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4 The Link Magazine • May 2000
Pub needs a name
Work has started on the 99th pub for Arkell's brewery which will
open at the new St Andrews Ridge village centre later in the year, next
S M I T H S
Unhappy with to a convenience store and nursery.
your accounts? PROMOTIONAL WRITING Costing nearly £900,000, the in- trade from companies in the area."
Books or tax a headache? We can write your ... tenor design will take account of Mr Arkell is offering a bottle of
advertisements • flyers
Let us take the strain different needs. Managing Direc- champagne to whoever comes up
media releases • brochures
VAT/ Bookkeeping • Taxation newsletters • press articles tor, James Arkell says, "although with the chosen name. Sugges-
• PAYE • Monthly/quarterly and much more the brewery is primarily concerned tions should be sent to James Arkell
accounts • Year end Woro(sndtis lids Gl wctl^ with offering residents a cosy, lo- at Arkell's Brewery, Kingsdown,
self assessment cal atmosphere, we will also be Swindon, SN2 7RU by Monday 8
w'th words! looking for substantial lunchtime May.
Friendly service • Reasonable
rates • Appointments to suit Call Penny Dennis on
you - day, evening, weekend 01793 721408 or e-mail to
Self Assessment made easy [email protected] No chance of Link
Swindon 531111
and Oasis centres closing
A Swindon Council official has refuted any idea of the town's two
major sports and leisure centre's being shut.
9( PARTNERS T will have been thrown into uncer- ' . '=:a
Staff at the centres and users ''

HAIR&BEAUTY ^ tainty at Evening Advertiser front
page reports in late March tha
was a serious proposal.
Swindon's only salon One of several options in a re-
offering Ultratone port to the council s leisure serv-
Super Pro 20 treatments ices committee was a suggestion i
that the centres could be replaced _
O Non-surgical facelift, by one facility. "The publicity given to a nega-
elimination of fine lines and However this has been put be- tive option does not match the evi-
skin rejuvenations.
fore councillors in an annual re- dence, considering the investments
0 Ultra fast inch loss, bust lift, hips, view of recreation strategy every we are making in the Oasis and
thighs & buttocks lift & tone. March for the last three years. Link Centres."
Town Square, West Swindon Centre, Head of Recreation Services Rob The Oasis is 26 years old and is
Tewkesbury Way, Swindon. Tel: 01793 870462 — Whitehouse confirmed that the used by 700,000 people annually.
council's recreation provision is A £250,000 gym costing opened
reviewed annually and there were at Link Centre in November and
no new revelations in the discus- usage is exceedingall expectations.
WE'RE BIGGER sion about the future of the cen- A new climbing wall has just been
installed.
tres.
THAN YOU THINK! Swindon: urban sprawl or
renewal? What's in store?
Home Bedroom Following Swindon Council's decision to pursue the development of
the Front Garden between Old Town and the M4, the issue of how the
Co-ordinates town's facilities will cope with an even bigger population is a matter
^ I —^ of concern.
I The North Wilts & Swindon Council for the Protection of Rural
England (CPRE) are holding a public meeting on Wednesday 17 May,
7.30pm at Commonweal School, Old Town where Tony Burton, Assist-
ant director of CPRE (national) and a member of the Government's
Urban Task Force will be speak about "Urban Sprawl or Renewal:
'.', Ural, coping with pressures for new development."
All are invited to attend.

Capture the Front Garden and win a prize
G nathan Parker i& ii ii O Spring has sprung, the meadows are at their greenest, flowers and
shrubs are in full bloom and the birds and the bees will be doing what
3RA-7-nnv W,U React: comes naturally.
I
III 1 STRONGBOW The Swindon Front Garden Action Group is inviting photographers
to record this part of town and perhaps win a prize for their entry.
YOUR OLD SUITE & OCCASIONAL FURNITURE Prints which reflect Swindon's Front Garden in some way will be
BED DISPOSED OF FIRESIDE CHAIRS judged by a panel of five and all entries will be put on display at a venue
to be announced.
The rules
Spillers Furnishings & Bed Centre Prints only, no negatives
ESTABLISHED 1843 • SERVING SWINDON FOR OVER 150 YEARS Black and white or colour - a prize is offered in each class
Minimum size 4" x 6", maximum 8" x 10"
Location/subject to be written on the reverse, plus name and address
of photographer
Entries to be posted or delivered to TM King, 33 Bankside, Okus,
Swindon SN1 4JZ between 26 and 31 May 2000.