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Keep in touch Condemning the terrorists
with the Spirit Mohammad Salas Khan, 62, a representative of two Muslim groups
Norman hopes to have a satel- in Swindon, the Pakistan Welfare Association and Jamia Mohammadia We have two large \
lite transponder fitted to The (spiritual group), who was presented with an award by the Prime barns full of top
Spirit of Swindon so that you Minister last year for his services to the community, writes, quality furnishing
can follow his progress at: I condemn the most truth and nothing fabrics (often more coos
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www.swindonlink.com who have disowned His agencies have Also wallpapers. All are from
humankind in the failed, but they must
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World Trade Centre. ing villains out of in-
We Muslims are nocents. We hope Why not come and see us?
and his own pocket. He is appeal- peace loving people, that a true united ef- Sue Cutcliffe. Giles Green,
ing for the last £4,000 to cover the but we know that fort will find the ter- Brinkworth, Nr Chippenham.
total cost of his expedition. there are good and rorists and that they Tel: 01666 510685
Herr Rueckert congratulated bad in every religion will be brought to Open Monday - Saturday 9am - 4pm
Norman for his courage in taking and race. Islam Mr Khan holding the justice and heavily
part in such a hazardous adven- means peace. community service award punished.
ture and said the best wishes of the There are over two from Tony Blair We also condemn
people of Salzgitter would be trav- billion Muslims in the brutal attack in
elling with him. "He is a brave the world; only a microscopic mi- Swindon on a Muslim girl on 14 'WE COME TO YOU'
man, I will pray for him," he said. nority support terrorism. Few September. We very much hope * Free collection
Coun Cox also wished Norman share the objectives of the Taliban, that innocent people will be pro- & delivery
well and said the people of the nor do they want to have any links tected in all Western countries, and * Servicing &
town are behind the Spirit of Swin- with Osama bin Laden. if force is to be used, no civilian A
don. This obviously underscores the population will be targeted in any ' repairs
At the blessing on 10 Septem- need to clearly draw a distinction part of the world. BIKE * No call out charge
DOCTOR
ber, Rev Knight prayed for God's between the extremist religious The gap between rich and poor WE ALSO SELL
protection for Norman, his safe groups and the huge body of the in the world is widening. Wealth is ,t New & used cycles Q _
passage and return to his wife great monotheistic world faith, Is- used for making new weapons,
Linda and their newborn baby lam. but many poor families are suffer- Christmas Club now sta rted.
Melissa, who arrived at 8lbs 3oz Therefore before acting Presi- ing on earth. Small deposit reserves
the day before. dent Bush, please ensure that no Let us pray to God to help us all
Sir Maurice said that when Nor- stone is left unturned in seeking find peace with each other.
man first approached him, he said
he was 'mad' to try.
"I used the same term when John Countdown to a monster opening
Ridgeway, a former student of Everything about the new Asda Walmart Superstore in North Swin-
mine at Sandhurst military college, don is huge. THE
told me of his plan to row the At-
lantic with Chay Blythe in 1966.
"Norman is a fine young man BA'K'ERY SHOP
with the guts and determination Goldstar Services
to do something extraordinary. I
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not compete in the race and I have Swindon
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sider all the factors before setting www.thebatteryshop.co.uk
out on his own. He must not be too
proud to call it off if everything is Every battery
not right; he owes it to his wife and General manager Mark Pollard, right, and recruitment manager Darren Clarke
new child."
Linda Butler said she was right Due to open on 26 November, at food areas, featuring a 100 metre you'll eve
behind Norman in his quest. "He's 97,000 square feet of retail space delicatessen stretching along the
been dedicated to the row since the store will be the biggest Asda back wall. The other door will take
before I met him. He's always asked in Britain, and twice as large as the you to a general merchandise store, Car batteries from £22.99
my viewpoint on everything he's Swindon Tesco and Sainsburys offering leisure, sports, TV and Cordless phone batteries from £7.99
doing and I'm backing him all the combined. electrical goods, furnishings, jew- Golf trolley batteries from £43.99
way. With 800 vacancies, the employ- ellery and other ancillary items.
"Melissa is such a contented ment requirements are impressive The fuel station is expected to Camcorder batteries from £26.99
baby. It's amazing how well be- as well. open in November as well. How- Also batteries for: torches, pagers,
haved she is, considering how busy General manager Mark Pollard ever construction will continue un- remote controls, computers, key fobs,
we were with all the preparations. said the store is the second largest til next summer with the building alarms, toys, electric toy cars,
We'll be recording her a lot on in Britain, but he has yet to find the of a second wing as big as that remote control model racing,
video so that Norman can catch first. "It certainly is the largest Asda nearing completion. The tenants
up.,, in the UK. Starting from a blank have yet to be named. cameras SLR/compact/digital
Norman has discovered that he sheet, we are adapting many of the Asda came fifth in a recent Sun- Battery refurbishment service for:
has a poor knowledge of nursery ideas developed in the United day Times survey of best UK em- cordless tools, laptops, camcorders, etc.
rhymes and has set himself the States, and will offer customers ployers and they are recruiting NEW: Nl-MH AA1800MAH
task of learning them by heart so the lowest prices possible as part now. Call 08000 724247.
that he can entertain Melissa on of the world's largest retailer." • The Northern Orbital Road, link- re-chargeable batteries
his return. The store, which opens with a ing Moredon Road to Thames- for digital cameras
Go with Norman in spirit at the big pre-Christmas promotion, is down Drive, providing access to t11►/ ' F,,arqIze .
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