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          From: June Cole, Chuddleigh,                        From: Stephanie Smith, Beverley,
                                  Freshbrook.                                               Toothill.
          I should like to take this                          BUS TO OLD TOY'.T'??
          opportunity to bring to your
                                                              Some five different busses pass
          notice, the abuse which is being
          made of the footpath between here                   through Toothill many times each
          and Toothill, of dogs being                         day, to and from the bus station.
          allowed to foul it. Mothers use                     None of these busses go through old
          this path to take their children                    town. If Toothill residents wish
                                                              to go to old town, to visit the
          to school every day as you know,
                                                             museum, library, hospitals, super-
          and every day you will find new
          dogs businesses littered all                       markets, nursery school, town gardens
          across the path. I'ts disgusting                    etc . , they have to take two busses,
          and terribly unhygenic. `.-There's                 which can be very expensive and
                                                              time-consuming.
          their sense of values if they
          allow their dogs to do it, Dog                      If the bus companies could be
          owners should be more carefull.                    persuaded to re-route just one of
         We have been asking for this                         their busses to old town (via
          path to be done for a long time,                   Kingshill Rd. Bath Rd. and down
         now we have it, are we going to                     Victoria Hill) then Toothill
          stand by and watch people abuse                    residents would find it much more
          it's rightfull useage. I for one                    convenient to visit the above
         will not, and a few more mums                       mentioned places.
         will probably ague with me.                              y
                                                              If  ou would like to use a bus to
          So come on all you dog owners                       old town, then write to the following:
          respect our footpath, take your                    requesting a change in the bus
          dog elsewhere, this is the                         route - if enough letters are
          countryside, lets keep FRESHBROOK                  received we may get our way.
         CLEAN
                                                                   Mr. D. Birch,
         *****************4-*****************                      Traffic Superintendent,
                                                                   Thamesdown Transport Dept.,
         From: Mr_. J. Adams, Longthorpe Cl..                      Corporation Street,
                                      Toothill.                    Swindon.
                                                                   Fr. Pickett,
         Sir, ';That is one to make of the
                                                                   District Traffic Superintendent,
         vague clap-trap produced by                               Bristol Omnibus Co. Ltd.
         David Attwood in the March '80
                                                                   Flemming Fay, Swindon.
          issue of LINK?
         He uses slogans like "Fight the
          Cuts", "Fight the Unions" and                      */forthcoming and honest in his
          "Fight for Peace".                                 LIMK sermon rather than drop snide
                                                             hints about whom he thinks the
         He tells us that the weapons of
                                                              enemy is.
          evil are many; some are obvious
          (so obvious he does not give any
          examples); some are disguised
                                                              STOP PRESS There will be a house
         but not so disguised as his
                                                              collection in aid of the "RoyalNational
          sermon).
                                                              IViission to Deep Sea Fishermen" during
          "The fight is still on" he tells                    the month of June. Envelopes will be
          us - a fight we cannot avoid, we                    put through your doors and collected
          cannot be neutral or a spectator.                   with your donations later.
          "Sadly" he continues, "to do
          nothing is to end u.p on the wrong
                                                           * LINK DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES ........
          side of the fence, to be on God's
          side means that we are bound to                     The closing date for all pieces to go
          be involved (in what?), to be                       in the next Toothill. Link and Freshbrook
          active. Is it time you made a                       Focus is 23rd May. Please get them to
          choice?"
                                                              Geoff Richmond 23 Luddesdown or Val
          It seems to me that it is time                      Ready 18 Turnham Green by the 23rd at
          that Mr. Attwood himself made a                     the latest.
          choice and becomes a little mere
                                       (contd..*
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