
Friday 15 December loss of playspace used by their chil- They were playing there after the years, but the officers have not seen
Carols at 6pm followed dren and are worried about the workmen had gone. Why didn't fit to consult us about changing
by bazaar, fun fair and securityof their homes. the council tell us? The excuse the use of the only safe open play
Christmas refreshments Graham Pitts-Drake said there given was that there was no evi- place in the area."
Organised by are serious security implications dence of children playing; there Local councillor Maurice Fan-
Friends of Brook Field School by the plan. "The plans show tree were no worn out football goal ning said, "the original plans al-
areas." ways showed tree planting being
used to mask the housing, but that
SORE, TIRED, is no reason for not consulting peo-
ple who have moved into the area
WE HAVE IT ALL ACHING FEET? since the plans were drawn up.
UNDERCOVER..., The consultation has been poor;
Pick up the phone and book
we need to do better."
DUNCAN CAR SPARES your appointment with Coun Linda Yavuz said officers
Martin Drew MBcHA, MSSch
COMPREHENSIVE STOCKS OF had agreed to redraw their plans
GUARANTEED NEW & USED SPARES CHIROPODIST in line with the views of residents
MOT FAILURES & ACCIDENT DAMAGED Home visit service or come which will be heard at a site meet-
CARS & COMMERCIALS to our modern town centre ing on 2 December.
BOUGHT FOR CASH
surgery p
PARTS REMOVED BY YM Swindon MP Simon Coombs
,ZT' Tel (01793) 511284 anytime launched the construction of a six
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TEL: 01793 - 820000 A chiropody gift voucher class extension at Salt Way School
UNIT 59 THORNHILL INDUSTRIAL ESTATE makes an excellent costing Lim on 2 November. The
SOUTH MARSTON, SWINDON school in Middleleaze presently
Christmas present
3—C -' has 312 children and will grow to
I Simon Coombs gets help from Scott 360 by the end of the year.
Campbell and Armani McGowan • Brook Field space needs: page 30
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Teacher Sara Coulter said the to celebrate their hard work.