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40 swindonlink.com • May 2012
Party to mark Sue’s 30 years
guided by dogs

Sue Mead from Nine Elms is celebrating her 30th anniversary of be-
ing a guide dog owner and is inviting you to a party at the Woodlands
Edge, Peatmoor Village Centre on Saturday 26 May, 7.30pm.
The Graham Mack Rock
Band will provide entertain-
ment and there’s a chance
to say hello to Sue and find
out more about Guide Dogs.
Over the years she has
been helped by Amara,
Mara, Nadia, Tuppence
and now Minty. “All had
their particular personali-
ties,” said Sue. “When the
second dog came to me I
was amazed how different
FIAT & ALFA ROMEO she was; Amara was calm,
Mara’s tail was always wag-
ging so I had to get used to
✶ All cars welcome her wobbly gait.
✶ cam belt replacement “You wouldn’t believe it
✶ engine & gearbox repairs & but I was petrified of dogs
rebuilds before Amara. A playful dog
jumped on me when I was
✶ electrical fault code reading five years old.
✶ MOT repairs “I started to lose my sight Sue and Minty. Photo: Danielle Forsyth
✶ vehicle sales at 9 due to glaucoma which
Sue was an administrator with
✶ servicing to light commercials Open 8.30am - 5.30pm was unusual for that age and it Swindon Council and currently
wasn’t picked up; it had gone com-
Call for friendly advice, reliable service & quotes. All major credit & debit cards pletely by the time I was 18. I used tutors others with poor eyesight.
OPTIMA MOTORS 39A Station Road, a white cane for a long time but She said everybody can come
nobody talks to you and the stick along on 26 May to celebrate the
Tel: (01793) 840667 Wootton Bassett always snagged, so I plucked up work of Guide Dogs and raise
the courage to take on a guide dog.” money to train more in the future.

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