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    Let us Cre'8                Do you need a hat but      Are you crazy enough to walk on
         anewu                 don't want to BUY one?          fire to help raise a cool £20K?

                               Then call
                                                          It's no joke: GWR FM and Age Concern Swindon are looking for teams
                                                          to hot foot it to the wildest local fundraising event of the year - the first
                                                          ever Swindon Fire Walk Challenge.
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                                  The Matt after            It takes place outside Swindon's
                                                          Town Hall Friday 23 April, 6pm - St
                                   1                      George's Day. There will be live
                                    In Haydon Wick
                                                          music and street entertainment to
                                   (01793) 704005 or
                                                          build up the excitement in anticipa-
                                     07710 298790         tion of the eye watering spectacle
        Thames Avenue,          to see the large selection of  of up to 100 people walking bare-
         Green meadow                Hats to HIRE!        foot over hot coals.
      Call 520813 to book an    Make a personal appointment  Jackie Kent, Trust Manager for
          appointment          to find just the right hat for you  GWR FM's Community Trust, says,
                                                          "this is a fantastic opportunity to
                                                          bring members of your staff, club
                                                          or even a group of friends together
                                                          to do something quite amazing for
                                                          a local cause.
                                                           "On the evening of the event,
                                                          each team member will take part in
                                                          a two hour fire walk training ses-
                                                          sion which will provide them with
                                                          physical and mental techniques to
                                                          overcome their self-limiting beliefs
                                                          and turn on their powers of self-
                                                          control.
                                                           "This event is going to be spec-
                                                          tacular, for the teams and compa-
                                                          nies taking part, and the specta-
                                                          tors. We only have room for 20
                                                          teams and several have already  ers', I'll be doing the event as part
                                                          signed up, including myself and  of the GWR FM's Team."
                                                          the GWR FM morning crew, Matt &  Behind the stunt are firewalking
                                                          H and Howard Taylor. Have you  specialists Blaze, who have suc-
                                                          got what it takes?"        cessfully taken thousands of peo-
                                                           Jacquie Sheppard, fundraising  ple through the ultimate mind over
                                                          manager for Age Concern Swin-  matter charity event since 1983.
     KINGFISHER                                           don, said, "This is a superb way to  up your imagination, organise your
                                                                                       If this red hot challenge has fired-
                                                          encourage local companies and
                                                          groups of friends to raise money  team and call the registration
     WINDOWS • DOORS • CONSERVATORIES                     for an important local charity.  hotline on 842600 or log onto www.
                                                           "To show that `age has no barri-  musicradio.com
          THE CLEAR CHOICE                                 Make an out of this world trip for charity

                FOR QUALITY,                              Local fundraiser for Marie Cancer Care, Clair Cusack from Pembroke
                                                          Park, is recruiting people willing to get behind the charity by signing up
                                                          and raising sponsorship for the Cycle Trip of India in November this
        VALUE AND SECURITY                                year. or a trek to Everest Base Camp Trek in March 2005, or a trek along
                                                          the Inca Trail in Peru in May 2005.
     • Full Range of PVC-U and Aluminium Products           Last year she did the Peru trip
     • Various Colours and Finishes                       afterthree months training and rais-
     • Competitive Finance Options                        ing £2,500 through mini treks, car
      (written details on request)                        boot sales, cake sales, raffles, and
     • 10 Year Guarantee                                  company sponsorship, and of
     Visitors are always welcome                          course help from family and friends.
     Open 6 days a week                                    "I had turned 30 and decided
     Mon to Fri 9.00am - 5.00pm                           needed a personal challenge with
     Saturday 8.00am - 12.30pm                            a difference. It was a trip of a life-
                                                          ti me and the hardest thing I have
                                                          ever done. But the most important
     V 10                                                 thing is my sponsor money funded
            k-31I GSWI400W                                over ten whole nights of nursing for
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                                                Grt.      a terminally ill cancer patient in
     KM 40251
     FOR FREE LOCAL ADVICE AND ESTIMATE         Wester
                                      er  Way             their home."
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                                  It o   P^^tll            Clair would be happy to talk to
                                           .  ROdboorne   anyone about all aspects of the
                                                          experience. Call her on 0117
                                                          9247275 or mail: info@mariecurie
     UNIT 7, BARNFIELD ROAD, GREAT WESTERN WAY,  WE ARE                              Clair Cusack at the mountain top
             SWINDON SN2 2DJ        HERE                  .org.uk
                                                              www.mariecurie.org.uk       city of Machu Picchu
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