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Should Thamesdown Poll Tax payers
pay less for facilities than outsiders?
What do you think? ~)ODTIIN[S
One of the claims put forward by the Thamesdown sports card preferential
Government for introducing the Poll treatment.
Tax is that local authorities will be However, the idea of blanket NEWTone & Shape Class
more accountable to the people who discrimination in favour of
pay the tax and elect the councillors Thamesdown residents is not under Starting 1 st March , Thursdays, 7.30pm
to represent them. consideration. "Charging Thames- St. Bartholomews School, W/Bassett
With its introduction and the down people less for facilities is not
expectation that we're all to become policy and is not being studied," ALSO Aerobic Dance Class (Advanced)
much more aware of where the money commented Coun Tony Mayer, chair Tuesdays, 7.30pm Noremarsh School, W/Bassett
we pay actually goes, should the of the borough's Arts and Recreation
people of Thamesdown who will pay Committee. "The Poll Tax raises a Further details from
a high Poll Tax (and have been been wide range of issues including the Sue & John Napper, Tel: (9676) 438
paying higher rates for years) pay the introduction of Identity Cards and
same for facilities as the people from how should people who work in the
surrounding districts who pay less town but live outside be treated.
tax and benefit from the subsidised "The Thamesdown booking card
facilities we pay for? is an existing card held voluntarily. It
Nearly one third of people using only requires a slight administrative
recreation centres, such as the Link adjustment to give Thamesdown
and the Oasis, live outside the residents the benefit of advanced Specialists in video
borough and Thamesdown Council booking facilities." & TV repairs
recently introduced an advanced Fellow councillor and chair of the
booking system to give holders of the Recreation sub-committee Pete Free home estimates
Brown said that people from outside All work guaranteed
The Link facilities so that income could be Service from 8am - 9pm
the borough were needed to use

Published by West maintained. "I don't want different NO CALL OUT CHARGE
Swindon Publications charges to belevied but it's something
the Government is forcing upon us
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and we may have to consider it. TEL: SWINDON 813485
Freshbrook, Swindon
Thamesdown provides the best
Editorial: Roger Ogle, recreation facilities in Britain, but in
Publisher/Editor some of the popular sports like
Tel: (0793) 872282 badminton and squash, local people
Advertising Sales: are not getting the chance to make
Elizabeth Wood Tel: 871793 bookings. THAMESWOOD
ft Apple Macintosh design, "I don't like the idea of carrying ID
layout and lasersetting by cards, but there may come a time VETERINARY CLINIC
Keystrokes Electronic Design when they are issued to give local
Printed by Western Webb, Bristol people a dear benefit from living in Nicholas Hartley M.A., Vet. M.B. M.R.C.V.S.
Thamesdown and paying the higher 62 - 64 Purton Road.
Published on the Wednesday Poll Tax charged here." Tel: Swindon 26780
closest to the first of the month. Well what do you think? You'll Mon. - Fri. 9am- 10am;
Copy date: 20th of the month. have your Poll Tax demand through 2pm-3pm; 5pm-6pm
The April edition will be the post after 19 March. Do you think Open Surgery Mon. - Fri. \
published on 28 March. you should get preferential treatment 6pm-6.3Opm Renault
Saturday 9am- 11am
from council services. Send us your Centre
"The Link was first published in
December 1978 exclusively for views on whether you should be 29 Cavendish Square.
the West Swindon community. charged less for booking recreation Tel: Swindon 511267
It Is completely independent of facilities than those who live outside 24 Hour
Link Centre and, in fact, won the Thamesdown to The Link, 13 Castle Emergency Freshbrook Toothil
competition to name the leisure Dore, Freshbrook, Swindon by 20 Service
centre in 1984. The magazine is March.
entirely self-supporting from
advertising."
We are not only
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3 THE MOUNTAIN BIKE SHOP.
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Freshbrook & Grange
Park
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OVER 1,000 CYCLES
10-11 For Women DIAMOND BACK EMMELLE
12-13 Arts Mine'
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Education Matters
15-18 The West Swindon Map g
19 1011000 FraHS
Day in the Life
20-21 Recreation oftook .,urVSIOER WHAT WE CAN OFFER THEN RING
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22 SPE(LILIZE/J.
At Your Library
23-28 New & Views EXPRESS CYCLE SPECIALISTS
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Home & Garden
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Letters & Small Ads.
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