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4 The Link Magazine • March 2001 www.swind
Council aims for community involving strategy

A conference involving business The invitation only day on 13 decisions that effect their lives. which are being left behind in terms
interests, community organisa- February considered the regenera- Chief Executive Paul Doherty, of employment and education.
tions, environmental and church tion of the town centre, the contin- below, said the council had created Jean Saunders of Swindon
groups has set out to create a strat- ued economic development of many partnerships involving Friends of the Earth said the con-
egy for developing Swindon as a Swindon and ways of involving health services, the police, busi- tinued growth and development
community over the next 30 years. more people across the town in the ness, community and voluntary of the town was endangering sur-
organisations, but the challenge is rounding countryside. "If people
to involve a wider range of people. were to be asked, 'how big should
He acknowledged that whilst Swindon grow over the next 30
PHILIP STONE Civic Trust to Swindon is very successful eco- years?', the majority would say that
launch on 10 March nomically, the council had to re- it should accommodate natural
PAINTER & A inaugural meeting to form a spond to the areas of the town expansion. Unofficial sources sug-
DECORATOR Swindon Civic Trust takes place gest the town should have a popu-
on Saturday 10 March, 11am to lation of 250,000, nearly 100,000
For a high standard 2pm at Swindon College. more than at present."
The trust would provide an um- The conference working groups
of work brella organisation for all commu- looked at how to involve more
References available nity organisations concerned with people in decision making, beyond
Swindon, and act as an independ- the existing structure of area pan-
Telephone now for a ent non-party political voice for els, coalitions of interest groups
FREE ESTIMATE townspeople. and elected councillors.
Attendance is free and open to Council leader Sue Bates said
Tel: 870515 or anybody interested in the devel- she hoped that a budget could be
opment of Swindon. For details, provided so that new ways could
Mobile 0374 - 208527 call the New Mechanics Institu- be found to release the untapped
tion Preservation Trust on 520592. energies of people within their own
neighbourhoods and give resi-
dents a more effective voice.
empire Front Garden At the conference coun. Bates said
City review
there were aspects of Swindon's
goes to law unsuccessful bid for city status
AIDI ( UK) LIMITED which were unsatisfactory and she
Fitters and furnishers of The Front Garden Action Group had asked for a report to the coun-
luxury bathrooms (FRAG) is organising several cil cabinet on whether and how to
awareness and fund raising events proceed with another application.
Fitted packages from £799+VAT in March and hope to attract help
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(inc. suite, 10m tiles and all fitting) from outspoken environmentalist
Excludes disposal of old suite David Bellamy. Mechanics hope
FRAG objects to Swindon Coun- An independent study on the fu-
We can also supply and fit:
• Showers • Enclosures • Towel rails • Accessories cil's proposals to develop 3,800 ture of Swindon's derelict Me-
houses on the land between the chanics Institute should get
FREE Advice, surveys and quotations M4 and Old Town. A new stadium underway in March.
Phone now on 01793 436 539 for Swindon Town FC with other Swindon Council agreed in No-
leisure facilities are also suggested vember that the study should be
for the area. commissioned under the auspices
The group has taken legal ad- of English Heritage and it was ex-
vice and believe their arguments pected that consultants would be
d:I I"hd41'I could be successful in a legal chal- appointed in January.
y • lenge to the development plans. However English Heritage had
For more details, call Terry King problems with their budget which
• • on 487154. have now been resolved.

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