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The Link Magazine • July 1999
Dental aid for the Ukraine on its way

Two Swindon dentists are preparing to make the 3,000 mile round trip to the Ukraine,
from 21 July to 4 August, taking equipment, supplies and their expertise to help improve }^I d
dental services in the Cherkassy region.
Brendon Ball, who runs the "I'm starting to have a few
CEMENT Freshbrook dental practice, butterflies now that we're
was inspired to make the trip closer to the date. However,
Call for advice on: after reading articles about the we have had some excellent
work of dental charity Den- donations from dentists and
• Letting your home taid in The Link over the last suppliers have been very gen-
• Buy to let and let to buy two years. Orthodontist Rich- erous, especially Kemdent at
• Rent, legal & household ard Swift from the Milton Road Purton."
practice jumped at the chance He also thanked HK97
insurance services
to join him. takeaway at the West Swin-
• Free internet advertising
On 5 June they loaded every don Centre for donating the
and listing in our item they had collected from plastic containers to carry the
nationwide branches other dentists and suppliers small instruments.
• Service individually and took it to the Dentaid base Many parents and children
in mid-Wales where it has had in the town will know Richard
tailored to your
to be checked, entered on an Swift as he specialises in chil-
requirements
Russian language inventory dren's dental problems. He
• Free information pack and sealed for customs. said he was pleased to be trav-
on request Brendon's Ford Galaxy will elling as the navigator. "I was
be full of anaesthetics, antibi- attracted by the idea of help-
Property to rent otics, syringes and instru- ing with children in the
Call for details ments, plus dental hygiene mate- outside the town. They will also Ukraine."
rials such as rubber gloves and be running training sessions for Dentaid director Peter Gardner
sterile packs to reduce cross infec- local dentists who routinely carry said the organisation greatly ap-
Phone or fax: tion. As dental instruments are out fillings and full route canal preciated the commitment being
small but expensive, the intrepid work without any pain killers made by Brendon and Richard.
01249 760670
pair will be delivering about whatsoever. "They have a hectic programme
or 01793 601631 £10,000 worth of aid. "Reading about Dentaid in The for the ten days in the Ukraine.
In Cherkassy they will install Link got me thinking about help- They will be quite shocked by the
E-mail: and commission a surgery already ing out, because every dentist has antiquity of the equipment and the
wiltshire @ belvoirgroup.com in place at a childrens hospital and outdated equipment which is in primitive conditions in which den-
http://www.belvoirgroup.com also install another at a village good condition," said Brendon. tal work is carried out."

High flying business blasts off into space

JMM Embroidery, which started in
a spare bedroom ten years ago and
now provides emroidered sweat-
E M'B R 0 I D E R Y- LT D shirts to most of the schools in the
town, recently had one of its badges
HIGH CLASS LEISURE taken into space on the shuttle.
AND SCHOOLWEAR Managing Director Jan Messenger,
was contacted by the Defence Evalu-
ation and Research Agency to supply
the special badge after USAF pilot Lt.
Col. Rick Husband contacted DERA
at Boscombe Down for a momento of
his time as an exchange fast test pilot.
The badge commemorates 60 years
of aircraft testing. JMM also embroi-
dered a further 2,000 copies.
, `^ + tea The company supplies HM Forces Now JMM embroiders well over
based worldwide. "Our badges and 100,000 garments and 20,000 badges
garments are worn by units serving in a year, and also supplies German and
many countries including the Gulf, the Norwegian units.
Falklands, Bosnia, Canada and more "It's a long way into space from my
recently southern Italy and Macedo- spare bedroom in Freshbrook," said
^45TIG5 nia," said Jan. Jan, who now lives on St Andrew's
o
"We all watch television closely to Ridge. "The business has grown
Embroidered leisurewear for schools, spot our work on the news." largely by word of mouth. Members
Many years ago Jan taught Business of one unit spot our work and our
clubs, companies and HM Forces Studies and had the idea of creating name is passed on. We can also re-
Font styles, stock and customised designs personalised giftware for craft events spond at very short notice which
with her sewing machine. But it was pleases our customers.
No minimum order required • Efficient delivery service after Windmill Hill School in Fresh- "We're always keen to take up a
For details, call Jo or Lorraine brook asked her to embroider their challenge and there is no minimum
new logo in 1988 that she discovered order. Whether you are from a school,
on (01793) 530806 or 420880
there was a huge market in embroi- a community group or military unit,
Unit 15/16, Enterprise House, Cheney Manor, Swindon dered leisurewear. give us a call."