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Toothill street party to reveal all on TV Afghan veteran seeks support to become
winter sports champion

A former soldier who suffered
multiple-injuries from being
blown up in Afghanistan in 2010
is appealing for help to sustain his
winter sports training.
Corie Mapp, who was featured in
the June Link after competing in the
Invictus Games for injured military
personal, travelled to Canada
in mid-September for intensive
training in advance of the para-
Jacky Parry, centre, and Toothill residents welcoming a new community bobsleigh season of races in North
notice board donated to the area by the BBC Street Auction team
America and Europe.
Street Auction, a new daytime afternoon is donated to a deserving Corie joined the Household
BBC 1 series which aims to bring person from the community, who Cavalry in 2005 and took part in “I’m so grateful to those who
neighbours in different areas of course, doesn’t know about it the Trooping of the Colour. But his saved my life and help me recover,
of Britain together launches in until the camera zooms in on them military career ended when the all well as support organisations
October. to capture the look of shock, the light reconnaissance vehicle he was like Help for Heroes, the British
One of the shows was filmed in realisation and the tears. in was hit by an IED. He took the Legion and BLESMA” said Corie.
Toothill with presenter Paul Martin, Jacky Parry, founder coordinator of full blast and lost both legs below “Sport has been my outlet in the
well known for Swindon Survivors the knee. new reality I live in and I’m always
his programme of Bereavement After a long period of recovery, thankful for the support and
Flog It, and Danny by Suicide (SOBS), the 37 year old from Redhouse, encouragement I receive.”
Sebastian, dashing is the amazed vigorously pursued a range of Staff at Lloyds Bank have started
about the area resident to be sports, and has been second in the a fund to assist Corie and are
collecting items featured in the big world para-bobsleigh ranking over calling for others to help him
to auction, and reveal at 11am on the last two seasons. become world number one. If you
presenting a pop- 11 October. His aim is to secure top spot but can help, visit the Brunel Centre
up auction. Another street the cost of achieving that goal branch and ask to speak to manager
The unique auction took place depends on being able to raise Ben Jones.
element of the in Liden which will more than £7,000 to cover travel, Read Corie’s story with more
programme is that Paul Martin comforting a stunned be featured on training, accommodation and living pictures at swindonlink.com:
the proceeds of the Jacky Parry at the auction in July Thursday 6 October. expenses. www.bit.ly/corriemapp

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