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No more doggy gifts in the wrong place

West Swindon residents might be able to walk the streets by Christmas without stepping in 'little presents' left behind by dogs, thanks to
the efforts of ten-year-old Beverley Harris from Stancombe Park, Westlea.
After a successful campaign, Beverley Apart from bins in Toothill,
Swindon Council has committed and her Westlea, Freshbrook and Shaw,
£5,000 to a trial to install twenty friends did Swindon Council is to install ten in
dog bins across West Swindon. not stop at Lawns.
Earlier this year Beverley was so that. In July The first bins should be in place
disgusted with the dog mess she W e s t 1 e a before Christmas. If successful,
had to pass on her way to Westlea Guides and and if there is sufficient pressure,
School that she started a petition Brownies, the scheme may be extended across
that was signed by two hundred were joined the whole borough.
fellow pupils and handed to local by coun
councillors at the West Area Panel. David Cox Christmas Fair
on a spon-
sored walk Saturday 2 December,
f r o m 1.30pm
Lydiard Westlea School
Park over Successful campaigners and fundraisers: 1st Westlea Langstone Way
Shaw Ridge
Guides hold up the cheque presented to the council Sue Godfrey, chairperson of the
to Shaw
which raised £204 to pay for a fur- dog owners pick up the dog mess Friends of Westlea School, writes:
ther three dog bins in Westlea. but leave it in bags hanging from We would like to wish all local
Beverley said, "The amount of bushes. The council think this may companies who have supported
dog mess around my school is dis- be a form of protest at the lack of the Friends with our fund raising
gusting. We have to walk in it all dog bins and a sign that dog own- including RVS Group, Trawlerman
the way to school every day." ers are prepared to pick up the Takeaway, Mays Carpets, Broome
Toothill councillors David Cox mess. Manor Golf Club, The Link Maga-
Beverley uses The Link map of West and Mary Martin have backed her Earlier attempts to tackle the zine, Motorola, Thameswood Vets,
Swindon to point out where she would efforts. "We really have to do all problem by prosecuting the own- Olan Mills.
like her three bins in Westlea, with we can to encourage dog owners ers of dogs caught fouling had been Christmas greetings to them and
coun David Cox, Mary Martin and to use the bins," said Mary. unsuccessful as the Court only all those who have supported our
cleansing officer Steve Harcourt In some parts of West Swindon awarded small fines. events in aid of the school.

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