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34 The Link Magazine • July 2003
Twenty year chip shop man hopes for number 1 spot
The Trawlerman fish and chip shop at the West Swindon Centre celebrated its twentieth anniversary on
Lydiard
Beefeater 23 June with its one and only manager Alan Clarke saying that he hopes it will be voted Britain's best
Beefeater I in 2003.
Great Western Way M4 Junction 16 In last year's competition run by The winning entry was selected on
•: Part-time bar staff evening/weekend the Sea Fish Industry Authority, 23 June, after The Link went to press.
The Trawlerman was in the top ten Customers will be able to cast
v Part-time waiting staff evening/
in the South West which puts it in their vote on the best fish and chip
weekend
the top one per cent in the country. shop in the land later in the year
v Part-time receptionist/ The only criticism was the exter- and judges will also make inspec-
administrator for Travel Inn
nal appearance of the unit which tions before regional finalists are
&Touchbase Centre
was described as 'traditional.' So announced and the national final
v Full-time receptionist for Travel Inn to prepare for this year's judging, takes place in January.
For more details on the owners Coach Caterers invited art Coach Caterers operations di-
above positions please call in students from Greendown School rector Ian West paid tribute to
for a chat and an application form and Swindon College to submit Alan. "A business does well
Tel: 881490 designs for a new shop window through its managers and Alan has
which customers could vote on. made an enormous contribution
to the success and popularity of
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The Trawlerman in West Swindon ^^ I i
and much further afield." Alan with the display of shop front
DYNAMIC www.dy-namic.co.uk Alan was typically modest about designs from Greendown and Swin-
don College which customer have been
CONSERVATORIES Ltd his achievements. "I've really en- voting on
joyed working at The Trawlerman
For the more discerning customer all these years. We have a very ment. I have high hopes of doing
loyal clientele, an excellent staff really well in the Fish & Chip Shop
Design the conservatory
team and good company manage- of the Year Competition."
you have always dreamed of
- in the comfort of your own
home - using our latest Haydon residents oppose skateboard plan
technology. Proposals by Haydonleigh School and the Haydon Wick Parish
Once we were just another Council to site a kickabout and small skateboarding area on Westfield
conservatory company .. now we Way next to Haydonleigh School has generated objections from
truly live up to our name of Dynamic residents living opposite, many of whom believe such an amenity
Also specialising in the installation will attract unwanted youths to the school in the late evening.
Tel: 01793 727297
of windows and doors Parish council chairman Rich- kickabout and skateboarding ar-
FENSA
1 0 year insurance backed guarantee ard Hailstone explained that an eas were a high priority for the
istered Company
Reg
intense campaign in the mid-1990s youngsters we consulted.
prevented Wiltshire County Coun- "It is meant to be enjoyed by
cil selling off the land for develop- local children. The skateboard area
ment before Education was trans- is small with three basic features
ferred to Swindon Council. sited on it and we do not think it
The parish council consulted lo- will attract young people from far
cal youngsters about their require- and wide. Skateboarding already
ments and an all weather kickabout takes place unofficially in the
area was requested. The parish school playground at present.
council and Asda-Walmart have "The facility would be used by
agreed joint funding. school pupils during the day and
Later the Haydon Wick junior be available to the public in the
parish council suggested that a evenings; the site would be cleared
skateboarding area would be a before the start of each day.
popular addition to the scheme "Local people are entitled to have
and the grant application to the their say, but I think it is wrong
Government's New Opportunities that Safeway should try to under-
Fund was successful. mine a valuable community project
Despite the fact that the outline in this negative way."
proposal was reported in the par- The proposal will not be submit-
ish newsletter and to parents of ted to Swindon Council's Planning
pupils attending the school, objec- Committee until after an assess-
tions have only been made since a ment of anticipated additional
plan was drawn up. Parishioners noise and light has been produced.
turned up in force at a council meet-
ing to express heated objections. Anglo-French links get
A petition opposing both the closer in Haydon Wick
skateboard and the kickabout ar- Following a visit on 31 May by the
eas has been raised with copies Mayor of La Garenne-Colombes, a
being available for signature at small town on the edge of Paris,
Safeway store in Haydon Wick. Haydon Wick parish council chair-
People from remoter parts of North man Richard Hailstone and coun-
Swindon and places like Pinehurst cillor Phil Eagle, accompanied by
have added their names to those their wives, made a return visit on
more directly affected. 20/22 June with a view to firming
Richard Hailstone is disap- up a twinning between communi-
pointed by the turn of events. "We ties. Details can be obtained from
are always trying to provide for all the parish council offices on
sections of the community; the 722746.