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8 The Link Magazine • September 2006 - fir tink.com
Do you want to make a difference Hope for speedway as developers
to people's lives?
Do you have an NVQ Level 2 reconsider St Andrew's Ridge scheme
in Care? In the face of stiff opposition from Swindon Robins speedway fans and clear signals from Swindon
Do you have your own motor councillors that the facilities provided by Abbey Stadium would not be acceptable, the two companies
transport? proposing to develop employment land on St Andrew's Ridge and the adjacent stadium have gone back
We are looking for very special people to the drawing board to see if a speedway track can be incorporated in their plan.
to join our team of
BANK STAFF Gaming International and YA.
to undertake care work in the Thistle Land proposed 350
community especially evenings, homes to be built on the exist-
and weekends ing stadium site, building a
smaller stadium suitable only
Swindon 1 Wood Street
Carers for greyhound racing in a new
Centre Swindon location, and warehouses and
offices.
Telephone 01793 542285 Gaming International Chief
for an application pack Executive Clarke Osborne de-
clared that, with declining at-
tendances, falling revenues and
,soh H oG Purton House
rising maintenance costs, speed-
. Church End way was no longer an economic
Purton, Swindon proposition for Abbey.
Tel: 01793 772287 However a campaign by Rob-
ins's supporters has forced a u-
turn by the developers.
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At a display of the proposals
ncm4e r 4(Ces on 25 July Eric Petrie of Thistle
Land said the aim was to hear
Call for details about our everybody's point of view. "Im-
Organic Box Scheme proving the present stadium is
not an option. The needs of the The St Andrew's Ridyc _ , 1,,1mwnt shoa'ii ii! tli plat, on 25 July,
Vegetables • Fruit • Meat • Eggs speedway is an issue for the with added aru>.otations for clarification
Deliveries & drop off points in Swindon. council and therefore we have to to existing residents
Cirencester, Wootton Bassett, Broad consider how best to approach the and buyers of the
Hinton. Marlborough. Wroughton
site before we can move ahead." new homes to be
www.purton-house.co.uk The developers argued that the built between the
noise from speedway is intrusive new stadium and
the new Blunsdon
by-pass. However
people living at St
Andrew's Ridge are
Kingsdown more concerned
about access.
"Speedway is not
Crematorium a problem for us
because we moved
here knowing the
OPEN DAY stadium was there Swindon RoRo "I'll give up my testimonial to keep the
legend Mike Broadhank told Eric
already," said Liam
Petrie, above,
Noone,wholiveson Robins at Ab bey Stadium."
the ridge. After 16 ye ars success with the Robins, Mike never
Sunday 10th September scale of the devel- got a testimoi iial. Thirty four years later this will be
worry is the
September when the Robins ride against
opment. They want rectified on 28 select team including recently crowned
an Australia
Tour of the facilities from to build industrial world champi on Jason Crump
units and 350
10.30am until 2.30pm houses with access off Salzgitter Abbey Meads councillor Justin
to include Kingsdown new cemetery. Drive. The roads are inadequate, Tomlinson said he was delighted
and there is no open space nor with the change of heart. "We have
Dedication of new cemetery at 3pm amenities shown on the plan. We had constructive discussions about
think they can do better." keeping speedway in Swindon and
A major query for many people I'm pleased that the developers
For further details is why the houses are to be built are looking at their plans again.
next to the forthcoming Blunsdon "The Robins' fans have done a
please contact by-pass and not adjacent to exist- tremendous job in making us all
ing houses on St Andrew's Ridge. aware of the importance of speed-
• Martin Day on Mr Petrie explained that Thistle way to Swindon."
Land already has planning con- Robins campaign leader Darcia
(01793) 822259 sent for 34 acres designated for Gingell said, "we welcome the
employment which has legal cov- news and are cautiously optimis-
enants on it. tic that speedway will stay in Swin-
In other words the original own- don.
SwinDon ers of the land would have to be "But our campaign continues.
BOROUGH COUnCIL compensated if higher value hous- We're not dropping our guard until
ing were to be built on it. we know for sure."