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THE No. 169 • June 1996 • Circulation 16,000 Swindon
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butterfly project
Chip cooks climb
A project launched in last month's Link magazine, to turn
for cystic fibrosis Swindon into a paradise for butterflies, has had a great
reception from primary schools.
Two cooks who spend their working lives surrounded by frying
fish and chips and hot pies are taking to the great outdoors next The FAB - Wild Flowers and But- matic increase in the number of
month to raise money for cystic fibrosis. And they want readers
terflies - Project is the brainchild butterflies each summer.
to help them exceed their target. of John Ball from Grange Park, Salt Way School in Middleleaze
Alan Clarke, manager of The who has been experimenting for has used the FAB project to launch
Trawlerman takeaway at the West the last four years with various an environmental club, and
Swindon Centre, and Darren soil conditions which encourage Windmill Hill and Tregoze
Brewer, right of photo, have set butterfly attracting wildflowers. Schools have started FAB sites.
themselves the demanding chal- Several of John's neighbours in More information onJohnBall's
lenge of climbing Britain's three Gerrard Walk have taken up his FAB ideas can be found on page
highest peaks, Snowden, Scafell ideas and the area has seen a dra- 23.
Pike in Cumbria and Ben Nevis, Grist, the builders putting up an extension at Salt Way School, donated sand and
within 36 hours in mid-June. a worker's time to dig over a FAB plot. Launching the new environmental club,
Whilst on the Three Peaks Chal- from left, Grist director Richard White, FAB man John Ball, teacher Paul Corbyn,
lenge, Trawlerman customers will site manager Vernon Baker, school caretaker Reg Brown with pupils Darren
be able to help Alan and Darren Wood, Shenay Decesare-Smith, Christopher Hill, Navid Khajati-Daryan, Emily
by eating more fish and chips. Hill and Nicole Cutting
Company directors have agreed
to donate lop for each piece of
cod purchased on 21 and 22 June
when Alan and Darren are away.
Their initial target of £500 has Bulldogs Rugby League team, but
been already been raised from admits training is irregular.
family, friends and shop custom- However the two are putting
ers. Now they are aiming for in a bit of preparation to get them
over £1,000. through the marathon effort in
"I've wanted to do the three aid of a good cause. Readers who
peaks for several years," said would like to back Alan and
Alan. "1 recently saw a documen- Darren should drop into The
tary on cystic fibrosis and it was a Trawlerman with donations, or
real eye opener. I decided this plan a fish and chip meal over the
was a cause to climb for." fund raising weekend in the mid-
Darren plays for the Swindon dle of June.

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