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10 The Link Magazine • August 2002
First family makes history
Swindon's newest housing area welcomed its first residents on 1 July, when Chris and Tracy Barnes and their two daughters Jessica and
Natalie moved a mile and a half from St Andrew's Ridge in North Swindon to the Bloor Homes Saunders' Brook site at Priory Vale where
5,500 homes will be built over the next ten years.
Their nearest neighbours are ing development in the town for
nearly a mile away and being the seven years. Sales Manager Lor-
only people living in Priory Vale is raine Palmer, said there has been
a bit spooky said Tracy. "It's excit- tremendous interest in the site.
ing to move to a new house and be "Saunders' Brook is a super devel-
the first residents, but very strange opment and it came as no surprise
to be surrounded by fields and when our first sales were off plan.
building works. But its all chang- We built Mr and Mrs Barnes' new
ing so quickly here that we'll be home and our first show house at
welcoming others in no time." the same time. We're sure that they
The couple were moving to will be very happy there."
Spain earlier in the year, but when The Bloor Homes sales office is
that plan fell through their itchy open seven days a week between
feet took them in the direction of 10am and 5.15pm and is located on
Priory Vale where 5,500 houses Redhouse Way, off junction 7 on
will be built over the next eight Thamesdown Drive. Tel: 702255.
years. Being in the building trade, • Crest Homes opened a large
Chris had worked as a sub-con- Lorraine Palmer helps Chris, Tracy, Jessica and Natalie Barnes find their new show centre in a manor house com-
tractor for Bloor Homes and knew home on the brand new North Swindon road map designed by The Link with plete with mill pond off junction 7
of their reputation. site manager Martin Mills, Paul Springay of the North Swindon Development on 13 July.
The couple were impressed by Company and site sales assistant Jane Day www.prioryvale.com
the new range of three storey fam-
ily homes. Chris and Tracy have
purchased a spacious three bed- New footbridge becomes a charity challenge for children
room Marlin house which features All year five and six Swindon primary school children were invited to design a'Bridge of Dreams' in July,
a family room, kitchen and dining in a competition devised by Haydon Leigh School teacher Linda Knight to mark the installation of a new
room on the ground floor, a lounge high-tech bridge over Thamesdown Drive.
and master bedroom on the first A panel of judges, many of ^g
level and two further bedrooms whom were involved in the design Lti
on the top floor. and construction of the bridge, will
The arrival of the Barnes family seek out the most imaginative en-
is also a celebration for Swindon try and the winning designer will
based builders Bloor Homes. officially open it in September. ^la
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If you are looking
for a large selection of.
• BEDS, MATTRESSES & HEADBO.
• LOUNGE & DINING
& BEDROOM FURNITURE
The bridge goes in at Priory Vale. Inset, Linda Knight
• 3 PIECE SUITES
and Jackie Kent of the GWR Community Trust
• FIRESIDE CHAIRS & RECLINERS
don Development Company is do- down Drive and Haydon End to
you must be looking for nating £1 to Linda's effort to raise the south. It will become a major
money for the GWR Community pedestrian and cycle route to the
Trust and the Great Western Hos- North Swindon education campus.
MANOR fr pital's Evolution Appeal. The visually striking design of
The Priory Vale bridge will link the 68 metre long cable stay bridge
FURNITURE the new villages now being built designed by Swindon structural
in Priory Vale, Oakhurst and engineers Sir WilliamHalcrowhas
Unit 71 BSS House
Cheney Manor Industrial Estate Redhouse, to the north of Thames- become an instant landmark.
www.manorfurniture.co.uk
Pizzas now serving
TEL: 513444
A brand new Pizza Hut
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