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Article: Campaigners fight for Bristol community centre

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June 11, 2009
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By Liz Webster

Campaigners of a "forgotten" estate in Bristol are hoping their fight for a much-needed community centre will be a tribute to the man who "put his heart into the community".

Until his tragic death in a car crash in March this year, Tony Lewis was chairman of Manor Farm Action Group (MAG) and fought tirelessly to improve the facilities in the area. Now his former partner Kay Armstrong, 49, who lives on Rodbourne Road, has vowed to take up the fight to create a community centre in his honour.

For the past five years MAG have been fighting for better facilities for the area, which is between Henleaze and Horfield.

"There is nothing for older people to do, many are getting too ...

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