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8 The Link Magazine • April 200 2
Area panel calls on cabinet to prioritise Corton Crescent
Council to ask Asda to help out
Swindon Council is unlikely to build a safe pedestrian crossing between Westlea and the West Swindon Centre at Corton Crescent unless
road safety priorities are switched around or more money is allocated to road safety schemes.
The 2,878 name petition col- killed on Corton Crescent in Janu- Tewkesbury Cross roundabout The panel also agreed that the
lected by Westlea School parents ary 2001, according to a council (next to Pizza Hut), with 3 KSI and council should approach Asda to
in February calling for a controlled officers report the road only ranks 18 SI, or Freshbrook Way with 4 make a financial contribution to
crossing was discussed at the West eleventh in casualty statistics. It is and 9. Top of the list is the A4361 the provision of a controlled cross-
Swindon Area Panel on 7 March. a major pedestrian route to the with 10 KSI and 21 SI. ing.
Councillors and parents were told West Swindon Centre and the Link Only the top seven danger spots After he was pictured at Corton
that the government determined Centre, and hundreds of children are likely to have money spent on Crescent on the February Link front
method of collecting statistics in- from Westlea School walk across them in the next financial year. page with Sandra and Ray Shirley,
cludes casualties involving vehi- the road to and from swimming
cles and pedestrians, without con- lessons each week.
sideration of risk at a particular Corton Crescent has had one L, •s
site or potential for future acci- killed or seriously injured (KSI)
dents. and 7 slightly injured (SI) in the -Ei
Even though Shaun Shirley was last three years compared with

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• First time buyers • Remortgages • Unbiased advice • Home visits Westlea attended the panel to press David Cox wrote to Asda asking
• Buy to let • Debt consolidation • Written quotations the case for a crossing and council- for clearer signage to indicate the
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• No income proof • Capital raising Warning your home is at risk if you do not keep up your lors expressed support for the crossing point, the nearby deliv-
repayments on a mortgage or other loan secured on it project. Coun Nick Martin said the ery yard and fuel station. Jan Kilby
council's finances made it difficult at Asda West Swindon said head
to fund all projects, but as a mem- office had asked local managers to
ber of Swindon's cabinet he would investigate the costs involved.
be arguing for priorities to be
Westlea parent governor Dawn
GA IfECH changed so that the Corton Cres- Dolphin, pictured rear left above, said
cent scheme is substituted with the road traffic accident league ta-
the Tewkesbury Cross (rated fifth bles are totally inadquate. "The way
priority) project. statistics are collected do not as-
ii T1 1 FT! 1 • Coun Mary Martin said, "we sess risk. There should be much
must consider risk to children greater emphasis on pedestrian
Offering full preventative maintenance, annual when we discuss road safety and safety and I will be asking Julia
look at the greatest value to the Drown MP to take the issue up in
service, parts and labour cover to entire system
communitv." Government."
Compare the Blue Diamond Service Us Other
No cash for Westlea play area rebuild
Full strip down & service of gas appliance i/ At the West Area Panel David Banham, 14, from Westlea presented a
Flue gas analysis including CO, CO2 petition of 78 signatures from children who want Swindon Council
and burner efficiency to replace the play park at Fiveways open space on Corton Crescent.
Play equipment in poor condi- ')avid Ban}urrn asks, w
Annual service carried out r
tion was removed in 1998 and the our pitiu area gun
at the same time every year panel was told that the council
Full check of operation of radiators, does not have any money for im-
mediate replacement.
hot water and storage tanks In the next financial year, large
Limited exclusions V play areas at Folly Park on Flint
Hill, Toothill and Mead Park in
Two tier price structure,
Freshbrook will be refurbished.
depending on size of system After the meeting David said,
No claims bonus "although the council cannot do a` x_
y
anything right now, the have
Local direct labour, highly trained engineers
heard my request and I hope they
Guaranteed call out within 24 hours can rebuild the park in the future.
• The under used all weather pitch
in the event of a breakdown • New equipmentat Whitehill Park at Peatmoor Community School is
in Toothil l which should have been to be upgraded after the West Area
installed at the end of January Panel agreed to make £1,500 avail-
should be ready for use by the end able for a new artificial surface,
of March. i mproved fencing and floodlights.