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Despite the brilliant and noisy attraction of the annual West Swindon
aerial fireworks display on 8th November, one hundred council Superfast tanning sunbeil.
tenants attended a meeting at Toothill School to discuss the implica- For specials eu personal treatments,
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law early in the new year.
The Housing Bill, which was the council sees this as a victory
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In fact, tenants may find them- Toothill Tenants Association .1 II :;' [KOXXIMIRVAJ I IIsh P.A VI
selves with a new landlord even which existed a few years ago,
if a majority are not in favour of said the meeting had been very
such a move because of the way instructive. "The Council repre-
the voting arrangements are sentative, Peter Holohan, was ex-
being set up. cellent. He explained the new CAKTEK90OVIEKoKEADO
If another landlord puts in a law very clearly. Nobody could S 0 1 I C I 1 0 R S
bid for an area of housing, after have left the meeting not know-
consultation tenants will be asked ing what is proposed in the new
to vote on whether they would housing act. Contact us for all your legal needs
prefer to stay with the Council or "Nobody at the meeting including
transferto the newlandlord. Any wanted another landlord as it's
tenant entitled to vote who does very clear that a private landlord house sales & purchases,
not will be assumed to be in fa- will put up rents dramatically." matrimonial matters and
vour of moving to a new land- 'A second West Swin-
lord. Therefore the majority in don tenants meeting to criminal law.
favour of not transferring could explain the new Hous-
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For example, Torbay Council place on Thursday 8th Tel: 617617
tenants voted 2,210 to 787 against December, 7.30p.m., in
transfer to another landlord in Freshbrook Commu-
mid November. But because the
2,200 tenants who abstained will nity Centre. Ali tenants
be counted in favour of transfer, are invited to attend.
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A new group for people with Party are planned for future
disabilities living in West Swin- weeks.
don had its first meeting in No- For more information, contact Swindon
vember in the the community Norris Kiddleon 617241 or Neigh-
room at Toothill School. bourhood Worker Lucie Hartley Tel: 34391
Called the New Venture Dis- on 26161 ext. 3092.
abled Club, it meets on Thurs- Below: First members of the New
days between 2p.m. and 4p.m. Venture Disabled Club, rear left to
and the founder members are right, Joyce Elliot, Norris KiddIe, Full Fitting
keen for anybody with a disabil- Lucie Hartley, front, Ellen Bailey,
ity to join. Talks, discussions, Bill Bailey, Les Elliott, Margaret
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