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Memorial garden cash needed CYCLE REPAIRS

Work is underway at Uplands Special Needs School in North Swindon FREE collection Had an accident/injured?
to build a place to remember four children who have died this year, On the road? At work?
and help is needed to cover the cost of materials. & delivery from Slip? Trip?
Garden designer Jill home or work
Blackwood, who agreed Servicing & repairs Medical negligence?

to get involved after being New cycles
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Jill Blackwood, centre, showing her design to Jackie
cash to purchase it with. Smith, right, and Lynn-Marie Tomlin and Joe Rowe
Artist Gordon Dick-
who will lead the Zurich team
inson has been commis-
sioned to create a sculpture repre- a substantial amount of the heavy
senting young people supporting work, but we’re also looking for
and caring for each other. donations of materials or money h o r t i c a r e
Jill said she aimed to create an so that we can dedicate the garden residential & commercial landscaping
outdoor sanctuary. “There will be a in the Autumn. It will give us a Turfing Your Complete Garden Solution
lawn and planting beds, a gathering positive focal point to remember Decking Garden Maintenance Landscaping
point by the sculpture and another our pupils by.” Paving and Driveways From only £39 per month, our We work with our customers
space where up to 15 people can Zurich staff are also fundraising Fencing service takes care of it all leaving to design the best solution for
your garden. We have over
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Water Features
“A lot of paving is required to usual matching contribution to 100 maintained garden. competitive prices.
allow several wheelchairs to access per cent. On 25 June a parents and
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the site at the same time and this staff snooker evening at the 147 Quotation Competitive
will be quite costly.” Club raised £1,000. Prices
Headteacher Jackie Smith said To help the Uplands project con-
she is delighted Zurich staff are tact Jackie Smith on 493910 or mail:
taking on the challenge. “They’ll do head@uplands.swindon.sch.uk Call or visit or text GARDEN
01793 491010 www.horticare.co.uk to 81400
West urban oasis to become co-op
Lower Shaw Farm, the award winning educational and cultural centre
in West Swindon, is to become a co-operative as it strives to secure
its long-term future.
The farm on Old Shaw Lane has,
for about 35 years, given adults and
children the chance to work, learn
and play in a rural setting within Paolo and Monica welcome you
the town.
Apart from a wide range of to their new Family Restaurant & Grill
courses, the farm hosts a popular (formerly The Foresters)
weekly community cafe and is home
to the Swindon Festival of Literature. Common Platt, West Swindon
In 2009 it won the Observer newspa-
per’s Ethical Garden Award. Specialising in locally
Yet the future of the farm is still sourced free range meat,
beset with uncertainty. In 2006 fresh seafood,
Swindon Council considered sell- fresh homemade pastas
fresh homemade pastas
fresh homemade pastas
ing the 200 year old listed farm- NOW
house and the three acre site for Ethical garden award winners, Lower
Daily specials, fi
Daily specials, fi ne wines, ne wines,
Shaw Farm tenants Andrea Hirsch and Daily specials, fi ne wines,
commercial development. Matt Holland, with volunteers Daniela local ales and
local ales and
local ales and
The Link threw its weight behind OPEN
Novak, Melissa McBride and Rachel Clark
the campaign to save the farm great Italian coffee
which resulted in huge local and supporters of Lower Shaw Farm Free WiFi • Beer garden
national support. Borough council- will be able to become stakeholders
lors agreed to extend the lease and in the cooperative. Summer opening times:
negotiations about a long term solu- West Swindon councillor Steve 11.30am to midnight (except Monday)
tion have been going on ever since. Wakefi eld said he welcomed the Food served 12 noon to 11pm. Bar and family restaurant
Now the farm is to become a Soci- move. “The farm is a superb asset
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to the Swindon community; it is a
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Tenant Andrea Hirsch said, fantastic example of social capital.
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we’re incorporating and receiving certainty quickly and give the site to to West Swindon
sound business advice. Becoming the Lower Shaw Farm cooperative.
part of the wider network of co- www.lowershawfarm.co.uk
operatives is really exciting.” • Read the full story at www.swin- For bookings call 01793 772027
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