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Conservatives continue to call the Councillor gets on his bike for SMASH
shots on the council whilst Swindon Keen cycling councillor Keith Williams from Nine Elms is looking for
takes on blue hue in Parliament sponsors to help raise much needed cash for the Swindon Mentoring
and Self Help Project (SMASH).
In the parliamentary elections on 6 May the Conservatives swept La- He’s taking part in the Deloitte Project manager Rob Chappell
bour away, with Robert Buckland taking over South Swindon from Ride Across Britain from 12 June said, “we’re talking with a number
Anne Snelgrove whilst Justin Tomlinson took the North Swindon seat to 20 June, covering nearly 1,000 of big organisations and our hopes
vacated by Michael Wills. miles from John O‘Groats to Lands are high. In the meantime any kind
Swindon Council seats being in Shaw & Nine Elms. End, camping overnight on the way. of fundraising like Keith’s bike
contended in The Link’s target The Conservatives now have Founded ten years ago, SMASH ride is fantastic because they keep
distribution area were all won by 41 seats on the council, Labour 14 links trained adult volunteers and us viable.
Conservatives. Justin Tomlinson’s and the Lib Dems four, with former vulnerable young people in need of “In early May we were able to
place representing Abbey Meads mayor Steve Wakefield in Toothill practical help and advice on how to provide 16 young people with a
Ward was convincingly won by & Westlea as the only independent. cope with life issues, like problems life changing residential weekend
Peter Heaton-Jones, whilst David A full list of councillors with con- at home, school and with friends. paid for entirely out of local fund-
Renard easily held his Haydon tact details can be found at www. Lottery funding for the project raising.”
Ward seat and outgoing mayor swindon.gov.uk has now run out and it is now Help Keith at: www.justgiving.
David Wren retained Moredon. Robert Buckland MP surgery surviving on small grants whilst com/keithwilliamsRAB
In West Swindon Mick Bray held Fri 4 June, 4pm to 6.30pm at seeking major backers to provide
Freshbrook & Grange Park and Freshbrook Community Centre. No its £200,000 annual running costs. www.smash-youth-project.co.uk
Keith Williams was returned again appointment required
New mayor selects his charities for year ahead Passengers petition to retain bus
Haydon Wick councillor Rex Barnett A decision to scrap a bus route between West Swindon and Wootton
is Mayor of Swindon for 2010/11 and Bassett has angered regular users of the Stagecoach service.
has announced his chosen charities The 54 bus has now been replaced tend Wootton Bassett School, a new
will be the Willows Counselling Ser- by Direct 54 which runs straight into 54A service has been put on with
vice, Swindon parent run Children’s town, missing out West Swindon just two daily journeys. Father Mo-
Cancer & Leukaemia Movement altogether. Stagecoach said the old han Bal, of Westlea, said the single
(CALM) and Prospect Hospice. route was uneconomic. morning service was late during its
In the April Link, coun Barnett Residents have complained first week causing an anxious wait
said he and his wife Sandra, right, they were given little notice of the for his child.
were looking forward to a busy year changes. Suzanne Allen of Fresh- He’s complained to Stagecoach
and asked readers to fill their diary brook collected 628 names on a and called on the company to re-
with events. To invite them, mail the petition calling for the service to consider their plan or to increase
mayor’s secretary Carol Deamer: be reinstated hourly. the frequency of the new 54A bus
[email protected] For families whose children at- service.

Hair today, gone tomorrow. Shave the mayor on 3 June

David Wren, last year’s Mayor of Swindon is making a last big push to support his chosen charities by shedding his head of hair, including
his beloved well tended beard at Nationwide on 3 June- but only if the people of Swindon stump up £1,000.
If £5,000 is raised, he’ll go the full monty and have an all over body
wax in aid of Swindon 105.5FM Community Radio, Thamesdown Hy-
drotherapy Pool, Swindon Guide Dogs and Swindon Cares, which for
the last two years has supported mental health recovery group LEAVES
and Swindon Downs Syndrome Group.
Cheques made out to Swindon Borough Council with ‘Mayor’s Char-
ity - Haircut’ on the back should be sent to The Mayor’s Parlour, Civic
Offices, Euclid Street, Swindon SN1 2JH.
Why not join him? Raise £100 and have your head shaved in aid of the
Mayor’s charities. For details call 337591.
Right, helping out at the Bombay Lounge, Peatmoor. £300 was raised at a charity night
in April. From left, Hanif Robbani, owner, Shirley Ludford of Swindon Radio 105.5fm,
Mayoress Sinead Darker, Mayor David Wren, Cally Arkell, Diane Mansfield of Swin-
don Guide Dogs, Miss Swindon Cherie Smith, James Arkell, chair of Swindon Cares
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