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SHAW & ROUGHMOOR 7
Last social housing completed
West Swindon's last social housing development was formally completed and opened when Nick
Raynsford MP, the Labour Party's shadow housing spokesperson visited Peatmoor on 17 January.
One hundred and one homes for sortium of four housing associa- Corporation, Thamesdown Bor-
rent and for sale have been built lions. The M.8m cost of the scheme ough Council, and from housing Specialists in PVCU,
over the last three years by a con- was funded jointly by the Housing association reserves. windows, doors and
• The end of house building in
After cutting a ribbon opening the Peatmoor housing develpment, Nick conservatories,
Raynsford made a visit to Sanctuary Housing Association tenants Louise and West Swindon is in sight. With also carpentry, fencing,
Paul Holmes,and daughter Amy who was born on the day they moved in 17 another eighty homes to be built patios, floor tiling.
months ago. Also pictured are Michael Willis and Julia Drown, Labour Party by a private developer, the mas-
candidates for Swindon North and South respectively sive new town development 22 Ravens Walk
started 21 years ago is nearly com-
plete. However, residents of Wootton Bassett
Sparcells and Peatmoor are still Telephone:
awaiting their own village centre
next to Peatmoor Lagoon. As yet, 01793 848177
no commercial developer has or 01793 770596
made a commitment to building it.

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New school joy turns to gloom •.....•.
HARVEYS
Delight has turned to doubt because Swindon Borough Council
might not be able to afford a new £1.5m primary school for the Builders Merchants
Roughmoor area. Swindon 643744
With help from local MP Simon means Swindon Council is still Unit 7 • Bramble Close • Swindon 5N2 6DW
Coombs, the council was success- undecided whether to go ahead.
ful in December in its bid to a The project goes before the coun-
Government challenge fund to cil's policy and resources commit-
cover the cost of borrowing tee on 25 February which will de- Giving Your Child
£540,000. But the repayments for cide on which capital building
the remaining Lim has to come projects the council will go ahead The Best
from hard pressed council funds. with, and whether the Roughmoor
Government restrictions and un- school will be one of them. In Quality Education
certainty over the cost of taking Parent Lesley Stannard, chair of
over unitary authority responsi- the the Brook Field Parents Action Ridgeway Pre-School
bilities from Wiltshire on 1 April Committee, said she was very dis- Inverary Road, Wroughton
appointed by the delay. "We Safe, Loved & Learning
thought there would be an imme-
Pancakes party diate start on the design and build- Quality education and childcare for
ing of the school so that it could be
Parents and children living in ready for September 1998. This 18 months to 5 years
the Castleton Road/Old Shaw uncertainty over funding is very
Lane area of Shaw are being in- worrying."
vited to a Pancake Party during Brook Field School has been ex- 1% Open 50 weeks a year, 8am-6pm
half term week to discuss play panding to take thegrowing
activities during the holidays. number of children from Peatmoor Full range of schedules available
Visits by OLtobus Pro and Sparcells, and parents, gover-
playbus last year were a big nors and teachers were very con- Qualified teachers working within
cess and children and par. cerned that permanent facilities
were insistent the playwor were being overcrowded, and too the national curriculum
return in 1997 many children would have to be
The Octobus team want to taught in mobiles. I
out what kind of activities u The challenge fund success was
would like to see organised .f a boost to Brook Field headteacher Please contact
ing a four day event in the Ea Roger Nicholas who said it was a We will be
holidays great Christmas present when The Mrs G Simonds taking nursery
Pancakes will be a tossing Link passed the news on to him in on(01793)845572
Tuesday 11 February. Visit December. vouchers
bus which will be parked next ti Mike Lusty, Swindon's Chief
Shaw Chapel on Old Shaw La Education Officer, said the council (Mrs Simonds is a in April
from 1.30pm to 4.30pm. wants to support the Roughmoor trained nursery
For more information, School, but there is alimitedbudget inspector)
Youth worker Sue Doubleday to be spread over a large number
723755. of capital projects.