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Survivor wants to encourage all women to be more breast aware
A breast cancer survivor from Toothill met up with her consultant in October to promote the Cancer Research UK's All Women Together
Campaign.
Holding a single pink and 8 gram, the family's Women Together cam-
white roses, Julie Armstrong, 44, fears were confirmed. paign publicised breast
from Kirkstall Close, said the flow- Julie said she was dev- awareness throughout
ers symbolised the one in nine astated by the idea of ° S October with pink-
women who get breast cancer. losing abreastandun- themed fundraising ac-
"The pink rose really brought dergoingradicaltreat- tivities.
home how many people get breast ment. After Julie received
cancer but I am living proof that "Cancer hadn'teven her diagnosis a number
there are effective treatments for crossed my mind, al ^i of colleagues at
the disease. though my daughters Wilkinson had their
"Sadly, not everyone survives were thinking the 1 heads shaved to raise
which is why I support Cancer worst. I have never money for the charity.
Research UK's All Women To- thought about cancer, Julie said, "I can't thank
gether campaign, to highlight the so I was confused and them enough for their
need for more research." shocked. There was so support. The help they
Julie was diagnosed with breast much information to have given to Cancer Re-
cancer on her birthday in April take in but I couldn't search UK is brilliant."
2005. She underwent a mastec- stop thinking about Dr Kandy Kandiah
tomy, reconstruction and a course how odd itwould look ' said, "Julie is a wonder-
of chemotherapy. to not have a breast. fully positive lady and
Motherof five Julie said the lump "My consultant Mr this must have helped
she found made for a very worry- Galea was marvellous, Julie Armstrong and her daughters Charlcnc, Cherie and her with her treatment.
ing birthday. "I asked my daugh- explaining everything Kelly zvith GWH consultant Marcus Galea. She is a lovely, lovely
ter Charlene to look at it because clearly and helping me Julie's sons Kyle and Dane refused to pose in pin person."
she had read a leaflet about self- understand what was • Cancer Research UKis
examination and what to look for, going to happen." about trivial things. organising a family fun day and
We went down to the NHS Walk- A year on from her chemo- "I have been lucky and my story Autumn Walk Together on 5 No-
In Centre as it was the weekend. therapy, Julie is positive about the highlights how we should a ll be vember at Westonbirt Arboretum,
The nurse there said I should go future. "I try not to let little things aware of our bodies and regularly nearTetbury. For details call01454
and see my GP Dr Kandiah at bother me, you realise there is so check our breasts whatever our 454800.
Sparcells.Heimmediately referred much more to life and time is too age." www.cancerresearchuk.org/
me to the Great Western Hospital precious to spend it worrying Cancer Research UK's All breastcancer
and I was seen in a week."
After a biopsy and a mammo-
-- Second helpings for dinner lady
Do you want to make a di/ference Famous School Dinner Lady, Jeannette Orrey, the inspiration behind Jamie Oliver's high profile
to people's lives? campaign gave Swindon's school dinner service a good report when she was guest speaker at the
Do you have an NVQ Level2 Transforming School Food conference.
in Care? Jeannette, right, spoke at a school dinners began when will be given to all 7 to
Do you have your own motor meals seminar organised by The competitive tendering 11 year olds next term.
transport? Link in conjunction with Let's Do was introduced and The pack features bad
We are looking for very special people Lunch and the Soil Association in guidelines removed. , '°^ cartoon characters such
to join our team of 2005. Twelve months later, she said Jeannette is passion- as Nasty Nick the Nug-
BANK STAFF she was encouraged by what she ate about reintroduc- get and good characters
to undertake care work in the had seen in Swindon. In particu- ing hot meals even if a • such as Kelvin Carrot
community especially evenings. lar, she praised an information school does not have a t and includes games and
pack which will be distributed to kitchen, She said that ;: activities designed by
and weekends
all KS2 pupils across the town, food produced in cen- Katie Bell.
Swindon 1 Wood Street
Carers Since September, the Govern- traltmitscanbethean- - Councillor Garry
ment's food standards for school swer but stressed the Perkins, Cabinet Mem-
Centre Swindon
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lunches have become law, importance of such units being lo- her for Children's Services, ac-
Telephone 01793 542285 Jeannette backed the standards, cal. At present, some schools in knowledged the difficulties of im-
for an application pack savinQ that problems with school Swindon have food brought in proving school meals. "Long term,
from as far away as Peterborough. all Swindon schools will have hot
She said, "we've had 20 years of meal provision—whether they take
under investment in school kitch- it from their own kitchens or
Ptulon House
ens so it's very difficult to all of a whether they work in a cluster
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Church End ^ ^ t^ sudden implement things. A lot of group."
F ^`^t^l those kitchens are now classrooms He hoped to see schools with
"•' Yurton, Swindon t'h^ `
or IT suites." good practice working with other
=^ Tel: 01793 772287 ^^C^`e.S
"I would like to see everyone on schools in the area. "After all it will
a hot meal. It is an important meal be part of Ofsted inspections in
VEGETABLES • FRUIT • MEAT • EGGS
in the day for children. If you eat 2009 for primaries and 2010 for
Real food from a farm near you good quality food, and a hot meal, secondaries — so it isn't an option.
you're more likely to learn."
We want to get ahead of the game."
The conference was funded from Conn Perkins is keen to encour-
Call for details about our a £108,000 Government grant to age parents to apply for free school
Organic Box Scheme the council to provide advice and meals if they are eligible. He ex-
guidance on nutritious school plained that, because of the way
Deliveries & drop off points in Swindon. Cirencester. meals. As part of their campaign that school funding is calculated,
Wootton Bassett. Broad Hinton, Marlborough. Wroughton to raise awareness of nutritious it is a benefit if all those entitled to
www.purton-house.co.uk lunches, a new Funky Five pack free school meals apply.