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« Reply #30 on: Monday, March 14, 2016, 20:38:22 » |
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Whatever happened to ol matey that was against the Witchelstowe development?
Cant build there,save the Newt,its a flood plain.
Front garden my ringpieice.
Spoils my view from Hesketh Crescent more like.
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« Reply #31 on: Monday, March 14, 2016, 20:50:40 » |
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"Fantastic news, the Architect has pulled the 14- Storey Tower Block Monstrosity planned for Old Town thanks to my petition! I have had congratulations from MPs Nadine Watts and Robert Buckland."  |
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #32 on: Monday, March 14, 2016, 20:59:21 » |
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Whatever happened to ol matey that was against the Witchelstowe development?
Cant build there,save the Newt,its a flood plain.
Front garden my ringpieice.
Spoils my view from Hesketh Crescent more like.
Many thousands of people were against the Front Garden development, like the Coate development. However the views of the common man mustn't be allowed to impede the profits of multi-nationals and their poodles in Parliament. BTW way you build on flood plains of drainage systems like the Thames and you get floods.....like these in Gloucestershire, 2014 just downstream from the Ray...  |
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« Reply #33 on: Monday, March 14, 2016, 21:40:32 » |
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Many thousands of people were against the Front Garden development, like the Coate development. However the views of the common man mustn't be allowed to impede the profits of multi-nationals and their poodles in Parliament. BTW way you build on flood plains of drainage systems like the Thames and you get floods.....like these in Gloucestershire, 2014 just downstream from the Ray... That's pretty much a normal flood in Gloucestershire with just the flood plain flooding as it has done long before any houses were built on flood plains, nothing major. July 2007 is when it all went tits up as you had 2 rivers and the sewers/drains flood together.... |
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« Reply #34 on: Monday, March 14, 2016, 21:45:41 » |
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One would think that 'flood plain' is quite self descriptive, yet still......
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« Reply #35 on: Monday, March 14, 2016, 23:02:20 » |
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All that is putting me off signing, which is sad (and a little illogical).
Agreed. I grew up in Old Town, signed and then regretted it. Not because I don't think the tower would be awful, I do, but because of the needless slur against Peckham, where I now live. Just pointless, snobby and utterly irrelevant to the issue. |
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« Reply #36 on: Monday, March 14, 2016, 23:09:51 » |
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I did lawl at this though, almost brilliantly satirical hyperbole: Gary Madgwick, the most hated person in Swindon right now. I wonder what he thinks of the pedestrianisation of Norwich City centre? |
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If Don Rogers were alive today, he'd be turning in his grave
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« Reply #37 on: Tuesday, March 15, 2016, 12:39:48 » |
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My folks got a letter through mentioning a huge develpment over gablecross way, behind sainsburys. Im pretty sure it mentions several thousand new houses.
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Sippo
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« Reply #38 on: Tuesday, March 15, 2016, 12:44:47 » |
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Yep. East Swindon expansion. New Schools, and a free secondary school being built within 3 or so years.
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If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #39 on: Tuesday, March 15, 2016, 12:54:09 » |
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Yep. East Swindon expansion. New Schools, and a free secondary school being built within 3 or so years.
This will be a dormitory for London and Oxford. |
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Simon Pieman
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« Reply #40 on: Tuesday, March 15, 2016, 12:57:06 » |
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This is the main reason Greenbridge roundabout is getting re-done
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« Reply #41 on: Tuesday, March 15, 2016, 13:00:16 » |
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This is the main reason Greenbridge roundabout is getting re-done
At least they are planning ahead I suppose (in theory) |
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« Reply #42 on: Tuesday, March 15, 2016, 13:14:37 » |
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Yep. East Swindon expansion. New Schools, and a free secondary school being built within 3 or so years.
Is this like the new one they are building over North Swindon - but it is being backed by the diocese of bath or someone, so surely that religious school and will I suspect have a slant on religion rather than being a 'normal' mainstream secondary school. This seems to be what is happening rather than schools just being built independently they are seemingly getting linked to some organisation, I'd assume it is a financial thing so the council / government don't fork out. |
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Sippo
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« Reply #43 on: Tuesday, March 15, 2016, 13:20:39 » |
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The Diocese of Bristol have applied to run the free school as have we. There are many MATs who have applied. The school site will have two primaries and 1 secondary.
Very early stages.
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If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...
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Simon Pieman
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« Reply #44 on: Tuesday, March 15, 2016, 13:25:25 » |
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At least they are planning ahead I suppose (in theory)
 The best bit will be when Fleming Way finally becomes buses only, any traffic that coming into the Town centre from from that side will be routed up to the shared space crossings at Regent Circus  |
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