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12 NORTH SWINDON (including Abbey Meads, St Andrew's Ridge, Ash Brake, Taw Hill)
Expansion moves towards start Schools delay
The Haydon 3 development between Abbey Meads and Taw Hill goes to Swindon's planning committee a possibility
on 9 January, following a major public consultation exercise in November.
A senior Swindon education offi-
Apart from 5,500 houses in the Haydon Wick parish council has from the primary school. It would cial said at a North Swindon
Oakhurst and Redhouse villages, submitted a range of comments on also like to see youth provision schools public consultation meet-
the area will have a village centre the proposals. In particular it wants established early on, as well as ing in November that it would be
and sites for the North Swindon to see a community swimming housing or sheltered accommoda- a'catastrophe' if a new secondary
secondary school and three pri- pool as part of the secondary school tion specifically for elderly peo- school did not open in 2004.
mary schools. and a community centre separate ple. The comment might be pro-
On environmental issues, the phetic after the government turned
council is calling for safe walking down Swindon Council's bid for
Warm welcome for pub routes so that children do not need £28 million in private finance ini-
The people of St Andrew's Ridge have taken the Jovial Monk to their to be taken to school by car. It tiative (PFI) credits to contribute
hearts, says landlords Oliver and Sheila Cleary. stresses the importance of retain- towards the new school, five pri-
ing existing hedgerows and trees.
They opened Arkell's 99th pub The Jovial Monk also has six en- mary schools, and rebuilding Hreod
The first house completions are
in November at the new St An- suite rooms to let, one specifically expected in late August, after the Parkway. The total cost will be £75
drew's Ridge local centre and en- designed for people with disabili- new Northern Orbital Road by- million.
joyed a very busy Christmas. ties. All ground floor areas are passing Haydon Wick and The plans would remain on track
"It has been an excellent six wheelchair accessible and there is if the council is successful in a sec-
weeks since we opened," said a disabled lift to the first floor. For Woodhall Park is finished. ond application in six months time.
Oliver. "We've made a lot of new further information call The Jovial The issues could have been
friends; people have been really Monk on 728636 New on the beat raised by the public at a joint meet-
pleased that there is now a friendly ing between the Northern and
pub in their neighbourhood." North Swindon will have its own North Central area panels on 14
Now the busy Christmas time beat police officer soon. December. But due to poor public-
has passed, Oliver hopes to form PC Denis Taylor, 47, who has ity only four people turned up.
darts and pool league teams covered the central area since 1997, Councillors agreed to adjourn
starts patrolling from 7 January. the meeting as there was no point
Indoor play area to close An officer with Wiltshire Con- in debating such major education
Swindon's planning committee stabulary for 24 years, he spent provision without the public be-
accepted proposals to demolish sixteen years with the CID before ing engaged in the process.
the Wacky Warehouse play barn returning to beat work. • The provision of schools in North
at The Friary pub at its meeting "I'm certainly looking forward Swindon is the subject of a public
on 11 December. to the new task," said Denis. "The questionnaire entitled Investing in
Some remodelling of the pub Abbey Meads development is en- Swindon's Future sent to every
will take place and the car park tirely new to me, so I will be get- household before Christmas. It
increased in size, but plans to build Oliver and Sheila Cleary, showing ting to know the people, the groups should be returned by 4 January.
a hotel on the site were dropped. off the chairlift at The Jovial Monk and the geography of the area." For a copy call 463000.

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