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LINK No. 125 August 1992 • Circulation 11,500
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Sun to set on Link mag. After changing our front page last month to make way for WEST we re 9oing to change it permanertly. Say good-bye to the sun logo which has risen every month to announce the latest edition of Swindon's most informative publication. Next month we're introducing a new look masthead which. the wonders of modern technology, will change subtly every month.
Spreading out Following many requests from people living in Lydiard Mdlicent we re increasing our 4 i4frb1flion area so that h0 'd in the village receivéThé Link.
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Some readers may have seen our short lived sister publication S Win don Wide, a what's on guide launched in October last year. Many people said it was just what the town needed, but it was a lousy time to bring out a new title and had to close for lack of advottisuig From Septembert1e name is going to reappear as a centre page supplement in The Link We re going to cast our net Wider and provide you with informatQfl about what's going on In and around Swindon. By reviewing and listing events in advance, you'll be able to plan what to do in the coming month.
COURSES & COMPETITIONS FOR AUGUST Plan your activities for the next 9 months with our complete guide to adult courses at New College and locally with Swindon College New College courses on pages 13 and 14 Swindon College courses on pages IS to 18
THREE GREAT COMPETITIONS Win a ticket to the Great Warbirds Display at Wroughton Aerodrome on August Bank Holiday weekend See page 12
Win a ticket to see Tom Cruise in the new blockbuster Far and Away at the MGM Cinema on page 10
And for Kids Get your crayons out and colour in Peter Pan and win tickets, T-shirts and badges. Turn to page 31
New hazard on danger road The appearance ofanew telephone box on Cartwright Drive, Shawls, once again, causing concern about safety to pedestrians in the area. The box is located on the crown of a bend at the eastern end of Cartwright Drive, adjacent to a large play area and opposite the entrance to Worlidge Drive. Jane Hillier, who lives across the road from the newly installed box, contacted The Link to point out the additional dangers created by its siting. Jane has been featured in The Link on a number of occasions expressing her worries about the hazards to pedestrians and drivers using the road. Cartwright Drive was planned with wide sweeping curves to slow drivers down. However they seem to be encouraged to go faster even though the maturing trees and shrubs next to the road have reduced visibility. The construction of a large play area on theothersideof Cartwright Drive eighteen months ago also caused anger amongst residents
Jane Hillier, front, and Councillor Linda Green standing at the entrance to Worlidge Drive with councillor Mike Rutland next to the new BT box showing how difficult it is to see around the curve of Cartwright Drive and the problems caused a car driver stops to use the telephone
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who fear for children's safety as they try to cross the road. The arrival of the BT box is the final straw for Jane. "It's a stupid place to put it. We might need a public telephone but how did they decide that was the place to put it.
"Anybody who stands on the curb and sees the traffic shooting by, and then tries to cross Cartwright Drive, would realise that it's a very dangerous place. Continued on page 2