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Letters should be sent by 16th of the month. Address on page 2.
Not taken in
From Mrs D Witts, Westminster Road, Toot hill
As usual when my Link arrived, I have solved the problem.
read it immediately. So when I Even though our Council do do
reached page 3 and read the outra- some silly things at times,I pray that
geous suggestion that the Japanese they would never destroy our herit-
were to have our wonderfulLyd iard age by selling it to another country
Mansion I did like you said, think of and make fools of all of us.
writing to protest. Thank you for my Link paper, I
Then I thought again, it will soon have enjoyed it ever since the begin-
be 1 April. So here's hoping that I ning.
Stop picking on dogs 4. Horses using the same footpath
From JHodges,Langstone Way, Westlea and depositing far more than dogs.
Isn't it time we stopped picking on 5. Motorcycles on the same stretch
the poor old dogs in this area. Why aggravating, annoying and endan-
not look at the following gering animals and humans alike.
1. Trees vandalised on the footpath Last but not least: both last spring
between Westlea and Barnfield and again now a pair of breeding
2. Street lights vandalised on the mallards have used both the stream
same footpath so that wires are left and the copse by Westlea school.
exposed at the base. Last year they were driven away.
3. Oil and other rubbish disposed of Twice this year I know they have
in the stream at Westlea causing been stoned by children. I would
hazard to wild life. We have had at expect them to leave again soon for
least one kingfisher on that stretch more amenable nesting grounds.
during winter. I haven't seen him Is this enough for your readers to
for a couple of weeks. think about orwould they like more?
Don't knock community clean-ups
From Bob Cretchley, Parham Walk, Grange Park
I was disappointed to see the article rubbish there.
in last month's Link in which Mr 4. I agree that the compost heap
Leverton was so critical of the ef- does attract some garden rubbish
forts taken to clean up Greendown that does not rot down quickly, and
Copse. I also live near the Copse further steps need to be taken to
educate people regarding the use of
and make the following points,
1. As someone who's been involved this.
in all four Copse clean-ups to date 5. I am grateful for the interest
I've been very pleased at the sup- shown in the copse by local council-
port from local residents reflected lors, and the fact that they and
by the large number who've helped Council officers have been prepared
at them. to give up Saturday mornings to
2. The initiatives taken to build the assist in the clean-ups is surely
community compost heap and to something to be applauded, not
erect the no dumping signs were sneered at.
taken as a result of discussions with Finally, I am grateful for Mr
these residents. Leverton's concern over Greendown
3. The initiatives have undoubtably Copse and look forward to him
worked. The copse is far cleaner joining us at future clean-ups, should
now than it used to be a few years theyprove necessary. Unfortunately
ago, and people do generally ap- we've not seen him at any of the
pear to have stopped dumping bulky previous four.
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