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Council opening Haydon officer's brief return from war zone
A vacancy, which can be filled by
co-option, has arisen on Blunsdon Long serving Haydon Wick beat officer Qahir 'Q' Sheik spent a short ten days with his family over
Parish Council. Christmas, taking a short break from his year long tour of duty with the United Nations international
The position is open to all elec- police force in Bosnia.
tors who have resided in the par- Based in a small world. War dam-
ish, which includes St Andrew's mountain town the age is still extensive
Ridge and parts of Abbey Meads, size of Marlborough six years after the
for the last twelve months, though and billeted in a conflict with lots of
there are certain additional quali- Bosnian household, Q buildings pep-
fications (and disqualifications). patrols with local po- pered with bullet
To find out more about what the lice officers to moni- holes and holes
role involves, or to register your tor their activities and from bazooka Q with colleagues
interest, contact the Parish Clerk, ensure their work is rocket explosions. from the UN police unit
Rachel Smith, on 705617. Closing fair and not influ- I've started to get
date: 15 February. enced by race or reli- accustomed to it looks forward to his next break in
gious differences. and there is some a few months.
"Sometimes we have rebuilding going His wife Sue said, "it was lovely
Site problem hotlines to point out where de- on. to have him home for Christmas,
David Trees, the North Swindon cisions are not taken "The lack of ba- but we miss him terribly. The
development company site repre- correctly, praise when sic services takes 'phone lines are unreliable, the
sentative, has moved to the proper police meth- some getting used nearest computer to send e-mail is
Nuttalls construction site office at ods are being used, to. I always carry a fifty miles away and letters take a
the junction of Lady Lane and and generally apply torch and there are week to get through. It's very un-
Thamesdown Drive. our experience in candles every- certain when his next leave will
Contact him with regard to prob- helping to resolve where in the flat be."
lems with builders and landscap- problems in an area ready for the regu-
ing in Abbey Meads and Taw Hill where there can be a lot of tension lar cuts in electricity. The water Surgery supporters
on 728816. between people who were at war supply is not very regular either. I Supporters of Penhill and Abbey
Swindon Council also has three with each other not so long ago," suppose I miss TV the most. The Meads Surgeries (SPAMS) raised
officers designated to deal with he said. satellite picks up Sky and CNN £230.50 in a pre-Christmas prize
queries and problems to do with Moving from the quiet, neat and news, but all the other programmes draw and organiser Brenda Eisner
construction works, planning mat- tidy suburbia that is Haydon Wick, are in German." would like to thank all the busi-
ters, highways and landscaping. and also North Swindon which He said he has made some good nesses who donated prizes.
Contact Zoe Dixon on 466226 with was added to his beat for six friends amongst the twenty other SPAMS is trying to get more pa-
regard to planning issues or months, to a mountainous region officers in the international team tients involved in a support group
Samantha Henley or Malcolm of Europe, was quite a shock. and the translators attached to the to liaise with doctors and surgery
Reed, tel. 466487, on highways and "Bosnia is under three hours flying unit. But he misses his family in staff. For details, call Brenda Eisner
maintenance matters. time away, but it's a different West Swindon a great deal and on 702062.

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