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46 The Link Magazine • 2003
EDEN CL Timber Pub meeting for gardeners
LANDSCAPES New & reclaimed planning to open in June
New & old People interested in opening their gardens in aid of Breakthrough
O Paving, Walling sleepers, ply, Breast Cancer are invited to discuss what is involved at the Nine Elms
pub on Friday 11 April, 7.30pm
pressure treated
Last year some twenty gardens opened mainly in the Shaw area and
0 Fencing, Patios timber & decking organiser Lesley Dredge hopes many more people will show off their
for garden use, talents over the weekend of 14 and 15 June this year.
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close-board fencing If you cannot attend the planning meeting at the Nine Elms call
"No job too small'! Delivery arranged in Swindon area Lesley on 772869.
Drop b or tel: 829715
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For reliable service and quality work Swindon Fuchsia & Pelargonium Society
The Yard The society holds its monthly meetings at Western Community
Tel: 01367 710772 Estate ^8 Mon - Sat. Centre, Somerset Road, Cheney Manor, 7.30pm.
Kin sdown Road ya m 5p _ On Wednesday 2 April John Baldwin will talk about fuchsias. For
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Mob: 0775 4245160 Stratton St Margaret, Swindon details call 635118.
House sparrow heading for extinction
Studies over the last 25 years have shown that the house sparrow
population has more than halved and the RSPB is calling for volun-
teers to carry out a survey between 3 and 11 May to establish a better
Springtime Gardening picture of their distribution.
For a survey pack call the RSPB house sparrow hotline number 0870
• Full range of quality
6010215, (calls at national rate) by 6 May or write to: RSPB, Sparrowatch
plants and trees 2003, FREEPOST ANG10850, 17 Birkheads Road, Reigate, RH2 9SP or
• Basket & tub plants go to www.rspb.org.uk
Birds are nesting. Now is not the time to prune hedges or trees. Pictured are
Glazed ceramic
angry residents of Woodchester, Westlea in front of a hedge adjoining Moresby
pots at half price Close which was cut back last April, just as it came into leaf, destroying many
nests.
25% OFF
STONEWARE
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Award for making a better quality
of life in Swindon
Retired British Rail craftsman Roland Meers and Swindon College of
Art and Design have teamed up to design and produce a truly
stunning trophy for Swindon Council's first 'Quality of Life' award
which will be presented by Julia Drown MP on 4 April.
} The scheme was launched last
year by Lynn Forrester, right, the
borough's Local Agenda 21 Co-
ordinator, with the aim of recog-
nising individuals, organisations
and businesses who have helped
FREE DELIVERY improve Swindon's environment.
Eighteen entries have been re-
COMPETITIVE ceived for the award in the busi-
ness and community categories.
PRICES These include projects by busi-
Discounts available on large orders '( nesses to reduce waste, children's
environmental activities, a fruit in sponsored by Swindon-based Cel-
Block paving • Driveways • Paths • Patios schools scheme, running a com- lular Operations and Blick Inter-
munity healthy eating group, de- national. In addition to the trophy,
Decking • Rockeries • Fencing • Pergolas • Turf veloping a wildlife garden, pro- a cash prize is on offer for the
moting recycling in schools and a winning community-based project
Side of Manor Garden Centre, Cheney Manor Ind Est, project to eliminate prostitution in and free sponsorship of next year's
Swindon. Tel: 484455 the town centre. awards for the business category
This year's awards have been winner.
