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4 The Link Magazine • October 1999
Local Agenda 21 Strategy develops
PHILIP STONE LPG & Natural
Gas Services As part of its commitment to developing a Local Agenda 21 Strategy,
PAINTER & • Boilers Swindon Council has launched a consultation called 'Sowing the
Seeds of Change' to involve people, community organisations and
• Fires & fire
DECORATOR places business in developing a vision for the next century which protects
Dennis Brown the local environment, while maintaining the town's stable economic
• Cookers
For a high standard Gas Engineer growth and improve society.
• Boiler changes
of work 29 Meares Drive • Also riverboat It includes: achieving sustainable
Shaw, Swindon appliances,
References available Tel: 01793 874742 installation & • a LA21 questionnai: development at a local
servicing distributed with Swindc level.
Telephone now for a Mobile: 0468 027860 • Aga, Rayburn News in mid-October Agenda 21 Co-
FREE ESTIMATE Sponsor to Wroughton specialist • a survey on the intern ordinator Sean Spencer-
ShotokanKarateClub at www.swindon.gov.uk Wort commented that
• Plumbing
Tel: 870515 or via wwwswindonlink.cor the consultation will
inviting e mail comment: give people the chance
Mobile 0374 - 208527 • a conference on 16 Oct, to find out more and
PTO ber at the De Vere Hotel to the development of a
together aorganisations and indi- strategy to protect the environ-
viduals to discuss the best way of ment."
Care for the environment competition
Winton The Great Western Community Forest and Burmah Castrol are once
again running the annual Young Persons Environmental Competition.
Raynes & co Leaflets have been circulated via schools and libraries providing
details for entering and the prizes on offer. For more information before
SOLICITORS the closing date on 15 October, call Sarah Baird on 466315.

Temple House, 115/118 Commercial Road, Swindon URGENT objects to future expansion
Tel: (01793) 522688 Fax: (01793) 513812 Town Swindon Urban Regeneration and Greenfield Environment
Network (URGENT) is hoping to organise a public meeting in
Conveyancing Leases & Tenancies Wills & Probate October in advance of the Examination in Public (EIP) of the Wilt-
Business & Company Matters Debt Recovery shire Structure Plan 2011 which starts on 9 November.
General Litigation Matrimonial and Family Law In question is whether another fied. Watch the local pressor visit
5,000 homes need to be built in www.swindonlink.com for latest
v Experienced Efficient Effective v
addition to the 10,000 home North- information.
em Expansion. Swindon Council For details, call Jean Saunders
and Wiltshire County Council pro- on 783040 or Charmian Spickernell
STOP! Town and the M4. 1 November march
pose that these houses are built on
on 850007.
the Front Garden between Old
Front Garden
Action Group calls
North Wilts District Council has
to find space for another 3,500
houses, and they could be sited
between West Swindon and
is preparing its case against de-
Lydiard Millicent. The Front Garden Action Group
LOOK and LISTEN before you commit yourself to any Set up last year, Swindon Ur- velopment ready for the Exami-
nation In Public due to start on 9
gent is a forum for individuals and
major home improvement. New windows, doors and organisations such as Swindon November, writes coordinator
especially a new conservato ry Friends of the Earth, Council for Terry King.
The basis of the case is that the
can transform your home... the Protection of Rural England, Front Garden is a most unsuitable
but it's wo rth using this C-^'^CKLIST Friends of Coate Water, Swindon
Trades Union Council, Swindon place to build on because of wet
si mpt'e checklist: q GIO/CE.'Are they Federation of Council Tenants and boggy ground, caused by the M4,
offerin a
range of desi ns and Front Garden Action Group. the River Ray, the canal, the many
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locking various good
YnJ The umbrella organisation is brooks and ponds, the archaeo-
Q REPUT ATION. • is it a well known calling for improvements in the logical sites and over 70 species of
LOCAL firm, we//established, town in order that: wild life including five that are
with a re protected.
putation to protect? • housing provision meets the In addition the Front Garden is
needs of local people on the wrong side of Swindon with
q i 9 UAU1 ) Are the pr regard to the main employment
oducts they • brownfield sites and existing
national ma l nu a by a major supplies of land are used before areas, causing even greater traffic
Coastal? firer like any more countryside is built on problems.
0 GOA RAIb/EE /s myin • a green belt around Swindon to It is the last green space between
.
Properly protected? vestment Swindon and the area of outstand-
protect its rural setting is main- ing beauty beyond the M4.
tained If you wish to show your sup-
port against development, please
• there is a reliable, efficient and turn up with torches and banners
ERMIN WINDOW' quality public transport service on 1 November, 6.15pm at the Wy-
• development does not outstrip vern Theatre car park, for the last
Telephone 824419 available water supplies. public event before the EIP for a
At the time of going to press a procession through Swindon.
A supplier and installer of Windows, doors and conservalones
meeting date had not been identi- For details, call 487154.