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34 The Link Magazine • October 2005
China bound for Great Ormond Street
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A mum who used to live in Middleleaze is getting ready for a life changing week, walking the Great Wall
of China in October.
Nikki Styles, whose son Brandon seen the video of previous
suffers from a rare metabolic dis- walks. The wall looks amaz-
order, will make the trip with her ing but some of the climbs
aunt Gillian to raise money for could be tough. I hope I'm
Great Ormond Street Hospital. fit enough."
They've reached £5,200 through Nikki has been struggling
bag packs at Asda, car boot sales to build her fitness over the
i amity, Busin' and fund raising events with the summer. First she was made
• All types of fencing installed I[ !" ,„ help of the Nine Elms pub. They homeless because the land-
• Full patio/decking service have to raise another £600. lord wanted his house back,
• Made to measure gates
" We've had fantastic help from then she had to give up her
• All pressure treated timbers lots of people, including the regu- job in West Swindon when
• Help, advice on all fencing & landscape matters
Free estimates on 01793 855800 lars at the Nine Elms," said Nikki. Swindon Council rehoused
"Now the trip is so close, I'm get- her in the Parks.
Unit 23524 Oaklands Ind, Est. Braydon, Swindon
ting a bit worried, having recently In September Brandon
had to be settled into Brook
Field Primary School, hav-
ing moved from Salt Way Nikki Styles, Brandon and his former teach-
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school. ers at Salt Way Primary School, left, special
To help Nikki and Gillian, needs teacher Caroline Roberts, teaching as-
Providing friendly & efficient o/\/ call 07949 997188. sistants Emnia Saunders, Nikki Small
* servicing to any make of car pNYMA
* engine & gearbox rebuilds I(E Base camp danger
* electrical repairs OF VENiiitr beckons diabetic hiker
* brake and clutch repairs ^SERVI
* cam belt replacement 4`f_ Kevin Hayes, 51, will be setting out on an exciting trek to Everest Base
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Camp with three major goals to overcome.
* MOT repairs sales Reaching a height summits of Ben Ne-
of 5,375m (17,500 vis, Scarfell Pike and
OPTIMA MOTORS feet), the father of four Snowdon. He has
from Shaw is looking
been training hard
Tel: (01793) 840667 forward to viewing but walking above
one of the wonders of 10,000 feet above sea
39b Station Road, Wootton Bassett (Opposite St
the world. But having level will put extra
insulin-dependent pressure on Kevin as
diabetes, the trip is he will have to take
particularly challeng- special care to con-
ing for Kevin. Thirdly trol his insulin and
he has a fundraising food intake in the
target of £3,000 to sup- thin air.
port Diabetes UK, the He departs from
charity looking to I Ieathrow on 14 Oc-
fund research into the i r)ber and expects to
prevention, treatment each Everest on 24
and cure of diabetes, A October, returning
a condition now af- to the UK on Sunday
,
Kez in in training for his
fecting some two mil- 30 October. For de-
big trip
lion people in the UK. tails of Kevin's trip
This will be Kevin's first trip to mail him at: kevin2everest
the Himalayas, but he is an experi- @aol.com
enced walker, having previously Donations to Diabetes UK can
walked coast-to-coast along Hadri- be made at: www.bmycharity
an's Wall, as well as reaching the .com / kevin2everest
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