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10 The Link Magazine • February 2005
Councillor Borough contributes to Haydon parish precept hike
name change Properties found to be in the wrong parish council area means that Haydon Wick Parish Council will not
receive as large an income as expected from April 2005.
Swindon Lib Dem councillor noyed that they receive no income
Geraldine Robertson, who repre- For the next financial year, the However the parish council feels
sents Freshbrook & Grange Park parish council requires council tax hard done by. Although it covers from properties occupied during
income - the precept - equivalent most of the northern development the tax year. New arrivals pay a
ward, has re-
to £26.77 from each band D prop- area, with building work proceed- proportion of the year's council
verted to her
erty to meet its expenditure pro- ing apace, the number of band D tax including the parish apportion-
maiden name
posals. This compares with the properties which provides the tax ment - but it all goes to Swindon
and is now to be
£23.75 equivalent for the current base has only increased by 9. Council.
known as Gerald-
year - an increase of 12.7%. Swindon Council, which collects However, parish council income
ine Frost.
Expenditure has risen by a simi- council tax, has notified the parish will be boosted in 2006 as the Swin-
She can be
lar percentage to £137,590 due, in council that, whilst they may have don Council estimates that 250
contacted on
877356 or write part, to the new provision which expected a larger increase in the Band D properties will have been
allows councillors to claim ex- number of houses, a close analysis completed in the parish in the pre-
to4Sheen Close,
penses. of the properties being completed ceding 18 months.
Grange Park.
shows that some previously re- Blunsdon benefit
corded as being in Haydon Wick
are in fact located in Blunsdon Par- from Swindon blunder
C The Neighbourhood Centre ish. Whilst the Haydon parish precept
rJ &1 &N1 fT-' St Andrews Ridge, Swindon Council chairman Richard Hail- is going up, neighbouring
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4rR r R t =v sir. tTy Tel: (01793) 727245 stone said the number of Band D Blunsdon Parish is reducing its
properties had been expected to band D equivalent precept figure
Why not treat that someone special 1 increase by over 100. The tiny in- from £23.46 per property last year
crease has a significant impact on
to £21.29 despite a 2.5% increase in
in your life to a Valentines Day treat! the council's budget. "We have total expenditure.
Hair, massage, body wraps. manicure, facials been in dispute with the Borough This is because of the increase in
- gift vouchers available for all treatments for many years over the issue of income from North Swindon house
crediting the number of properties building in its area. Including the
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Free manicure with every colou hooked throughout February
forming the tax base, but this nega- redesignation of properties from
on production of this advert
tive re-assessment took us by sur- Hayden Wick parish, Blunsdon
Specialising in colours. restyles and permanent waves. prise." has acquired 625 Band D proper-
- Full range of beauty treatments available, including massage, Parish councillors are also an- ties in the last year.
\ pedicure, manicure, facials, waxing and nail extensions
Wedding hair ups and make up End to Westfield Way traffic queues
Open: Mon: 9-5; Tues & Thurs: 9-8; Wed: 9-5.30; Fri: 9-6; Sat: 9-3 After 10 years of lobbying by Haydon Wick Parish Council, and
recently by Swindon councillors representing the area, the problems
for drivers at the junction of Thames Avenue and Westfield Way,
close to Morrisons, are to be reduced by a mini roundabout to be
installed, hopefully, by the end of March.
Delays during the mid-after- hope that the introduction of this
noon school run and at evening mini-round about will significantly
peak times often causes traffic to reduced peak time queues, and also
back up on Westfield Way for hun- that road safety is enhanced by the
dreds of yards, whilst traffic nego- provision of the footpath."
tiating the entrance to Morrisons The work will be part of the
on Thames Avenue, and adjacent Westfield Way Local Safety
curb build outs and humps out- Scheme where the speed limit has
side the Haydon Centre often cre- been reduced from 40 to 30 mph.
ates near gridlock. • The plans are on display in the
Hopes for a mini-roundabout North Swindon Library.
were raised when Safeway re-
ceived planning permission for Thames Avenue
redevelopment. However the changes in the
project was killed off by the arrival
of ASDA Walmart at the nearby pipeline
North Swindon District Centre. Swindon Council traffic planners
Swindon Council traffic plan- are looking at waiting restrictions
ners have always been concerned on two stretches of Thames Av-
that improvement to the junction enue and adjoining roads.
will increase the amount of through Yellow lines are being consid-
traffic on Thames Avenue. How- ered for the Pen Close cul-de-sac
ever parish council chairman Ri- outside Greenmeadow Primary
chard Hailstone is pleased by the School, and nearby roads, which is
breakthrough in thinking. "The heavily used by parents.
parish council has been campaign- The other part of Thames Av-
ing for this for over 10 years and enue in the sights of the traffic
have had countless meetings with engineers fronts the Greenmeadow
borough council officers." shops and the Trent Road area.
At the same time, a footpath is to To find out more and comment,
be built along Westfield Way from visit www.haydonwickintouch.com
the Manor pub and the junction or contact Bob Sanders at Swin-
with Thames Avenue. don's Traffic Management and
Swindon councillor Wayne Road Safety Team on 466391 or
Lawley commented, "we sincerely mail: [email protected]