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8 HAYDON WICK
Writers take Town players turn out for big cheque presentation

to the air Regulars at the Fox and Hounds in ised by landlord Bob Lawrence and tor Barbara Vine from Swindon
Football fever, male strippers and High Street donated £1,060 to the Gina and Brandan Lee whose baby Town captain Shaun Taylor, accom-
vermin are just a few of the subjects Foundation for the Study of Infant Anthony died in 1991 aged 6'/2 panied by team mates Martin Ling
Haydon Wick Writers are taking to Deaths at a presentation attended months. and Adi Viveash.
the airwaves in coming weeks. by players fromSwindonTownF.C. The cheque was received on 15 'Fox & Hounds regulars presented
Members recently recorded a se- The money was raised from a February by Wendy Duke, chair- a cheque for £730 to the Prospect
lection of poems, stories and nostal- sponsored cricket match between woman of the Swindon branch of Foundation on Sunday 13 February.
gia from their anthology 'Write to be teams from the pub and National the Foundation for the Study of In- The money was raised at quiz nights
Read 2' for BBC Wiltshire Sound to Semi-Conductors last August. fant Deaths and regional coordina- over the last nine months.
be broadcast on evenings at 730pm. The fundraising effort was organ-
The group are hoping that the
programmes will promote sales of Pictured at the cheque presentation are,
the book, available from local out- front from left, Martin Ling, Gina Lee,
lets or direct from Susan Mayer Wendy Duke, Shaun Taylor. Rear, Adi
(722130), as 50p goes to the Prospect Viveash, Brendan Lee, Wendy and Bob
Foundation for every copy sold. Lawrence, Barbara Vine

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