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6 swindonlink.com • October 2010
Toothill’s ﬁ rst family welcomes

£1 million for community life

The ﬁ rst family to arrive in the new West Swindon development - and
who still live in Toothill - has welcomed news that the area is to receive
at least £1 million to support the community over the next ten years.

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that summer, were surrounded ing obstacles towards community
by a huge building site as houses improvement.
Abbey Meads in Markenﬁ eld and Longthorpe Both are taxi drivers for V cars
Close were being built. A mobile and are in a good position to hear
Village Centre shop would stop by several times comments about the area.
Elstree Way a week before one opened in a hut, “It’s now quite old and needs
and a church worker would bring improvements but nowadays I get
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like in the ﬁ rst few years when many
behalf of families.
Residents without a car faced Swindon people didn’t have a kind
a trek to the nearest bus stop on word to say about all the expansion
Quarter Aromatic OR Barbecue Ribs, the old A420 Swindon to Wootton going on,” said Theresa. “In fact it’s
Crispy Duck Crispy Seaweed and Bassett road on the other side of the amazing how West Swindon as a
Mini Vegetable Spring Rolls present Tewkesbury Way. whole has developed. We’re very
Thirty four years later the Davies impressed by the range of groups
Satay Roast OR Lemon OR Shredded clan is much bigger. Two daughters we take people to by taxi.”
Pork Chicken Chilli Beef and a son followed Janice and in But she’s worried that the council
time four grandchildren appeared. will try to get hold of the lottery
Sweet & Sour Chicken (HK Style) A ﬁ fth is on the way. money to pay for things that it’s
Beef with Green Peppers in Black Bean Sauce Theresa said they’ve enjoyed responsible for, like cutting down
living in Toothill and the need to hedges or picking up litter.
Egg Fried Rice, Prawn Crackers & Fortune Cookies
move somewhere else was never She said, “we’d like to see more
£17.88 that great. “We’ve thought about spent on young people at Toothill
going from time to time; we were Farm youth club and perhaps im-
(Menu Price £25.65. Discount vouchers cannot be used in conjunction with special meals) quite a long way down the line in proving play areas. It’s important
2008 but the recession started and that residents have a very clear say
Licenced to sell and deliver wine and beer we decided we were happy to stay about how money is spent.
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Kate, Janice and Michael live is money being spent on the wrong
Last orders for delivery 15 minutes before closing time closeby. Family get-togethers are things and creating resentment in
a regular feature for the Davies the community.”
family. The Big Local funding will start
“This part of Toothill built in the in 2011 after a trust has been chosen
ﬁ rst few years is a good area. It’s to administer the money which
quite settled and like us some of the includes setting up a process of
original families are still here,” said local discussion on projects that
Terry. “There isn’t trouble but we’re will beneﬁ t the community in the
www.rendezvous.uk.net not very impressed by the condition long term.

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