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44 The Link Magazine • November 2000

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windon Council's planning almost twice as big as Tesco on Pete Bird from Haydon Wick centre could be a gathering place
S committee considers the de- Ocotal Way (82,00 sq.ft.). In total said he was worried about the ef- for youth which might lead to prob-
tailed plans for the 37 acre North there will 360,000 square feet of fect on the Safeway supermarket. lems," said Barrie.
Swindon district centre site at its retail space, equal to the size of "A lot of people rely on Safeway But what will be the effect of
meeting on 30 October. Provid- Greenbridge Park. because it is very local to their such a large development on busi-
ing there is no hold up, the first Other big high street names will homes, especially elderly people." nesses in Swindon and the sur-
phase will be open for trade by be found at the centre, as well as Julie and Barrie Card from Ash rounding region?
Christmas next year. small shop units, cafes and restau- Brake were impressed by what Below Mark Taylor from Asda
This will be the 150,000 square rants. A 20,000 square feet garden they saw in the plans, but were Walmart hails the arrival of the
foot Asda Wal-Mart supercentre, centre is proposed plus support concerned that the private fitness North Swindon Centre, whilst op-
facilities: banks, building societies club would be restricted to those posite Jean Saunders spells out the
and a petrol station. who can pay. "We welcome the potential disaster forbusiness else-
There is provision for a library shops but it's worrying that the where.
and a health centre, and a private
health and fitness centre. Building on Asda value in Swindon
At the public exhibition concern
Specialists in PVCU, was raised at the lack of general Mark Turner, Senior Development Surveyor, Asda, writes
windows, doors and recreation facilities and places for One of the fastest growing towns in Europe, Swindon, continues
young people.
conservatories to go from strength to strength with the recent announcement of
Keith Cool from Thames Av- visionary new plans to regenerate the town centre.
enue, Haydon Wick said people in Itisagainstthisbackdropofcon- range at incredible prices.
the north of the town were envi- tinuous growth and innovative de- The interior layout will be based
ous of West Swindon with its com- velopment that Asda awaits the on the successful formula of our
bination of shopping, sports and final go ahead for proposals to first ASDA Wal-Mart Supercentre
entertainment facilities. The create a thriving community fo- in Patchway, Bristol. The external
shops will serve the area because it cused district centre for the north design of the Swindon store re-
is growing. But a private fitness of the town. flects and compliments the spe-
club is not good enough. It is dis-
Tel: 01793 848177 or 770596 appointing that there only seems Asda is delighted that it will be cific needs of the local surround-
22 Ravens Walk, Wootton Bassett, the anchor for the exciting new ings.
to be shops."
mixed-use devel-
opment which will
create more than
1,000 new jobs for =
local people.
Recently praised
by the Competition
Commission for our — — ==
low prices and na-
tional pricing policy
(which means that
all our customers
pay the same
prices in every store regardless of Careful consideration has been
age or location), the new store will given to such details as public trans-
enable us to bring our legendary port links and landscaping, as well
Asda value to a wider audience. as the other proposed uses within
The principle of a superstore of the centre.
this size has long been established If planning permission for the
bythe planning permission granted Framework Plan is granted, the
by the borough council. However, scheme will contain a state-of-the
it has been important to all con- art Asda store which will act as an
cerned to ensure that the final de- anchor for the development, to-
sign of the development meets not gether with some 17 other retail
only the needs but also the aspira- units. These are likely to include
Your local garage door specialists tions of the local community. uses such as hairdressers,
To this end, Asda has consulted drycleaners and so on, as well as a
closely with the council during the large non-food retail unit and gar-
SWINDON evolution of its design. In addition, den centre.
the public exhibition giving details A public square and canopy will
01793 430497 of the proposals held during the provide a central focal point, and
the scheme will also provide a li-
last week in September allowed
local people to have the chance to brary, creche, fitness centre, bar/
Visit our showroom at say what they would like to see cafe and restaurant to meet the
57 BSS House, included within the scheme. wider leisure needs of the local
The new store will encompass community.
Cheney Manor the best of Asda and Wal-Mart The final result should be a vi-
Swindon under one roof, and offer shoppers brant local facility of which we can
in North Swindon a unique product all be proud.