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8 swindonlink.com • February 2008

Tailor-made Redhouse meeting delayed

by SueLynn whilst pub design is worked out
A long promised meeting to discuss the next stage of Redhouse Village
Lakeside Curtains Curtains Centre has been put off until March at least, when it is hoped that the
Made to measure curtains, Pelmets pub operators and Swindon Council planners will have agreed the
appropriate appearance of the building for the site.
blinds and soft furnishings
and three more retail outlets. “We
Chris Cain, Crest Nicholdson de-
Free design service Roman blinds velopment manager for the village will start marketing these units in
Free quotation Swags & tails centre, would not reveal the name the summer as completion is still
Fabric supply and fitting Cushion covers of the chain that will be building twelve months away. Work should
service available the pub, but said they were in dis- begin on the town square by mid-
For quality workmanship and friendly No job too small cussion with the planners. “There March.”
service phone Karen on: For further information call hasn’t been a lot to add to the public He added that an office building
01793 539048 Sue: 01793 870451 or meeting I attended in March 2007 is being planned and the provision
and what has been reported in The of a health centre is in the hands of
17 Hatherley Road, Nythe, Swindon Lynn: on 01793 330595 Link since. I’m waiting for the plan- the Primary Care Trust, whilst he
ners and the pub operator to come had received interest about opening
up with a design so that there can a nursery at the centre.
KITCHENS • BATHROOMS • BEDROOMS be a presentation and residents can Responding to criticism that
discuss the kind of facilities that Crest is demanding too high a
QUALITY AT AFFORDABLE PRICES should be included.” price for the church site, he said
Three more units at the first phase the company was following the
n Free home consultation and computer aided design of the centre on Milgrove Street guidance set out in the Section 106
n Kitchens to suit every budget should be open by Easter - Strakers legal agreement for developments
Estate Agent, a dentist and a fish of this kind.
n Bathrooms traditional and modern and chip shop - joining The Works “After a relatively slow start,
n Stylish and contemporary bedrooms hair salon and Tesco Express which development of the village centre
opened in December. is now accelerating,” said Mr Cain.
n Supply only or full installation service available Mr Cain said construction on the “We will see a lot of change in the
Showroom at: Open: second phase of the centre, opposite coming months and a good part of
39 BSS House Tuesday to Friday 10am-4pm Isambard Community School, is the centre nearing completion by
Cheney Manor Ind. Estate Saturday 10am-2pm underway to include apartments this time next year.”
or by appointment
For free quotation call David Hope for fountains as attempt to
or Wendy on 01793 644600
stem leaks is launched
After The Link exclusively reported that the dancing fountains at
North Swindon District Centre could be turned off because they are
too expensive to maintain, we can reveal that a programme of remedial
work will start in early Spring.

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extras - and no obligation. Julian Leggett, above, who was responsible for maintaining the fountains
said, “the pumping equipment was never up to the job and has largely
been replaced, but the great problem has been the loss of water from
Call Trevor Salter on the site. We were losing around 1,000 litres of water an hour; it was just
01793 812995 disappearing. The pipework has been checked thoroughly and we have
or 07860 882588 concluded that the force of the water has washed away the grouting in
the run off channels underneath and soaked into the surrounding soil.
or email: “Work to regrout the site in the Spring has been authorised and we
[email protected] hope to have the fountains back in action by the summer.”
www.carpetsswindon.co.uk He added that the cost of maintaining the public areas of district centre,
including the fountains, is shared between Asda Walmart and the other
tenants on the site.

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