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      <title>ms laura lysenko [Signature #100]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ms laura lysenko, oxford, uk, United Kingdom<p>Please do not remove facilities from Cowley without replacing them - in Cowley</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2014 05:47:06 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Jos&eacute; de Amorim De amorim [Signature #99]</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2014 06:53:06 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Jos&eacute; de Amorim De amorim [Signature #98]</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2014 06:53:06 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Dr Anna Duncan [Signature #97]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dr Anna Duncan, Oxford<p>The Temple Cowley Pool is one of the reasons we chose to live in this area - it is a great resource.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2014 05:53:23 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mrs jackie mundellperkins [Signature #96]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mrs jackie mundellperkins, headington, oxford, United Kingdom<p>Local Leisure facillities are important. Any housing scheme should include replacement leisure facillities in the area</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 6 Jan 2014 05:11:24 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Adam Moore [Signature #95]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Adam Moore<p>I am from north oxford, blackbird leys is too far for me on a bicycle.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2013 10:43:11 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr shane Clark [Signature #94]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr shane Clark, Oxford]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 8 Nov 2013 03:41:43 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Caroline McLaughlin [Signature #93]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Caroline McLaughlin, Oxford]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2013 02:45:48 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>r jens spillner [Signature #92]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[r jens spillner, oxford, United Kingdom<p>We need the pools</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Jul 2013 03:04:27 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Miss Anonymous [Signature #91]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom<p>I have recently discovered Temple Cowley pool and leisure center and I am shocked to hear of the suggestion that it will be closed down.</p>

<p>From what I have read, there doesn&#039;t seem to be any just explanation for this - the facilities are of an excellent standard, for people like me, who just want somewhere local and convenient to stay fit and healthy.</p>

<p>I would not travel to Blackbird Leys to go for a swim, as it is just too far.  The whole proposal seems utterly moronic to me.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 5 Jul 2013 03:39:44 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Andy Hall [Signature #90]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Andy Hall, Oxford, Oxon, United Kingdom<p>Please support this. This is not just an issue about local amenities. It is about democracy, transparency, accountability and the misuse of public funds for political and commercial interests.<br />
If the council get away with it it sends them a message that they can do as they please unchecked and who knows where that may lead.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:01:55 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Andrew Brough [Signature #89]</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:33:58 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Sue Brough [Signature #88]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sue Brough, Oxford<p>It&#039;s time to listen to the electorate: don&#039;t waste &pound;9.2 million when both pools could be refurbished for &pound;3m.  Temple Cowley Pools and Fitness Centre belong to everyone, selling the site to build yet more student housing is elitist and plainly WRONG.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:46:05 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Sarah Eno [Signature #87]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sarah Eno, Selkirkshire, United Kingdom<p>crazy to close a much loved and used facility which brings so much fun and well being.  What is the subsequent cost to NHS if it is closed?</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:15:02 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Ian Walters [Signature #86]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 02:33:57 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Dr Anonymous [Signature #85]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous<p>The current Blackbird Leys gym has no windows, it is dull, dim and boring. It has no steam room, it is unpopular and underused. It is a waste of public money to build a new pool next to this hopeless gym.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 11:30:30 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mr daniel lordan [Signature #84]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 02:59:56 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Miss Rosalind Palmer [Signature #83]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:51:02 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Anonymous [Signature #82]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Oxford, Select a state, United Kingdom<p>Check out the campaing: http://savetemplecowleypools.webs.com/ especially the front page and Hall of Shame section. This is scandalous!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 02:36:04 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Stephen Thomas [Signature #81]</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:52:28 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>MS CHANGYU TAN [Signature #80]</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 05:22:41 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Annie Parish [Signature #79]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:41:31 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Anna Smith [Signature #78]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Anna Smith<p>Please save the pool! We use it regularly and would have trouble getting to a pool further away - and it would be such a shame to see it go.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:41:38 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #77]</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 09:27:19 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Banso Biersack [Signature #76]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Banso Biersack<p>I have 4 children and 2 of them can go swimming without me if it gets moved then then wont be able to go on there own also there is not much here in cowley to keep kids active</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2012 03:42:28 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Miss Jawiria Naseem [Signature #75]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Miss Jawiria Naseem<p>If my fitness centre closes, I will no longer be able to go to the gym. Blackbird Leys is too far! Please save MY FITNESS CENTRE in Cowley! It&#039;s not only about the gym, it&#039;s about the social and family environment too! I don&#039;t want to loose that!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2012 07:26:50 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Tom Hobbs [Signature #74]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Tom Hobbs, United Kingdom<p>Save our pool!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:54:09 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>miss Anonymous [Signature #73]</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:54:34 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Miss Charlotte White [Signature #72]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Miss Charlotte White, United Kingdom<p>The gym and pool is easily accessible for those in the Cowley area. Without this facility there will be may people who won&#039;t go to a leisure centre because the one at Blackbird Leys is too far to get to.<br />
Temple Cowley is the only centre in Oxford City to have ladies only night which is very popular with ethnic minorities.<br />
To lose Temple Cowley pool and fitness centre would be a great loss to those in Cowley and surrounding areas.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Sep 2012 04:51:12 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #71]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Sep 2012 03:35:51 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Amanda Perry [Signature #70]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Amanda Perry, Oxford<p>As a so called &#039;democracy&#039; where it is the tax payers (i.e. my) money being considered to be spent on a new pool, I am left flabergasted at what the council is proposing and wonder who&#039;s pockets are being filled! We have taxes on the raise, struggling hospitals and police forces due to &#039;no apparent money&#039; but &pound;6 milliion could be saved and used &#039;approrpriately&#039;...(if the council can actually do simple maths???) if they refurbish what we have now which appears to be in the community (i.e. taxpayers) interest!!! It appears from first glance that the council may be corrupt...this is NOT acceptable.</p>

