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Pharmacist aims high for Prospect
The Accident Specialist Sushma Patel, who has run Freshbrook’s Facechoice Pharmacy for over

20 years, has set her sights on reaching the summit of Kilimanjaro in
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Fifteen people aged 15 to late 50s will only take a day and a half.
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cluding Sushma’s son, Vishal, 16. any sponsorship will go to Pros-
She said, “we were attracted by pect,” said Sushma. “I’ve always
Kilimanjaro because you can hike wanted to raise money for them;
up almost as a tourist; you don’t it’s such a brilliant cause.”
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Takeaway in Swindon Carol’s family gather with her before setting out from Stamford Close
Many attending on 14 September Carol had specifi ed much of what
responded to the family’s request she wanted at her funeral, including
EVERY DISH that they wear something yellow, briefi ng Pastor Mick Smart, right
down to asking that there were
her favourite colour.
Carol, from Grange Park, was carrots for the horses that would
FRESHLY COOKED pictured on the front page of the pull the hearse.
April Link holding her baby grand- After an overnight wake at her
TO ORDER AND daughter Shenaya. She had been sister Dawn’s house in Stamford
diagnosed with breast cancer in Close, Toothill, where neighbours
AVAILABLE TO 2001 and had been close to remis- had decorated their homes with yel-
sion in 2006 when specialists at the low ribbon, her coffi n was placed in
Great Western Hospital told her a magnifi cent white hearse pulled
PICK UP that the disease had spread and by four greys, each sporting a fl am-
boyant yellow feather.
was inoperable.
She appealed in The Link for Dawn said, “there were lots of
West Swindon information on inspirational places tears, but we celebrated a wonderful
she could visit to gain spiritual life. Carol was part of so many peo-
District Centre strength and readers sent mes- ple across Swindon. It was lovely for
sages and information on places all the neighbours to decorate their
like Lourdes, Glastonbury and homes and wear yellow.’
Christian retreats. • The proceeds of next year’s
Sadly Carol was unable to make third Carol’s Cook-Out in early
Tel: 01793 886871 further trips as her health dete- September, which she started to
riorated. She died at the Prospect help charity, will go to the Prospect
Hospice on 3 September. Hospice.

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