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2 The Link Magazine • December 2001
Link and Asda magic a birthday wish

When Amanda Walker from Toothill announced she wanted to go fishing for her seventh birthday, her illusionist magician father Phil did
not have a clue how to pull off the trick.
We published his appeal for help Peter at Peatmoor Lagoon. the water to attract a
in the August Link, where he and Phil said Amanda had been ec- bigger catch, whilst
Amanda were photographed with static when she heard that Peter Phil had to make sure
her picture of her dad, drawn as had offered to take her fishing. she did not fall into
part of the Swindon Community "She was hopping around for days the lagoon in her ex-
Arts Fund Think Art festival. waiting for the trip. I tried to ex- citement.
Asda staff reader Lyn Bayliss plain that you have to have a lot of Peter showed
pointed out Phil's problem to col- patience when you go fishing, but Amanda whip fishing
league Peter Lewis, an experienced her response was, 'how can I be techniques and how
fisherman who lives in Cricklade. patient when I'm so excited." to handle fish once
His bosses gave him a day off to Amanda had caught three tid- caught. "It's impor-
make Amanda's dream come true dlers within half an hour of casting tant to encourage
and in early November, she, Phil her line with help from Peter and young people into the
and her older brother Daniel joined was eagerly tossing maggots into sport and she quickly
picked up everything
I told her; she'll make
Someone Special a good fisher person."
Amanda did not
Overseas? mind handling the
maggots or fish. "I
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Christmas packages anywhere time that I had one in
in the world? my hand. I got used
to the maggots crawl-
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After her outing,
Amanda said, "fish-
ing is lovely, just like
I thought it was going Peter with Amanda and Phil
to be. I want to go
again." wanted to go fishing, and we were
Phil, whose successful magic amazed when Peter called in re-
and illusion business Hemlock Pro- sponse to the few lines in The Link.
MERRY CHRIST ductions was featured in the Octo- He's an excellent teacher and we'd
ber Link, said Amanda was a very like to thank him and Asda for
AND A happy child. "I have absolutely no helping make Amanda's dream
MERRY idea why she suddenly said she come true."
HAPPY NEW XMAS
Fun in the West
to all our customers The BBC were out in force on 16 November, broadcasting Swindon's
contribution to the Children in Need Appeal live from the West
past, present and Swindon Centre.
Wiltshire Sound presenter Graham Seaman was inundated by cash
future, from the from fund raising events, while shoppers purchased an exclusive Asda
Pudsey Bear badge and a range of specially selected products dedicated
management and to Children in Need. Talented Swindonians entertained customers on
a stage set up in the mall.
all the staff of Young shoppers with Pudsey ready to do their Christmas shopping with help
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