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Take a selfie with an eye on time; support Aviation art helps lift spirits at GWH
Brighter Futures’ Radiotherapy Appeal
Great Western Hospital are
seeking selfie-takers with an
eye for time to support a £2.9
million fundraising appeal to
bring radiotherapy treat-
ment for cancer patients to
Swindon.
Take a self-portrait with
either a clock or watch and
post it on Facebook or Twit-
ter with #TheTimeIsNow.
The hash-tag has been
chosen as Great Western
Hospitals Foundation NHS
Trust believes it’s time to Dawn Harper of TV’s Embarrassing Twenty-two artworks by acclaimed The trustees of the hospital have
bring radiotherapy to Swindon Bodies says #thetimeisnow artist David Bent, above, are on believed in the value of exhibitions
and provide cancer treatment display until 2 October at Great since it opened in 2002. Trust
closer to home for the 340,000 While the expansion of the Oxford Western Hospital. chaplain and arts committee
people living in the Swindon and University Hospitals Trust service to His work has been exhibited in member Steve Henderson said: “We
Wiltshire area. Swindon is subject to final approval, St Paul’s Cathedral, the Royal Tent were keen to display David’s work
Annually around 3,000 people the planning is well advanced. It is Al Ain, Abu Dhabi and at the RAF because of its innovative and inspir-
are diagnosed with some form of envisaged that treatment could be Museum in London. ing approach to viewing machines
cancer at GWH and in 2013/14 available locally by the end of 2017. David, from Old Town, has collabo- of the air in surprising ways.
seven hundred patients made the Jen Green of Brighter Futures said: rated with RAF Red Arrows since ”This is a unique opportunity for
70 mile round-trip to Oxford for “We want everyone to get involved 2007 and has spent time observing the people of Swindon to view a
radiotherapy. Treatment usually in #TheTimeIsNow - the more quirky them at work during the display collection of works by one of its
lasts for four to seven weeks. This the selfie the better.” season in the UK and rehearsing most reputable artists.
journey has to be made every day. Post your images to during winter in Cyprus. David’s exhibition can be seen in
The appeal by Brighter Futures, Facebook: Brighter Futures or Twit- David was a patient at GWH in the gallery area of the ground floor
Great Western Hospitals NHS ter: @BF_NHS 2014, when both he and his wife, street area of the hospital, off the
Foundation Trust’s charity, will fund Carole, were reminded of the power main entrance.
two linear accelerators in a new Read more about the appeal at: of art in hospitals as a way of lifting David can be found online at:
radiotherapy centre at GWH. www.brighterfuturesgwh.nhs.uk people’s spirits. www.bentartgallery.co.uk

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