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2    The Link Magazine • August 2003
                                               A celebration of Abby's life: 27 June
    ADVANCED AERIAL &
                               Suzanne Bullimore, who attended a highly successful fund-raising event at the Lydiard House Manage-
     SATELLITE SERVICES        ment Centre in aid of the Abby Smith Cancer Fund, writes:
                               Friends, family, work colleagues  ties to buy raffle and balloon race  Barbara Windsor. The highest bid
           Sky Digital
                               and supporters gathered to eel-  tickets and to bid for celebrity auc-  of the evening was £550 for the
        authorised installer
                               ebrate Abby's short life and to sup-  tion items.     signed Manchester United football,
       FreeView installation   port her parents, Helen and Rich-  There was an amazing selection  probably the last one ever to bear
    • On call until IOpm       ard. Abby died of a brain tumour  of donations ranging from signed  David Beckham's signature.
     7 days a week             in July 2002 after seven months of  books, footballs and snooker cues  Abby's mother, Helen, was
    • FM aerials               treatment.                 to an item of clothing worn by  touched by everyone's generosity
                                At the end of an emotional
    • European & motorised
     satellite systems         evening over £8,000 had been
    • All work guaranteed • Free estimates  raised for the John Radcliffe Hos-
                               pital children's cancer ward 4B and
    • Security and CCTV systems
                               Swindon's volunteer run children's    a
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      Tel/Fax: 01793 705945    cancer support charity CALM.
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                                                                                                 the donated' items
                                                                                                and support. Special
                                                                                        .       thanks go to The
                                                                          j\                    Smiley Mac Show-
                                                                                                hand, staff at the
                                                                                                Lydiard House Man-
                                                                             i .;               agement  Centre,
                                                                                                GWRs Howard Tay-
                                                                                                lor for his excellent
                                                                                                auctioneering skills
                                                                                                and PPL for printing
                                                                                                programmes  and
                                                                                                tickets.
                                                                                                 This was the main
                                                                   LEY DO I,           ^j.      fundraising event for
                                                                                   LETS O IT    the Abby Smith Can-
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                                                                                                many more planned
                                                                                                throughout the year.
                                                                                                  Cash donations
                                                                                                can still be made at
                                                                                                the Royal Bank of
                                                          Jumping for Abby's Fund. Helen Smith, front right, Scotland, Commer-
                                                          with Abby's grandmother Hazel Cherry, centre, and cial Road, Swindon,
                                                          Natasha Riordan. Back, Graham Chisholm, Dave Top- sort code 16-33-11,
                                                          ping, Christian Cherry raised up to£3,000 forAbby's account  no.
                                                          Fund by making a parachute jump on 5 July  10073212.

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