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6 The Link Magazine • July 20 01
Pensioners boost Prospect fund Residents blast housing project
Residents at Haydon Court in Haydon Court have helped the Pros- A proposal to provide supported accommodation for abandoned
pect Hospice with its big twenty-first birthday appeal by holding young mums and their children is being opposed by people living
bric-a-brac, book and cake stalls, as well as regular raffles over the close to Kiln Park in Toothill who believe it will lead to an increase
last year to raise £354. in noise, drug taking, criminal activity and a drop in house values.
Gillian A consulta-
Richardson kak' tion meeting on said, "we're
p ; ,
receives a - 711 \YI)ox , ^URT $ 6 June gave worried about
chequefrom residents the the type ofpeo
Haydon Court plc who will be
chance to con- I `\ , y housed in the
residents, back,
d:• front housing flats, which
Mary Hillier, association and could lead to
Kath Bennett, council officers more burgla-
Edna Wright, with their con- For and against housing for young ries in the area.
Ida Gibbs, Lee 1 '^ mums, Caroline Isles and Alan Foley
cerns. There have
Chambers,
The scheme for 14 two bed flats been attacks on women walking
Ethel Kelly, by Bromford Housing Association, next to Kiln Park. There will be an
e
Audrey Williams, scheme min age r June Kenledli1, Trout: Lillian Blake, Daisli
with support from Swindon Coun- increase in the number of cars and
Edwards, Phyllis Hill, Joan Clark. (Prospect goes yellow - see page 32)
cil, would replace six temporary motorbikes on a narrow, pedestri-
accommodation units that were anised access road. In the long term
created by converting a council I'm concerned that it will lead to
landscape depot in 1993 off housing development on the park."
Du^sca^ ^ Beaumaris Road. Another resident said even with
Tenants would mainly be moth- site supervision there would be an
ers aged 16 to 29 years with babies increase in visitors and there were
or young children, and their part- no guarantees that the flats would
nersiftheyhavenotdesertedthem. not be used to house ex-offenders
For a new style or colour,
Y S"^a 'cage A site manager would organise in the future. People are concerned
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call in today for a life skills support, such as learning about a drop in house prices.
how to budget, parenting skills, However Caroline Isles from
free consultation a@^
and also child care so that parents Edington Close supported the
with our friendly staff d Parke can attend school or college. project. "After the rumours about
The funding comes from the a young offenders unit, I was ready
Wa ewndon
nmlfealL avz .S ,erica 1e government's Safer Communities to do battle. But I'm satisfied that
budget which also finances projects there is a real need to provide sup-
Shaw Salon, Shaw Village Centre, for ex-offender, and people living ported housing for young mums."
Swindon • Tel: 874825 closeby fear a future change of use. The report on the project will
Alan Foley from Wareham Close now be considered by councillors.

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