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The Link Magazine • December 2004 31
Voluntary work will be a career highlight Style statement Christmas gifts
Anybody who watched Michael Palin's travels across the Himalaya Beckham started the trend for personalised football boots and it's
will have been amazed by the scenery and the harsh life people have taken some time to be widely available, but a Swindon company is
to endure throughout the region. now offering a leather embroidery service.
In January newly qualified Claire, from Washpool, is ex- JMM Embroidery in Cheney he or she has been dreaming about,
physiotherapist Claire Lawton, 28, cited about the prospect of work- Manor have a hi-tech piece of kit complete with their name on them.
from West Swindon will be travel- ing abroad. "Nepal is one of the which will stitch names, initials JMM is run by Jan Messenger who
ling to Nepal to find out what it's poorest countries in the world and flags onto most makes of sports started her business in a bedroom
like to live and to apply her skills where there are only a handful of shoe - on the tongue and some- in Freshbrook 16 years ago. Her
voluntarily, close to the roof of the physiotherapists. This is an amaz- times the side, enterprise is now well known for
world. But she has to contribute ing opportunity to make a real dif- Just think of a child opening a school wear logos and also for sup-
£2,000 towards the placement and ference. The people are renowned parcel on Christmas day to find plying British forces wherever they
hopes readers can for their hospitality the pair of trainers or football boots are posted. Ever used the expres-
help. and I'm looking for- sion 'been there, done that?' JMM
Jan Messenger, offering a bespoke
She'll be living and ward to living with a service for Christmas can add: 'we've supplied the T-
working in the bus- Nepalese family, learn- shirt from Swindon.'
tling capital city of ing a little of the lan- Orders for stitched shoes are
Kathmandu where guage and adapting to being taken until 20 December. Call
jostling crowds, rick- / a completely different JMM on 530806.
ety bullock carts and way of life in this di-
noisy auto-rickshaws verse cultural land- f C zr In
all contribute to the scape." cfn
character and energy She added that hos-
Southern Spain - where the sun goes
of its narrow streets. pitals rely heavily on in the Winter. Over 300 days of blue skies,
Teaching & Projects overseas volunteers where onl, 8 toll) inches of rain falls a yeas
Abroad has organised Claire's and do not have sufficient funds to
Almeria apartments from 60K
placement in the Hospital and Re- support them. Thus her call for Detached villas from 95K
habilitation Centre for Disabled financial backing.
Children (HRDC) in Kathmandu, Claire is also planning to take OFFER
where she will join a small team of toys, books and games to use in OF THE
physiotherapists and volunteers to her work with children. In return MONTH!
provide treatment for children for support she will visit schools Selling off old stock
with severely neglected orthopae- before she goes and on her return. North Swindon library is hold- Casa She A ^^ t
dic conditions, TB, polio and cer- To find out more about Claire's ing a big book and video sale on from 130K
ebral palsy. She will also be using project, make a donation or offer Saturday 4 December, loam to
her physiotherapy training at a items suitable for children in hos- 4pm. Call our Swindon office tel/fax:
01793 704 089
spinal injury clinic and specialised pital, call her on 07939 121484 or Books will be priced from lop [email protected]
burns unit based in Kathmandu. mail: [email protected] and used videos start at £2.

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