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38 The Link Magazine • September 2004
Sevenfields group seeks support at critical September meeting
The conservation group that oversees the management of the important Sevenfields nature reserve in
North Swindon has called a reconvened Annual General Meeting for Tuesday 14 September, 7.30pm at
the Parish Council offices in Thames Avenue.
The annual meeting in early June as being an important reserve of over management issues. That
•• was so poorly attended that dis- biodiversity. The group's efforts meeting was well attended and
dill SAC ^ l^}I cussions were adjourned to this resulted in local nature reserve sta- the committee were given full
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^G I F = new date when the group are hop- tus being awarded in 1995. backing in their disputes. How-
ing for both a larger attendance The area is managed in conjunc- ever the support seems to have
and also indications of support for tion with Swindon Council but last evaporated, a great disappoint-
their work. year a special meeting of support- ment to the long serving commit-
The conservation group was ers had to be called because of tee members, which they hope to
_' .. formed some sixteen years ago to disagreements with the council reverse on 14 September.
help protect the status of the open
space between Greenmeadow, Counting wildlife across the town
Abbey Meads and Penhill, which On 31 July, Sevenfields hosted the launch of 'Wildlife Counts,' an
provides a valuable recreational event organised by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, which attracted fifty
facility for local residents as well people, some of whom were visiting the nature reserve for the first
time and were suitably impressed.
PA The aim is to involve people in observing wildlife on their own local
' r\Lr,30 EDEN green spaces. Those signing up for the three year project will be
LAND APING LANDSCAPES recording the numbers of some thirty species of birds, insects, animals
and plants seen on one of fifteen sites, including Hreod Parkway, Shaw
GENERAL GARDEN MAINTENANCE Ridge, Peatmoor Community Woodland and Rivermead.
& CONSTRUCTION
O Paving, Walling The count will be taken three or four times each year so that changes
• Fencing - closeboard, panels etc. can be assessed. Project Officer Carolynn Jureidini would welcome
• Drives and patios - slabs, 0 Fencing, Patios further volunteers. Contact her on 01380 725670.
concrete, shingle
• Patio cleaning, grass cutting. 0 Gravel drives
gardens tidied up Most successful open gardens yet
• Turfing and grass seeding "No job too small'! West Swindon gardeners who showed off their hard work in mid-
• Ponds & pergolas June raised £2,261 for Breakthrough Breast Cancer, the highest total
For reliable service and quality work
• Contact: 01793 692687 in the three years the event has been going.
Mobile: 0771 1 253508 Nineteen households, mainly in the Nine Elms area, took part. This
Tel: 01367 710772 year, for the first time, the weekend was enhanced with ploughman's
lunches and entertainment over cream teas by the White Horse Folk
Mob: 0775 4245160
Club and the Opus One singers.
Right, some of the gardeners present the cash to Swindon Breakthrough Breast
Cancer representative Shirley Garman

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Call today 01793 790944 Coffee morning at Holy Trinity Church, Shaw
Thursday, 9 September, 10am to 12noon, serving tea and coffee,
or 07973 232435 (evenings and weekends) selling Traidcraft fairly traded goods and collecting Harvest
The Marsh, Lower Wanborough. SN4 OAS Festival donations in aid of Swindon's 'Filling Station' project.