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Neighbourly support for Shaw family Tootlea Brook
A family from Shaw would like W.I.
to sayabig 'thank you' to all their
kind neighbours, many of whom Tootlea Brook W.I. (covering
they have never met. Toothifi, Westlea and Freshbrook)
Carolyn and Phillip Stone of meets on the third Wednesday in
Saxton Walk, off Mears Drive, the month at the Community
Shaw had their second baby, Room, Toothill School at 7.30p.m.
Mathew on 14 January. Three The next two meetings and speak-
days later he was rushed to Bris- ers are:
tol Childrens Hospital with a 21 March -Sister Rosemary Hays,
mystery illness which brought for the Prospect Foundation.
him close to death. He was diag- 28 April - "Look after your eyes,
nosed as suffering from an ex- you never get another pair" by
tremely rare condition called local optician.
Citrullinemia which effects his For further details contact
digestive system. Karen Ryman 695499
After spending three weeks in
hospital constantly by his side,
Carolyn and Phillip returned Pets
home with Mathew. "It was all At home together again, Phillip with Mathew, Carolyn and Natalie
so sudden," said Carolyn. 't Home
"Nobody knew what was wrong "Ian went around and knocked 'A letter from the Stones:
with him and he was close to the on doors asking for donations. It Carolyn and Phillip Stone of Worried about who will
brink on several occasions. We was very good of him to organise Saxton Walk would like to thank look after your pets whilst
had him baptised at midnight as that and we would like to thank all their neighbours and friends you're on holiday?
we didn't know if he would pull him and all the people who con- for their kind thoughts and sup- Pets-At-Home could be
through. tributed to the collection and said port during the past few weeks. your answer.
"Only one person in Britain has prayers for us. Their son Mathew is now out
the same condition. He is a nor- "The hospital have not been of hospital and has made a mi- Pets-At-Home
mal baby in every way but he will able to tell us much and we're raculous recovery though he will is a new service which
always have to be on a very re- working a lot of things out with be on a special diet and drugs for cares for pets
stricted protein free diet for the Mathew from day to day. Our the rest of his life. (sorry, no dogs)
rest of his life." parents looked after Natalie, our Phillip would like to apologise in their own home.
The Stone family have been first child, during the time away, for any inconvenience to custom-
overwhelmed by the concern and now we're all together." ers and he is now hoping to res- Telephone Swindon
shown by people who live around -Need your house decorated ume normal service. 873062 for further details
them. Asa self-employed painter Phi/lip Stone would like to
decorator Phillip didn't earn apologise to anybody who tried to
anything for a month, which contact him to arrange internal or P B PLUMBING DUNCAN
could have made things difficult, external decoration whilst he was SERVICES
but for local support. "We would away. His business has taken a SELF DRIVE
like to especially thank Ian and knock, so if you need any
Helen Drummond for the help decorating done, call him on HIRE
they've given us," said Phillip. 870515. Vehicles for Hire
at Competitive Rates
Link 3-5 Playgroup GWR Majorettes Vans. Lutons • Estates
Cars • Mini Bus
Easter Fair
Jumble Sale Saturday 7th April 10.30am 272 Ermln Street
Saturday 3 March Freshbrook Community Centre Boilers Serviced Stratton St. Margaret
Lots of bargains, lots of goodies Swindon
1O.00a.m. Easter Bonnet Competition, Easter Pump Fitting Service
Freshbrook Cake Competition (cakes entered to Water Softners Fitted Tel: 822193
Washing Machines
Community Centre be sold in aid of the troupe) & Dishwashers Installed
Entrance lOp Telephone Pam Pixton on 695317 for Open Daily 9am - 6 pm
entry forms to the cake competition Telephone: (0793) 642995 Sundays 9am - 1pm
OAP/children free
Driver does even better HOMEL 0 VERS
A young man who took a new tutes test and passed with flying
direction in his career as a result colours. Does your home need
of an advertisement in The Link Bill's instructor John Reynolds a little more care and attention?
magazine has become the young- of Cotswold Commercial Train-
est person ever to pass the Insti- ing said he was really pleased
tute of Advanced Motorists with his achievement. "Bill is a From a once-a-year spring clean to regular
Commercial Test. natural, one of the best I've ever domestic help, Homelovers has the answer.
William Baker from Stratton taught. The tester said he was
St. Margaret saw an advertise- very proficient at driving and for
ment by Cotswold Commercial somebody so young to pass, it's All aspects of domestic help are
Training when working at PHH fantastic." covered by this service - ironing, window
last year. He had always wanted Bill has started working for cleaning, oven cleaning, etc.
to be a truck driver and he started Howard Tenens as a driver and
learning the day he was 21. After hopes one day to own his own
passing his test first time inJanu- vehicle and drive in Europe. Call Les Daniels on 727926
ary, he went on to take the Insti-