Lyneham Parish Council was celebrating
after securing the future of Lyneham Village
Green. The Green, which was formerly owned, was due
to be auctioned. Desperate to see The Green maintained
and used as a public open space, the parish council
applied for funding through the government Community
First scheme to buy the site privately owned. Waste
management company Viridor helped towards the £11,500
purchase price and the sale was completed on the 22nd
September 2006. Parish Councillors and villagers gathered
on the site to mark the occasion/ The Green was owned
by the Heneage
family who have moved to Somerset.
The picture shows Parish
Councillors and Villagers gathered on the Green. Some
notable people in the picture siting at the front is
Councillor Mrs Doris Turner, first row standing is
the Lyneham
Parish Church Rev Anthony Fletcher, immediately to
his right, left as we look at the image is Mr Bill
Hancock, who is a long time resident and shop owner
to the village, and he is the current church organist.
Standing at the back, the gentleman with the beard,
is the Parish Council Chair person Mr Malcom Petch.
To
his right is District Councillor Allison Bucknell.
The gentleman to the farthest right of the picture
is former Parish councillor Mr Geoff Childs. Standing
in front
of him,
with the dark blue coat, is Councillor Mr Tim Webb,
a farmer of Pound Farm.
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