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Is there room for more screens?
THE ALL NEW A planned multi-screen cinema in the town centre will mean more
competition for West Swindon’s Cineworld at Shaw Ridge Leisure
Swindon Park, but manager John Kiel remains unfazed.
horses for courses.”
As part of the redevelopment of
Granville Street, an 8 screen com- He said that Shaw Ridge was as
Rendezvous plex is expected to open by 2010. popular as ever and the latest Bond
With over 25 years experience as a
movie, Casino Royale, and Happy
cinema manager, Mr Kiel said that Feet, had drawn in large crowds
he has seen a lot of changes over throughout November and De-
the years but he believes that there cember.
will still be an audience at Shaw When UGC was taken over by
Ridge. Cineworld in 2005, competition
“I’ve worked for the same outfit regulations meant that they had to
for 26 years and it’s been taken sell their Greenbridge movie thea-
over 14 times. But we’re still open tre and it was taken over by Em-
and we still need staff and man- pire.
agement. With more screens coming, it
“When Shaw Ridge was built, remains to be seen whether film
the trend was to build out of town fans from West and North Swin-
complexes. In the 1990s, the gov- don will want to trek into the town
ernment wanted them back in town centre to see the latest movie. Mr
so the police could control things Kiel is confident that Shaw Ridge
better. Things change and it’s hard will hold its own against the com-
to say which is best. It’s a case of petition.
A taste of the Orient in the Wind turbine tests underway
heart of Swindon
at Windmill Hill
Ironically, installation of a mast with equipment to test wind patterns
and speed at Windmill Hill Business Park was delayed for a couple
of days in early December because of gale force winds.

The ALL YOU RESERVE A 2
CAN EAT TABLE FOR X
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extended to 7 days 4
a week If a table is booked for
6 or more the birthday
Sunday - Thursday £15.00 boy or girl eats for free
per person (For example 5 pay and
1 eats for free
Fridays & Saturdays £18.00 Birthday must be on actual
per person day booked) X marks where the wind turbine will be located. Orientation: 1 the traditional windmill
You can choose Only valid on all you can eat or moved from Chiseldon and rebuilt at the business park in the mid-1980s; 2 Great
Western Way; 3 Whitehill Way and Freshbrook; 4 Hook Street and Grange Park
from over 100 any set dinner
dishes I.D. WILL BE REQUIRED Now in place, the wind meter councillor Michael Bray is support-
will provide data to help deter- ive of the plan. “I’m behind the
mine whether the location is suit- idea of green power. This turbine
FREE BOTTLE able for a wind turbine. is going to be some distance from
The project is being run by the nearest residential area and
OF WINE
npower-Renewables and park they’re not noisy.”
Book a table for 4 owners, St Martins Property In- In early December all 12,000
and receive a vestments. homes in West Swindon received
FREE BOTTLE OF WINE “Our early energy predictions in the post the first edition of Wind
for every 4 guests show that a turbine at Windmill Power News from npower
Hill could meet the average an- Renewables explaining the
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A public exhibition is planned press, only two emails had been
11-12a Theatre Square Swindon for early this year and an applica- received by npower.
tion for planning permission will Anyone who would like to make
Telephone 01793 523570 be submitted in the next few their views heard should visit
months. The wind turbine will be www.npower-renewables.com/
See our menu at similar to the one beside the M4 in windmillhill or call 0845 337 3420
www.rendezvous-group.co.uk Reading. It will tower 85m high • MP Anne Snelgrove plays npower
and the rotor diameter is 70m. cricket at Toothill Primary School.
Freshbrook and Grange Park, See page 32

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