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Redhouse village and recycling to
be discussed by North residents

Tel: 0870 4023555 Fax: 0870 4023556 A meeting called by Abbey Meads ward councillors for Thursday 15
March, 7pm, will give people living in Priory Vale the chance to find
Travel Express Catering out more about the design and content of Redhouse Village Centre,
and to discover when the area will get improved curbside recycling
provision.
Chris Cain, Crest Nicholson project manager for the village centre
Tuition Security Entertainment
development, who was pictured in the February Link, will explain the
progress of the first phase of the centre.
He will talk about negotiations with a pub operator, give a likely
Mortgages Wills Business Plan timescale for opening, and also describe the other facilities to be built at
the centre over the next two to three years.
Scorpio Enterprises, 76 Basepoint, Rivermead Drive, Westlea, Swindon SN5 7EX The meeting takes place at Brimble Hill Special School on the
Learning Campus. There is pedestrian access from Red Oaks Primary
www.scorpioenterprises.co.uk School car park, Redhouse Way. Alternatively, use the northen en-
trance to the campus off Tadpole Lane.
Waste and recycling informal presentation
From 6pm to 7pm Swindon Council officers will be available to
Purton House Reduce your discuss when comprehensive curbside recycling collections and
Church End carbon footprint. wheelie bins and will be introduced to North Swindon.
Coun Justin Tomlinson said that he and fellow councillors Peter
Purton, Swindon Buy healthy food Stoddard and Owen Lister are constantly asked when the council is
grown locally
Tel: 01793 772287 going to improve its waste and recycling collection service in the area.
Children at Red Oaks have been concentrating on recycling this term
VEGETABLES • FRUIT • MEAT • EGGS and will be putting their work on display.
Real food from a farm near you Meet the police in Moredon
Call for details about our Moredon Community Primary School, Saturday 10 March, 11am to 1pm
The Moredon Neighbourhood Policing Team and representatives
Organic Box Scheme from Swindon Council’s housing, neighbourhood wardens and crime
& disorder departments will be on hand to discuss crime and anti-social
Deliveries & drop off points in Swindon, Cirencester, behaviour in the part of Rodbourne Cheney which covers Church Walk
Wootton Bassett, Broad Hinton, Marlborough, Wroughton North/South and Rodbourne Cheney Road to the church.
www.purton-house.co.uk

Remedy for treacherous
conditions at Tadpole Lane
New drainage at the accident black spot on Tadpole Lane, on the
northern edge of Priory Vale, should improve conditions but there
are calls for a reduction in the speed limit.
Geoff Austen of Mayfly Road has
seen at least a dozen accidents out-
side his home in the last two years
and fears that there will be more.
“Originally, the only exit
planned onto the lane was
Oakhurst Way,” said Mr Austen.
“Now there are three roads plus
the access to the Learning Cam-
pus. The speed limit is 60mph and responsibility for the flooding. “I
it should be reduced.” have requested that Highways
To add to the dangers, the road does everything it possibly to sort
is prone to flooding after heavy out the speed limit which is totally
rain. Mr Austen has raised the road inappropriate.”
safety issue with the police,
Thames Water, the Environment Lady Lane closure
Agency and Swindon Council. Arguments about the closure of
“The problem is being passed Lady Lane beyond Sandstone
around like a hot potato with no- Road have been raging in Ash
one willing to take action. I keep Brake and Priory Vale.
being told there have been no seri- Councillors will make a decision
ous accidents; the implication is following two traffic surveys.
that someone needs to get killed Lady Lane will be closed for a
before anything will happen.” short period after a 7 day count in
Before Christmas, representa- March, then reopened and another
tives from the Environment survey will be conducted to com-
Agency and George Wimpey dis- pare traffic use.
cussed why a 12” pipe had been Abbey Meads ward councillors
installed and not one twice the size Justin Tomlinson and Peter
Ward councillor Justin Tomlin- Stoddart continue to support the
son said Swindon Council officers agreement made in 2004 to close
are charging George Wimpey with the road.
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