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WESTLEA 7
Darren helps fire crews to good result Westlea Social Hall
Langstone Way (school site) The meets in
Darren Midwinter from Anglesey Open meeting for Church Westlea
Close had an excitingeleventh birth- user groups and U
School
day on 6 August when he spent the interested residents in - _(Langstone Way)
day at Westlea Fire Station. Thursday 5 September, Westlea
Darren's present was bought for 7.3Opm
him by his parents at the Westlea All Invited
School fete auction at the end of June
where the outing was on offer. Car Boot Sale
He spent the day inspecting the Saturday 21 September
at
Everyone
station attending lectures and tak- 10am 1O.45am
is
ing part in training exercises. Darren every
very
is pictured right strapped into a Westlea School Sunday
welcome
wrecked caras firemen practice their Langstone Way
techniques for extrica tingcasualties. Pitches: £4/5.
He obviously helped them get Tel: 870469
their great result in the national com- In aid of Westlea School
petition featured on page 1.
Darren's verdict, "It was great."
Sheila tries to unravel one of
history's mysteries
Sheila Mitchel from Westlea, who is
perhaps better known for running
Pets-at-Home has spent the last six
months writing a book about Property Management
Hannah Lightfoot, the 18th century & Residential Letting Services
Quakeress who is believed,by some,
to have married king George Ill 16 High Street, Old Town, Swindon
whilst he was Prince of Wales. Tel: 0793 694277
Hannah Lightfoot was born and
brought up in London. In Decem- All types of well presented properties required
ber, 1753 she married Issac Axfonl, for many prospective tenants looking to rent in
a man from Wiltshire and Axford
family tradition tells us that at the West Swindon
church door Hannah was abducted
fromherbridegroom and was taken
away in a closed carriage. The poor I1
distraught bridegroom followed in
hot pursuit.
Hannah was never seen by her 1SBORNE & LITTLE
husband or her family again. Suspi-
FABRIcS AND WALLPAPERS1
cion immediately fell upon the Looking fora publisher. Sheila Mitchell
young Prince of Wales and during "These people are all ordinary,
the reign of George Ill and particu- genuine people who each have a INTERIOR SELECTION
larly after his death the reports of a fascinating story to tell which has
relationship and possibly a marriage been passed down to them through J3frle2
between the Prince and Hannah the various generations in their fam-
appeared inthePress. It is not known ily," said Sheila. MONKWELL
!AII1 AKD WAUZAPW
what happened to Hannah after her She knows that her book entitled
disappearance but approximately 'Hannah Lightfoot - The Mystery j.L °biq4[uT
three years after she disappeared Continues' may cause some contro-
her portrait was painted by Joshua versy but she has tried to be unbi-
Reynolds. The pa inting is owned by ased and has included material from
the Sackville family and hangs in various sources including new in-
the Reynold's Gallery at Knole formation which she hopes will TODAY Arn 5
House, Kent. clarify certain points raised by pre- i4L4'wv(
Sheila first became fascinated by vious authors.
Hannah sixteen years ago when she Sadly, Hannah's story is still in- Ilor,4 Short
read 'The Princess and the complete because the information
Quakeress' by Jean Plaidy. Ever relating to Hannah's death and final
since she has been trying to discover resting place are still unknown.
whathappened toHannah after her Sheila hopes that her book will make
disappearance. Shehas spent a great people aware of Hannah Lightfoot, tCOTT OVEGE
deal of time investigating the vari- which might result in information
ous stories connected with Hannah being discovered to complete L )Li
and her research has taken her all Hannah's story. INTERIORS & SOFT FURNISHERS
over the country. "The story of Hannah Lightfoot
During the course of her investi- ranks alongside that of the murder 71 MANCHESTER ROAD
gations she has met and received of the princes in the Tower as one of SWINDON
information from several families the unsolved mysteries of English Telephone (0793) 511535
who genuinely believe themselves history," said Sheila, who is cur-
to be the descendants of Hannah rently seeking a publisher to pub-
and George Ill. lish her manuscript.