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Express could be open for Xmas Famous dads help celebrate

Priory Vale pub announcement due school’s first year
Redhouse residents could enjoy free champagne and a chocolate foun- Swindon Town FC players Lee Peacock and Jeral Ifil took a break from
tain at the opening of The Works hair salon at the new Redhouse Village training to cut a first year birthday cake in an assembly at Orchid Vale
Centre, opposite Isambard Community School, on 8 September, but Primary School where their children attend.
they’ll have to wait until December to buy groceries or newspapers.
Afterwards the staff, children and ing the Haydon End site wearing
The centre was due to open in parents watched a time capsule of a hard hat just 20 months ago. “We
June but the building programme letters and artwork of children’s wanted to involve as many people
was behind schedule. And behind ideas of what their school will be like as possible in celebrating our first
the scenes Smile Stores was giving in the future buried in the outdoor year because we set high standards
up on its plan to open and the Sep- classroom by caretaker Bob Ellis. we’ve achieved so much in a short
temberLink revealed that the lease Headteacher Debbie Kylynka time, whilst making learning enjoy-
had been taken over by Tesco. said it was hard to imagine tour- able for the children.
A spokeswoman said fitting out Lee Peacock and Jeral Ifil with Orchid Vale youngsters
should start in October and the and headteacher Debbie Kylynka
store could be open for Christmas.
“We understand residents’ disap-
pointment at the delay but we look
forward to opening the new Tesco
Express and are committed to con-
tributing to the vibrancy and vitality
of this new community and serving
our customers in the future.”
Paul and Sheila Edwards toasting their
Apart from the hair salon, de-
velopers Crest Nicholson have let new salon at Redhouse centre
units to a fish and chip shop, Straker uncertain over the last three years
Goodman Ingram estate agents, and but there will now be a flurry of
the fourth is provisionally to be a building at the centre.”
dental surgery. He did not reveal the name of the
Project manager Chris Cain said, brewing group to build the pub.
“I think we have achieved a good This will be announced in October
mix of businesses in the first phase. when a planning application is Councillors needed for North parish
We will shortly be marketing a submitted. People to represent the views of residents of St Andrews Ridge, Red-
further three retail units to be built A public meeting will be held in house and parts of Abbey Meads are needed by Blunsdon Parish Council.
to the north of the village square, November or December when plans Meetings take place on the first Monday of the month at Blunsdon Vil-
opposite the school. for the pub and the village centre lage Hall and the third Monday of the month in Abbey Meads Primary
“Market conditions have been overall will be put on display. School. For details call parish clerk Rachel Smith on 705617.

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