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House builder provides welcome shelter
to North Scouts
Scouts in North Swindon can now camp in style after Crest Nicholson Park Home Offer!
provided £1,000 for a large purpose-made canvas mess tent.

Crest Strategic Projects MD John Terry with celebrating scouts
Having previously relied on a makeshift marquee, the 7th Swindon
Scouts, including Cubs and Beavers, were in desperate need of a large
tent to provide a wet weather recreation area and cooking space.
The 7th Swindon Scouts attend around eight camps a year, many with
other local troops and groups from across the country.
In June some 500 and 600 scouts from the district will be joining The
Giant Sleepover, the world’s biggest simultaneous sleepover, at Roves
Farm near Highworth.
Mark Allen, assistant scout leader, said: “We’d like to say a big thank
you to Crest Nicholson for coming to our rescue.”
Infrastructure inadequate for development
says Oakhurst Residents’ Association
New Tadpole Farm plan shows all additional traffic
and construction vehicles going through North Swindon
West Swindon councillor Nick Martin’s view in the March Link that
the 1,700 houses proposed for Tadpole Farm in Swindon Council’s
planning core strategy should go ahead to prevent Ridgeway Farm
being agreed by a planning inspector at an enquiry in Chippenham in Spring Deal! Now only £129,950
May has been fiercely criticised by members of Oakhurst Residents’
Association (ORA).
Big Spring Savings on this fully-refurbished park
Paul Exell, ORA chair said: “Cllr safety points of view.
Martin makes the claim ‘that the “There are plans already in place home situated on one of Blunsdon Abbey’s most
infrastructure of Tadpole Farm is for a another 1,000 homes which will
in place.’ impact North and West Swindon by outstanding plots with a landscaped garden
“Where’s the evidence for this? Blunsdon Stadium and Akers Way. overlooking views across to the Wiltshire Downs.
Fellow West Swindon councillor Adding another 2,400 at Tadpole
Steve Wakefield has raised grave and Ridgeway Farms should not go This two-bedroom park home has been finished to the
concerns about the traffic from ahead. The provision of road, sewer
Tadpole Farm adding to the and water supply infrastructure is highest standard and includes a newly fitted kitchen
congested roads in the West. totally inadequate.” with integrated dishwasher and fridge/freezer and a
“The impact on Mead Way will North sewers new luxury shower room with a large 1500 shower and
be huge. Crest’s traffic studies are will cope after
based on the effect of the first phase drencher shower head. Plus new décor and curtains
of 323 houses completed by 2016 - upgrade claim Crest throughout, new beds and three-piece suite.
that’s only 19 per cent of the 1,700 The problem of inadequate sewage
total. Everybody in North and West disposal capacity for Tadpole Farm
Swindon needs to know the impact can be overcome says developer Other plots available for a new home of your choice!
of the traffic from the other 1,377. Crest Homes.
“And now Crest have revised The March Link first revealed
their planning application to the concerns of the residents’ as- Blunsdon Abbey Park
exclude a north east link road to sociations and parish councils with
Tadpole Farm site via the A419 Thames Water comments in Swin-
until 2020 - if you believe that it don Council’s planning core strategy. A quality residential lifestyle for the over 50s
will happen at all. That means It states the North Swindon sewer
all construction traffic could use network is full to capacity and the 01793 722100 www.pineview.co.uk
Oakhurst Way and Thamesdown Barnfield sewage treatment works
Drive, or St Andrew’s Ridge. won’t be able to cope with the waste Blunsdon St Andrew, Swindon SN25 2DU
“Crest have also resurrected the from more housing development.
rapid bus route from Tadpole Farm However John Terry, managing
via Redhouse Village Centre past director of Crest Strategic Proj-
Isambard, but this will only be part ects, says the Tadpole Farm plans
funded by a Section 106 payment. have been discussed with Thames What is a Park Home?
“North Swindon residents, and Water which plans to upgrade the
people from further afield, need to sewer network and treatment plant Find out at www.parkhomelife.com
understand the implications from by Spring 2015 to cope with later
both the traffic congestion and road stages of the development.

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