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Forum hears of plans for two parks

One million tons of soil are going to be imported to phase 3 of Shaw
Forest Park over the next three years before tree planting can start and
the public can gain access.
The West Swindon
Forum heard on 10 No-
vember that the first two
phases of Shaw Forest
are now fully open to
the public, but major
Abbey Meads Village Centre, elstree Way works have just started
to increase the park by
Menu available to 12th January 2009 half.
By 2013 the twenty
Classic Meal for Two year project will have
Prawn Crackers turned the old landfill
site into a huge 170 acre
Sesame Chicken on Toast park.
Crispy Seaweed & Mini Vegetable Swindon Borough Checking progress on Shaw Forest Phase 3,
Council waste services
Spring Rolls site manager Bob Fisher with West Swindon
project manager David councillor Nick Martin
Shredded Chilli Beef Rudland said the £2
Roast Pork and Mushrooms million cost of the latest phase of Sports plans for
the project will be met by landfill
Sweet & Sour Chicken charges. The initial work being Mouldon Hill park
Hong Kong style undertaken by contractors is to Borough Council landscape archi-
install a leachate and gas extraction tect Russell Weymouth, below, told
Egg Fried Rice
system, landshaping and cover- the forum that he is working on
Fortune Cookies ing the thirty acres with a special outline plans for junior football
porous membrane before top soil pitches and possibly a cricket field
£17.88 is brought in. close to the entrance to Mouldon
Contractors will be brought in Hill on Thamesdown Drive.
to plant thousands of trees in three He said that with the funding
to four years, and community tree contribution of £750,000 from North
planting days similar to previous Swindon house builders, he was
events on phases 1 and 2 will be working closely with the council’s
planned. recreation services department to
Mr Rudland said nearly all the apply for grants from the Football
Superior Meal for Two work is taking place behind fences. Foundation and also with Swindon
“Walkers and cyclists on the River and Cricklade Railway Society and
Prawn Crackers Ray parkway may sometimes come North Wilts Canal Trust to increase
Quarter Aromatic Crispy Duck across machinery at work close to the available budget.
the footpath and I would urge the In the medium to long term, Mr
Crispy Prawn Rolls public to take care. Weymouth hopes Mouldon Hill
Satay Chicken on Skewers “People can see the work on will also include a multi-use hub
phase 3 if they walk to the top of building to act as a railway station,
& Mini Vegetable Spring Rolls
Shaw Forest phases 1 and 2.” visitor centre and provide changing
Crispy Seaweed rooms for sports teams.
Shredded Chilli Chicken He said most of this year had
been taken up with environmental
Beef with Green Peppers studies because great crested newts
in Black Bean Sauce had been found in the canal on the
Egg Fried Rice & Plain Chow Mein other side of the hill. None had been
found by the lake or in Haydon
Fortune Cookies
Brook closeby and permission had
Complementary bottle of Lambrini/Coke/Diet Coke/ now been granted for work to start
two bottles of Stella upon ordering the Superior Meal between the park entrance and the
lake built 15 years ago.
£21.88 In the short term he hopes a car
park will have been built by late
spring so that vehicles no longer
★ Tel: 01793 703388 ★ have to park on Thamesdown
Drive. In response to concerns that
Open: Sun - Thur 4.45pm - 11.15pm; Fri & Sat 4.45pm - 11.45pm Shaw Forest DVD development will disturb wildlife,
Mr Weymouth said most of the
Open every Bank Holiday Last orders for delivery 15 mins before For a free copy explaining 120 acres of the park beyond the
closing time. Debit/Credit cards accepted in shop only for orders over £7. the work on phase 3, call car park and hub building will be
Free delivery within 2.5 mile radius. Bob Fisher on 07786 020886 untouched.
See our full menu at www.rendezvous.uk.net The DVD was made by Residents said there has been an
Swindon’s AVP Studios which upsurge of children and adults rid-
Christmas opening hours Abbey Meads ing mini-motos and scrambler bikes
24th Dec 4.30pm - 11pm is run by Bill Blake from The
25th Dec and 26th Dec CloseD Rendezvous are Prinnels. The company on the park.
31st Dec 4.30pm - 11pm licenced to deliver recently won an award for a Coun Peter Greenhalgh said he
1st Jan 4.30pm - 11pm health & safety film commissioned would be calling on the police to
open as usual all other days wine and beer by Swindon Commercial Services deploy the off-road bikes purchased
for them to deter them.

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