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20 The Link Magazine 'August 1997
GARY WILKINSON Obituary
A stalwart and feisty campaigner from the early days of West
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Ann Tweed settled in Toothill especially after the first West Swin-
Free Estimates with her husband George in 1978 don councillors were elected onto
Unit 12 Brindley Close cleney Manor Industrial Estate Swindon to be near her son, after a busy life Thamesdown Council.
Ir 0860 808061
0I79342II25 near Cambridge where she was The community centre was built
both a JP and a councillor. and it opened in 1985.
An ardent Labour Party sup- Ann and George were together
FOR QUALITY PAINTING porter, she immediately became to open the social hall, named after
involved in the Toothill Residents' them in honour of their work in
& DECORATING Association and the campaign to the community, at Westlea School
get a community centre built at the in 1987. Ann opened George
Contact Andrew Goddard village centre. Tweed Gardens at Shaw Centre,
Ann was a vociferous individual named in memory of her husband
A member of the Dulux Decorators Network who knew how to argue her case, in May 1990.
Tel: 01793 876436 9 Mobile: 0467 421798 Ann and George Tweed
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S EDNEY Sub-officer Perry Payne writes:
SOLICITORS We've had a busy month at your As I sign off, please remember to
local fire station responding to 93 take extra care during the summer
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calls to incidents including house months to avoid starting fires in
fires, car fires, persons shut in lifts, the countryside
a person shut in phone box, a fire
involving pressurised gas cylin- Crafty infants
ders, grass, tree, shop and skip
fires, road traffic accidents with
trapped persons and even a hot air
balloon which came down 'a bit
unexpectedly' - at least it is varied.
Following a Brigade manage-
ment re-structure our Station Com-
from your local West mander, Assistant Divisional Of-
ficer Steve Law, has moved on to a
carpet cleaning profe
new challenge looking after the
physical resources (buildings?) in
10% off on the Brigade. He will be missed by
us all. We wish Steve and his
orders over -E-25 - family all the best for the future.
Steve has been striving for some
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