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12 The Link Magazin e • May 2001 www.swindo
Wal-Mart on the way Schools for North Swindon
Construction of the ne After 90 meetings, site visits and considering over 350 written
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Asda at North Swindon dis- st's impression submissions during a nine month consultation process, Swindon
trict centre started in late of North Swindon's Council's final proposals for education provision in North Swin-
March and is now heading Asda Wal-Mart don moves into the formal statutory consultation during May.
rapidly to an opening date °`.
by Christmas this year. ^? > The borough council's cabinet and the ratification committee have
It will be the UK's first I confirmed recommendations submitted by a task force established to
purpose built Asda Wal ;- identify needs and come up with proposals.
Mart Supercentre, and at 1 ' I The report has been described by the council as 'the new century's
150,000 square feet, is by far most important consultation on the future of education in Swindon.'
the largest single storey shop in Asda Supercentre, Lady Lane, Councillor Chris Eley, Lead Member for Lifelong Learning, said, "as
Swindon. Abbeymeade, Swindon SN254YX. education is Swindon's number one priority, it is essential that the
Asda spokeswoman Naomi Sheaddedthatworkonthenon- future pattern of education in North Swindon is based on full consid-
Duggan said everything will be food retail units covering a further eration of the facts and that the outcome is supported by all sections of
done by contractors HBG to mini- 210,000 square feet in the centre the community."
mise disruption to residents. She will start this summer to open in However, there is disappointment for some that there is no provision
said queries can be directed to Ray 2002. Details of tenants will be for sixth form schooling in the locality, nor for a much wanted swim-
Kenny at HBG Construction, New released later in the year. ming pool.
Secondary and further education
Under the proposals, two nine form entry secondary schools will meet
THINKING OF SELLING the needs of 11 to 16 year olds. One will be a rebuilt Hreod Parkway
School to the south of Akers Way, giving scope for links with existing
YOUR HOUSE? recreational provision. A casualty of this redevelopment will probably
Make the decision to try out our new EARLYBIRD be the school's swimming pool because of building and running costs.
The other school will be in the North Swindon development, to the
Sellers' Pack. With our fully computerised systems,
north of the Northern Orbital Road in the new village of Oakhurst
we can help to make things happen faster. where the first houses will be occupied this autumn. This campus
For more information visit our website: should include a primary school and the relocated Brimble Hill and
www.crd.org.uk Uplands Special Schools. The earliest it could open is September 2004,
ten years after the first people arrived in Abbey Meads.
Haydonleigh school governor and former head teacher, Barrie Smith,
Commerce House,
is saddened by the long delay in providing additional 11 to 16 educa-
34/35 Commercial Road
Swindon SN1 5NS tion, imposing considerable strain on existing schools. He is particu-
larly disappointed about the lack of post-16 education in the proposals.
Email: [email protected] "If a town the size of Cirencester can provide adequate sixth form
Tel: (01793) 617617 education, how is it that the expansion area, reputedly the size of
Fax: (01793) 511249 Salisbury warrants no provision whatsoever? At the very least, a sixth

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