Railway Village gets spruced up (From Swindon Advertiser)
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Railway Village gets spruced up
11:41am Thursday 16th February 2012 in Local
BROKEN railings were removed in the Railway Village yesterday as part of the town centre’s regeneration.
The railings, which were on Faringdon Road, to the east of the Platform Youth Centre, had become an eyesore after being broken by vandals.
The leader of Swindon Council, Rod Bluh, has said the work is a sign that the town centre regeneration project continues.
He said: “This is part of our ongoing programme to continue improving the town centre. “Along with Forward Swindon we have spent over £1m on new paving and seating in Canal Walk and Regent’s Street, as well as replacing the historic railings on Faringdon Park with authentic-looking replicas.
“The next step is to remove street clutter, which is well-named – it blocks our streets and provides no benefit to anyone. “We have identified 108 sites for such improvement I would like to see all the old railings, redundant light stands, and unnecessary street signs removed.This will help make Swindon a more attractive place to live.”
Comments(14)
Jim Royle
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12:32pm Thu 16 Feb 12
house on the hill
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1:31pm Thu 16 Feb 12
I_luv_chips_me
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3:19pm Thu 16 Feb 12
Hmmmf
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4:02pm Thu 16 Feb 12
Just another number
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5:43pm Thu 16 Feb 12
As for the expensive paving slabs, does that million pounds spent include replacing the lights that have already failed, cleaning the paving slabs daily, and refinishing the already greying and stained benches?
Wouldn't it have been better to make choices that would last rather than look good for a only a short time?
gordonchalmers
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9:41pm Thu 16 Feb 12
The only saving grace was that the money used came from grants. I do agree it could have been used more wisely--but that is our Council.
Grimwald
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7:58am Fri 17 Feb 12
Can't this wait, I thought the Council had significant debt!!
Grimwald
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7:58am Fri 17 Feb 12
Can't this wait, I thought the Council had significant debt!!
Robfm
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8:52am Fri 17 Feb 12
Grimwald
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12:26pm Fri 17 Feb 12
do you think he will be stopped by the elections?
itsamess
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4:56pm Fri 17 Feb 12
Just another number
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6:08pm Fri 17 Feb 12
Always Grumpy
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9:36am Sun 19 Feb 12
Just another number wrote:You clearly don't like Swindon, so why don't you move somewhere else?
More trying to hide the obvious signs of neglect than anything... regeneration should never be necessary in a well run town.
There are far worse places in this country to live than Swindon I can assure you.
itsamess says...
12:16pm Thu 16 Feb 12