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What do you think? Thamesdown Drive Extension Survey

THE Link has highlighted the Way link road completed. ✂ Organised by Link Magazine & Shaw Residents’ Association
need for Thamesdown Drive to be You may be somebody who For this response to be counted it is essential you provide:
completed for over ten years, and uses the road network daily, or a Your name: ......................................................... and post code: ................................
the number of stories has increased trades person whose business is
in line with the volume of traffic as hampered by roads that are being All answers to the survey will be held in the strictest confidence.
North Swindon nears completion. overwhelmed by the volume of The published results will not be in any way traceable to respondents.
With 1,700 houses being traffic, or you may be a
built at Tadpole Farm, Fill in the parent worried about the To be entered into the prize draw, please provide your:
700 at Ridgeway Farm survey and provide increase in fast moving Email address: ..................................................................................................................
and up to 500 on sites your contact details to be vehicles outside your
off Mead Way and entered into a prize draw home as you walk Or postal address, if no email: ......................................................................................
Akers Way, residents for a great meal for two with your child to and
are frustrated by the at the Marriott Hotel’s from school. 1. Do you agree that the proposed link road between Thamesdown Drive
seeming inaction to Source Grill. On the other hand and Great Western Way should be built?
deliver a result. you might think Swindon
But how frustrated does not need a western Yes  No 
are you, really? Over the years by-pass or it would be too great a
acres of paper have been used in financial commitment. 2. In your opinion, how important is the construction of this link road?
consultants’ reports and thousands We want to hear from you. a) Not important  b) Somewhat important 
of words have been said and written The survey has been compiled with c) Important  d) Very important 
in various places about the need the assistance of Kevin Fisher, chair e) Extremely important 
to relieve the ever growing traffic of Shaw Residents’ Association and
congestion, and the increasing is endorsed by the TDeX group.
impact on once quiet residential All responses will be held in 3. Taking into account the status of the plans for this road, as reported
roads as drivers try to find new ways confidence. on the left, how do you rate Swindon Borough Council’s
around rush hour jams. current proposals?
But nobody has given you, the a) A waste of resource  b) Insufficient 
ordinary resident, the chance Prefer to submit c) OK  d) Good 
to ask some straightforward your answers digitally? e) Perfect 
questions and give their view as to
whether Swindon Council should Find the survey online via: 4. Within what timescale do you think the road should be completed?
make greater efforts to get the www.swindonlink.com
Thamesdown Drive to Great Western or www.shawresidents.org.uk a) Never  b) 10+ years 
c) 6 - 10 years  d) 3 - 6 years 
e) 1 - 3 years 
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5. How concerned are you about any potential harm to the environment
Advice for small businesses
the building of this road may cause?
Is there anything I should beware a) Very concerned - don’t build it 
of re the new Pension rules before b) Manage the environmental impact , but build it 
cashing in my fund? c) I have no opinion on the subject 
d) The wider benefits outweigh any concerns 
From April 2015, new pension rules will allow people with e) Not concerned 
private pension funds far more freedom with their
‘pension pots’. You can even take the whole pension as a 6. What improvements do you think are appropriate for Mead Way
lump sum without having to buy an annuity or similar long and Akers Way (tick all that apply)?
term investment. Mead Way Akers Way
Convert all of it into a dual carriageway  
You can generally take a quarter of your pot as a tax-free  N/A
lump; but remember, everything above that is taxable Convert parts of it into a dual carriageway
income – and will be added to your other taxable Provide additional filter lanes at roundabouts  
income. On top of this, any income over the Higher Rate Install traffic lights at all or some roundabouts  
Tax threshold (£41,850 in 2014/15) will be taxed at 40%! No improvements required  
Build a new road parallel to it N/A 
I strongly recommend that you get tax planning advice.
Create additional car parking to enable banning on-road parking 
Some simple planning can help you to ensure that funds
you have carefully set aside for years don’t give the ✂ 7. On average how many weekdays do you drive or are a passenger
Government an extra 20% of your pension fund! in a car during the morning and evening rush hours
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Peter Bromiley ACA PM
AMS Accountancy Ltd,
Swindon SN5 7XF, 01793-818400 Please return this survey to Link Magazine, 37 Basepoint
www.ams-accountancy.co.uk Centre, Rivermead Drive, Swindon SN5 7EX. You are
welcome to include further comments on a separate sheet.
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