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6 NORTH SWINDON (including Abbey Meads, St Andr ew's Ridge, Ash Brake, Taw Hill)
Second Abbey Meads School Parish Council
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head meeting holds local meetings
QUALITY FLORISTS Ina positive move to become more
Parents interested in sending their children to
We pride ourselves Catherine Wayte primary school in Abbey Meads ^''• accessible to a section of its elec-
on the personal touch have the chance to meet the head teacher Gaye Ching torate, Blunsdon Parish Council is
holding alternative monthly meet-
at two drop in sessions at the Haydon Wick parish
* Flowers for all occasions council offices, next to the Haydon Centre on: ings at Abbey Meads Community
* Weddings and Funerals Wednesday 12 April, 4pm to 6pm School.
* Same dan local delivery The next takes place on 17 April,
Wednesday 10 May, 5.30pm to 7.30pm 7.30pm. It will be a full parish
(01793) 702123 Construction is on schedule for completion in the meeting and residents will have
summer, ready for the September opening. The the opportunity to raise any issues
Abbey Meads Village Centre
J 5 school will initially share its catchment area with
1't hasurec \Cac, Si, indan with councillors.
Haydonleigh and Abbey Meads schools.
Wedding If you require any further information about the school, Mrs Ching
canbe contacted viaSwindon Council's education department, Sanford Service for mums
Specialists i House, Sandford Street, Swindon. Tel: 463902. A special service to celebrate
Mothers Day will be held by
Christ the Servant church on Sun-
Fashion Show day 2 April at 10.30am in Abbey
Abbey Meads School Meads School.
Dietmd FiMUSClubs To mark the occasion a booklet
4 Thursday 27 April
Weigh-in In aid of Little Stmshines Pre-School produced by local children's
VDUNCAN Work-out Tickets £3 from committee groups, with paintings, drawings
and poems will be presented to
SELF DRIVE HIRE Weigh less members or call 702163 mothers.
Zlaun 4acae eetae Gear fraruy Classes at
Greenmeadow School,
Vehicles for Hire at Competitive Rates
Penn Close Land and litter problems
Cars • Vans • Lutons • Tail-lifts Wednesday 6pm - 7.30pm
272 Ermin Street being addressed
Abbey Meads
Stratton St. Margaret. Swindon Community School, As a result of the public meeting organised by Swindon North MP
Tel: 822193 Thursday 7.45pm - 9.15pm Michael Wills in February, action is being taken to deal with resi-
Call Sally on (01793) 731148 dents' concerns.
FREE PARKING
Open Daily 8.30am - 5.30pm Membership £6.00 Class fee £4 Land ownership: A major prob- Protecting hedgerows
Sundays 8.30am - 9.30am (First class £10 then £4 weekly) lem with the upkeep of particular Sevenfields Conservation area
strips of land at Abbey Meads and member Eddie Bedwell is con-
St Andrews Ridge is knowing who cerned that contractors continue
has ownership. Because site maps to damage the environment. He
are so large, very small areas can accuses them of failing to erect
be missed when housing land is adequate fencing to mark their
BOWE &pBAA11LLEY Y surveyed and laid out. However boundaries. Contractors are
blamed for irreparably damaging
the amount of litter and weeds can
be out of all proportion to the size. ancient hedgerows, as well as
If you are aware of an unkempt pumping drainage water from sites
SOLICITORS piece of ground which nobody into Haydon Brook, causing flood-
seems to be concerned with, call ing.
into the Haydon Development Rogue builders: Recently an Ab-
Cambridge House, 4 College Court
Company mobile office on Elstree bey Meads resident witnessed a
Regent Circus, Swindon SN I I PJ Way to identify it on their site plan. JCB and dumper truck racing along
The information will be collated so Elsham Way, towards Lyme Way,
We now run a free legal clinic at that responsibility for the upkeep watching in horror as the dumper
can be determined. In some cases truck was forced onto the pave-
The Abbey Meads Medical Centre residents might be able to purchase ment. If you see such incidents call
the land. Tel: 700896.
on Thursday mornings HDC on 700896 or Link reporter
Litter: The HDC has undertaken Tanya Parkinson 705105.
two litter picks since the meeting
For advice and assistance and a team of workers from Swin-
on the following: don Council are now permanently ARE YOU A NORTH
on site to try and catch up with the SWINDON RESIDENT?
Accident and injury compensations backlog of landscaping and main- • Problems with construction works?
tenance. Residents are also asked • Concerns about planning, highways,
(no win, no fee) to be vigilant and to report any open spaces, landscaping or other
incidents of fly tipping that they environmental matters?
Family and children witness. • Queries about town planning
proposals?
House sales, purchases and mortgages Litter bins: Haydon Wick Parish Ring Swindon Borough Council's
Council would like to point out Customer Liaison Co-ordinators
Wills and estates that they were not invited to at- for information and help
tend the meeting. They have pro- • Zoe Dixon
Call Jackie on 01793 610466 vided five litter bins along the main Tel: 466226
footpath leading to the village cen- (Planning information) 653
for an appointment tre and also a handyman to carry • Samantha Henley J L
or Malcolm Read
out a litter patrol and collec tion Tel: 466487 SwinDon
email: [email protected] twice weekly. (Highway, traffic and ^0R0°^"`o^10O
transportation issues) ENVIRONMENTAL