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The Link Magazine. November 1998
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Shop managers jump for Chalet School
BUILDING PLANS Mark Oliver of Haydon Wick has
raised £522 for the Chalet School
Drawings
by jumping out of plane with col-
Local league James Carrington.
ority Approvals It was James who suggested the
Independent parachute jump, though he had
0 Advice not decided on a charity. Mark,
Kitchen Design Manager of Sports Factory at West
xo Domestic Swindon Centre, immediately sug-
Extensions & gested the Chalet School for very
Alterations a personal reasons.
speciality His son Mikey, now 6, has
cerebal palsy and started conduc-
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tive education at the Chalet School
Carolyn Phillippo aged 20 months. Although he still
BA (Arch) needed a frame to help him walk,
Swindon 721535 James Carrington, centre and Mark Oliver,far right, and his son Mikey, centre
Mikey was able to move on into
mainstream education at Robert left, with staff and children of the Chalet School
Le Kyng School when he was four
DECORATOR and a half.
Conductive education is a highly FRANK GREGORACE
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Head teacher Mary Topping
PLUMBING said, "for parents to continue with
their support like this is tremen-
Quality Plumbing dous. But I'm glad it was them S UPERGLIDE
who jumped, not me."
& Heating Mark is glowing in his praise of WARDROBES
• Central heating installation what the Chalet School achieved
with Mikey. "They gave him a good
• Boiler servicing & repairs
start in life." So when the idea of 76ectooø 9 -,
• Replacement boilers
the parachute jump came up he
• Outside taps saw it as in ideal opportunity to
• Power showers give something back.
• Bathroom installations 2966 Of the jump, Mark said, "1 wasn't r'•" I/.h
• Maintenance contracts looking forward to it but it was '
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All plumbing work undertaken good fun." I kE ___._i " . I :1 •-' u .,
He is now considering whether 'II .•
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