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40 The Link Magazine • June 2006
Where did you get that hat?
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The Prospect Hospice Sunflower No matter how fashions change, a very special occasion still calls for
Appeal runs throughout June and a hat says Sheila Parsons who runs The Mad Hatter in Haydon Wick.
aims to raise funds and aware- With Royal Ascot just (\
ness of the hospice movement.
round the corner, Sheila '
Approved Driving Instructor Staff and volunteers will be out has just taken delivery ! - 'r
and about offering fun sunflower
`PAdl-PLVf' REGhfTERED ^I of the latest batch of
items in return for a donation.
new styles. -iii►'
* Theory Test Tuition Invite someone in for a cuppa This is one event
Why not hold a fundraising tea where ladies reall y e
* Training Pack Available
party with a yellow theme - wear aren't dressed without'
* Block Booking Discounts yellow, make yellow cakes and some stunning head-
have a raffle with yellow prizes? gear according to
* Refresher Courses
To join in the fun and help raise Sheila. "Anyone who
Call Liz on 01793 486112 some much needed funds call goes to Ascot and
Rachel Taylor on 815142 or mail: doesn't wear a hat is
Ask eiboul free lessons really missing the
[email protected]
point. It's the finishing
touch; you can put a hat
Sheila, ready zoith the finishing touch to any outfit
on any outfit and it lifts
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it. When a lady has a hat on her Once the round of weddings
1L^^alit!er, toriiike head she tends to stand better - the begins, Sheila often sees the same
Motorcycle Clothing faces coming back two or three
Shop shoulders go back and the neck times in one summer. One way to
lengthens."
Leather and Textile orbike related Sheila has always loved hats and keep the expense down is to buy a
gift shoe decided to set up The Mad Hatter fairly simple dress and ring the
Boots Helmets Gloves eight years ago when she began to changes with gorgeous hats, she
Online shop Present this advert at work part-time. Now retired, this suggests.
coming soon! the shop to claim is both her business and her hobby. With a choice of 170 styles,
10% off your purchase "You meet some lovely people there's sure to be something to
Draggin Kevlar lined and you get to know some really complement every outfit. Prices
Jeans Stockist Apsley r rcaae, well," she said. Her clients range range from £20 to £45 for a long
U it 73, Basepoint Centre Wootton sett from 18 year olds to great grand- weekend's hire.
ivermead Drive Up to Tel: 01793 855885 mas looking for something special Call Sheila on 704005 for help.
Sage for a wedding. www.hirehats.co.uk
West Swindon 50%
or 07951 877339
01793 608820 o ff
stallion leathers. co.uk motorbike-mania corn
Link provides treasure
for geo-cachers to find
In March The Link was happy to supply material for a geo-cache at
Peatmoor Lagoon when contacted by Carl Larrad from Shaw.
Geo-caching is a modern day
version of treasure hunting
which uses a hand-held GPS
device to locate hidden boxes - r_
known as caches. The co-ordi- tY :
nates of the caches are posted
on the internet. The rules of
the game are very simple: you
find the cache, take something
from it, put something in and
write about it in the logbook.
Most players also post notes of
their visit on the website where
they found the co-ordinates, of an article about the lagoon
Geo-cachers are also keen to re- printed in 1985.
move litter in the areas they visit. One group of geo-cachers found
The appeal of the game is that it more than the hidden treasure at
takes people to areas of natural the end of April and their post on
beauty that they may never have the website reads, "while we were
discovered. Keith and Fran at the cache, nearby some teenag-
Williams from Nine Elms have ers were making a lot of noise.
found that it's a really good family After a while they went away, and
activity. They said, "the children upon investigating we discovered
love using the GPS to search and that they'd set a huge fire in a tree!
locate cache information; we've We called the fire brigade who
been all over the country hunting came swiftly to deal with it."
for them." Carl's wife Mandy said that they
Carl was keen to show visitors had seen the fire engine and joked
some of his favourite areas in Swin- about their cache being on fire.
don and wanted to place items of They weren't too far from the truth.
local interest in the cache. The Link More information on the game
supplied an aerial photograph can be found at:
similar to the one above and a copy www.geocaching.com