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Help mayoral couple make
their golden year special FREE collection
Not only is Haydon Wick councillor Rex Barnett this year's mayor of & delivery from
Swindon, he and his wife Sandra, will be celebrating their golden
wedding anniversary in October - and they're asking Link readers to home or work
suggest how they can make it very special for the charities they are BIKE * Servicing & repairs
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parent run Children's Cancer & FOR FAST, FRIENDLY SERVICE
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ing a target of £40,000. But coun
Barnett wants to make it clear he
had been misquoted. "I was asked occasion and one that will involve
when we took the chains of office if the whole town in the good causes HORT M I CARE ^i
we had a target for the year which they are supporting this year.
we didn't. When asked if we might Sandra said, "it's a lovely thought is Turfing
try for £40,000, I said that would be that our special year could be put X Decking Your Complete Garden Solute—,
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20 years experience and offer
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of being mayor first, to represent to organise events which we'd be Water Features maintained garden. competitive prices.
the best interests of the town, and happy to attend."
a fundraiser second. To invite the mayor and mayor- petitive
"We will be trying as hard as we ess, write to the mayor's secretary Q ., rices
can to help our chosen charities and Carol Deamer at the Civic Offices,
all the others we come in contact Swindon Council, Euclid Street,
with, but we have to be realistic Swindon or mail: cdeamer@swin-
about what we can achieve." don.gov.uk
Having been happily married • Mayor and mayoress share rail-
since 1960, Rex and Sandra want way memories on page 26
to make their golden wedding • Boost CALM runner's total on
anniversary both a private, family page 20 Cut this card out to exchange at HK97

Countdown finalist thanks for charity support
Nickie Sellars from Peatmoor, who was featured in
the June Link preparing forthe last stages of Channel
4's quiz show Countdown, came second in the final.
She was raising money for Breakthrough Breast
Cancer and would like to thank everybody who has
contributed to her campaign.
"I really couldn't believe that I had got through
to the final, after 15 years of practise, never miss-
ing a show. But 011ie, who beat me, was a worthy
champion."
Read her description of the route to the final at
www.swindonlink.com

Isambard teacher is top newcomer
in the South West
Talented science teacher
Pete Scutt, who has been
at Isambard Community
School in North Swindon
for just two years, received
the Specialist Schools and d : — Big,
Academies Trust (SSAT)
Outstanding New Teacher 'ww sic 7 indon. im
of the Year award for the
South West in June and will
be considered for Britain's DONCINTRI
best newteacher in October,
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Read the full story at www.
swindonlink.com