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The Link Magazine • November 1995
Comment PREMIER
A welcome for prevention For Swindon's biggest
collection of porcelain ) Property Management
and pro-active effort dolls visit us opposite
the Town Hall WANT TO MOVE?
At last, a major response to the long term needs L
of young people in West Swindon (- Collectable teapots CAN'T SELL?
Giftware
That's not to say that youth work- In a 10 page feature on youth NEGATIVE EQUITY?
Stockists of
ers, teachers and volunteers have issues published in the July 1991
not made valient efforts since the Link magazine, we predicted that Alberon dolls Letting your property
and
first eager people started to re- the potential for problems escalat- The Leonardo Collection may be the answer
move cow manure from the old ing to higher levels of crime would FOR FREE ADVICE
milking shed in 1978 at Toothill grow as the youth population \ CLASSIC COLLECTABLES
Farm. It's now the West Swindon grew. After all, those babies born 1 Theatre Square & RENTAL VALUATION
Young People's Centre but it limps in 1980s would turn into teenagers Regent Circus, Swindon Phone Derek or Bill
along, relying on a few hard work- in the late 1990s. Tel: 01793 434143
ing volunteers to keep the under- So we welcome the visit by Her 01793 435260
funded building going for teenag- Royal Highness and her keynote
ers. speech on the need to create op-
Credit must be given to those portunities for young people to
who have worked with youth in a contribute positively to the com- NEW BIKES FOR CHRISTMAS
paid or unpaid capacity over the munities in which they live.
years West Swindon has been Inclusion of young people and AT BEST POSSIBLE PRICES
growing. Under resourcing of recognition of their needs must be
youth provision in the area has to the way to prevent problems 'WE COME TO YOU?'
always been a problem. With ris- and neighbourhood degeneration. * Most makes available
ing numbers of young people, there The 'Safe Swindon' project aims * Small deposit reserves
are only two full time youth work- to encourage the town's businesses WAF * Accessories (lights, locks,
ers coordinating a team of part- to inject resources to enhance the computers, etc.)
timers and volunteers; in 1990 there money available from the hard BIKE * Quality cycles bought & sold
were three. pressed budgets of Wiltshire DOCTOR
Yet the sheer numbers of young County Council, and soon the new PLUS CYCLE REPAIRS
people living in West Swindon is Swindon authority.
almost frightening. By the year In 1991, The Link asked readers: FREE COLLECTION AND DELIVERY.,
2000 there will be around 4,500 are we as a community going to
people aged 11 to 20 years living in consider young people's needs, For a fast, friendly and professional service.
Call Phil Mitchell on Swindon 874873 or 0850 650956
the area. and how are we going to respond? I
As the Crime Concern research People sympathetic to teenage
shows the level of crime by this needs will still be required to make
age group is low, but there is con- 'Safe Swindon' work.
cern about the level of nuisance The questions remain. Will you MORGAN & C I•
and anti-social behaviour. come forward?
From the archives: The Princess Royal on her visit to West Swindon's SOLICITORS
Greendown School in March 1987, with chair of governors Roger Ogle. On
the bar is Martina Flaherty with Clancy McMullen who celebrated her 21st
birthday in October. (Photo: Richard Wintle, Calyx)

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