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Council to flush away four years of community initiative
Have a vision, take action, rent space from Swindon Council, organise a growing range of community
related projects, put forward a viable long term proposal - and be kicked out for your pains.
With undue haste, the and as the council was
council’s cabinet decided planning a conference on
A SECRETARIAL & ADMINISTRATIVE
in June to give notice to ‘Third Sector Visioning,’
OUTSOURCING SOLUTION
quit to the New Mechan- a government require-
ics’ Trust, short lease oc- ment upon local authori-
HOUSEHOLD AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
cupants of the old Rail- ties to form partnerships
way Museum - and spend with non-council organi- NO JOB, INDIVIDUAL OR BUSINESS TOO
GREAT OR SMALL
£1 million on refurbish- sations which contribute
ing the building as a youth to community cohesion. A SERVICE AND RESOURCE FOR EVERYONE
centre. Appeals were made by - GEOGRAPHY NO BOUNDARY
The February 2004 Link the Trust to the cabinet to
proclaimed the building Trust volunteers illustrate the size and opportunity for conduct meaningful con- Call Virtual Secretarial Services now!
as a great opportunity for performance and displays at the old railway museum sultation about the build- t/f: 01793 706447 . m: 07886 298881
Swindon Council to de- ing and not rush to a deci- e: [email protected]
www.vssonline.co.uk
velop a large scale performance, moved in and having submitted sion. But four years of effort are to
educational, arts and cultural cen- several proposals for the long term be ignored, seemingly because the
tre. And we suggested the council use of the building which have Trust does not fit the council’s neat,
could break new ground and al- been ignored, the council wants ordered top down view of what it
low a community organisation to them out. will tolerate.
do this. Ironically the decision was taken • A longer version of this article can
But four years after the Trust during National Volunteer Week be read at www.swindonlink.com
Swindon: your views wanted, warts and all
Lynette Thomas from Rodbourne is planning a book entitled Swindon- The Good, Bad & The Ugly which
she says will be a tongue-in-cheek look at what people living in Swindon really think about their town.
She has been gathering material for some months, including the views of well known singer and Swindon
critic Andy Partridge of XTC. Lynette, said, “the town has been the butt of many a joke over the years but
I want to record what people who live here actually think about the place. It can be buildings, places, people,
events, community projects- whatever comes to mind.”
Lynette is spending the summer photographing sites around the town and hopes to publish in the
Autumn. Any profits will go to the Octobus community arts project. To give your point of view, contact:
Lynette Thomas, 48 Churchward Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1NH or mail: [email protected]
Place for visual expression
www.swindongallery.org.uk, sponsored by The Link - view images of the town, upload your own pictures.

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