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2 The Link Magazine • October 1998
Corrections to Mosaic to celebrate millennium
—I 1. The discovery of Roman ruins in Abbey Meads and an announce-
: 7__,W~Ooe ment in The Link magazine have brought together ideas which will
'1 celebrate the Millennium.
BELVOIR NORTH Mature art student Susan Carr at the right time," said Sue, who
rt.] -Ft Tcm from Greenmeadow, pictured, was has just started her final year of a
inspired by the news of a BA (Hons) Degree in De-
Unfortunately we printed incor-
sign Illustration at Swin-
Belvoir provides a most major archaeological dis-
rect telephone numbers in the covery of a Roman villa at don College of Art. "I be-
complete and professional Political Representation section
the foot of Blunsdon came fascinated by Roman
Property Management of last month's Link directory of Ridge. When she read in
art after a visit to Italy in
useful information: West &
Service. the June Link that Haydon the second year and I was
North.
Wick parish council was - looking for a final year
Our reputation, competi- The correct numbers are: looking for projects to
project. Before starting my
tive rates and personal Julia Drown, MP for Swindon mark the millennium, she was able degree I used to help with art
South. Tel: 615444 to put together a proposal which classes at Haydon Wick School
service are acknowledged
Caroline Jackson, Euro MP. would achieve several aims. which my two sons attend; this
throughout the UK. Tel: 422663 "The appeal for ideas came just was the chance to put something
into the community again."
Landlords & Tenants, for Susan's proposal to involve the
information, listings, in- North Swindon roadside map delay three primary schools in Haydon
Wick in creating a mosaic triptych
surance, Buy to Let The Link magazine hopes to publish the first
detailed map of the North Swindon develop- was accepted by the parish council
schemes and impartial and she hopes to start work soon.
ment towards the end of October.
advice: Enlargements of the map have been produced The first steps will involve talk-
for the Haydon Development Company and one ing to children about the millen-
Call Belvoir Now is on display in a road side case close to the nium and the Abbey Meads Ro-
man villa, showing slides of mosa-
entrance to Abbey Meads on El-
FREEPhone stree Way. Another is mounted in ics and trying different mosaic
0800 7316069 the community centre compound. making techniques. Then the chil-
Another two are to appear at dren will be asked to come up with
Fax 01249 760670 other strategic points but Swindon their own Roman designs for the
E-mail Council planners have decided that panel to be made at their school.
"Every gardener in the area
Wiltshire @ belvoirgroup.com the maps constitute advertising knows about the local clay," said
and require both permission and a
http://www.belvoirgroup.com fee. Hopefully the problem can be Susan. "If possible we will dig
resolved soon. some of our own for the children
to use in their designs, before it is
fired at the college.
"My aim is to create a lasting
HK 97 It don map on display at Elstree Way
Haydon Development site engineer memory to the millennium which
Paul Shinkwin with the North Swin- children can relate to as they grow
up in the 21st Century."
t
Map advertising available Haydon Wick artifacts wanted
CHINESE TAKE-AWAY The map is sure to be in great Haydon Wick parish council is
demand from residents, house looking for old photographs and
buyers and visitors to the area.
items of interest to the area which
WEST SWINDON CENTRE We propose to update and print can be borrowed for an exhibition
anew map every six months. Call to mark the at the end of 1999.
If you can help, call the clerk to
(01793) 872282 for details about
TEL: 886871 placing advertisements around it. the council Sue Martin on 722446.
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