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Two new parks up for discussion at West Forum

The development of Moulden Hill Country Park in North Swindon and the third phase of Shaw Forest Park in West Swindon will be dis-
cussed at the West Swindon Forum on Monday 10 November, in the Link Centre community suite.
The two areas have been in de- have to park on Thamesdown Drive
velopment for well over ten years as they have for some time, a grass
but plans are now being fi nalised football pitch for juniors close to the
for improvements which will allow entrance, a multi-use all weather
the public to fully access them over surface and possibly a cricket pitch.
the next few years. We’re also in discussion with our
The February Link featured partners for a building which could
plans for Moulden Hill which is serve as changing rooms, visitor
being created by Swindon Council centre and perhaps a train station
with major input from the Wilts & in the future. At present we’re
Berks Canal Trust and the Swindon undertaking detailed designs and
& Cricklade Railway Society. An costing the project and I welcome
entrance road and a car park was a discussion at the West Swindon
to be built in time for the summer Forum to get public reaction to the
but evidence of great crested newts outline scheme.”
close to the canal was found which A mile away another major out-
meant a delay until a major environ- door project is just being launched:
mental study was completed. the third phase of the huge Shaw The Mayor Steve Wakefi eld reviewing the plans with Russell Weymouth
Swindon Council landscape ar- Forest Park development. The rede- phase, between Shaw Forest and Services will attend the forum to
chitect Russell Weymouth said, “we velopment of the fi rst phases next the Gloucester railway line was show the fi lm and discuss the work
have approval for the access road to Mead Way is nearing completion, used for dry landfi ll until 2006. to be undertaken and explain how it
and car park, so that people don’t with some 70,000 trees planted over Over the next four years it will be will be linked in with Shaw Forest
the last 15 years. capped with a further twenty feet and the River Ray Parkway.
In the last twelve of clay and top soil, landscaped and • The Forum is a meeting point for
months footpaths trees planted, before a network of the West Swindon councillors and
have been laid, a footpaths is made to eventually give residents interested in discussing
car park created public access. community issues. The meeting on
and fenced off, The project will be undertaken 10 November starts at 7.30pm.
a fl at games area by Swindon Council’s Waste Ser-
seeded and fi nal vices department, who have com- Shaw Forest DVD
land shaping un- missioned a fi lm featuring West For a free copy explaining the
dertaken. Swindon residents enjoying Shaw work to be undertaken, call
T h e t h i r d Forest and describing the next phase Bob Fisher on 07786 020886
of work. Representatives of Waste
The section of
Mouldon Hill
Country Park un-
der discussion (with HEAD RUSH
added annotations)
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