In October and November 2006 Lower Shaw Farm was threatened with closure when council plans to sell the land were revealed. A vigourous campaign and protests in support of Lower Shaw Farm by a wide spectrum of local people and groups led the Conservative controlled council to back down, but the long term future of the farm is still unknown.

We ran a series of articles, published readers letters and a video report, links to those resources is as follows:

Visit the Lower Shaw Farm website at www.lowershawfarm.co.uk, or send emails of support to enquiries@lowershawfarm.co.uk.

Letters from residents and supporters:

Lower Shaw Farm - What Do You Think?, letters from Ros Kane, Hilary Davies, Ruth Parson, James Carter, Anne Dagless, Fay Howard, Catherine Wescott, Marina Lewycka, Pat and Dave Oborn, Christine Keable, Pascale Philippe, Anita March, Jo Tyabji, Heidi Rosental, Tesni Beautyman, Andy Torrance, Vanessa Lafaye, Al Bridges, Rachel Semlyen, Anne Snelgrove MP, Marcus Moore and Janet Garratt.

The Volume of Protest Grows, letters from Kevin Fisher, Frances Bevan, David Gourley, Gill Powell, Kathy Shaw, Sarah Drummond, Chris and Diana Eddy, Kevin & Anne Riley, Norman Butler and Sheila Head.

More Readers Letters, from Surya Cooper, Emily Parker, Jane Eatwell, Leonora Murray, Elizabeth Till, Peter Hawkins, Andy Smith, Philip Booth, Pamela Case, Maurice Moylett, David Birley, Rebecca Stokes, Heather Redington, Susan Coppard, Donna Gray, Talis Fairbourn, David Low, Adam Twine, Janet Foskett, Frances Bevan, Sheridan Fisher and Rosy Daley.

Please don’t close down our farm, an appeal by Daniel Knowles
Swindon Evening Advertiser October 27th 2006