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Geoff Heath from Shaw said he
appreciated the difficult decisions
that councillors have to make, but Could magic beans be the means to bring gold to Swindon and save Lower Shaw
said Lower Shaw Farm should be Farm? Pupils in the Peatmoor Primary School Eco-group visited the farm on 14
eoeee^. considered differently because it Novemberfor tips on how to prepare and plant an organic garden. They learnt about
is a cultural asset. "Swindon
the biology of composting, crop rotation for best production and planting flowers
doesn't have many; for God's sake and vegetables together to attract insects for pollination. Laura Hoard and Nathan
Mobile freelance let's retain what little we have." Hoy offer up some beans whilst James Armstrong, Jackson Price, Hannah Curtis,
Negotiations continue between Robert Hannah and Charlie Price dig over the planting bed
hairdresser the council and farm tenants Matt
Holland and Andrea Hirsch to see Have you written to the council?
Over 20 years experience if there is a way to keep Lower Council leader Rod Bluh believes most of the e-mails he has received
Shaw Farm as an integral and have been sent by non-Swindonians. If you have not included your
Reliable worthwhile part of Swindon. address in your e-mail supporting LSF, you might like to write to him
Reasonable rates • South Swindon MP Anne Snel- again with your latest views: [email protected]
grove raised the plight of LSF in Please send copies to the Chief Executive Gavin Jones:
Parliament on 16 November. [email protected] and also to The Link:
Tel: 01793 873 [email protected]
• Swindon Council debated the
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farm on 23 November, after The
444076 Link had gone to press. Lower Shaw Farm video online
The Link has commissioned
its first video for our web site.
Stacey Bailey, from Ramleaze,
right, who is in her final year of
CO-OPERATIVE a Film & Theatre Studies
course at Reading University
COMMUNITY has made a 5 minute film about
the farm and the widespread
DIVIDEND — support for it to stay open.
Our thanks to her work place-
REAL BENEFITS ment supervisor Tony Niester
of Mandarin Productions.
TO REAL LIVES View Stacey's work at:
www.swindonlink.com

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