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10 HAYDON WICK & WOODHALL PARK
Music & bowls Parish Council puts forward
Haydon Wick Bowls Club present
Stage Struck, an evening of musi- Haydon III objections
cal entertainment for eveyone, on
Saturday 6 February, 7.30pm at Haydon Wick Parish Council has lodged objections to a number of
the Haydon Centre. aspects of the revised Haydon III development proposals with plan-
SOLUTION Tickets, priced £4 are available ners at Swindon Council.
from the Haydon Centre or call In a letter to the planning de- Road be completed before the first
Maintenance free Barrie on 722972 partment, the parish council has house is occupied in Haydon III.
UPVC fascia boards expressed concerns with regard to The council also objects to the
the siting of the District Centre, the proposed bus only link from the
cladding & guttering Schools compete proposed traffic system and the Elstree Way junction with
Expertly fitted at DIY prices provision of schools. Westfield Way (see story right).
for local award
It belives that the road design,
The landscape buffer to the ex-
FRLE SURV 1 i' Another Youth Action Award has isting housing at The Spinney off with only two exits from the whole
NO DEPOSIT been launched for July 1999 and Haydon End Lane is considered development is a recipe for
already Headlands, Bradon For- inadequate. The District Centre gridlock.
Work it out for yourself est, Hreod Parkway, The Ridge- site should be moved to its north- Last summer many parents in
way, Warneford and Oakfield
20' fascia board fitted £ 50 ern boundary so that a wider land- North Swindon were upset that
schools are getting involved with
20' fascia & gutter fitted £115 scaped barrier can be created to Abbey Meads school had not been
their crime related projects.
20' fascia, soffit & gutter £175 the south. started and there were no places
Youth Action deals with young
20' fascia & soffit £110 To avoid heavy traffic using resi- for their children at Haydonleigh
people's issues, allowing them to
(prices correct at time of publication) dential roads between the new School. The children have bused
express their views and change development and Haydon Wick, to Moredon since September.
things within their school and com- and not to repeat the experience of The parish council is calling
munity. Abbey Meads where Thamesdown upon Swindon to ensure that new
Last year Hreod Parkway's Drive was completed after houses local schools are built in time.
Come and Talk youth action group were built, the parish council is The letter can be read at the
had great success with their anti- adamant that the Northern Orbital Haydon Wick Parish Council Of-
bullying project, which they ex- fices at Homeground, off Thames
plained to then Education Stand- Avenue.
ards Minister Estelle Morris in the Nursery newcomers
For a free quote House of Commons. Moredon Infants School welcomed
If you or your school would like WI invites
to tackle a project, contact Lorna the first children into its new nurs- new members
ery at the beginning of January.
Slack, Youth Action & Crimebeat
Nursery classes were included
Coordinator for Swindon/Wilt- in the design when the school was Bernice Shailes, Press Secretary
shire, on 750156. of the Greenmeadow and Haydon
built in 1952, but they were never Wick Women's Institute, writes
brought into use. The Women's Institute meets at
There are places for twenty-six the Haydon Leisure and Commu-
children in the morning and after- nity Centre, Thames Avenue,
noon sessions. Greenmeadow on the second Mon-
Nursery teacher Hilary Poole and as- day of each month at 7.30pm.
sistan t Sylvie Kimber with two recep- We regularly have a speaker to
tion children Jack Kennedy and Shan- talk on topics of interest and there
non Toomey are two skittles teams and a whist
team who play other Wls in the
area.
A committee of 12 people or-
ganise events including a Harvest
supper and a Christmas party.
There are outings during the sum-
mer, a favourite being the mystery
tour which is being repeated this
year by popular demand.
The WI welcomes visitors with
the hope that they will want to
become members.
Why not take the plunge? Come
along and meet new friends who
extend a welcome hand. The ad-
mission charge is £1.
If you would like to become part
Hreod Burna of happy band and would like more
information call 693141.
reunion
Musical WI event
People who entered the school in
September1971 and are now aged Haydon Wick WI is hosting an
41 to 42 are invited to get together evening of song on 8 February
at the Allied Dunbar Social Club when Stan and Peggy Byers
on Friday 9 April, 7.30pm. will entertain guests with
For details and tickets at £7.50, 'songs old and not so old' in
contact Jan Haugh (nee Shipton) the Haydon Centre.
on 872825 or Judith Booth (nee Visitors are welcome. Ad-
Eagle) on 772411. mission is £1 on the door and
Staff are also welcome. includes refreshments.