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Peter Dolman · Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:21 pm Post subject:

if you read our posts leading up to the election in june we (that is chuck and I) both stated that we would use this forum to communicate to the people of Calne.
I will continue to post and hopefully Chuck will return and give us some information.

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GTB · Bushton Bushwacker Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 2206 Status:

I'm sure there is a perfectly plausible reason why Chuck hasn't been around to answer any questions or give us his view on a matter but it'd be nice to see him on here again. Perhaps, if one of our members of Calnetalk who lives in Chuck's area (North Calne) would like to raise a question about something I'm sure he'd reply fairly soon.
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Peter Dolman · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:36 pm Post subject:

Chuck represents me, I live in Lickhill Road, and I have asked several questions and would be delighted if Chuck would respond.

I am getting disappointed as the standard of political debate is way below that leading up to the June elections. Sophy is also missing.
I would also like to see more activity on this forum, its been very quiet of late.
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GTB · Bushton Bushwacker Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 2206 Status:

I think that the whole forum has been quiet because of the decent weather we have been having lately and people have been too busy to post anything of note. I'm sure as the weather and nights draw in the forum will be lit up again.

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Local lass · Calnetalk Oracle Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 4792 Status:

will vouch for that i am a regular of about 5 forums and all are quiet at the mo.give it a couple of months and they get busier again.

Peter Dolman · Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:40 pm Post subject:

chuck can you give us your thoughts on the report into todays (24th September 09) gazette where your glorious leader Jane Scott stated that there will be a £3,500,000 overspend in the current fiscal year. She went on to confirm that there will have to be cuts in services. There was a hint that the ongoing review into leisure services may recommend leisure centre closures.

This would not be a surprise to me as the melksham pool is due to close in the next 12 months and others have been losing money for years.

If you live in a town which currently has a leisure centre watch out as you may not have it for much longer.

Perhaps if I am reading the signs incorrectly Chuck can let us know.
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GTB · Bushton Bushwacker Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 2206 Status:

My eldest two children use the Melksham pool for their swimming lessons and we haven't heard of its imminent closure.

We tend to use Bradford On Avon's excellent swimming pool at the weekends for normal swimming.
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rosco · Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:30 pm Post subject:

Peter Dolman · Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:16 am Post subject:

as I understand it there is a new school being built at Melksham and a "sports facility" will be on the same site. this will replace the christy miller centre.
the new facility will not have a pool for a couple of years (?) but the old one will close.
the big problem with the calne centre was the dual use by the JBS, schools do not pay enough in relation to their usage. the LEA hope that the general public will subsidise the schools, but they (the public) want to use leisure centres at the same time as the schools do.

I don't accept that any leisure centre should close but there is a current danger with the "review" being carried out by the new council and their need to cut costs.
There is not (but should be) a legal requirement for councils to provide leisure facilities of any kind.
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Local lass · Calnetalk Oracle Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 4792 Status:

i thought the new school being build in melksham is to replace the secondary school they have there now.
isnt it compulsary that if a town does have liesure center that the kids learn to swim?
like peter has said with the schools using the pools and stuff it does restrict times for the public.