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Hands on and walking to fight breast cancer
There were caressing clutching ones, rough and hairy paws, spiky claws, ladybird and leopard finishes, in
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every colour possible - never have such a variety of hands clutched a Playtex Wonderbra; the ingenuity of
the 200 women and men walking an overnight marathon through London under the Swindon Twin Peaks
BELVOIR
banner in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer and the Bristol Cancer Help Centre on 11 May knew no bounds.
Many walkers painted the names Papadakis, tragically killed on the Unfortunately the Mayor of Swin-
of loved ones lost to breast cancer M4 in March. wore black ribbons. don David Cox had to withdraw
across their chests, while those Girlfriend Nikki wore his flowery after an old injury flared up at a Call for advice on:
who knew fellow walker Dinos bra from last year in his memory. charity golf match, and team coor-
dinator Eunice Salmon struggled • Letting your home
to the half way point before a • Buy to let and let to buy
strained muscle forced her to pull
out. • Rent, legal & household
Brook Field primary school insurance services
deputy headteacher Melanie
• Free internet adve rtising
Sancto power walked to twenty-
third out of the 10,000 walkers with and listing in our
a time of 5 hours 50 minutes. nationwide branches
Swindon Twin Peaks once again
• Service individually
had the largest team from any town
tailored to your
and hope to have contributed an-
other £40,000 to add to the £70,000 requirements
raised by Swindon in the lasttwo walks.
• Free information pack
"Nearly all the women and men
on request
got round without incident," said
Eunice. "It was tough to pull out but Property to rent
the vast majority enjoyed the ex-
Raising cash for Breakthrough in Peru perience. The camaraderie and the Call for details
Eunice Salmon is going to `Walk-the-Walk' in South America to raise spirit to remember those who have Tel: 01793 601631
money for Breakthrough Breast Cancer and the Bristol Cancer Help died and the resolve to fight breast
Centre in June. Here she describes her anticipation and trepidation. cancer was fantastic." Check out our website @
• £2,000 has been raised for Break-
A year ago I was www.belvoirgroup.com
dreaming of tak- through in memory of Dinos
Papadakis from collections and a
ing to the Inca E-mail:
trail, visiting the memorial service on 27 April. [email protected]
• Open gardens for Breakthrough -
Lost City of the see page 38.
Incas and com-
ing face to face
with a llama in
the high Andes. KOBE PEARLS ' -
Unfortunately
the event was
postponed. purchased especially for Deacons
Now to my by our Japanese pearl buyer,
absolute excite-
and imported directly.
ment and terror
I' m actually go- Birth stone for
ng on 15 June Eunice and Ros with Prince Charles ata reception for June: Pearl ^^
along with fellow Moonwalkers at Highgrove last September \PE I GFT Cl
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Ros Evans from Old Town. There's ing out of the tent at night, with only your choice \\\
so much to do yet: breaking in new the moon to light the sky once the
boots and having jabs, not to men- campfire has gone out. As llamas
ti on raising my ambitious target of li ve up in the Andes I'm desperate Free gift wrapping service
£3.600. to meet one, they appear to be A superb selection of necklets, brooches, - -
Ros and I will join a team of 15 curious creatures with such quizzi- earrings, pendants and rings
other women. Naturally, as it is a cal expressions.
sponsored event for 'Walk-the- The nurse at the surgery saw my
Walk,' we will be wearing deco- face go pale after describing the •DEACONS
rated bras; our sherpas have been effects of altitude sickness and di-
warned. arrhoea and asked me why I was 0
Before the four day trek starts doing it. I had to say that, despite Deacon & Son (Swindon) Ltd.
the group has to white water raft all my reservations, I'm determined The Jewellers. Est 1848.
along the Urabamba River in the to raise as much money as I can to
Sacred Valley. On the second day eradicate breast cancer before my 11 - 15 Wood Street, Old Town, Swindon
we cross the High Pass, 1 .300 feet daughter's generation has to con- Telephone: 522072/527530
up in the Andes. Two days later we front it, and 'that it seemed like a
descend the Inca Staircase to the good idea at the time'. 42 High Street, Wootton Bassett
Winay Wayna or 'Gate of the Sun' Wish us both luck with the trip Telephone: 852945
— quite a significant place to be on and in meeting our fund raising
Opening hours: 9.00 am - 5.30 pm Monday to Saturday
midsummer's day. targets, especially as the local
(Wednesday: 9.30 am - 4.30pm)
It's all so exciting and quite scary. branch of Breakthrough stands to
This is my first long distance flight benefit from our endeavours. Also branches at: Highworth. Tetbury & Faringdon
so it's a major challenge in itself. To sponsor Eunice and Ros on www.deacons-jewellers.com
I' m really looking forward to peer- their Peru adventure, call 871606.