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NEW OPERATORS FOR FRESHBROOK SHOP One of West Swindon's village centre shops has been taken over. Freshway Stores, formerly run by the Swindon firm of Richardson and Rabbetts, is now under the management of JCR News and Foods of Bath. JCR itself is part of the Johnsons Group, the fourth largest operators of convenience stores in Britain. The Freshbrook - shop becomes one of nearly forty convenience stores in the JCR chain - in the south-west. Managing Director Mr. Nick Shaw commented that no major changes in appearance are planned immediately. "Most of our shops are newly opened, Freshways has been going four years, so we have to spend some time getting used to running a store with a much higher turnover. But we are improving the range of products on offer and increasing out opening hours to offer a better service to our
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1 No. 62 May 1987
WALK FOR THE W' RL-D
Eighteen months after Band Aid when millions of pounds were aised from voluntary contributions, people are still starving, millions more are in desperate poverty and Third World countries have little hope in getting out of crushing trade and debt problems. Its so easy to forget or ignore. Walk For The World is from four points in Britain to organised by SaveTheçhildren, London to urge the Government Christian Aid, Oxfam, War on to: Want and other development • Increase and improve overseas aid agencies. People will be walking • Help the hungry grow more food FOCUS ON SHAW VILLAGE CENTRE • Trade fairly with poor countries In this edition we bring you a special feature on the village centre at • Lift the burden of debt West Swindon's fifth urban village. A 'birds eye' view impression • Promote efforts to end of how the village centre will look can be found on the centre pages. conflicts Although a car park was built some months ago and all the On June 1st walkers will be trees and shrubs planted recently, a start has only just been made passing through the area from on a public house and shops. Building work on a church is expected South Wales to London. They to commence in a few weeks. will be stopping for refreshment Shaw Village Centre is being developed privately but under at the West Swindon Centre the strict planning controls of Thamesdown Council. This will before going on into the town ensure a strong and consistent design in all the buildings and when centre for a picnic tea in Queen's completed, will give a high quality and attractive environment. Park and an overnight stop. The pub will be managed by the Bass group of breweries but West Swindon people are tenancies for the shop units are still being negotiated. It is expected invited to demonstrate their that the convenience store will be operated by a big American concern about hunger, poverty company with seventy outlets in Britain and over 4.000 worldwide. and injustice in the Third World A chemist and hair salon will be managed by locally based firms by welcoming the walkers and and a dental surgery is proposed. A catering company already perhaps joining in for a while. active in West Swindon will be occupying the hot food outlet. Not Offers of accomodation and only will they be offering take-aways but they also plan a home other help are needed.. More delivery service. Just ring them, place your order and they'll be details can be provided by Jean round in next to no time! Hill on 871671 or Sandie All will be revealed in future edition of The Link. Schagan on 871093.
customers. We're very pleased to be part of West Swindon." Mr. Shaw also said that all existing staff were continuing with JCR. A• major shop re-fit is planned for September when the red and white colours of Spar! Freshways will give way to the blue and white of JCR.
IT ' S ELECTION TIME AGAIN,
The Link brings you all the candidates for election to Thamesdown Borough Council on 7th May. Look to pages 4 and 5 for a rogues gallery of photographs and a description of what nice people the candidates are.