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30 The Link Magazine • October 2001
Breakthrough walkers take lunch with HRH
Reiki Healing
Two women from Swindon were amongst fifty who were invited to meet Prince Charles on Monday 3
Indian September at his country residence Highgrove House.
Eunice Salmon from Nine Elms others as they walked up the drive- into a secret garden. Its relatively
3., Head and Ros Evans from Old Town way at Highgrove; Prince Charles small for a stately home, but every
Massage who are involved with the Swin- commented later that from a dis- inch seems to be perfect, we gasped
don branch of Breakthrough Can- tance he thought a party of Bud- at every turn. There are such strong
cer and have done the Moonwalk dhist monks was about to arrive. spiritual influences and the new
Treatment Room (gym) marathon through London were "It was a surreal day," said Islamic garden is wonderful.
exclusively pictured in the Sep- Eunice, who had flown back from "It was striking how informal
Link Centre tember Link getting ready to strip a family holiday in Spain in the Highgrove is. Even being close to
Lorraine Mills off at Westonbirt Arboretum be- early hours of 3 September so as the main road, many of the doors
fore striding the two miles to not to miss the day. "Highgrove and windows were wide open and
07899 675318 Highgrove. and its gardens are just incredible there was no obvious security.
Wearing bras decorated with and it was such a privilege to be "It's hard to believe that it hap-
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Mobile service also available stuffed organic vegetables, Eunice asked to attend the reception. pened at all."
and Ros broke out in song with the

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01793 886863 or 07720 051013 Striding in Royal company, Prince Charles holds a leek presented by Ros Evans,
second from left, with Eunice Salmon, left, and Moonwalk organiser Nina Baru
"We were shown to the Orchard Moonwalk 2002
Room which opens out into a large Swindon has contributed the larg-
paved space. Before meeting us in est group to the Moonwalk in the
small groups, still wearing our last two years. In May two hun-
bras, the Prince said we had made dred women and a few blokes from
his day for dressing as we did and Swindon raised about £50,000 in
thanked the thousands of women sponsorship on the Moonwalk. In
E FOR CARPETS
who have done the Moonwalk over 2000, one hundred and five raised
the last few years. Over £1 million £30,000.
We can supply and fit... was raised in May and he received For safety reasons organisers
two cheques on behalf of Break- will be restricting entry numbers
CARPET through Breast Cancer and the Bris- next May, so it will be important to
tol Cancer Help Centre." apply early.
VINYL
Prince Charles is President of
COIR Breakthrough Breakfasts
the first and patron of the second.
SISAL Eunice said she was almost speech- Unlike the last two years, when
SEAGRASS less when he met the women in Eunice has coordinated breakfast
fundraising events during breast
small groups. "I could not believe
TILES cancer awareness month, she is
I was there. It was quite bizarre,
LAMINATE FLOORING appealing for people to organise
Prince Charles in a crisp suit, us in
In fact any type of flooring their own smaller breakfasts in
trainers and bras decorated with their home, school or workplace
assorted fruit and vegetables. Res during October. Eunice has organ-
FREE gave him one of her stuffed leeks iser packs available.
which were made by a Swindon
Peruvian Andes stroll
FITTING woman who is quite ill with breast Eunice is taking part in a spon-
cancer. He carried it round all the
on all orders m'er £ 100 sored hike along the Inca trail in
excluding wood laminates groups before asking 'who does
this belong to?' Peru for Breakthrough next June
"In the informal setting the and has a big sponsorship target to
Prince is so friendly, warm and meet. Call her if you can help.
natural, totally unlike he is por- For details on the above, call
MEASURING trayed in the media." Eunice on 871606.
After the Prince had departed, All pink at Asda
the women enjoyed a delicious The West Swindon Asda has been
lunch and to their surprise were selling a range of pink items for
invited to look around the garden. Breast Cancer Care from 17 to 30
"We didn't expect a guided tour," September. There is still time to
said Eunice. "It's just like going take part and buy raffle tickets.