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The Link Magazine • December 2004 5
Area Forum stirs up action Future ideas for Shaw Forest
on muddy school route Shaw Forest Country Park is now ten years old and the Great Western
After years of complaining about the state of a footpath adjacent to Community Forest team and Swindon Council landscape architects
Peatmoor Lagoon, parents will be pleased to know that Swindon invite you to a Shaw Forest Park A Consultation Day on Thursday 2
Council has carried out remedial works. December at Upper Shaw Farm Community Centre, Ridge Green
Brook Field School gov- between 12.30pm and 4pm and 5.30pm to 8pm.
ernor Claire Walker said • Meet some of the team who are • Find out how you can get in-
parents, dog walkers, cy- involved in the park's develop- volved in the creation of a fantastic
clists and joggers were fed ment; forest resource for people and wild-
up with being covered in • Find out what changes have life close to the centre of Swindon.
mud after the lightest of takenplaceoverthepastfewyears; Everyone is welcome. For de-
rain which would create • Learn about the technicalities of tails, call 466324.
large puddles. turning landfill into a forest park; www.forestweb.org.uk
She raised the issue at • discuss your ideas for the future • Make a nomination to Swindon's
the West Area Forum in of Shaw Forest with the team; Quality of Life Awards - page 38.
September, telling council- Young Swindon town supporters at the third Shaw Forest
lors that the benefits of in- community tree plant in December 2001
stalling expensive pedes-
trian lights on nearby
Peatmoor Way to create a
safe route to school were
Alastair and Findlay Walk^°i on the flooded path
being let down by the state
past Peatmoor Lagoon
of the path. She said, "we
are updating our Travel to
School plan and the route from Toothill tidy up
Peatmoor is a major blight." The West Area Forum on 8 No-
Dave Hunt from Swindon Serv- vember heard that a £25,000
ices said that drainage is being in- project to improve the appearance
stalled under and alongside the of Toothill Village Centre should
path and new edging installed. start in January.
More stone will be compacted into The planting bed next to the
the path surface to create a dry shops is to be levelled, but coun
route. Mary Martin is hoping that the
Repairs to the bridge over sculpture 'The Watchers' can be
Peatmoor Copse stream and adja- retained in its present position.
cent barrier railings next to the wet Contact her for a view of the plans
area are also being made. on 870705.

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