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6 HAYDON WICK & WOODHALL PARK
OEpATIp^ Open afternoon at the new
PHILIP STONE y ^
^ P Haydon Wick Parish Council offices
PAINTER & ^) , • • ^.. ca^^d. Saturday 14 March, 2pm to'4pm
DECORATOR BUILDING Ail tesidents of the parish of Haydon Wick are invited to look around
SERVICES the .0ffices and meet their parish councillors. Refreshments served.
For a high standard
of work Extensions, Alterations, New school plans affected by traffic,
References available Renovations
pylons and community spirit
Telephone now for a All aspects of garden
construction including fencing Numbers of primary school age children in North Swindon means
FREE ESTIMATE
All general building work more places will be required by September 2000. On 26 March
Tel: 870515 or Swindon Council's Education Committee will consider whether to
Tel: Mr J.F. Keenan expand Haydon Leigh School or to build a second school in Abbey
bile 0 374 - 20852 Meads, on Elstree Way.
(01793) 727824
A public meeting in the Haydon Parents are unable to drive into
Centre on 4 February debated the the school grounds as the gates are
issues bearing on the decision. kept shut following critical com-
Haydon Leigh School governors ments on child safety in a recent
o ry b a'^ e • CO^j^4s^
are very keen for their school to excellent Ofsted report.
,15^ 4t° ton Addy a
grow to 420 children. However, The presence of high voltage
many people said the traffic con- power lines adjacent to the Elstree
^nes fir/ :: ers
gestion before and after school Way site was commented on by a
SOLICITORS made expansion unwise. few people attending the meeting,
Speaking on behalf of elderly but was not regarded as a prob-
residents of Haydon Court, next to lem.
the school, Roy Gobey called for
Anglia House, 115/118 Commercial Road, Swindon
consideration of the wider com-
Tel: (01793) 522688 munity. "Elderly people need to
be heard. There are too many cars
C1 1 " Peter Winton • John Wilding es :r° parked in too small an area. We
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ef
^' a'a f Helen Raynes °e^arg^ are very worried that a serious
* G01et4e 5 accident will take place."
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ee ry '' Also at High Street, Wroughton
National Childbirth Trust Swindon Council education officer
Nearly New Sale Norrie Porter addressing the public
to include baby and maternity clothes, meeting. Coun Kelvin King and Ian
baby equipment and toys Dobie on the right
Saturday 7 March, 1 l am -1 pm Abbey Meads resident Bill Mor-
ris suggested that the Elstree Way
Early arrival recommended.
site be developed and the land ad-
Adm. 50p per adult jacent to Haydon Leigh School on
To sell items, contact Whitfield Way be kept for future
Kathryn Read on 523803
expansion needs.
Following the meeting, Abbey
Meads community association
Roses to show chairman Ian Dobie said, "Hay-
don Leigh is an excellent school,
A video on the delights to come
from roses during the summer will but a community like Abbey
be shown at the Haydon Wick and Meads needs local schools for its
District Garden Society's monthly development. A smaller neigh-
meeting on 24 March. bourhood school would provide
this important focus for parents."
On 28 April, Mike Salter will Julie Stilwell, who lives close to
talk about poisonous plants in the the Elstree Way site, said the py-
garden and on 26 May, John Ball lons closeby are not an issue. "Some
will talk about his work to turn residents have had independent
Swindon into Europe's butterfly surveys carried out which show
capital, as described in last month's there is no risk.
Link. "I would love the school to be
Meetings start at 7.30pm in the built locally. Some people have
Haydon Centre. To find out more lived in the lower part of Abbey
about the society, call the secre- Meads for nearly three years and
tary Jackie Hilbourne on 497396.
there were few facilities until the
temporary community centre and
Haydon Wick Bowls Club doctor's surgery were built re-
RACE NIGHT cently.
Saturday 14 March, 7.30pm "Some people feel misled by
Haydon Centre house developers who promised a
Tickets £3, tolnclude Plaughmans lot. It'sbeen a long time coming. A
school which you can walk to and
Supper, from the Haydon Centre or
meet other parents would create
call Duncan Harper on 644239
the sense of community we need."