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46 The Link Magazine • June 2002

SWINDON Father marries daughter
For any father, one of the proudest moments in his life is the oppor-
FAMILY CHURCH tunity to walk his daughter down the aisle when she marries the man
o ^ Ev angol1c SUNDAYS 10.30AM of her dreams.
Q J Worsley Road of But for one local dad there was
THE WINNERS LOUNGE a twist. Revd Andrew Leakey of
SWINDON TOWN F.C. Swindon Family Church not only
walked his daughter down the
m m rn n
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aisle on 11 May at Freshbrook
building with people Evangelical Church, he then
NOW... WE ARE BACK ON THE
Come and join us turned to face the guests and his
Sunday at I Oam & 6.30pm FIRST SUNDAY OF THE daughter Fiona to conduct the
For further information of MONTH AT LINK CENTRE marriage ceremony to Simon
other meetings ring: 873050, call
into the Church office or visit For more information, inclu. mid- Turner.
www.freshbrook.org week activities, call Brian on 849731 Both families live in Freshbrook.
Jesus said. '1 have come that YOU might in association with "It was one of the most special
hate L!FE and hate it in its fulness" NEW FRONTIERS INTERNATIONAL days of my life — I savored every
moment," said Andrew.
West Swindon church featured on TV
NS1, C Primary School ye here! Anybody who has visited Lydiard Park will recognise St Mary's
We are
Greenmeadow
Church in a Discovery Channel documentary on Royal Jubilee Bank
Holiday Monday 3 June at 8.30pm.
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t^ c o The Real King and "Interestingly, al-
amen AIle Queen focuses on the though there is no di-
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controversial but un- rect connection be-
To Safeway
solved mystery of tween St Mary's and
North Swindon Baptist Church Hannah Lightfoot, the Hannah, Charles
18th Century Quaker- James Fox Axford, the
• ess who, some believe, surgeon at the GWR
married George, works in Swindon is
Prince of Wales, before buried there and could
Sunday Worship 10.30am
- Sunday School & Creche - Web: http://nsbc.org.uk he became King be related to Isaac."
George III. Although the docu-
Pastor Steve Mann TEL: (01793) 320172 Sheila Mitchell from mentary does not pro-
Westlea has spent the duce the answers she
last 27 years research- is looking for Sheila
ing Hannah in an at- hopes it will provide
tempt to discover her new clues. "I'm in
final resting place. St Mary's, touch with people around the globe
Lydiard, above, was chosen to rep- who have an interest in Hannah,
resent a quiet church yard and including many who claim to be
Sheila is seen looking at grave- descendants of this illicit royal ro-
stones and talking about Hannah. mance.
"Sadly we're no closer to dis- The programme will get a
covering the truth," said Sheila. worldwide audience on the Dis-
"Hannah married Isaac Axford covery Channel and may just open
from Wiltshire in 1753 and then up another line of enquiry. It will
disappeared without trace. Some raise awareness of the Hannah
say she went to America, others to Lightfoot story. It's a mystery that
South Africa must not be forgotten.
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