<p>SAVE temple cowley POOLS!!!!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mr Michael Hanlon [Signature #69]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Michael Hanlon, oxford, United Kingdom<p>Having previously been an under valued&lt;estimated&gt;/sickenly treated employee of O.C.C, 2005-2011, i would like to offer my support to this hounarable campaign and unfortunately a cushion so as not to cause any injury whilst banging our heads against this career minded profligating bunch of, shade of red scum(Swindon to you and me).<br />
P.s They will all one day be held account by the late great Sir Robert Maxwell but in the meantime Kassam is winning the fight.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mrs Jeanne Warren [Signature #68]</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:55:14 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr. Anonymous [Signature #67]</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:57:33 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Matthew Potter [Signature #66]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:19:16 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Amy Potter [Signature #65]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:17:25 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[miss claire murray, oxford, oxford, United Kingdom<p>Without this pool, i dont have the means to get to any other leisure facility in Oxford.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>mr marc kingham [Signature #63]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 03:27:23 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Semmy Kingham, Oxford<p>Temple Cowley Pools and Fitness Centre is the best in Oxford. Excellent location for locals and others.IT JUST NEEDS SOME REFURBISHMENT. I have seen a plan for the new Leisure Centre in Blackbird Leys  and I wasn&#039;t really impressed, WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY people don&#039;t need a nice Cafe&#039; or extra parking, but nice pools for learning, diving and fun. PLEASE RE-THINK !!!!</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:08:53 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>DR Sietske Boeles [Signature #60]</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:55:33 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Sarah Lasenby [Signature #52]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Sarah Lasenby, Oxford<p>More power to your elbows</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Miss Angie Walter, Oxford, Oxfordshire<p>If the health and well-being of the people of East Oxford is really a priority for the political decision makers, then to go ahead with the demolition of Temple Cowley Pool seems like an absolutely ridiculous idea. This would negatively affect so many people in the area I can&#039;t believe it was ever even taken into consideration. Please rethink!</p>]]></description>
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