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The Link Magazine• December 1995/January 1996
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Dream Christmas present for Candy
Great MAUREEN PEARSON A teenager has been reunited with her mother after six years, follow-
A.T.T.
Christmas TAXATION ing an appeal to Link magazine readers.
Candy Sheppard, 14, from Shaw, meeting her again. We've missed
present p ADVISOR made her appeal exclusively on so much, but it was as if we had not
ideas For Advice and Help on our October front page. She had been apart. I feel so happy that
been told her mother Margaret had she's alive and hate being sepa-
died of cancer after she left the rated from her. I hope we can keep
* Gift Vouchers Personal and Business Tax family home in Freshbrook, but up the contact between us."
Completion of Tax Returns there was no record of her death.
* Balloon Flights
and Preparation of Accounts Candy's heart rending story in December day to
* Theatre for the Inland Revenue The Link was taken up and publi- consult people with
Weekends cised in the Swindon Evening Ad-
27 Holmleigh, Haydon Wick vertiser and other newspapers. disabilities
* Day Trips to the Swindon SN2 3RH On 10 November Candy's dream Between November 1995 and Feb-
Continent Tel: (0 1793) 724172 came true when, out of the blue ruary 1996, three independent peo-
she came face to face with Margaret ple who have a long involvement
* Concert Tickets at Swindon Social Services offices. in disability rights will be meeting
Call in for details "It was a complete surprise. My disabled people and discussing
Same Day Local social worker told me to ask him how best their interests can be rep-
any question. I wanted to know resented within Thamesdown Bor-
• Ivierry ClrLftmai Electrical Services where my mum was, and there she ough Council and in the new Swin-
to all our customers o House wiring & wiring checks was, in the next room. We were don council which begins work in
and a Peaceful New o Electrical repairs both amazed to see each other. It May 1997.
If you are a disabled person with
was the happiest day of my life;
Year from all at o immersions the best Christmas present ever." something to say and have ideas
O Shower repaired/installed
Candy spent three hours in the about what you want from local
AT MAYS O Extra sockets/lights town centre with her mum sharing services and politicians, you are
West Swindon Centre O Security lighting the lives they had missed together invited to the West Swindon Open
Tel: (01793) 873222 o Alarm systems over the last six years. Margaret Consultation Day on Tuesday 12
o Electrical supplies
had been shown the story in a December in the Link Centre
O Approved Contractor Gloucester based newspaper and Community Suite. The sessions
A.TT A&M Services had contacted social services. run from 10.30am to 1pm and from
Candy will continue to live with 2pm to 4pm.
11AYS 24 hour response MINIM her foster mother in Swindon but For details of the other consulta-
Tel: 874240 her dream coming true has created tion days or more information tel-
AMAZINGLY Gaas TRAVEL AGENTS
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Freshbrook & Grange Park
Published: 27 January
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Published by Editorial: Roger Ogle 9 Haydon Wick
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