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10 The Link Magazine • October 2003
Street sign scenery
Ben Walker from Alnwick, Toothill has been waging war on what he calls a form of litter which confuses people and wastes taxpayers money.
He explains
For some years I have made at- instance there is one in Rowton country, and is a form of litter, isting ones.
tempts to clear our streets of re- Heath Way, on which we are told having no use whatsoever. What It seems to me that in every aspect
dundant road signs. 'new traffic islands ahead.' To my happens when another sign is of council work, there is an attitude
I have had dealings with both knowledge that has been there for needed? Well our wasters simply of laisez faire - they don't care as we
political parties - seven council- 20 years. How new is 'new? buy another, instead of using ex- are paying for all the wastage.
lors in total. All are very support- All over the place there are signs
ive of my efforts, but that has been advising us of new pedestrian
the end of it, apart from one Tory lights. Alright the message has
councillor, who made arrange- gone out, let the signs now be re- a
ments for me to debate the matter moved.
with the council Contracts Man- At Ashington Way the old cy- `.
ager. Sadly, that had to be can- clist signs were not removed when
celled at short notice. the lights were put in.
Signs are installed at the drop of This poor attitude is found not A ! "
a hat and there they remain. For only in Swindon, but all over the i ,

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