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Royal reception for 10 years CYCLe rePAIrS

of marathon walking Over 25 years experience
A stalwart fundraiser for Breakthrough Breast Cancer has been invited
to meet Prince Charles at a reception in Clarence House, London to Free collection
say thanks to all the women across Britain who raise money for Break-
through Breast Cancer. & delivery from
Eunice Salmon home or work Serving Swindon
from Nine Elms ★ Servicing & repairs
first stripped off ★ New cycles for 90 years
to her bra to do ★ Parts & accessories Legal problems?
the London Moon-
walk in 1999. ALSO: Wheelchair & We have the answers
Next year will pushchair repair service
be her tenth. For a fast, friendly service, call Telephone 526601
Since then she has Phil Mitchell on 874873 day or eve. www.morrisonandmasters.co.uk
walked in deco- or 07850 650956 (mobile) Morrison & Masters Ltd
rated bras at half
and full marathons
across the country
and Holland, and Meeting Moonwalkers, Breakthrough Breast Cancer patron Shaw Chiropractic Clinic
trekked along the Prince Charles at Highgrove House in September 2001.
Inca Trail in Peru Eunice is pictured far left, with Swindon walker Ros Evans IF YOU ARE SUFFERING FROM:
in aid of Break- and Moonwalk founderNina Barough, right ❍ Backache, Leg Pain ❍ Neck, Shoulder, Arm Pain
through. just grown and grown.” ❍ Headache & Migraine ❍ Sciatica
Eunice has always jokingly The name Swindon Twin Peaks ❍ Sports Injury ❍ Numbness
blamed The Link for getting her in- was born and over 100 walkers ❍ Scoliosis ❍ Arthritis Open
volved in the first place. In 1999 we took part in the 2000 Moonwalk. ❍ Whiplash Saturdays
pictured her and Swindon Council The event has mushroomed to
colleague Emma Nielson in their become nationally recognised YOU SHOULD CONSIDER CONSULTING A CHIROPRACTOR
bras preparing for the second ever with some 15,000 people taking Sandra E. daviES d.C. & aSSoCiatES
Moonwalk. part every May, and similar walks Members of BCA • Registered with GCC Members of the College of Chiropractors
“It was really hard going so I being organised round the country. Also: Child Screening • Free information Sheets • Ergonomic and Rehabilitation Products
wasn’t amused when you asked Swindon regularly enters the larg-
me if I was going to do it again the est team. tel: (01793) 887801
following year; the pain was awful,” In March 2008 local women www.shawchiropracticclinic.co.uk
said Eunice. “But The Link said I involved with Breakthrough are
was now the expert and suggested organising the Mad March Hare:
advertising to see if there were other runs, power walks and family runs
women who might want to take part around Lydiard Park in memory of
and train together. Within a few moonwalker Irene Hare who died
weeks there were 35 women and in 2006.
a few men packed into my lounge • Enter the Mad March Hare. See
discussing what was involved. It’s page 34

Appeal to help youngster with a brain
tumour receive treatment in America

The NHS can do no more for five year old Callum Kaye who has a rare
cancer, and family and friends are pinning their hopes on treatments
available in America.
But the cost of sending Callum are being sold at £1 each, to raise the
of Penhill for treatment is £300,000 money. This will pay a deposit to
and the family have launched a the hospital and cover flights and
desperate appeal for help. accommodation for Callum, his
Callum was diagnosed with parents and two year old sister.
Medulloblastoma, a severely ma- Professional fundraiser and fam-
lignant brain tumour, in October ily friend, Ian Weir, is co-ordinating
2005. Surgeons were only able to the appeal. He said, “in July 2006,
take away 80 per cent of the tumour the family was told that Callum
and neither chemotherapy nor radio only had months to live. He’s a
therapy have been able to remove fighter but he’s a very sick little boy.
the rest. The cancer has now spread We can’t raise the money quickly
to Callum’s spinal column and he enough.”
suffers fits which leave him paraly- To reach as many as possible, the
sed for days at a time. appeal is running a phone cam-
The UK survival rate for this paign to ask people to take raffle
type of cancer is only 20 per cent. tickets. If you would like to buy
Callum’s family hopes that cutting some, call 238608.
edge techniques available at the • Cheques and postal orders made
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer out to ‘Callum’s Appeal’ can be sent
Institute in New York can remove to the campaign office at Callum’s
the rest of the tumour and flush out Appeal, Shaftesbury Center, Percy
the spinal cancer. Street, Swindon SN2 2AZ.
Raffle tickets for Callum’s Appeal www.callumsappeal.co.uk

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