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91MMESDOUW COLT
Pets

t Home The candidates for Toothill Ward
(including Westlea, Shaw and Sparcells)
Worried about who will
look after your pets whilst
you're on holiday?
Pets-At-Home could be
your answer.

Pets-At-Home
is a new service which
cares for pets
(sorry, no dogs)
in their own home.

Telephone Swindon
873062 for further details

SURECLEAN
Tony Marilyn Rosemary
Carpets • Upholstery
Free Harrison Saunders
• Powerful up to date equipment
• No mess Labour Party Green Party Conservative Party
• No fuss When I first chose West Swindon as I have lived in Swindon all my life A Conservative controlled
• No shampoo my home some 13 years ago it was and Toothill for 5 years, and have Thamesdown Borough Council
• FREE ESTIMATES & ADVICE just a collection of houses with no therefore experienced changes to pledges to maintain services, and at
• 3 Piece Suites - All Types shops, community centres, no Swindonfirst hand. In mywork, as the same time save you money.
expertly cleaned. adequate pavements or street a Special Welfare Assistant, (at This may seem impossible to
• Lounge Carpets lighting and no councillors. Westlea Primary School), and as achieve in the light of the current
• Hall, Stairs What we did have was the birth the mother offour children, I know Community Charge controversy,
• Landings of a community. It was the sense of the problems facing local families. but thefactis that the Thamesdown
• Bedrooms belonging to this community that I am a member of the Green Community Charge is high because
Swindon encouraged me to help look after Party because I share a view of spending by Thamesdown and
874460 the interests of the people of the society in which people and nature Wiltshire Councils is too high.
area. are respected, where local Against our advice, Labour and
During the 13 years I have communities have control over their Liberal councillors who control
worked to represent the views of all own lives, and the local both Councils have deliberately
COOKS sections of the community. Only environment. 'Greens' believe that pushed up their spending. The
the social, environmental and
the Labour Party in our ward holds
Community Charge will, for the
T.V& regular weekly advice sessions, and spiritual costs of pursuing first time, put Thamesdown
Borough Council under pressure
permanent industrial expansion
we are the only party to produce
leaflets informing residents of local outweigh the advantages. to provide local services efficiently,
VIDEO issues throughout the year - not We therefore support sustainable, and to cut out waste.
just at election time. Over the last small-scale local production and Look at the results of a decade of
REPAIR 12 months as your councillor I have consumption which emphasises Socialism in Swindon. Half the
roads are falling to pieces, the other
moderation. We are against the
dealt with over 300 individual
half are badly congested. Shopping
SERVICE problems for residents. Poll Tax and instead would facilities in the centre of Swindon
I have watched with anger as the
implement a tax based on the value
Tory Poll Tax has been introduced and use to which land is put. have deteriorated.
FREE - this will cause more and more Many of these issues must be While Conservative Councils use
Home Estimates financial hardship to those at the addressed by national government, their assets to pay for what the
lower end of the earnings scale. however, here are some priorities: community needs, socialists sit on
Repairs by
My depth of feeling for our area • Relocating Council services to a theirs! Tories don't hang on to
Qualified is based on the desire to improve West Swindon district office. shopping Centres like the Brunel,
Engineers. thequalityoflifeforallofus - and • Supporting after school care or land which could provide houses
Sales & Rentals for our children. I look forward to schemes for children and providing and jobs which are badly needed.
continuing mypartnershipwith you workplace nurseries. The Community Charge is based
All Work as residents - whatever your political • Improving community facilities on one fair principle, what you vote
Guaranteed belief; and Jam confident that given in Westlea and Shaw. for is what you pay for!
the opportunity, I can continue with • Declaring a 'Green Belt' between A Conservative controlled
Tel: Swindon the work that has proven so Swindon and Wootton Bassett. Borough Council and County
825795 successful for us all. • Ensuring that the environment is Council will reduce the Community
Charge by £50 a head within two
respected in any development
NO schemes approved. years through making maximum
A vote for the Green Party is a
use of assets and providing services
vote for the future. We have just in a more business like way. Please
CALL (Stroud), and you can help give me the chance to be your voice
taken control of our first council
on Thamesdown Borough Council.
OUT safeguard your children's futures
by voting for me on May 3rd.
The other parties promise the
CHARGE moon, only the Green Party
guarantees the earth.