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24 The Link Magazine • October 1995
We track down mystery infant
The girl without a name pictured Sheila. "But the winters were re-
in the August Link magazine turns ally hard and we would have to be
out to be Sheila Locke who lives in dug out by tractors.
Toothill, close to her childhood "The bus service was infrequent
home at 'the camp' in Lydiard Park. and I remember my dad's piggy
Sheila, aged three or four years back rides in the moonlight as we
in the photo lived with her parents walked from Lydiard to Swindon."
in one of the huts in the park used Little did Sheila know she would
by prisoners of war. Swindon live in a house built right next to
Corporation took them over in 1946 the road she walked on. In 1978
as a solution to the post-war hous- Sheila and her husband moved into
ing shortage. a brand new house in Kirkstall
Pictures of Sheila and many Close, Toothill, looking onto
other Swindonians are to be found Stokesay Drive, which used to be
in an exhibition at Lydiard House the A420 from Swindon to the west.
called The Lost Estate which de- Catch the Lost Estate exhibition
scribes life in 'the camp.' at Lydiard House before it too dis-
Sheila Maiden as a three year old in "The summers were lovely out appears at the end of November. Sheila Locke as she is now outside her
the early 1950s at 'the camp' there in the country," remembers Open lOam to 4pm. Toothill house at Kirkstall Close
Lydiard as an educational resource

Countryside Ranger Michael Lilley writes:
After a summer of droughts, positive meeting which gave us ment. The hosts for the open day Tuesday 31 October sees the re-
banned barbecues, festivals and the the chance to meet teachers from are the Peatmoor Community turn from the grave of the ever
scaffold covered house, things are local schools who attended. It was Group, supported by the Great popular 'Halloween Horrors,'
getting back to normal. It has great to see so many there. Western Community Forest. For from 7pm to 9pm.
rained a lot, the grass is regrow- Our Autumn & Winter 95/96 more information contact Liz and See the park as you've never
ing, barbecues are on again, and programme is now available from Ross Curd on 876654. seen it before. No-one knows what
the scaffolding is disappearing, Sunday 29 October, 1pm to will happen here in dark. This is
the visitor centre in the park.
The Ranger team recently at- Coming up in October: 330pm, 'Natural Art in the Park.' very definitely an event for all the
tended the opening of the West Sunday 1 October: A free open Make masks using natural materi- family, featuring the best dressed
Swindon Local Studies Resource day at Peatmoor Copse off als from the autumnal woods here little horror competition.
Centre at Greendown School. One Peatmoor Way, from 10am. Try in the park. Please wear old warm For further details on the above
of our roles is to be environmental your hand at coppicing, a tradi- clothes, and bring £1 if you are a two events please contact us at the
educationalists and this was a very tional form of woodland manage- junior, £2 if an adult. park or on 771419.

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