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Decision on five core libraries delayed until after General Election News in brief

A question mark will remain over West Swindon, North Swindon, Park maintain the non-core libraries
the funding for Swindon’s five and Highworth libraries. Swindon’s of Even Swindon, Liden, Moredon, Open gardens day
remaining borough-run libraries core libraries moved to new staffed Old Town, Penhill, Pinehurst, Upper
until after the General Election. hours in April, with the council Stratton, and Wroughton, staffed A host of gardens in Shaw and
At a cabinet meeting at the end of funding 47.5 hours a week for for 15 hours each a week until Nine Elms will open their doors
April, it was suggested that funding Central and 15 hours per week in the end of August after which to vistors as part of the West
could be provided through a public the other libraries. Parish Councils community based options are being Swindon Open gardens scheme.
services mutual. Run as a charitable in West Swindon, Highworth considered. Among this group, The event will be held on 24
organisation, shared between the and Central Swindon South have Covingham launched as Covingham and 25 June and costs £4 per
council, the local community and supplemented these hours with Community Library this month adult. Launched in 2002, the
library staff, the mutual would additional funding. thanks to the establishment of a annual scheme has raised nearly
oversee the running of Central, The borough council will also library trust to run the facility. £30,000 for local charities.
Aside from the opportunity
Keypoint incinerator decision delayed as meeting cancelled to visit many exciting gardens,
there will be plant sales,
A decision on a proposed waste refreshments, tombola and a
processing energy centre at raffle.
Keypoint in South Marston in All proceeds go to SMASH
Swindon has hit the buffers (Swindon Youth Mentoring) and
after the cancellation of a public CALM (Children’s Cancer and
planning meeting. Leukaemia Movement).
The controversial scheme was Tickets available on the day
due to go under the spotlight at from any participating garden,
a special planning meeting at the including Lower Shaw Farm in
Wyvern Theatre on May 16 where Old Shaw Lane.
developers Rolton Kilbride and Visit www.shawresidents.org.uk
members of the SKIP (Stop Keypoint An artist’s impression of the proposed incinerator at Keypoint
Incinerator Project) campaign group Sign up to big quiz
would have discussed the scheme The developers claim that the to address some of the objections
with Swindon Borough Council’s plant will provide a safe and clean the group has raised, or to explain Zurich Community Trust is looking
planning committee. way of generating renewable energy inconsistencies in their proposal for people to sign up to the Big
As yet, no reasons have been given from treated household waste that and suggests that this might be Quiz.
for the delay, with members of the cannot be practically recycled; behind the delay. It’s your chance to put your
planning committee being informed produce energy that can be used “There’s a piece of law, the 2011 general knowledge to the test
by email of Rolton Kilbride’s by nearby businesses and help cut Environmental Impact Assessment and raise money for good causes
decision to postpone the meeting. operating costs; reduce greenhouse Regulations, which doesn’t allow supported by Swindon Cares.
The firm applied in June 2016 for gas emissions. the council to give the go ahead The event will be held at The
permission to build a ‘gasification But the proposal has been until all the environmental impacts Village Hotel on Tuesday 13
plant’ which would process 150,000 opposed by local residents who are properly investigated.” June at 7.30pm. Teams (up to a
tonnes of domestic waste a year. have formed the SKIP campaign SKIP has a website at www. maximum of six) cost £40.
The plant would burn the gases and gathered more than 3,000 skip2016.com The two chosen charities for
driven off to generate steam either signatures in protest at the scheme. More information can be found on the Swindon Cares organisation
to use directly for heating or to SKIP chair Robert Ayres claims the Rolton Kilbride website at www. are Swindon Women’s Aid – a
produce electricity. that the developers have failed keypointswindonenergy.co.uk domestic abuse service and
Opening of new cycle route expands Swindon’s network The Nelson Trust – offering
vulnerable women and families a
comprehensive support service.
A new cycle route and walkway has To find out more contact Jane
been opened in Covingham Drive. Fox on 01793 502985.
To mark the opening, pupils from
Colebrook Junior School joined Choose your charity
officers from Swindon Borough
Council’s Transport Planning Sainsbury’s Local Charity of
and Project Delivery teams and the Year scheme is back for the
representatives from contractor ninth year and the Stratton
Volker Highways to officially declare store is calling for local charity
the new route open. nominations to be its local
The new route, which is the latest charity for the next year.
addition to the Swindon Urban The store will shortlist three
and Pedestrian Network, connects On the right track: Children from Colebrook Junior School at the opening of the charities which customers can
to the existing routes on Merlin new cycle route vote for. The winning charity will
Way and Dorcan Way and will also then receive a year of support
provide future pedestrian and cycle benefit existing residents, it will “It has arrived at a time when from the store, which includes
connections to the new Eastern fundraising and awareness
Villages development area. connect communities in the New we are working hard to encourage raising. Customers can vote
Eastern Villages in the years to
the children to cycle and scoot to
Lynsey Turner, Swindon Borough come.” school instead of travelling by car. between 12 – 25 June in stores
Council’s Transport Project Manager, Rob Morris, Deputy Headteacher “Many of our children are already and online.
said: “We already have some at Coleview Junior School, said: using the cycle path, not only to get For more information about
excellent pedestrian and cycle Sainsbury’s Local Charity of
routes in Swindon and the new “From the school’s point of view the to school, but also as a safe route to the Year scheme, visit www.
timing of the cycle path is perfect.
friends’ houses.”
Covingham Drive link will not only sainsburyslocalcharity.co.uk
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