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8 The Link Magazine • May 2002

           Arthur Cohen                           Village centre plans emerge
        R.H.A.D. M.S.H.A.A.
                               Things are starting to move at Taw Hill, the forgotten out of the way housing development for the last
         COUNTY                five years.
      HEARING AID               Arkells Brewery have concluded  land to design all three buildings  The church surmounted by a
                              a deal to buy the site on Queen  to achieve an integral appearance.  cross will stand prominently at the
        SERVICES
                              Elizabeth Drive after a residents  Bristol diocesan secretary Lesley  village centre. Nearby the new
   The world's finest hearing aids  campaign arguing against more  Farrell said the project was ex-  permanent Taw Hill medical cen-
   at the most competitive prices.  housing on a site originally in-  tremely exciting and would put  tre will feature an innovative de-
                              tended for a pub. The new hostelry  the church at the centre of the corn-  sign.
     Home visits without charge  could be open for Christmas.  munity. "The church and school  The detailed plans will be sub-
          or obligation.
                                Now outline plans for the Taw  will be physically linked to allow  mitted to Swindon planners after
     Special terms for over 60's.  Hill primary school, church and  for joint as well as separate uses  community consultation. The
    Thirty day full money back guarantee.  medical practice have been revealed  when appropriate. We also hope  church and medical centre are due
                              at a local exhibition on 22 April.  to make office facilities available  to open in 2004 and the school in
    Tel: 01793 870047           Architects Horsley, Huber and  to community groups."  September of that year.
     6 Romney Way, The Laurels.  Associates have been commis-  An artist's impression of the Taw Hill village centre layout
      Shaw, Swindon, SN5 5QB  sioned by the Taw Hill medical     with the medical centre front right, church and school
                              practice and the Church of Eng-
                                                                   in the shape of a cross behind, opposite shop units


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                    Tel: 01793 520259                    The Chief Constable of Wiltshire Miss Elizabeth Neville paid a visit
                                                         to Taw Hill medical practice on 11 April to view the new out of hours
                                                         facilities for victims of sexual assault.



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                                                           The Swindon Sanctuary is one  geon Dr Peter Crouch. She also
                                                         of the first of its kind in the country  met practice staff who have volun-
                                     Why not let         and is a partnership between health  teered to open the surgery when-
                                     us handle           services and the Wiltshire Con-  ever necessary and provide support
                                                         stabulary. It provides a place of
                                                                                     to the victim and family members.
                                                                                      The Chief Constable said she was
                                     everything          safety following assault, where vic-  very pleased to visit the ground
                                                         tims can be examined by a police
                                   from start to         surgeon within a medical environ-  breaking project. "I have heard so
                                                         ment and receive support and ad-  much about the Sanctuary during
                                       finish?           vice to help them through the proc-  the planning stages and I'm de-
                                                         ess of recovery.            lighted to see it for myself. The
               Call today 01793 790944                     Miss Neville was shown the ul-  facilities are very impressive and
                                                         tra clean, hospital operating thea-  will help the police collect evi-
      or 07973 232435 (evenings and weekends)            tre quality examination suites,  dence, whilst providing a place to
                                                         complemented by a shower room,  care for the victim."
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