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8 NORTH SWINDON (including Abbey Meads, St Andrew's Ridge, Ash Brake, Taw Hill)
First fete a success
A big crowd turned out on 3 July to support a fete to raise money for
Mossdod d Crafts the furnishing of the Church of Christ the Servant.
Made to
For all your "It was a great success," said Deaconess Maureen Spinks. "The
money raised will help us prepare for the day when the church
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iL Paul Thomas writes
As a resident of Abbey Meads for over three and half years, can I say
Models required (Ladies & Gents) how irritating it is for some of us residents that several of the new
businesses - which we wholeheartedly welcome - seem intent on
for Cut & Blow Dry £5 changing the address to Abbeymeads. An example is the advert for the
Hi-lights, Colour & Perms £12 Abbeymeads Veterinary Surgery. To the best of my knowledge the
only Abbeymeads in the area is at Gloucester - we are Abbey Meads!
Weekdays only :fli I would appeal to businesses to get it right to prevent future confu-
sion.
Town Square, West Swindon Centre, Swindon • Tel: 870462
Lane falls foul to dogs
38c Gainsborough Avenue, Wootton Bassett • Tel: 853220
Pond Street, one of the main footpaths between Abbey Meads and
Haydon Wick is so polluted with dog mess that it has become an
unpleasant walk and a health hazard.
The route is particularly popu- dog owner pointed out the lack of
lar for mums and children as a 'dog poo bins' on the route. If you
walk to local schools, pre-schools are walking with young children
and the Safeway store. But if it is or to the supermarket it is not a
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not kept clean the pedestrians will good idea to carry it with you.
be driven to using cars to avoid the Swindon Council spokeswoman
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inconvenience of weaving around Helen Barnes explained, "the coun-
the muck with buggies and getting cil is concerned about the prob-
it off shoes. Apart from the smell, lems of litter and dog fouling and
dog faeces carry disease and germs, a report has been submitted to the
say concerned parents. environment services committee.
Terry Goodenough, from Abbey As an interim measure metal signs
Meads, gets angry every time he are being erected reminding dog
uses Pond Street. "It is disgusting owners to 'clean it up."
that owners are not responsible Until the council put its signs
enough to clear up after their dogs. up, parents are appealing to own-
They should think of others, espe- ers to mind where their dogs foul
cially young children." and clean up the mess if its on a
But one unwilling to be named pedestrian route.
Avoiding dog mess. A daily problem for children and parents en route to
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