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18 The Link Magazine • January 2004
Milestones for us - 25 years in West Swindon and 10 in the North

The Link has been in publication sand homes in Haydon Wick and archives stretching back to those of building to be completed at
for a quarter of a century! Woodhall Park to our target distri- early days of West Swindon. Priory Vale - but the tenth anniver-
Starting out as a four page news- bution in readiness for the first However do you have any pic- sary is a significant moment in its
letter distributed to 600 houses in houses to be occupied in Abbey tures and other special memories development.
the 'western expansion' in Decem- Meads in October that year. Then which need to be preserved for Who has pictures taken in those
ber 1978, we now print 23,000 cop- we distributed to 15,000 homes, posterity? Time is passing and early days? Could you write down
ies. This number is set to rise to now we go to over 20,000 across unless it's collected now the infor- your hopes and aspirations of mov-
30,000 as houses in Priory Vale are West and North Swindon. mation will be lost. ing to an area advertised as the
occupied over the next six years. We ask because the Swindon So- 'community for the 21st Century?'
We think we are the closest read History starts today. ciety - renowned for its books on Can the parents of the first baby
publication in Swindon, and many Archive material appeal Swindon in the past - has asked us born in the area contact us?
people say that The Link offers by Asa debate rages about Swindon's to contribute to a book looking at More important, is there a group
far the best quality in terms of con- future growth - Front Garden, the recent history of the town. of residents willing to bring to
tent and appearance, standards Coate, East Swindon- The Link rep- Call The Link on 872282 if you gether this material for preserva-
which we intend to maintain. resents a slice of the town's recent can help. tion and exhibition in the future?
January is also another milestone history through the stories cov- The same goes for Swindon's If you have ideas and are willing
for us. In 1994 we added five thou- ered and also photographs in our northern expansion. Everybody to commit time to making some-
thinks it is brand new - and indeed thing happen, call 872282 or mail:
there is another six to eight years [email protected]
CO-OPERATIVE FUNERAL SERVICE Making history up north
SWINDON Althe Hugh they have moved barely
, ON OppG on to the north In a ceremony to mark the rust ife from their old house in
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Swindon' expansi by occupation on 21 October, David a r rd Road. I faydon Wick, the
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y s has been given the human I t and Ann Scotford and sons Daniel Sherfo phere is totally differen on a
a ~^ 439 Cricklade Road the Scotfond family who am,thefirs g site said Ann. They a re all
o move into and Alex we re presented with a b in
of some 30,000 people to bouquet of flowers and champagne g forward to being joined by
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(01793) 534759 the area over the next 15 y uId beoc- by representatives of house build- looW cighbours,
flew
Another 20 houses sho
copied in the Abbey Mead s sector of en lit sts Homes. d pander. Ann
& Temple House, 4/5 Temple Street the northe rn development byC'hnst- The Scot ford
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mat, out of a total of 10,
(The closest , funeral director to the Registrar) The story on our front page in November 1993
(01793) 491091 Below: Do you remember this
marketing slogan to attract y u to -- --
24 hour service
buy a house in the northern
Private Chapels of Rest • Monumental masonry
expansion? How has it worked out?
Funeral pre-payment plans ABBEY MEADS
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www.mywishes.coop
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Rediscovering the roots of the Co-op
There used to be a Co-op in every neighbourhood of Swindon as well
as three bakeries and a dairy, since the first shop opened in 1837. And
Community until the 1960s, areas without a Co-op would be served by shops on
wheels.
Dividend Despitetheex-
pansion of other An--3
Scheme retail chains over ^'=; '
the last century
A minimum of the Co-op is 'till l - A [
1% of the Society's very much a
presence in
profits are returned Swindon, with a
to projects to superstore in
benefit the local A Co-op community dividend grant of £350 Old Town and
community through has helped Shakers bar for 13 - 17 year small shop units
the Community olds in Devizes Road. Old Town to be around the town,
refurbished and re-equipped. including the re
Dividend Scheme. Pictured are Kevin Swan, Old Town cently taken over
Co-op manager, Jamie Stapleton David with Old Town Co-op manager Kevin Swan and the
If you think a project (Shakers manager), neighbourhood basis for an exhibition about the Co-op in Swindon
you know of could qualify Gemma Bourne. Carolyn Brett and shop at Peatmoor
Susan Threshold have a go and a development at Taw Hill. ing old photographs and other
for a grant of up to E I ,000,
on the dance mat. Now thirty year employee David material for about five years, but
call 01865 256235 for details. Macey has set up the Co- p His- I'd like to hear from anybody with
o
tory Group which has been pictures and posters which we
call 0800 43 5902 awarded a £500 community divi- could copy for a mobile exhibition
dend grant from Oxford Swindon called the'People's Co-op."'
for more information & Gloucester Co-op to pay for pho- Anybody with a connection to
tographic equipment, photocopy- the Co-op who is willing to donate
Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester ing and laminating, and display or lend interesting items from the
material to stage the exhibition, past should contact David on
David said, "I've been collect- 530734.