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The Link Magazine ' October 1997
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Let the spirit of Diana live on CYCLE REPAIRS

WE COME TO YOU
By the Mayor of Swindon, Councillor Maurice Fanning
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To say that no-one will forget the that can help us build something & delivery
tragic death of Diana, Princess of very positive out of a great loss. * No call out
Wales, and the overwhelming de- Over the past couple of decades WA charge
gree of public grieving that fol- our country has been led down a BIKE * No job too
lowed, is stating the obvious. But path where we have been encour- DOCTOR small
for me, it has an additional signifi- aged to believe individual interest Christmas Club
cance. Just four months into my and competition between our- now started on
year as Mayor of Swindon, it will selves is somehow a way of mov- new & used cycles
undoubtedly remain the saddest ing forward. That community Slightly marked also
memory of my time in office. spirit and co-operation should be available - some half price
From the moment the news sacrificed in the name of material
broke, Swindon Borough Council condolence opened at the Civic acquisition and personal better- For a fast, friendly service, call
was inundated with calls asking, Offices, that extra books had to be ment. To quote Margaret Thatcher, Phi! Mitchell on 874873 day or eve.
in essence, for ways to express sor- opened in libraries. And still peo- 'there is no such thing as society'. or 0850 650956 (mobile)
row publicly and collectively. ple queued to sign them. Diana has given us all the op-
Diana was clearly someone who A special service was held on portunity to say, more loudly than
transcended her titlL Princess of the Civic Offices steps on the morn- anyone could ever have imagined, LOOSE ENDS
Wales, to become the 'people's ing of the funeral and the annual that that was wrong. Society, indi-
princess'. And the way the people Civic Service at Holy Rood Church vidual communities, and the com- We have two large
of Swindon reacted over the fol- the next day was turned into a passion and support we can all barns full of top
lowing weeks could not have dem- service of remembrance for Diana. give to each other in times of stress quality furnishing
onstrated this better. It has been one of those mo- - and equally in times of joy - is fabrics (often more
Over 1,500 floral tributes were ments in history that will always valuable beyond all else.
laid at the Cenotaph and the lawns be remembered, but I believe this If that legacy endures, then the than 50 metres) which
of the Civic Offices. So many peo- genuine outpouring of feeling also loss of Diana will not have been for are the ends of ranges.
ple wanted to sign the books of had a wider significance, and one nothing. Also wallpapers. All are from
leading manufacturers at
Why? A 'People's Walk in memory of greatly reduced prices.
Diana'- Sunday 5 October, 10am.
i4tizy not come and see us?
Revd Andrew Hetherington, team rector at Holy Trinity Church, Shaw A 7 mile walk from Coate Water Sue Cutciffe. Giles Green,
tries to find answers to the question everybody must have asked to Barbury Castle to raise money Brinkworth, Nr Chippenham.
for charities supported by the Prin-
I heard the news about the death of cess of Wales. Tel: 01666 510685
Diana, at 7.51 am on my way to an For more information, telephone Open Monday - Friday 9am - 1pm
early service on 31 August. Since on 466539.
then we have had to get on with
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we bottle things up, this has given Press to account. Parliament needs
us the opportunity to do some of to legislate to stop their excesses.
our own grieving for loved ones lam finding that people do want
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