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Leaving, but not going
by Roger Ogle, Publisher & Editor of The Link
Many people have known me as a Community Development Officer
with Thamesdown Borough Council, as well being involved with The
Link Magazine. "VINNY'S
But taking a leap into the 90's, I Swindon is a very different place. a
parted company with the Council Community development work UNISEX HAIR SALON
at the end of the year to concentrate, in those early days was marked by (Formerly Wakkies)
with my wife Ruth, on making The the setting up of lots of community
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We arrived in the 'western joining me in a team concerned
expansion' in early 1979 when there with the changing and developing I Wootton Bassett Tel: 854653
were only 600 houses occupied. needs of West Swindon.
With 10,000 now completed, West But, I've always wondered, "Do
we have a community here?" THAMESWOOD
The Link Coming to live in a 'new town'
which was green fields 14 years
ago is an upheaval for most people. VETERINARY CLINIC
Published by West Moreover the enormous changes
Swindon Publications that have taken place in British Nicholas Hartley MA., Vet. M.B. M.R.C.V.S.
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Freshbrook, Swindon worked against stability and the Tel: Swindon 26780
Mon. - Fri. 9am-1Oam;
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Despite this, I believe West
Publisher/Editor Swindon is a 'community' which Open Surgery Mon. - Fri.
Tel: (0793) 872282 people relate to. I look forward to 6pm-6.3Opm Renault
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Elizabeth Wood Tel: 871793 printed in last April's Link to be 29 Cavendish Square.
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layout and lasersetting by It's this belief that underpins my
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been involved with The Link since Service
Published on the Wednesday 1979,1 also think the magazine has
closest to the first of the month. helped 'West Swindonians' feel it CAROLINE OCKWELL
Copy date: 20th of the month. has the integrity and cohesion TAXATION CONSULTANCY
February edition published which a 'community' needs.
on 31 January. I need to thank the Council for
allowing me to work part time on a lJ Are you paying too much tax?
job share basis over the last two El Are you taking advantage of the
"The Link was first published in
December 1978 exclusively for years in order to publish The Link. new rules for taxation of husband
the West Swindon community. I've greatly enjoyed being a
It is completely Independent of Community Development Officer. and wife from April 1990?
Link Centre and, in fact, won the Now, without the responsibilities El Professional Advice on Income Tax,
competition to name the leisure and the burdens of the role, I will Capital Gains Tax, Inheritance Tax
centre in 1984. The magazine is continue to make a contribution to
entirely sell-supporting from the development of West Swindon and National Insurance
advertising." as a good place to live. -:Ses Caroline Ockwe 11 aa
Laurence Yeoman, my job-
Contents sharer, will be responsible for the Member of the Institute of Taxation
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