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                                 No. 102 September 1990  • Circulation 10,500
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   Matthew organises fete and raffle to help                                 Matthew Fiddes invites all readers to a

             couple remember baby Stuart                                      —                 _

   A family which has worked so hard for others is being helped by their friends in their time   IFE VE
   of sadness. Now an eleven year old from Grange Park wants all Link readers to help by
   attending the fete he is organising on Saturday 8 September.
                                                                              Saturday 8 September
     Deborah Jennings from                         couldn't understand why all
   Hampton Drive, Grange                            the money raised hadn't          Freshbrook
   Park gave birth to three                         helped him live."           Community Centre
   months premature baby                             Matthew wrote to several
   Stuart on5 March. in between                    Swindon companies who         1.30pm to 5.30pm.
   spending a great deal of time                    were impressed by his con-  Attractions: seperate childrens and adults
   with Stuart in the Special                      cern. Because of the tremen-  tombola, raffle (over 35 groat prizes
   Care Baby Unit at PMH and                       dous response from business,   donated by local companies), cakes,
   looking after their three year                  and offers of help from     home produce, jumble sale, games,
   old Mark, Deborah and hus-                       friends, what started as a low   balloons, refreshments.
   band David set about raising                     key street fete has had to be   Tea Leaf reading by Gipsy Rose T-Leaf
   money for the Unit to say                        moved to Freshbrook Com-
   thank you for all the help                       munity Centre.            To donate jumble or to buy Raffle
   they were receiving.                              Matthew needs £300 for the   Tickets telephone the Fiddles family on
    Organising a number of                          headstone. Any extra raised   870689. Closes and of September.
   events including a coffee                       by his fundraising activities
   morning and a toy party in   Young help for Deborah Jennings  will be donated to the PMH   Proceeds towards purchasing a headstone for
                                                                             Baby Stuart Jennings. Surplus to the PMH
   their home, and a sponsored   from Matthew Fiddes  	                             Special Care Baby Unit.
                                                   Special Care Baby Unit.
   swim and a golf match,
   Deborah and David raised an amazing 1:1,400
   for much needed equipment.                            Exclusive to The Link Magazine
    Stuart was transferred to a London hospital   Firemen move into new home
   but sadly did not respond to specialist treat-
   ment and returned to PMH where he died on   First photocail torWest Swindon firemen. Eight out of the 18 covering the area, from left, Dave
   28 July.                               Gray, Martin Baldwin, Roger Rowling, Simon Hancock, Andy Cress well, Pete Newman,
    The funeral service took place at St.      Leading Fireman Perry Payne and Sub-Officer Bob Hark. Story on page 2.
   Augustin's, Rodbourne and Stuart was in-
   terned at Whitworth Road cemetry. Instead
   of sending flowers the Jenning's asked well
   wishers to make donations to the Baby Unit
   and another £300 was raised.
    Family friend 11 year old Matthew Fiddes
   was so upset that Stuart had died that he
   decided that he was going to help Deborah
   and Dave by organising a raffle and fete to
   buy a headstone.
    "1 thought it wasn't fair that Deborah and
   Dave had raised so much money, but couldn't
   buy a headstone," said Matthew of Grindal
   Drive, Grange Park, "1 want them to be able
   to remember Stuart."
    Matthew's mum Majella said the fete and a
   raffle were his idea entirely. "He was very
   upset. He never met Stuart but after raising
   £85 in the sponsored swim in April, Matthew


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