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The Link Magazine . June 1995
Youth Centre calls Youth support idea (continued from page 1)
HOOVER • HOTPOINT
SPECIALIST for local support for young people close to where thing to be done about the large
The West Swindon Young Peoples they gather. "The offices at the number of teenagers who gather
J. PHILLIPS Centre at Toothill Farm Centre is Link Centre are not suitable as a from all over the town outside the
looking for more people to join its youth club. The main youth centre Link Centre on most evenings.
SERVICING management committee. is located at Greendown. We al- Centre managers regularly re-
Repairs to most makes of The centre has been in existance ready have detached youth work- ceive complaints about people
Washing Machines, Dryers, in different forms for about sixteen ers based at Link Centre, in addi- causing obstruction or creating an
Dishwashers, Microwaves years and has always been man- tion to assisting youth projects at intimidating atmosphere.
aged by volunteers. Toothill and Freshbrook. A working group from various
and Vacuum Cleaners
A new committee has recently "But there is potential for setting agencies who have contact with
Hoover Trained
been formed and the centre is to be up a youth contact point which young people have been consider-
Local Engineer re-launched for young people in brings together different organi- ing the problems and hope Wilt-
All work guaranteed the area. However more local peo- sations offering support and ad- shire county councillors will sup-
No VAT to pay ple are needed to join the commit- vice to young people." port the youth support centre pro-
tee to help the youth centre func- There have been calls for some- posal.
Tel: 526656 or 827804 tion in the future.
To offer help, or to find out more, Labour gain council seats
call Caroline Alford on 617896.
The Labour Party strengthened its to the Wiltshire County Council
hold on Thamesdown Council at seat in contention on the same day.
the local elections on 4 May by Maureen Caton (Lab) was re-
OPEN capturing both the Toothill and turned to the council for the
Moredon Ward with 1472 votes in
Freshbrook seats.
Contesting the Freshbrook seat a 28.4% turnout.
AIR vacated by Liberal Democrat Elsewhere
Simon Cordon, teacher Irene
Cooke from Old Town polled 834 Bob Pixton from Freshbrook was
returned to Thamesdown Council
votes against Liberal Democrat
after a three year absence, this time
MARKETS servative Laura Holiday with 290 representing Whitworth ward.
Neil Bristow with 704 and Con-
votes, in a 27.6% turnout. Freshbrook resident and former
councillor for the area Sue Bates,
In the huge Toothill Ward, which now representing Gorse Hill, was
West Swindon Centre includes Westlea and Shaw, a elected as the first woman leader
24.5% turnout saw Labour's of the council after Tony Mayer
Link Centre Coach Park Maurice Fanning gaining the seat decided to retire from represent-
from the Conservatives with a ing Haydon Wick.
Close to Asda superstore massive 1713 poll against the Lib
Dems Barbara Timpson's 474 And next year
Every Friday votes. The Tory votes were split Swindon will take over all local
between official conservative Pe- government responsibilities from
ter Stoddart (422) and independ- May 1997. All council seats will be
Cavendish Square, Park North ent conservative Peter Mallinson up for contention in May 1996 for
Every Thursday (358). the new 'shadow authority.'
No change in north It should be a busy year for the
In Haydon Wick Kelvin King political parties as they try to im-
Pitches available at both markets for traders press the electorate of their cre-
sustained Labour's hold on the seat
at competitive rates. Contact: by replacing retiring council leader dentials to run the new unitary
The Property Manager and Valuer Tony Mayer by gaining 1185 votes council.
over Jeremy Jenkins (Con) 334, and Local Lives
Civic Offices, Swindon SN1 2JH Tel Hudson (Lib Dem) 206. The Sue Bates reflects on becoming
Tel: (01793) 526161 ext 4740 turnout was 30%. leader of the council in Local Lives
Labour's Ralph Chaplin held on on page 23.
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Contents
Copy date for the July
118 link M ui edition: 12 June 4
Toothill
5 Freshbrook & Grange Park
Published: 24 June 6 Westlea
7 Shaw
Published by Editorial: Roger Ogle Copy for August: 10 July 8 Haydon Wick
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Local Lives
The Link was first published in December 1978 exclusively for the West Swindon community. It is completely independent of Link Centre
and, in fact, won a competition to name the leisure centre in 1984. It commenced distribution in North Swindon in January 1994."
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