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The Link Magazine • January 2006 47
                      Help Louise learn to walk                                       What's the answer to
                                                                                     life's great questions?
   A little girl's desire to walk unaided has spurred on her parents to take the brave move of going to the
   world famous Peto training centre in Hungary in February to give her the chance of learning how to.  What's the point of life? What hap-
     Louise Fisher, 6, from Haydon                        the proceeds of the four Christmas  pens when we die? Is forgiveness
   Wick, has athetoid cerebral palsy,                     shows would be donated to  possible? Is Jesus relevant today?
   which means that one minute her                        Louise's fund. Combined with  The Alpha Couse is a way of
   muscles are floppy, the next tight,                    money from carol singing at  coming closer to some of the an-
   so she finds it difficult to control                   Homebase and Sainsbury, £1,100  swers, without making a commit-
   her movements and also speech.                         was raised by the end of term.  ment to join a church or follow
     But her delightful smile and her                       Heather said that Louise's walk-  Christ's teaching.
   bright eyes tell you she's a livewire,                 ing and speech had progressed  If you're curious, weekly courses
   bursting with energy.                                  since she started at Megan Baker  start in January. But before sign-
     A pupil at Westlea Primary                           House, but she needs more inten-  ing up, there's a chance to find out
   School, Louise also attends the                        sive exercise. "The Peto Institute is  more at The Vicarage, Lydiard
   Megan Baker House therapy cen-                         famous for its work with children  Millicent over supper on Wednes-
   tre in Hereford one day a week for                     with cerebral palsy.       day 11 January, 7.30pm to 9.30pm.
   intensive conductive education, a                        "Louise does not need an opera-  For details call Rev Peter Knight
   teaching system based on continu                       bon, but this is a good time for her to  on 772417.
   ous and repetitive exercises to im-                    go there. Brandon's mother has
   plant in the brain the physical                        given me an idea of what it will be
   movements needed to control                            like to live in a strange city for a
   muscles.                                               month and how to help Louise cope.
     She attends with fellow pupil                          "The trainers at I'eto work the
   Brandon Humphries, 7, who was                          children extremely hard and it will  Evangy.
   featured in The Link during 2004                       be very, very tough for her. But she  O O  WmIe Road  rc
   when his parents were raising                          has a chance of being able to move
   money for an operation and reha-                       around with sticks rather than rely
   bilitation at the Peto Institute in                    on a walking frame or be confined
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   the Hungarian capital Budapest.  Heather and Louise will spend  to a wheelchair."
                                                                                           building with people
     When Louise told her mum  February in Hungary, but the fees,  • If you would like to organise a
   Heather that she wanted to learn  flights and accommodation will  fundraising event, or offer cash  Sunday services are at
                                                                                            I Oam & 6.30pm
   how to walk like Brandon, there  cost £3,000.          support. donations can be made at
   was no question, her parents Neil  Louise's grandmother has been  Portman Building Society.  For further information you can
   and Heather had to give her the  raising money at car boot sales. But  Account L. Fisher.  either ring (01793) 873050;
   chance of learning whilst she is  after a day's takings were stolen at  Ac. No. 002 460 74357.  e-mail: [email protected]
                                                                                        or visit: www.freshbook.org
   young enough to gain all the ben-  one event in November, Westlea  • Neil and Heather Fisher can be
   efits of conductive education.  headteacher Suzanne Seaton said  contacted during the day on 542333.  6e gif  ' f God is Eternal Life" (Romans 6
                    Supporting youth
   Youth Information Swindon; at 47 Fleet Street. provides information,         West Swindon & the
   advice and support for 14 to 25 year olds, and welcomes young people
   to drop in for help on weekday afternoons and evenings. For details call       Lydiards churches
   496969 or 0787 6282461.
                                                                                       All Saints', Lydiard Millicent
                   www.youthinfoswindon.org
                                                                                               Holy Trinity, Shaw
     Taking the message into schools                                                     St Mary's, Lydiard Tregoze
                                                                                    Toothill Church; Westlea Church
   As the number of teenagers studying religious education rises for the
   first time in decades, secondary schools are being encouraged by the
   Government to help students explore social, cultural and spiritual                   For details of our weekly
   issues as well as gain academic qualifications.                                    services please contact the
                                                             `For God loved the world
     To help with this,                                                             Partnership Office on 874221
   North Wiltshire                                           so much that He gave   partnershipofficekbtopenworld. com
   churches and youth                                        His only Son.' John 3:16
   organisations have
   launched    the                             ^,
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   ship to fund a Chri s-  ^<F  f                  f
   tian band, called         y                 4' f
   Collective which
   starts touring in                                                                    Sunday Worship 10.30am
   January.                 ..     The Collec ive or  rom                             Sunday School and Creche
     The three trained            left, Vee, Rye N i & Beth
   youth workers will                                                                      Meeting at Abbey Meads
   support schools as they deliver per-  Outside school hours, the band  /iNSBC                Community School
   sonal, social and health education, will perform concerts for young
   as well as religious education,  people across the region in                          ^THADdESDOINN DRIVE `..
                              churches and youth clubs.
       Wyvern winner            Collective perform live, singing                                    ommun
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    Four tickets for Peter Pan at  upbeat modern songs, alongside                              • t Abney  Schoot
     the Wyvern, offered in the  workshops, assemblies and lessons
      December Link, was won  where pupils can debate contem-
       by the Olive family of  porary issues.
      Castle Dore, Freshbrook   Collective can be found at:
                                  www.collectiveband.com
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