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LINK No. 90 September 1989 Circulation 10,000
100% commitment to Leisure Park Building work at Shaw Ridge Leisure Park starts in just a few weeks - that's definite. The sale of land was agreed on 22 August along with a firm commitment from all the companies to take part. Shaw Ridge Leisure Park will comprise of an 8 screen cinema, a superbowl, night club, family pub, pizza restaurant and five star hotel. Confirming a start date Michael Oldrleve, for Carter Commercial Developments, said, "All the operators have now made substantial financial contributions and are 100% committed to the project.
"Work on site will commence towards the end of October and we expect to see the Leisure Park trading by Spring 1991. He also confirmed that Cannon Cinemas had taken over the multi-screen cinema and would be operating eight larger auditorium rather than the 10 originally proposed by CIC/ UA. "It will be fitted out to a higher standard than we envisaged," said Mr Oldrieve. "I've also commissioned a larger than life bronze sculpture of Swindon actress Diana Dors as our contribution to the arts in Thamesdown. It will be located outside the cinema."
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Call for pub to keep 'traditional name' decided to change the A Freshbrook resident has called for Freshimage of The Cornflower. It will be rebrook's village pub to ally convenient to keep the name origihave a family pub nally given to it. Cathy close-by. Baker from Sidney "But why change Close, Grange Park is the name? It's only objecting to a proposal seven years since The to change it's name because it's unnecesCornflower was built. It's all so new around sary and will confuse here that it's imporpeople. tant to try and put Pub owners Whitdown roots. The pub bread Severn Inns are got it's name because spending ÂŁ250,000 on somebody knew the refurbishingmeCornfield where it stands flower which closed in used to be covered in mid-August to allow cornflowers. It's a building works to take lovely original name place. The pubis being which gives you an completely rebuilt inidea of what was here ternally and extended before; it has the sense to create a two bar hosof tradition that the telry. A special emCathy Baker, hoping Freshbrook's pub owners are trying to phasis is being given will re-open with the same name in the re-development build into it. "Look how Gateway at the West Swindon to families who want to go out to a pub together. A comfortable lounge and family Centre is still known as Carrefour. It's too room will allow parents to enjoy a drink and easy to think that a new name can change it's a meal with their children. image, but I think a new name for The The Link ran a competition on behalf of Cornflower will just cause confusion. It will Whitbread Severn last month inviting read- take years to overcome and in the meantime ers to come up with suggestions for a new Freshbrook will have lost something of it's name. past" However, whilst she is enthusiastic about A spokeswoman for the owners como the alterations, Cathy Baker cannot seet why mented, "Whitbread Severn Inns have dethe name of Freshbrook's pub should disap- cided to re-name The Cornflower in order to pear. "1 think it's great that the owners have fit in with the pub's new look and feel. It is decided to cater for the family. We often felt that this will help to emphasis the changes pop up to The Village Inn at Shaw Centre that are being made at the pub during it's because the facilities cater for our three chil- refurbishment." Freshbrook's pub will re-open in October. dren. I'm really glad that Whitbread have
Work on building West Swindon's permanent health centre starts on 4 September, several years late. After a long period of planning and many proposed start dates, the area should have a centre providing a comprehensive range health care by the beginning of 1991. Although the completion date is set for 2 November 1990, building hold-ups and moving staff in from different sites is likely to delay the day when the first customers enter the centre. Because money and a start date for the health centre have not been confirmed until quite recently, the District Health Authority has not been able to find a Doctor to set up a practice in the Centre. However it will provide facilities for two dentists, clinics for chiropody, speech therapy, audiology, antinatal care and child health. The Community Psychiatric Service will beholding mental health clinics in the centre and it will provide an office base for Health Visitors and District Nurses.
New pre-school guide A new edition of Toddler Out West' has just been published. It's a guide book for parents with pre-school children and it's packed with information about parent and toddler groups, local services and facilities for under fives. Copies can be obtained from the Community Suite at the Link Centre.
SAVE & RE-CYCLE On pages 16 & 17 we st&t a two part feature on how West Swindon people can make a small contribution to saving the worlds resources.