Unison members demand public leisure centers remain open at a rally in Oxford Town Hall. – Vintage Photograph

On October 23, 2000, members of Unison, a UK trade union, gathered at Oxford Town Hall to protest against the proposed cuts and closures of public leisure centers. Among the rally attendees were Peter Challis, Branch Committee for Oxford County Unison Branch; John Tanner; Martin Gregory, Unison Branch Secretary; and Imogen Clarke, 5, from Cowley. The demonstrators held up signs that read “Hands Off! No Closures” and “Keep Our Leisure Centres Public”.On October 23, 2000, members of Unison, a UK trade union, gathered at Oxford Town Hall to protest against the proposed cuts and closures of public leisure centers. Among the rally attendees were Peter Challis, Branch Committee for Oxford County Unison Branch; John Tanner; Martin Gregory, Unison Branch Secretary; and Imogen Clarke, 5, from Cowley. The demonstrators held up signs that read “Hands Off! No Closures” and “Keep Our Leisure Centres Public”.

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OCR computer generated text:

T UNISON UNISON HANDS OFF! NO CLOSURES UNISON DON’T MESS WITH OUR LEISURE CENTRES Keep them PUBL UNISON KEEPUR LISURE ENTRES PUBLIC UNISON Renc

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TOWN Ref: 057051 date: 23/10/2000 cat.: NEWS by David Fleming at: Oxford Oxford Town Hall. Unison demo againsts cuts and closures of leisure facilities. 1) Peter Challis, Branch Committee for Oxford county Unison Branch 2) John Tanner. 3) Martin Gregory, Unison Branch Secretary 4) Imogen Clarke, 5, from Cowley. Copyright Newsquest (Oxfordshire) Ltd.