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D & L Blinds Tailor-made Maoist revolutionaries block
Rollers • Verticals • Venetians Nepal orphanage plan
Pleated Blinds • VELUX by SueLynn Think of Angel’s children this Christmas
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Conservatory Blinds Curtains
Made-to-Measure Curtains Pelmets A plan by Rosa and Ian Matheson from Highworth to build a brand
new orphanage in Nepal has been set back after it became clear on a
Quality blinds at Roman blinds recent trip to survey the site that their lives and those of the children
affordable prices Swags & tails they wanted to rehouse would be in danger.
Fast and reliable service Cushion covers Rosa and Ian’s bid to help
All blinds fitted free Fitting service available former Nepali mountain and
Choose from a wide range trekking guide ‘Angel’ Bikram
Shahi provide better care for the
of fabrics from the comfort No job too small 22 orphaned children he and
of your own home For further information call his wife have taken under their
contact paul on 01793 619428 Sue: 01793 870451 or wing has been featured in The
www.dandlblinds.co.uk Lynn: on 01793 330595 Link several times this year, and
FREE qUotEs no oBLigAtion Toothill Primary School is sup-
porting the fundraising effort.
On return from a trip to Nepal,
Rosa said they had to quickly
change plans. “The conditions
Angel’s family were in were
Ian and Rosa Matheson with Ben Wallace
dreadful when we first met them
• Carpets • Wood • Laminate in the Spring; the children were at the Boudha Stupa in Kathmandu
• VinyL • UnderLay • aCCessories constantly ill and unhappy because The money raised by Toothill Pri-
no gimmicks, no sales, no promotions they never knew where their next mary School head Martyn Cowell
running the Swindon half marathon
meal would come from.
just the right price and the true value “This time we went to Nepal with 5k, and fundraising by other sup-
Home seLeCtion serViCe Ben Wallace, a chartered surveyor, porters, is being spent on buying
with a plan to build an ecologically furniture and bedding.
Personal estimating service - no obligation or charge sustaining orphanage and farm, “Once settled in, our next endea-
Fitting service by qualified & professional fitters bringing water to the village at the vour will be to get the children into
call Mike edwards same time. school,” said Rosa. ‘Whilst govern-
01793 480777 or 07834 685871 “But once we arrived in Kath- ment schools are comparatively
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Personalised Christmas Cards
Personalised Christmas Cards
Ian, Rosa and Ben with some of the children at Angel’s orphanage
produced next day!
produced next day! mandu it was obvious that the low-cost, they are not well run and
Any picture (you or your family?) political situation had greatly are often closed at short notice. We
Any words (not too racy please!!) deteriorated in the last six months. want to register the children in a
Example price: Political and civil unrest had flared private school with a good reputa-
A4 folded to A5 on crisp white card up again and the Maoist rebels had tion. Education is the route to a
50 cards inc. envelopes - £66 inc. vat seized the land we had identified better future and that is what we
for building. Local contacts advised want to give the children.”
and don’t forget, we also not to visit the village and to recon- Rosa is appealing for readers to
sider the site of the new orphanage. put Angel’s Orphanage on your
Print in BLACK & WHITE or COLOUR
Photocopy in BLACK & WHITE or COLOUR “Angel himself had been threat- Christmas gift list. Your ‘gift’ (dona-
Laminate gloss or matt � Print T-shirts & Polos ened in the past by the Maoists and tion) will not just be for Christmas,
they were harassing him over the but for life, she says.
Produce signs and banners � Supply stationery proposed building works. It was
Wire bind documents and calendars... To help:
clear that we could not place him • attend The Friends of Angel’s Or-
...and much, much more! or his family in danger.” phanage Craft Fair on 5 December
However because of the conflict
there has been population migra- in the Council Rooms, Highworth;
THE PRINT SHOP is open 10am-6pm Monday tion to the capital and land prices in • go to the Artsite Gallery, Theatre
to Friday, and 10am-2pm every Saturday. Kathmandu match those in London. Square, Swindon until 23 December
to see paintings by Angel’s children
The group looked at twenty houses and local artists;
and signed a three year lease on • send a cheque to Friends of Angel’s
Unit 91, Basepoint Business Centre the one they thought suitable.
Rivermead Drive, Swindon SN5 7EX Before Angel’s family moves in on Orphanage to Rosa Matheson, 28 The
Willows, Highworth, SN6 7PG.
Tel: 01793 608787 � Fax: 01793 608801 1 December, a well has to be sunk,
email: [email protected] whilst security and electric wiring • £300 was raised at a charity curry
has to be improved. night at the Bombay Lounge on 18
November.
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