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THAMESDOWNcQLJNCII.. ELECTIONS - 7th MAY

THE CANDIDATES FOR FRESHBROOK AND GRANGE PARK WARD

David Barry - Bob Weam - Geoff Homer - Simon Cordon -
Green Party Labour Party Conservatives SDP/Alliance
The Green Party grew out of the Bob Wearn is 29, married, and Remember the Budget? As a local councillor it's alright to
environmental pressure groups lives in Grange Park. A A Tory government means set your sights high, but
of the seventies and is now well travelling music teacher, Bob lower taxes and higher public promising the earth achieves
in nothing. I like to fight for
established as a political force teaches in some 17 Swindon spending. Labour
both nationally and in Swindon. schools, including Greendown Thamesdown means sky-high realistic aims, because that's the
In Freshbrook we will work Community School. He has lived rates and more rises to come. only way to really get things
for: and worked in this area since And don't think the "Alliance" done.
Greater local power for leaving College in 1980. is a soft option. In Wiltshire In charge of the County
elected to County Council they have joined Council the Alliance has shown
community associations, tenants First
and residents groups to Thamesdown Borough Council forces with Labour to spend, this approach works.
determine their own housing in May of last year, Bob is chair spend, spend! Take education where all
environment. of Thamesdown Community I have worked in Westlea, at Summer born rising 5's are now
The establishment of small Arts, Vice-chair of the Arts sub- Bible Society, for three years. guaranteed a school place, more
community meeting places for committee and a member of the Maggie and I live in Freshbrook books are in our classrooms and
use for local residents. Arts & Recreation and Planning and our girls go to Westlea from September the maximum
No more building of committees. Scho. If elected, I promise to infant class size will fall and a
factories/warehouses etc. Bob's local involvements listen to what the people of new primary school will open in
Improved play and include serving on the Freshbrook and Grange park Freshbrook.
recreational facilities, including management committee of want, to work for improvements As your borough councillor
football pitches. Greendown School Community in facilities, and above all to I pride myself on putting local
the financial interests first; like persuading
A footpath along Wootton Association, Swindon Local oppose
Bassett Road. Sports Advisory Board and the mismanagement of the Labour the Council to carry out essential
A network of signposted Link Arts user panel. An active group. repairs in Bloomsbury Close and
cycleways. member of the Musicians' West Swindon is a great stopping a construction access
Stricter controls on the air Union, he was until recently place to live, and I want to see it from being built to Windmill Hill
pollution caused by the their Swindon Branch secretary. even better. More industry from Hook Street.
Borough's Barnfield Road In his spare time, Bob is (Labour don't understand Representing Freshbrook &
Incinerator and Sewage Works. interested in promoting musical private enterprise and never Grange Park is something that I
A comprehensive re-cycling activities amongst young people. will), more facilities for sport and enjoy, immensely, and I want
scheme including the collection He is a tutor with Swindon entertainment, better schools. very much to go on doing so after
of waste paper with refuse and Young Musicians' Club, and May 7th.
collection points for aluminium organised last year's 'Swindon
cans, glass bottles, wood and Supergroup' rock competition at Problems?
cardboard. the Wyvern Theatre. The Toothill Ward
The Green Party offers not P Councillors hold a weekly
a panacea, but a foundation for a THE surgery on Friday 6pm-7pm at
new way of life. LINK the Community Room, Toothill
THINK GLOBALLY, ACT School.
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