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WESTLEA
R.T. Fancy Open Meeting to discuss community facilities
in Westlea on Saturday 3rd March
Landscape
Sheila Mitchell Invites residents to a meeting to discuss the lack of facilities in Westlea
Gardener
Residents of the area are invited We believe that there is an awareness of local community
in West Swindon to attend an Open Meeting at urgent need: needs - for example After School
Westlea School on Saturday 3 'for a community centre in Club provision in Westlea.
20 years of experience. March 2.00p.m. - 4.00p.m. to Westlea - much needed comm- *to bring Westlea residents
discuss community facilities in unity activities cannot develop together to campaign for better
Turfing, Paving, Westlea. There will be free without such a resource. local facilities.
Fencing, childcare available. *for better play provision - • to encourage dialogue with the
Officers and members from the including safer and more Statutory Authorities leading to
Planting new Gardens
Borough and County Councils accessible play areas, play clubs greater support and resourcing
Rockery Construction, will be in attendance. etc. of such developments.
Pergolas etc. This meeting has been 'to develop the potential of We hope you will be able to
organised by local residents who Westlea School Grounds/Area as join us on 3 March. For further
Tel: 875174 are concerned about Westlea's a community focus and resource. details please telephone Sheila
lack of community facilities. *to raise the profile and general Mitchell on 873062.
SOFT WATER CENTRE
Continuing The Link magazine's examination
Come and see our full range of Water Softeners including the
NEW 19"HIGH PERMUTIT 2000E. of green issues, we visit a
DOMEXTRA, BRLJNER, PERMO, SEREIN AND EURO RANGE Green minded family
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All at Unit 4, Oaklands Enterprise Estate, Braydon, Nr. Wootton AWestlea family has made a serious
Bassett. Open Saturdays ONLY 9.30am - 4pm. financial investment in doing their
Ring Swindon 853156 for further information or appointment. bit for their environment and is
making some big savings on their
fuel bills as a result.
For a short cut, via Downing Street, to a more Melvin and Jo Coffins of Benwell
prosperous retirement, cut this out. Close responded to a letter from
RING 66 181 the Sun User company in Leeds
advertising the benefits of solar
or write to the address below. water heating. After much
"Please contact me to discuss in discussion they decided to have
detail my pension planning" four black panels installed on the
roof of the house they have lived in
Name for the last 18 months.
Address Mel Collins, a self-employed dry
Post Code lining installer and plasterer, said
Tel. No. that he has always been keen on
RING energy conservation. "I've been
John Phillips, Abbey Life, 1st Floor, concerned for some time about how
Beaver House, 147 -150 Victoria Road fossils fuels are being used up so Pictured outside their house Melvin and
Swindon. Tel: 531292 quickly and the contribution the Jo Collins and their two daughters Emma
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and Laura. The solar panels can be
way they are burnt makes to global
A member of LAUTRO glimpsed on the roof
warming. I'm unhappy about the
Maggie and the taxman long-term effects of nuclear power can turn off the gas boiler for the
as well. What with fuel prices rising whole of the summer, and can save
are queuing up to give and the results of privatisation of 30% to 50% on our gas bill over the
you a pension present gas and electricity being so winter months.
unpredictable, we were interested
"I must admit I was sceptical at
No, this is neither a hoax nor an hallucination; it's hard in whether we could become more first, but the evidence is convincing
financial fact. reliant on natural resources." me that it was a good move."
The Government will be giving you a golden handshake of The Collins' solar collection The Collins' solar water heating
up to £1600 to help you start a personal pension of your own. panels were installed in mid- system is designed to be moved to
As if that weren't enough even the Inland Revenue are
proving outgoing. January, just before the month of another house if they ever have to
They're offering tax relief on all your pension and life rain and gales we've just leave their present property. It
assurance contributions to build up in a tax free fund. experienced. But even with such consists of 4 panels on the roof
At Abbey Life we can help you take full advantage of this foul weather interspersed with the plumbed into the existing hot water
unexpected bonus by offering you a pension plan from our occasional day of sunshine, they system. The only major extra
range of Leading Edge Pensions. have been able to reduce the alteration required was the
All in all, what one might call a premier personal pension. amount of gas they've been using installation of a much larger hot
for water heating. water tank to store heated water
"The system includes a meter forlongerperiods. The pipes which
which indicates when solar energy run through the solar panels are
is being used," said Jo Collins. "In filled with anti-freeze to prevent
the last month, even with the poor problems in cold weather and the
weather, we've had 74 hours of system automatically turns itself
usable solar power which is over 2 on and off depending on the
hours a day. The sun doesn't have amount of radiant light falling on
to be shining on the panels; water the panels. The Collins expect to
can still be heated on overcast days pay for the system over a period of
and pre-heats the water in the tank. 5 to 10 years.
Abbey Life, the right choice for pensions The manufacturers claim that we