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Chance to comment on Lydiard Park Remember the Shed Shop?
dog lead consultation In our series of articles about 40 years since the first people arrived in the

western expansion we catch up with Don Cook who ran the first shop
A plan to combat nuisance from There is also an additional proposed
loose dogs in Lydiard Park, which exclusion area for dogs, except
will require owners to keep their assistance dogs, in the small Walled
pets on a lead in a quarter of the Garden and Rick Yard.
grounds during the summer months, The proposal is being considered
is open for public consultation. because the mix of loose and
Swindon Council is considering boisterous dogs and families – often
a Public Space Protection Order with young children - in popular
(PSPO) to ensure dogs are kept on areas of the park has led to regular
leads outside Lydiard House, at the incidents which have spoiled the
barbecue area and on the sports and enjoyment of the park for some
events field between 1 April and the visitors. There have been regular
end of September, from 10am in the reports to council staff of dogs
morning until 6pm in the evening. attacking other dogs, knocking over
children, and stealing food from
Janet’s picnics. In Spring 1976, soon after the dozens of building sites in the area
The PSPO would be enforced by
Puppy licensed council staff, the police and first residents arrived in Toothill, and workers would come in as well
as residents. Every evening I would
Don Cook, now 85, started to tour
Skool police community support officers the area with a trailer supplying go round the narrow aisles with a
using Fixed Penalty Notices. The fine everyday foodstuffs and necessities. shovel and scrape out the mud.
Have fun teaching your dog would be £100, reduced to £75 for He had been running a shop on "I don't think people would stand
good manners and behaviour early payment. Clear signage would
at one of our friendly classes be put up to alert visitors to the Victoria Road and saw the chance for those condition nowadays."
3 Playskool class for puppies to supply the thousands of houses In 1980 the council terminated the
3 Adult beginners/improvers restrictions and times of operation. planned for West Swindon. lease and RS McColl who were going
3 Senior Skool/advanced classes The rest of the park, beyond the He said: "When Swindon council to run the convenience store at the
3 One to one advice & training areas described above, would be bought the old Wimpey site hut new village centre took over.
3 Fun agility workshops unaffected by the terms of the order. opposite the doctors on Dunwich Don went on to establish a
www.janetspuppyskool.co.uk The consultation on the plan will run Drive in 1977 I won the tender to successful wholesale stationery and
APDT Member (01066) until the middle of July. run half of it as a shop; the other Christmas cracker business which is
Janet Garrett DipCABT (QCF-Level 4) Information on the consultation half was used as a community hall. now run by his son.
Tel: 01793 727158 can be found at: "I think everybody would agree the Read the full story at:
[email protected] www.swindon.gov.uk/lydiardpspo conditions were awful. There were www.bit.ly/doncook

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