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                                                                   Plaque honours community heroes


                                                                   Winners of the ninth annual Pride
                                                                   of Swindon award have been
                                                                   honoured with a plaque which
                                                                   will be permanently displayed at
                                            Are you at work all day?    Swindon Central Library.  The award
                                          Going away? Or just too busy?   honours those who contribute to
                                         The National Pet Care Company    the community.
                                          Dog holidays with host families,    The individual winners were:  Mayor Eric Shaw unveils the plaque
                                             Cat Care, Pet Feeding  Alan Butler: RunVember charity   with judges Shirley Ludford and Tony
                                        The Complete Pet Service   running group organiser.    Martin
                                           Pet Taxi/Ambulance       Clare Stow: For her work with
                                             Tel: 07496 855694     local charities including the   Team award winners were:
                                                                                               Colin Crook and Jacqui Collins
                                         [email protected]  Swindon Down’s Syndrome Group.  for their conservation work.
                                         www.animalsathome.co.uk/swindon-district  Noreen Vitale: Catering manager
                                                                   for the Christmas Care shelter.  Lorraine Parker and Pippa Watts
                                                                    Caroline Watson: for supporting   for their work with the social team
                                                                   elderly people.            at Clarence House.
                                                                    Kathleen Wyatt: for her work   The Swindon Lagoons Volunteer
                                                                   with Wiltshire Wildlife Trust.  Group for their conservation work.
                                                                    Joan White: For her work   The Harbour Project: for their
                                                                   supporting Pinehurst Netball Club  work with refugees.
                                                                    Roy Dowling: For his work as   Prime Theatre for supporting
                                                                   a volunteer benefits advisor for   young people.
                                                                   Swindon Carers Centre       The Witness Service for providing
                                                                    Oscar Moulding: Nine year old   support to people attending court.
                                                                   Oscar raised money for a friend to   A posthumous award was
                                                                   pay for a new wheelchair in Bosnia  collected by Josephine on behalf of
                                                                    John Popowicz: For his service   her father Kevin Logan, who was
                                                                   with Wiltshire Fire Service.  honoured for his work of spreading
                                                                    Pat Bennett: For her work to   Prostate Cancer awareness setting
                                                                   establish the Estelle school of   up The Loganberry Trust charity to
                                                                   dance.                     continue the work.



















































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