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The Link Magazine • December 2005 5
Help name a primary school
Construction is moving on apace at the new schools in North Swin-
don, and the governors of one of the primary schools are looking for
your help in naming one of them.
PS4, as it's currently known, t
is the new primary school at 4.
the heart of the Haydon End
community in Priory Vale. It r
has recently advertised in the
national press for a head-
teacher to be appointed in the
Spring, ready to recruit staf [ ^a
and prepare the 240 place
school for its opening next ^^ K F ^^ s
September.
The first residents of Haydon He added that the governors
End moved into their new homes wanted to avoid any confusion
last July and the area will rapidly with existing schools, those with
fill up before the new school opens. 'Haydon' or 'Oak' in the title.
Chair of Governors Clint The name could draw on the
Ricketts said the governors are local history or features of North
counting on readers to help them Swindon. On the other hand, the
come up with a name for the corn- school is surrounded by streets
munityschool,"severalofourgov- taken from Swindon's twin link
ernors are quite new to Swindon, with the City of Torun, in Poland.
and we're keen to hear from read- Send your suggested names for
ers who can suggest a name which PS4, with a short explanation, to
is both interesting and distinctive The Link, 70 Basepoint, Rivermead
to our area. Drive, Swindon SN5 7EX or mail:
"The school's being built on a [email protected]
green field site. It's a very exciting The closing date is 5 January
project and the governors believe 2006 after which the governors will
the name will be very important in meet to discuss the ideas. If they
helping to establish the character can't make a decision, they will
and community in this part of ask readers to vote on a shortlist in
Priory Vale." the February edition.

Tunnel plan recipe for gridlock

say campaigners
A campaign group says there is going to be chaos around M4 Junction
16 if Swindon Council and Wiltshire County Council go ahead with
the Wiltshire and Swindon Structure Plan proposal to direct traffic
under the M4 and onto Hay Lane, rather than build a link road from
the Front Garden to Great Western Way as first planned.

Route proposed originally
links back into Swindon
0 via Great Western Way

"^1
West Swindon , i
J16 G ^e^`^ r Croft^R'd Tunnel route connects to OPENING HOURS
Junction 16 and opens
FRONT GARDEN Mon - Wed: 12 - 2.30pm; 5.30 - 11.30pm
access to Rural Buffer
to south of Swindon Thurs & Fri: 12pm - midnight
wy Lane. Sat: 1 2- 2.30pm; 5.30pm - midnight
Wroughton M4
Sun: 12 - 2.30pm; 5.30 - 10.30pm
The Council for the Protection of Rural England and residents of
Wroughton and Wootton Bassett say the tunnel plan has been intro- Booking recommended
duced to the Structure Plan without adequate cost benefit analysis or 16 - 17 Bridge Street,
examination of alternative road schemes.
The Local Plan inspector, commenting on the Southern Development Swindon
Area scheme (the Front Garden), has written: 'I accept that there does
not appear to have been a comprehensive comparison of alternative 01793 511011
road schemes for the SDA outside of the Environmental Statement
accompanying the planning application.'
The campaigners are also worried that the road under the M4 and the
consequent upgrading of Hay Lane will open up the land south of the
motorway and west of Wroughton to development pressures.
More detail can be found at: www.stopthetunnel.com