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HAYDON WICK & WOODHALL PARK 9
Final dome tapestry completed Fun in giving
Greenmeadow artist Susan Carr has now completed her work with Youngsters at Haydon Wick School played their part in helping some
local schools to design and make three themed tapestries, which will of Europe's forgotten children smile on Christmas Day.
form part of the largest tapestry in the world to be displayed in the Pupils at the school took the annual appeal by Children In Distress to
Millennium Dome. their hearts by collecting 165 boxes filled with small toys, hats and
gloves, sweets and stationery. Funding for the boxes came from a
collection after the school's annual pre-Christmas production.
The organisation undertakes lifesaving work in war-torn areas of
Eastern Europe and at Christmas it delivers wrapped shoeboxes to the
most desperate children.
The youngsters enjoyed getting involved. Rachel Webb, 10, said, "we
get lots of presents to open and these children get nothing, I thought it
was really important we helped them have some fun."
Alex Jones, 6, added "it was good, all my friends did it too. I put a
pencil, a small book, sweets and a little bear in my box."
Children In Distress aimed to have sent over 125,000 boxes by the end
of Christmas 1999.
Shoebox collectors. Rear from left Shaun Smith, Georgina Louca, Billy
Keneally, Daniel Lock, Courtney Bell, Chris Robins. Middle: James Head,
Sasha Foxworthy. Front: Daniel White, James Wakefield, Rachel Swindle

Rebecca Paper, Haydon Wick parish council chairman Richard Hailstone,
Kimberley Curtis. Middle: David Douglas, Alana McKee, Rebecca Paper.
Front: Ben Reynolds, Hailey Pererra, Dean Bassett, Sam Hem pill
The Link has pictured Susan and rate into the work.
pupils at Haydon Wick and Headteacher Diane Pritchard,
Haydonleigh schools with their art said that pupils had worked with
work. The last, on a transport Susan for several sessions. Some
theme, by Greenmeadow School were so keen they even came back
children was completed in early during their lunchtime. They are
December using silk painting, sew- all very proud of their achieve-
ing and knitting. ments."
Susan, who has been sponsored An Internet site is to be created
by Haydon Wick parish council, to enable each school to find out
chose a selection of designs sub- which dates their tapestry will be
mitted by the children to incorpo- on display in the Dome.

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