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'Killer smoke' in the restaurant at Sainsbury's, Bridgemead Keeping the memory of Snap alive
from Stephen Walker of Grange Park Noel Ponting, from Ramleaze, Shaw, was surprised and pleased to see articles
Smoking kills one European citi- age, continues to risk the health of and photographs in The Link about a school project linked with his own history.
zen every minute. Usually the customers and staff by allowing He writes:
person is a smoker, but in recent smoking in its restaurant. The store I was very interested to read thrust on the people of Snap. I onl Y
years it has been proved beyond manager, Mr Robin Ireland, is fully about the former pupils of Toothill recently learnt that he was a lay
doubt that a non-smoker can get aware of all the health risks out- School who ten years ago took part preacher at the former Woodsend
the same cancers from breathing lined above - my correspondence in a project about the lost village of Wesleyan Chapel which would
'second-hand smoke'. Gro Harlem with him over the past few years Snap. confirm him as a bit of an orator.
Brundtland, World Health Organi- has ensured that. The only reason He was literate too
sation chief, recently called for a he can give is that he fears takings as he wrote in pho-
ban on smoking in all public places. might drop if he banned smoking. netic English!
He said, "Let's be clear about it, Sainsburys appear to be placing I remember my
second-hand smoke kills!" profit before safety in this matter, grandma, born
In May, a court in Australia and they don't think customers Florence Bates,
awarded £169,000 damages to a mind. What do you think? telling me about
non-smoking bar worker who con- Snap from as far
tracted throat cancer. No medical Dog owners, please use bins back as I can re-
expert could be found to deny that From Mrs L Harris, Westlea member. It was not
it was involuntary exposure to sec- I am pleased to see that at last Ken Ponting and Maurice Bates talking to until Toothill
ond-hand smoke which had something has been done about Toothill School children in July 1991 School did the
caused her cancer. The insurers the increasing amount of dog mess My great, great grandfather John project that it dawned on me that
spent £8m attempting to deny the left around in Westlea. Bates was one of the last inhabit- other people might be interested
link, because they realised that a However, no matter how much ants of the village before they were in it as well. In fact, my dad Ken
successful claim would "open the the bins are used along the foot- either forced out or had no alterna- Ponting and my late uncle, Maurice
floodgates" to similar claims. paths and green spaces, there are tive but to leave - depending on Bates assisted with the project and
Workers whose employers expose still regular dog walkers who ha- your view of history. appeared on TV with the children.
them to cigarette smoke are now bitually allow their dogs to use John Bates was an interesting It's great that people out there
becoming aware that they will be every verge and triangle of grass character. He claimed to be de- are prepared to keep the memory
able to sue should they contract a and won't clear the mess up. I am scended from one of Guy Fawkes' of the villagers alive. Try taking a
smoking-related disease. Employ- referring in particular to those who fellow plotters and one of his sons walk along the public footpath,
ers have no legal (not to mention think that Westlea Drive between is believed to have been the first when the Ridgeway re-opens after
moral) defence if they continue to Thornford and Alveston is theirs person to land a plane in Swindon, the foot-and-mouth crisis, past the
risk their employees' health in this by right to keep fouling on a daily on the Polo Ground, I think. ruins- it's a really morose sort of
way. basis. It's popularly believed in our place....and so quiet. Keep to the
Sainsburys' Bridgemead store, Please dog owners, clear off or family that John was a bit of an path as the village remains are on
almost alone in this enlightened clean up. agitator against the injustices private land.

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