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Curry night success. Ali with the Mayor and Mayoress of Swindon Steve and
Debbie Wakefi eld, Cliff Evans, who has nominated Ali for a Pride of Swindon
award, and Hanif Robani of the Bombay Lounge
13 Rodbourne Rd, Swindon Tel: 01793 490947 The 12 year old has committed his time and pocket money to raising
money for Palna in New Delhi and, over the last three years, has sent
£10 off £3,000 to help its work caring for children.
Over 60 people attended the curry night. Ali said, “it was a very good
evening; people had a good time and the food was good. The money
will really help the staff and children at Palna.”
full head foils Mayor Steve Wakefi eld said, “Ali is doing great things for Palna; I’m
during May really impressed that he sends everything he raises to the orphanage and
spends his pocket money on underwriting his fundraising work.”
Ali is to receive a Pride of Swindon Award inaugurated by the Mayor
coun Steve Wakefi eld, on 14 May.
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Breakthrough carries on
with Shirley’s blessing

Until illness forced Shirley Garman to step down as chair of the Wilt-
shire branch of Breakthrough Breast Cancer, fellow committee members
had little idea of how much work she put into the role.
Since founding
the branch in 1995,
Shirley has been
the driving force in
fundraising efforts
which have resulted
in a total to date of
over £700,000. In Sep-
tember, Shirley was
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forced to step down
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was diagnosed with
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terminal brain can-
CM cer. As she handed
over the reins to Paul Keeping the cash coming in with a curry. Paul and Lyn
MY Parfrey receive £350 from Hanif Robani raised at a Bombay
Parfrey, she said she
CY would like to see the Lounge charity evening
total raised reach £1 million. Paul hopes the focus will return
CMY
As the new group leader, Paul to the charity’s aim of creating a
aims to maintain the momentum future free from the fear of breast
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towards achieving the target and cancer and away from Shirley as
would like to hear from anyone an individual as she battles with
interested in joining in the fundrais- her illness. “Since the deterioration
ing work or becoming a committee of Shirley’s health, some people
member. He said, “Shirley has been have used her illness as a way to
100 per cent devoted to Break- promote us. She doesn’t want to be
through. It’s fair to say it was her a mascot; she wants supporters to
life and she was an inspiration. We raise money for Breakthrough as a
didn’t realise how much work she cause helping all women.”
did. We will need to manage it in To fi nd out more call Paul on
a different way, spreading the load 705219
across the committee and we could www.breakthrough.org.uk/wilt-
do with more members.” shiregroup

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