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6 FRESH BROOK & GRANGE PARK
Bus shelter bid could benefit school bus kids

A councillor is trying to have a redundant shelter relocated to a place where it will be used by school
children waiting for their bus.
Freshbrook and Grange Park standing in the wet whilst waiting "I've been advised by the bus
councillor Phil Rashid wants Swin- for a bus before and after school. companies that the shelter will
don Council's highway engineers In the morning there is a large never be used again in its present
to move a bus shelter, at present crowd who wait for the Bradon location. I hope the council will be
outside Ashington Way doctors Forest School bus, and in the after- able to do something to keep
surgery, to Grange Park Way close noon Greendown students wait for youngsters from getting soaked
to Greendown School. the service bus to take them home. when waiting for a bus."
The shelter was taken out of use Coun. Phil Rashid, left, with Phil Talmage, from Swindon Council's highways
exactly a year ago when a new policy unit, sizing up the bus shelter at Rivenhall Road and Corton Crescent
number five route came into effect
and coun. Rashid wants it to put to
better use. "I've had quite a few
parents call me about children

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Coun. Rashid reports that Fosseway Coaches will close down its direct
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STIOPI . The residents of Elsie Hazell Court group dwelling would like to

thank Thamesdown Transport for their help before Christmas.
The elderly residents regularly use coaches from the company for
trips and were surprised when told they could have a free bus to the De
Vere Hotel's pensioners party on 22 December.
"We're really pleased with the help we have had from Thamesdown
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