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Amy, 7, donates birthday gifts to charity News in brief

Big hearted Amy Heron asked U3A groups growing
friends to help her celebrate her 7th
birthday by donating Easter Eggs to Swindon U3A is growing, with 150
a children’s charity. different groups and membership
The Tadpole Farm pupil, who approaching 2,000.
celebrated her birthday on 12 New groups include Poetry
March, decided to give away her Appreciation - with members
haul of 24 eggs to the Memory meeting every two weeks on
Makers project to help those less Tuesday mornings at Gorse Hill
fortunate than herself. Community Centre. Details from
She said: “I wanted to give Easter Jenny Buttler 01793671574
eggs to people who go to Memory The Current Affairs group
Makers. If they don’t have any meets fortnightly on a Thursday
chocolate eggs at Easter they won’t afternoon at Eastcott Hill CC in
be very happy. Savernake Street. Contact Dave
“Donating the eggs makes me Todd on 07881785222.
feel good and I hope they will make Pilates Group 2 is now up
people happy.” and running weekly on Friday
She added that because she enjoys mornings at Western Community
thinking of others she wants to Centre. Sessions are led by a fully
become a nurse when she grows up. qualified teacher. Contact Jane
Amy’s mum Fiona said: “All the Caudwell on 01793 528015
children were very keen to follow Birthday girl Amy Heron who asked for donations to Memory Makers Italian for Beginners 2 meets
her idea and all the parents were works hand in hand with the youth provide a child with the confidence on Fridays at Lawn Community
happy to support it. I’m really proud charity SMASH. to face their future positively.” Centre. Group organiser Joy
of her.” Smash Trustee Lyn Hartman Memory Makers is currently Oakley can be contacted on
Memory Makers, which has been explained: “We aim to create looking for adult mentors to help 07775596430
running for three years, supports positive memories - it can be continue its work. Craft without Rules meets in
young people aged from 9-12 who something very simple like going For information email memory. Highworth on Friday afternoons.
have experienced some form of on a walk and having a picnic. [email protected] More details from Diana Bores on
trauma in their lives. The charity Remembering good times can or call 01793 729748. 01793766266.
For further details about U3A
call 01793 614629 or e mail;
Pop-up shop in Freshbrook to aid British Heart Foundation [email protected].
New CEO appointed
Peter Boucher has been
appointed as the new CEO at
Excalibur Communications.
After almost two decades
at Excalibur Communications,
James Phipps has become
Executive Chairman, with Peter
Boucher now stepping up as
CEO of the communications and
IT provider.
During the past seven years,
Excalibur has almost doubled
in size, moving to Swindon’s
prestigious Arclite House,
recently becoming a Sunday
Times Top 100 Company and a
Vodafone Total Communications
Seven year old Kai Lewis with some of the donated items to be sold on 20 May for the British Heart Foundation
Partner, as well as maintaining
Freshbrook Community Centre the cause, using the Freshbrook the British Heart Foundation and its position as a Microsoft Gold
will be turned into a pop-up shop Community Centre where his father all their hard work. Kai is already Partner.
on Saturday 20 May with all is the caretaker. planning another event after the
profits going to the British Heart Henrietta said: "Kai has been pop up shop!" Building on success
Foundation, all thanks to one seven so excited as all the generous The event will run from 3pm on Construction firm Beard, which
year old boy with big ideas. donations have come in from Saturday 20 May, and you will has offices in Swindon, has
Kai Lewis spotted a television across the town. The response via still be able to donate items up reported record results and
advert by the British Heart Facebook and from word of mouth until 19 May, or alternatively bring £112m order book.
Foundation calling for donations has just been amazing. Our house along donations to sell on the day The family-owned firm, which
towards helping children with is completely full of things we need alongside Kai's sizeable amount of celebrates its 125th business
holes in their hearts and decided he to sell on the day now! donated stock. anniversary this year, reported
wanted to do something about it. "We are so proud of Kai for If you wish to follow Kai's a 41 per cent leap in its pre-tax
Kai asked parents Ross and coming up with the idea all on his fundraising, head to: profits for the period, up from
Henrietta if he could set up a shop own and wanting to do something www.justgiving.com/ £2.9 million in 2015 to £4 million.
to sell items and raise money for for these children who rely on fundraising/Kai-Lewis
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