So the go-ahead has been given for development at Coate.
For what? For the opportunity for Swindon to simultaneously squander its best opportunity since Brunel to regenerate the town centre, while destroying forever the rural tranquillity of the Coate Water Country Park.
Do we, the people of Swindon, want this?
Well, nearly 12,000 have said they don't!
People power stopped the stadium at Shaw; people power toppled the Berlin Wall.
People power can make a difference here, too the process has only just begun.
If you read this and want to make a difference, sign the petition asking for a 1km protection zone around Coate Water you can do it on-line at www.savecoate.org.uk So little to ask such a lot to lose.
C Barry
Chiseldon
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