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The Link Magazine • June 1998
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Surprises from local elections
. ARE YOU
cl Although the Labour Party main- In forming the new council, the
,c"* ALARMED? tained overall control of Swindon Labour Group ousted its leader,
C... .13 Council from the elections on 7 Freshbrook resident and Gorse Hill
*Burglar -0 May, there were a couple of inter- councillor Sue Bates, and voted
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a... alarms R esting results in the wards covered for Toothill councillor Maurice
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+24 hour .: by The Link. Fanning, the outgoing Mayor.
cl- In Freshbrook and Grange Park, Commenting on his appoint-
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C-. Free phone -0 lor Phil Rashid was beaten by four would be the same, but there would
C-. -0 votes by Labour's Chris Eley. be a difference in style. He prom-
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C-• Manned 24 hours -0 The vacant Toothill seat was ised to institute a range of consul-
gained by Nick Martin for the Con- tation procedures to involve the
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Young, the chair of the planning "We need to listen more to peo-
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committee, who had previously ple so that they genuinely contrib-
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represented Central Ward. ute to the destiny of the town," he
said. "It's an exciting time; there is
a great deal to be proud of." Sue Bates: no longer leader
Link Centre Mayor Maurice helped launch the new outdoor market in the Link Centre car
park in early May. The market is being run by Maurice Mapson, rear right,
pictured with first customers, front from left, Avril Wheatley, Geoff Bishop,
open Air James Northcott, Chris Northcott
Market
Loads of stalls, all out doors,
hundreds of bargains,
fruit & veg, fresh meat,
frozen foods, sweets, cakes,
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pet foods, flowers, plants,
g1IatC' t SP week
clothing, shoes, DIY
otters everV
Is a city compatible with community?
Continuing our series of sideways looks at what city status means to
the town, psychotherapist Brian Davidson considers the pressures on
people resulting from rapid growth.
ST4:0P1 Recent articles in The Link have married couples can feel the strains
highlighted some of the down side and these can test the best relation-
of cities with problems such as ships.
crime and urban decay. Some companies recognise these
Most cities have grown slowly problems and have in-house pro- ro
LOOK and LISTEN before you commit yourself to any
and organically and this has al- grammes grammes to help. Others do not
major home improvement. New windows, doors and lowed the development of com- and this can sometimes make it
especially a new conservatory munity. If you look around Swin- hard for people to seek help. It is
can transform your home... don Old Town you can see evi- easy to feel that you are alone with
but it's worth using this CIJECI(IJST dence of this in the large number your difficulty if your work cul-
of Social and Working Mens Clubs. ture does not recognise its possi-
simpth' checklist:
o aloIcz..,4,W Many residents have spent their bility. Quite often people feel de-
they offering a good
range of designs and various entire lifetime in the same street or pressed' or unable to sleep, but do
locking Options? house. Although the GWR and all not know what is wrong. Just talk-
of its jobs have gone, Swindon has ing in a safe, understanding envi-
0 MR11ZAT10iv. Is it a Il kn
been lucky enough to escape the ronment can help. A major part of
own
LOCAL finn, well
establish
with a reputation tOp'5ot1 usual features of such a potentially the training of therapists is in lis-
'5 catastrophic loss of work and in- tening skills.
deed the number of jobs available Whether or not Swindon should
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0 QUALM)' Are the poduM they has grown dramatically. become a City I don't know. I am
instal/suppfiodb,a major
national manu4 New companies moving in have not sure that it is just a matter of
. p ilk brought a new culture, and there is calling it one or not.! do think that
71 o Properly protp mism, but also more pressures. have, despite the best efforts of the
ZAKWIll more opportunity, more dyna- the rapid growth of Swindon may
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Is my in
There has been a tremendous Council, outstripped its develop-
population growth and for many ment as a community giving rise
of the people moving in, this is to the problems I have indicated.
their first time away from home • Brian Davidson can be contacted
ERMIN WINDOWS or, yet another in a series of career for a consultation on 486508.
moves. Shift working patterns can
Call Brian Smith on 824419 make social contact more difficult. What do you think of Swindon as
People can become isolated, lonely a City? Give The Link a call on
A supplier and installer ot Windows, doors and conservatories
and depressed. Single people and 872282.