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Swindler Wide
Lottery millions come through for Lydiard
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The long awaited plan to restore Lydiard Park has been assured, thanks to a £3 million award from the
Partners Heritage Lottery Fund.
Work will start in September on
For tailor made a three year programme to dig out
Curtains the lost lake and improve the up ' a _ l^
per lake, with a new bridge be •
Swags & tails tween them. Eleven thousand trees
Pelmets are to be planted. whilst unhealthy ,
trees will be removed. cow
Roman blinds The walled garden is to be ^r ^
brought back into use with period *.
Measuring and fitting advice ornamental fruit and flower beds.
For further information call Visitor facilities will be upgraded, j`
anew children's play area installed
Sue: 01793 870451
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Df60ntifllR and horticultural apprentices. roasting the way forward. from left, chair of the Friends ofLydiard Denys
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Lydiardproject board Sarah Finch-Crisp. keeper of Lydiard House. Bob
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Bewley ofEngfish Heritage. John Fowleroffntet Bob Bo/am 0/BMW
David MurrayJohn who recognised
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the potential of purchasing the are included, shown what can be achieved. The
with salon experience
house and its park in 1943. Coun Nick Martin, chair of the Lydiard Park restoration is going to
The council drew up restoration Lydiard project board, said, "this is be a spectacular success."
All aspects of
plans in 1992 but could not pursue a triumph of partnership between Denys Hodson, former Thames-
Hairdressing covered them for lack of funds. But the the borough council and local busi- down Council director of Arts and
Ladies, Gents & Children lottery presented the opportunity ness. The restoration will be re- Recreation and now chairman of
to achieve what promises to be a garded as a national exemplar of the Friends of Lydiard Park - who
Mobile: remarkable transformation. how such partnership benefits the was shown round Lydiard by David
The overall cost will be £5.3 mil- community." Murray John - said. "in his quiet.
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lion when major contributions from Mike Bowden of RWE npower unassuming way DMJ would be
Swindon companies like RWE said, "by working together. the lo- delighted that his vision is to be
[email protected] npower, BMW Group and Intel UK cal authority and business have realised."
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Revealing Roman activities
NOW OPEN A new item is being displayed at
Swindon Museum in Old Town. a
Roman wine strainer, located in a
Conic along au(l see our Wanborough field last year by Joe
extensive showroom and Rossi from Highworth. 6
range of bathroom suites, The almost perfectly preserved lam'`
accessories and showering sieve was found deep in clay and is
options b y all leading thought to have been buried, which
would account for its condition.
manufacturers Archaeologists from English
Over 45 displays Heritage and Wessex Archaeol- /
ogy returned to the Groundwell
• Mix and match options Roman villa site in North Swindon
• Free survey in early July to investigate a bath mans about 1,700 years ago and
suite that was partly revealed last confirmed the layout of the hot
• In house installers.
year. The dig looked at the exten- rooms and furnace next to a cold
Retail and trade welcome sive remodelling of rooms by Ro- plunge bath found in 2004.
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