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The Link Magazine • April 2001 www.swindo
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Elegance It's great being a Gran seventeen times over
at your Super grandparents Sheila and John Povey from the Lawns in Old Town are sanguine about their status
fingertips -1 as grandparents to Swindon's largest family and were delighted, though not surpised, by the arrival of
with Emily, their seventeenth grandchild, on 11 January.
Their son Ian and daughter-in-
Nail St le^ law Sue from Grange Park an- for one year to Caitlin whose are sorted out quickly, the chil-
dren know that no one is more
mother Rebecca, 20, is Ian and Sue's
nounced Emily's arrival in the Feb- eldest. special than another. When an-
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ruary Link, resulting in a mad me- They help out whenever asked, other baby arrives they all make a
* Longer nails * Stronger nails
dia scramble for their story. which is not that often. "Sue is a huge fuss of it. There's so much
* Nail polish that doesn't chip
John, 76, and Sheila, 73, have wonderfully organised person," love in the family."
* Help to stop nail biting
become used to the proliferation said Sheila. "We used to baby sit, Sue admits to being a bit afraid
Tel: 01793 634084 of Poveys over the last twenty but the children were always in of Sheila when they first met. "She
Home visits by arrangement years. Their first son Robert who bed when we arrived and we didn't was a teacher and I had this idea
L rofessional Nail Technician - 5 years experienc lives in Northamptonshire, has often hear from them. Nowadays she would be strict. But she be-
Member of the Association of Nail Technicians
three sons. On 1 April, they will the older ones look after the young- came a mother to me as my mum
also have been great grandparents sters and we usually see the family died when Becca was six months
for birthday teas at our house, once old; my dad died when I was
or twice a month. John is still the three."
Michael Tuck Properties Limited Trading a only one with a February birth- John and Sheila said they used
day, so they all come for his." to worry how they could cope
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Tel: 01452 311220 John, holding Abigail, and Sheila with from rear left, Eleanor, Hannah, Jessica, Ian,
Brunswick Road
Tel: 01452 503 504 Charlotte, Alex, Becca and her partner Rupert, holding great grand child Caitlin.
O No Sale - No Fee I MICHAEL Quedgeley Front, Chris, Callum, Katie, Tom, Mike, Matthew, Sue with Emily
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WORCESTER a major catering operation involv- "Our main concern was for Ian
O Free independent Tel: 01905 757577
ing a big shop, followed by a whole and Sue when the children were
mortgage advice
TEWKESBURY morning baking and buttering. young," said Sheila. "If anything
Tel: 01684 275276 Sheila knows how to organise large happened to them we would have
O Open 7 days a week No.1 ESTATE AGENT (Operated under a groups of children. She taught at had to become parents again, and
- til 10pm weekdays franchise licence) Rodbourne Cheney infants school I'm not very good with babies. But
for twenty years and now runs with the older children becoming
impromptu cooking classes for adults, we would work something
grandchildren, who often visit in out."
small groups to play or watch a The same applies to future ar-
video before staying overnight. rivals; Sue has declared at 42, she
John is laid back by the big brood. would be happy with a few more.
F'home Es at risk If you do not keep up repayments on a no gage or other loans secured "I'm always impressed by how "We've got through the worries
MICHAEL TUCK PROPERTIES LTD., REGISTERED IN ENGLAND NO 3627628 everybody gets on so well; there now. If Sue has more, we'll cope as
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