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SANDFORD ON THAMES
VILLAGE MAGAZINE
ON LINE
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SANDFORD LINK
ARCHIVE ISSUE 18 MAY 1983
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The Link Magazine COPYRIGHT © 1983 by The Link Committee. Reproduced with permission.
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SANDFORD LINK
Quotation of the month
Children - blessings seem, but torments are. Otway.
PARISH COUNCIL
Annual Parish Meeting.
As Mr. Robinson reported, there was a disappointing number of the
public at this meeting, particularly as our District Councillor,
Mrs. King, and Mr. Butcher, Leader of the Council and the Deputy
Chief Housing Officer were all present to answer questions.
Unfortunately the answers to some of the questions asked at the
meeting were misreported in the last issue of the Sandford Link.
To put the record straight:-
1. Mrs King did not vote on the question of raising council
house rents because she does not sit on the Housing Committee.
2. The salary paid to the warden of 10 Acre Site is not secret.
His post was advertised publicly in the normal way.
Mr. Butcher, representing his employer S.O.D.C., was not
prepared to discuss his salary at a public meeting. As he
pointed out, the questioner would not have wanted his wages
discussed publicly, particularly if he was not there himself.
New Parish Council
Elections for a new council take place on the 5th, As
Sandford is so small, we only have seven councillors, but
nine people are standing, so we will have a choice to make.
PLEASE VOTE ON THE DAY SO that those elected know that they
represent a strong proportion of the village. Those standing
are:-
Mrs. E. Agulnik, Kiln House, Church Rd.
Miss E. Burra, Elmslea, Church Rd.
Mr. Hutchinson, Rosoak, Church Rd.
Mr. M. Norton, Henley Road.
Mr. W. Kennery (Senior) River View.
Mrs J. Shepherd, 20. Kiln Park Site.
Mr. A. Robinson, 15. Henley Road.
Mrs. J. Rolson, "The Fox" Henley Road.
Mrs. H. Hutton, Haromist Kennels, Kiln Park Site.
The District Council Election takes place on the same day.
The candidates are Mr. Beech S.D./Lib. Mrs. Nicola King, Con.
Mrs King has been our District Councillor for the last year
(June 1982) since the death of Major Davies.
As I am sure you know, party politics do not enter into
Parish Council affairs. Councillors represent their fellow
parishioners as far as possible, and try to be available to
help them, and take up their complaints where appropriate. The
Sandford Link is paid for by the Parish Council, and is intended
to act as an organ to advertise news and events of village interest.
Any party political views expressed or implied in the Link do not
represent the views of the Parish Council or its members.
You should receive this copy of Sandford Link just before
the elections. As Chairman of the present Council, I would like
to express my thanks to my colleagues on the Council for all
their support over the last four years, and to Mrs. Heery, our
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Parish Clerk, who works very hard for us all, and is very
often the receiver of your complaints on our behalf. I would
also like to thank Mrs. King for all the work she has done
for us as District Councillor in the last year.
RUBBISH
Someone said to me last week: Sandford is a nice place to
live, but it is dirty and untidy. We should like to employ
a village road cleaner, but cannot afford it. We hope that
our new refuse collection service will be efficient. Once the
men have settled to their route and know their way round,
but they can only empty dustbins. How can we improve matters
for ourselves? Please help to keep your patch tidy.
LOCAL HOOLIGANISM
The Easter period of school holidays, brought forward a spate of
hooliganism, and damage throughout the village.
It should be born in mind that every act of this nature will
be reported in this newsheet, when reported, and to keep you up
to-date with what has happened so far I list here some of them.
Beginning with the removal of GRAVE HEADSTONES, BROKEN WINDOWS
VILLAGE HALL, CAR PARK LAMP STANDARD almost pulled out of socket,
A NEWLY PLANTED TREE, just saved from being uprooted. Back of
BUS SHELTER KICKED OUT. The estimate of repair for that £20 out
of your rates. A newly erected GARDEN GATE PULLED OUT OF HINGES.
