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Knitted teddies destined for the Gambia FOR ALL YOUR PRINT &
The 200 children of Agape Nursery School in the Gambia are set to DIGITAL REQUIREMENTS
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Explaining the provenance of the she ran the travel and tourism de-
teddies, charity leader Jo Heaven partment at New College, realising
said: “They were collected by Mike at the time that the region needed
and Patricia Reid but couldn’t go to skilled people to transfer their ex-
the bigger charities because they pertise. Describing her motivation
don’t have a kitemark. Being small- Jo said: “You can do a lot in the
er Empower doesn’t have such re- Gambia with a small amount of
strictions so we were very pleased money and it gives me a real buzz
to accept the teddies and will be to see the difference that can be
delivering them ourselves.” made. Plus I love introducing peo-
Empower was formally estab- ple to the real Gambia.”
lished earlier this year to benefit Jo is always looking for more
schools, hospitals and communi- people to get involved, particularly
ties in the Central River Region of with Frockswap events, or spon-
the Gambia, by delivering training, soring a child for £30 a year. For
providing seeds and installing so- more information contact Jo on
lar powered lighting from Crick- 07771 804365.
lade-based Lights for Learning. • Overseas aid minister meets Lights
Jo first visited the Gambia when for Learning, see page 38.
Fleur blossoms close to the park

It’s been three years since Sue Durrant moved her Fleur flower shop
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in Park Lane, Rodbourne and the business has grown to fill the space.
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