Ross Town Council: Rates Protest Petition [May 16, 1974]
Ross Town Council: Rates Protest Petition [May 16, 1974]
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| Title | Ross Town Council: Rates Protest Petition [May 16, 1974] |
|---|---|
| Description |
Black and white photograph showing two men watching two women signing a document. They appear to be in a corridor. The accompanying article is headed "MEMBER FURIOUS AT HORRIFYING RATE INCREASE". The "Member" referred to in the heading is Mr. David Gibson-Watt M.C., M.P. for the Hereford constituency (which took in Ross) who was replying to a letter he had received from Ross Chamber of Commerce. In the letter he expresses his displeasure with the level of increase in the general domestic rates (a predecessor to today's Council Tax) and what action he had taken. He was a Conservative M.P.. In February that year, the Conservatives had lost the general election to the Labour Party. The Town Council's response to the increase was to organise a petition signing event at the Council offices. The South Herefordshire District Council petition, being signed here by two women, was subsequently presented to the Hereford M.P. RELATED ITEMS IN THE HEREFORDSHIRE HISTORY COLLECTION. PHOTOGRAPHS: Ross Gazette Photographs Collection 1974 July Rates Protest Petition: Presentation to M.P. [July 18, 1974] (see Ross Gazette Photographs July 1974) The two men in the photograph are Ross Town Council members, the Mayor, Mr. G. G. Gwatkin (on the left) and councillor Mr. J. L. Wallin (on the right). |
| Photographer / artist | Unknown |
| Publisher | Ross Gazette |
| Contributor(s) | |
| Date | May 16, 1974 - Front page |
| Type | Image |
| Format | Photograph |
| Identifier | RG006 |
| Area | Ross-on-Wye |
| Collection Holder | Ross Gazette Photograph Collection |
