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Campaign to get North school delivered on time

Swindon Council's cabinet on 19 July launched a consultation process on school provision in North 'WE COME TO YOU'
Swindon, which includes a new secondary school in the Haydon 3 development, five more prima ry ° * Free collection
schools, rebuilding Hreod Parkway secondary on one site, possibly a new Moredon prima ry school and & delivery
relocation of two special schools. Over the next fifteen years the cost will be around £60 million. * Servicing &
Decisions on the way forward will be taken next May after an extensive round of meetings. A
V repairs
Hreod Parkway, the current though this may slip to 2004." A North Swindon School cam- BIKE * No call out charge
feeder school for the northern de- Mr Lusty added that the urgent paign group was formed to focus
velopment will have a roll of 1,350 requirements at Hreod would not on getting the school built by 2003, WE ALSO SELL
in September. In 2004 the number have a detrimental impact on the after a meeting on 28 June called * New & used cycles
of 11 to 16 year olds in its catch- timing of the new school. jointly by Blunsdon and Haydon * New clearance models
ment of Moredon, Haydon Wick, However Abbey Meads parents Wick Parish Councils when 2005 (up to 50% off)
Woodhall Park and the new hous- Dave Pymer and Helen Brittain, was suggested as a realistic com- * Parts & accessories
ing areas is expected to be 1,620. are both extremely concerned that pletion date.
As a stop-gap to accommodate it could be subject to delays. Fa- Parents interested in finding out
the rapid rise in numbers, six new ther of three, Dave said, "no one more should contact: Dave Pymer
mobile classrooms were installed seems to want to give definite time on 701431 or Helen Brittain on
at Hreod in early July, below. scales. Big public projects often 705338.
The report on secondary provi- take longer than expected. This
sion across North Swindon to the must not happen to our school; it's TRACES N$4
cabinet meeting highlighted the too important.
deteriorating condition of "Considering that the COMPMM eurU^tiS
Hreod Parkway and the first Haydon 3 houses CURT,A !1 orbflfld We have two large
need to replace or rebuild ` will not be built until SERVICE made? barns full of top
it on a single site. mid-2001, we need to quality furnishing
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There will be seven pri- know how many houses Ptic froln fabrics (often more LOOSE
mary schools in North have to be occupied be- Curtains £25 Tie8ks £1 than 50 metres) which
Swindon when house fore school building Pelmets £25 Aiusti4aithlinds ill) are the ends of ranges.
building is completed starts? And will there be Roman blinds £^*.A cessories 5 Also wallpapers. All are from
sometime between 2010 delayifthehousingmar- Hanging i1tMn £15 leading manufacturers at
and 2015, two have al- ket slumps?" Prices exclude material cost greatly reduced prices.
ready been built. n . nE . " At the cabinet meet- Free estimating and advice
Speaking before the ing council leader Sue Design, making and complete Why not come and see us?
cabinet meeting, Swindon Bates said education was fitting service available Sue Cutcliffe. Giles Green,
Director of Education Mike Lusty, the top priority and the council Large range of material salmples Brinkworth, Nr Chippenham.
stressed he was keen to see the which was committed to dealing available. Prices from £6 Tel: 01666 510685
new northern secondary school with a major backlog of repairs Call Tracey Baker on 01791586110 Open Monday - Saturday 9am - 1pm
completed at the earliest possible and maintenance inherited when
opportunity and insisted that the Swindon took over education from
nine month delay in starting Hay- Wiltshire, and to providing new
don 3 would make no difference. schools for the growing popula-
"Our timetable is on track. The tion.
report to cabinet on 19 July is the She encouraged as many people E
start of a consultation involving as possible to participate in the OD o^EM^N^s
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all stakeholders: teachers, the pub- consultation process. X! - O prOa^cts
lie and councillors. We aim to The issue will be discussed at
make our final decision in May the North Swindon Area Panel on \e(s °
2001, which will ideally lead to the 17 August, 7pm at the Civic Of- \\Sta\
school opening in September2003, fices, where the public can speak.
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