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14 swindonlink.com • December 2009
Merry...birthday?

fabrics A North Swindon woman will be celebrating a family tradition on
Christmas day - her birthday.
Not only was Alison Nicole Rior-
tradition. “Christmas presents are
dan from St Andrew’s Ridge born always opened in the morning -
that measure up on Christmas day - but so was her with the birthday person getting to
late mother (fi rst names Margaret be postman for all the gifts under
Noelle) and her great grandfather the tree - but the afternoon and eve-
(fi rst names Benjamin Christmas). ning are reserved for the birthday
Alison’s nine-year-old son Nico- celebrations.
las nearly carried on the family “People have often suggested
tradition but just missed out - he having a second birthday in the year
was born on 6 December, the day but I couldn’t do that. My birthday’s
celebrating the feast of St Nicholas, Christmas day and that’s it. It just
the model for Santa Claus. means double celebrations for the
Alison explained how her fam- family - although friends tend to
ily have created a two celebration forget in the run up to Christmas.”

Safe Haydon crossing
set for February
Haydon Wick Parish Council has
agreed to contribute £15,000 for
a zebra crossing across Thames
Avenue to provide safe access to
the medical centre and pharmacy,
Haydon Wick Community Centre
and shoppers taking a short cut to
Morrison’s supermarket.
4 Wyndham Road Work is expected to start during
Hawksworth Trading Estate
Swindon February half-term school holiday
Tel 01793 643200 to minimise disruption to traffi c.
Fax 01793 487776 The Parish Council is meeting
[email protected] most of the cost of the crossing,
with the balance being made up by
Christmas people, Alison and Nicolas Swindon Borough Council.

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