Mr. Keene the local farmer has had his share too, low roofed ridge
tiles pushed off, and sheet roofing broken through.
The new gate to the car park, costing £125 is of no use,
the village hall area is still used as a playground.
"Dust is not removed by sweeping it under the carpet" Report
anything you see take place.
Reprinted below is an article from a Sunday newspaper:
"POOR MR. TULIP"
What a sad, terrible story about 77 year old Mr. Joe Tulip
of Kirk Hammerton, near York.
Vandals smashed up the plants in his beloved garden, ripping out
his seedlings, and smashed his greenhouse.
He just could not take this savagery in an English village
and drowned himself in the river not far away. That kind of
society do we have that breeds people who can be so cruel? -
That sort of parents?.
May the guilt of those who destroyed the happy life of Mr.
Tulip burn into their souls for the rest of their days.
FAIR COMMENT
Item 1. Parish Council Report.
Having served on the District Council myself, for a period of
3 years, I also would like to put the record straight.
There are many different committees that make up South Oxfordshire
Dist. Council, They hold their meetings independently. No matter
how, why, or who sits on what committee they all should, if they
fully represent you the ratepayer, attend the QUARTERLY MEETING
OF THE WHOLE COUNCIL, who legalise the decisions taken by the
individual committees.
If Mrs King did not vote on the matter of increased council
rents could not be representing the 20 tenants in Sandford-on-Thames
Item 2.
The salary paid to the Gypsy Caravan Site warden is paid for
out of PUBLIC MONEY and accountable to the Government Auditor.
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That being so, it should be accountable to the people
who pay the RATES - that is you and I.
As to the questioner, who was myself, I am only too
willing to discuss my salary with anyone, everyone knows
what a pensioner receives, that is also well known to
be quite inadequate for the present day cost of living.
Referring to Party Politics not entering into Parish
matters, on the 25th. April I received through my letter
box, and you did no doubt, a leaflet requesting me to VOTE
CONSERVATIVE, in the local District Elections.
If we dont want politics locally, can we some how
prevent literature coming into our homes through the letter
box?.
As to my implying political matters in Sandford Link, I
wish to state categorically that at no time during the past
twelve months issue of this newsheet, has the word
Conservative appeared in it, Filed copies are available
for reference. I did report the success of the Conservative
Candidate, with the results of the Dist. bye-election in
June 82. Any other implications written by me, had already
been well and truly substantiated in the National Press.
In the American elections, the slogan was used -
"NO WHITEWASH IN THE WHITEHOUSE." We in Sandford can match
that, in the same context, with there will be "NO SAND IN
YOUR EYES, IN SANDFORD", while Mr. Robinson compiles the
Sandford Link.
As to the compiling, and having printed the Sandford
Link and distributing it, the first person to knock on my
door to take on this interesting newsheet, can do so with
pleasure, (unpaid of course). I do not charge my bus fares
to Oxford in having it printed, that comes out of my pension,
but I do like letting people know what is happening, good,
bad, and indifferent, without fear or favour.
My advice to those who do not want matters MISREPORTED
is, simply to write it on paper, and I will print it on
paper.
All matters under the heading "FAIR COMMENT" is by
Mr. A. Robinson.
You have been requested in this May issue of Sandford
Link to VOTE FOR 7 Parish Councillors, thereby making
this newsheet A FORM OF ELECTION LETTER, and to conform
with ELECTORAL LAW, the name Of the publisher, and printer
MUST appear on it.
We regret to record the death of Sandford
born Mrs. (Milly) Naish of No 7 Henley Road,
April 1983.
We wish those who are unwell or in
hospital, SPEEDY RECOVERY.
Published by E. Burra "Elmslea" Church Rd., Sandford-on-Thames.
Printed by Parchment (Oxford) Ltd. 60. Hurst St. Oxford.
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INDEX - Archive Issue 18. May 1983.
COPYRIGHT © 1983 by The Link Committee.
Reproduced with permission. |
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