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6 The Link Magazine • December 2002
Moonwalk organiser congratulates
CHRISTMAS COFFEE AFTERNOON
Swindon women In aid of Walk the Walk for Breakthrough Breast Cancer and the Bristol Cancer Help Centre
Women and men planning to don bras and walk a marathon aroun Saturday 7 December, 2pm to 4pm. Peatmoor Social Hall, Swinley Dr.
London in May should get their applications in as early as possibly Crafts, cakes on sale. Father Christmas grotto
Crafts stalls available: call 770870 to book
That was the message from Nina and they have provided greatsul
Baru, the organiser of the Walk the port to Walk the Walk," said Nin
Walk Moonwalk in aid of Break- "It's fantastic to meet some of tF Breakthrough branch hopes
through Breast Cancer and theBris- walkers again and also newcon for £250,000 total
tol Cancer Help Centre. There are ers planning to walk next year."
15,000 places available and nearly In the last four years Swindo Staff at Cellular Operations again generously dipped into their
half are already taken. Twin Peaks has raised £200,000. pockets to support a Breakthrough Breast Cancer breakfast in late
Nina met 80 women on 18 No- The next meeting is planned fc October.
'ember to talk about the Walk the Wednesday 8 January, 7.30pm at Catering company Jimmy's very close; all we need is a number
Walk movement and to congratu- the Civic Offices, Euclid Street. Kitchen donated profits from sell- of people to organise some events
late the town for its contribution to For details of Swindon Twi n ing bacon or sausage butties and to help us break through that quar-
Tw
the charity. The Swindon Twin Peaks, contact Eunice Salmon on staff paid £1 each to wear pink, or ter of a million target.
Peaks team must be the largest 871601 or mail: eunice.salmon W £2 to wear jeans and trainers. And "If 60 pubs and clubs could each
organised group from any town ntlworld.com Breakthrough Wiltshire branch raise £100, we'd be there."
members sold To help the Wiltshire branch,
raffle tickets and call Shirley on 538475. To make a
pastries. Over donation, send cheques to
£930 was raised. Breakthough Breast Cancer Wilt-
Branch chair- shire, 50 Shelley Street, Swindon
man Shirley SN1 3PW.
Garman said the
generosity from
Cellular Opera-
tions staff had
been tremendous
and had contrib-
uted to the last
£7,000 needed to
achieve the mas-
sive target of
£250,000 by the
end of this year. BRET T HROU GH'
"Two years ago
the branch had raised about Shirley Garman, left, and Eunice
£100,000 over the last few years Salmon, right, from Breakthrough and
SOUTHLEAZE and we decided that we were go- CellOps staff, Gemma Dilella, Sarah
ing to raise another £150,000. Peo- Burns, Kevin Murphy, Sarah Lang ,
ple said we were mad, but we're Jenny Pearce, Carmella Ferro
CHRISTMAS TREES
New Yorkers warm to walking women
Wesf Swindon's supplier
Three women from Swindon who love stripping off for charity
joined twenty others from across Britain to walk the New York
marathon course with 32,400 runners on 4 November.
THE WIDEST RANGE
Wearing bras
decorated with the
OF CHRISTMAS TREES Union Jack and the
Stars and Stripes the
AT THE BEST PRICES women supporting
Walk the Walk in aid
of Breakthrough
Ring or fax to reserve Breast Cancer were
your tree or the only team to
power walk the 26
just visit
miles around the five Wearing their finishers medals Denise left,
boroughs of the city
Also tree stands, in sub-zero tempera- with Liz Harren from Wootton Bassett holding
firewood & potatoes tures. At 18 miles the November Link and Lesley Dredge
many of the team had to cover up to along in bras in those tempera-
Open daily 1 Oam - 6pm prevent hypothermia. tures and kept shouting, 'you're so
"It was incredibly cold, espe- crazy.' Everybody was so friendly
Tel/Fax: 812322 cially when we crossed the bridges and we had to keep stopping to
where the wind was highest," said have our picture taken. It's defi-
Denise Jones from Nine Elms. "I nitely something I want to do
M... way
Signposted off didn't realise it but my boobs were again."
Mannington going blue and others were suffer- In the last year Denise and her
Roundabout. P" ing, even the runners." neighbour Lesley Dredge have
Great Western V Ma°°'°9 °° Having never been to New York, raised £5,400 for breast cancer from
ay (behind Denise found the experience in- walks in London and New York
omet) credible. "The crowds were and events such as the West Swin-
amazed to see women walking don open gardens weekend in July.