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The Link Magazine & October 1997
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THE MAN WITH A VAN Hope for safe memorial crossing
Nearly a year has passed since 12 year old Ashley Johnson from
Removals and storage Toothill was knocked down as he ran across Whitehill Way, towards
who gives the best price Shaw Ridge Leisure Park on 28 September. He died at Oxford's John
LPG & Natural Radcliffe Hospital on 4 October.
and service be can!
Gas Services Hopefully a safe crossing point
Full house removals
Installation & Service willbe built in the next few months
or single items after a long campaign by his
• Boilers, Fires, Cookers mother Diane, right.
any distance any place any where
• Refrigerators "It's been a difficult year, as you
Tel: (01793) 828576 • Riverboat LPG appliances might expect," said Diane. "To
24 hour service Tel: 874742 have somebody so loved and full
of cheeky enthusiasm for life
Mobile: Mobile: 0468 027860 snatched away so suddenly has
0836 Dennis Brown Give your boiler been hard. The inner pain does
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Gas Engineer and fire an not go away. I wouldn't wish such
Euro Service Old Shaw, Swindon autumn service a tragedy on anyone."
After Ashley's death, Diane Reports in the evening paper
raised £500 for the John Radcliffe earlier in the year suggested that it
PE'rs AT Hoi hospital with a sponsored trampo- would not be b uilt.
Pi Worried who will look line bounce by Ashley's Ridgeway don Council said, "funds havebeen
However Keith Ulyatt for Swin-
School friends and a disco.
after your pets whilst She also started a campaign for a allocated to build the crossing and
Building Services safe crossing point. Over 6,000 research is currently taking place
you're on holiday?
& Maintenance Pets At Home people signed a petition calling on to make sure that it is constructed
Swindon Borough Council to make in the right place
could be your answer Whitehill Way safe for pedestri- Work will start as soon as possi-
All general building ans. ble"
Pets At Home is a service
work including which cares for all your pets
uPVC fascias, (except dogs) in their own Nine night festival at Link Centre
home anywhere in the
guttering, etc. Members of the Swindon Hindu Samaj will be celebrating the annual
West Swindon area only.
Festival of Navratri at the Link Centre from 2 to 10 October.
For details, call Telephone Sheila Mitchell The festival is one of the most popular within the Hindu community
for further details on and over nine evenings it is a chance to come together to worship and
Swindon 434019 873062 celebrate the Goddess Shakti Devi Dhurga with music, dance and
socialising.
A chequefor £500 raised through fund raising events by the Hindu Samaj was
presented to the PMH Special Baby Care Unit on 16 September. Pictured
VETERINARY SURGEONS receiving the donation from Ashok Ladva, president of the Samaj, Sushma
Pate! and Prakash Pate!, secretary, are Senior Sister Sheila Hext and staff
Simon Gower & Associates nurser Claire Elcott
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GOING ON Share your home this Christmas

An international inter-cultural educational organisation is looking
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We have heated accommodation available for This year students from Argen- that are planned.
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