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Chris Barry surveying the traffic on Mead Way We are an independent family owned and

With the opening of the skate park Kidz About children’s play centre, run agency offering over 50 years of combined
on Rivermead Drive, Shaw resident the Golfing Hole and a dance studio. property experience servicing, Royal Wootton
Chris Barry is calling on Swindon Opposite it is the skate park. Bassett, Purton, Lyneham, Swindon and
Council to urgently fund a crossing “Aldi will open in September on surrounding villages.
point on Mead Way from Section the west side. All these facilities at-
106 developer contributions. tract more car users but also people We pride ourselves on providing our customers
The July Link published a map of on foot or bikes. with a professional and personal service that only a
footpath routes so that pedestrians “Even though there are safe routes totally committed family team can provide.
and cyclists heading for the skate in the area they are not direct, so
facility on the east side of Mead we’re going to see young people
Way know the safe routes, but Chris walking along the verges of the
believes the amount of traffic using busy roads and crossing Mead Way
the road and the number of attrac- to get to the skate park.
tions close to the Spectrum building “My wife and I have walked from
means greater danger for people home in Shaw to Kidz About with
reaching them on foot or by bike. our grandchildren and crossed Mead
“Because Thamesdown Drive Way and it’s a nightmare. This is a 26/26a High Street
has yet to be completed to situation which needs to be dealt Royal Wootton Bassett
Great Western Way, as originally with before a tragedy takes place.” Wiltshire SN4 7AA
conceived, Mead Way has become Shaw councillor May Martin said:
Swindon’s western by-pass with an “I have submitted a Mead Way
ever increasing volume of traffic crossing for consideration by the Sales: 01793 840222
including heavy lorries. borough’s highway engineers. It’s Lettings: 01793 855222
“At the same time, we’ve seen part one of several projects in West
of the Spectrum building, on the Swindon; we await the result of www.alanhawkins.co.uk
east side of Mead Way, used as the technical studies.”
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