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The Link Magazine • November 2002 7
Perry gets his way to gain vital life saving seconds Plans on show for new
A new access road into Westlea fire station is already proving an invaluable life saving route for fire Freshbrook play area
fighters in an emergency. The fort play tower has gone and
They are based at home °` ' train hard in accident ex- a new design for the refurbished
when on stand-by at night = trication techniques. Mead Park play area off Worsley
and weekends and have to '*" ° "There is a'golden hour' Road, Freshbrook will be put on
turnout and be on the ap- c! after a serious accident: 20 display at Freshbrook Commu-
pliance within minutes of `° - minutes to get there, 20 nity Centre from 11 to 15 Novem-
a call. But up to two min 7 Y minutes to extract the ber.
utes was being lost driv- tim into an ambulance and Amongst the proposals are a tod-
ing round the block to the 20 minutes to get to hospi- dler play area with swings, a small
station. tal. There is a good chance slide and spring see saw on a rub-
Now, after persistent of saving a life if we can ber safety surface.
persuasion from Sub- achieve this. Nearby will be a multi-play unit
officer Perry Payne and a "Seconds count and we designed for over 10s on a bark
great deal of cooperation would like to express our surface, and also a teen shelter.
from Swindon Council, sincere appreciation to all Construction should start in
local contractors and indi- . who have assisted in the January after public consultation
viduals, a short road has project." and councillor approval.
been built from Mead Way Perry Payne, right, with Group I
directly into the fire station yard. colleagues, from left, Simon Owen,
It's taken five years of persua- Glyn Moody, Mark Truckle, Lee FOR SPECIALIST LEGAL ADVICE
sion to get permissions and dona- Braithwaite, Paul Jarmey
tions for the road now dubbed Conveyancing (On-Line Estimate Service)
Perry's Way by other firefighters. "Tithegrove Construction help-
"The brigade recognised the ed with ground works whilst our Fam0y
need but just did not have the spare own Paul Jarmey operated a dig- LAWYERS
funds to pay for the access," ex- ger lent by Brandon Tool Hire.
plained Perry. "We went out to the Other lads from Group 1 watch For more information or detailed conveyancing costs visit:
council and local builders for help. were out there with spades as well." www'.crd.org.uk
Without question, the cooperation Warning signs and road mark-
from all departments at Swindon ings on Mead Way have been in- Or contact us at. Commerce House
Council has been immense. Swin- stalled to keep the route clear. 34/35 Commercial Road
don Services project managed the "We save more people from road Swindon SN1 5NS
job and threeof their employees traffic accidents compared to fires Email: [email protected]
Terry Roberts and his son Jeff, and on a ratio of 5 to 1," said Perry. Tel: (01793) 617617
Steve Harrod did much of the block "The RTA emergency support ve-
laying work in their own time. hicle is based at Westlea and we Fax: (01793) 511249