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Swindon couple print book in aid of Nepal earthquake relief
Competition: Win a limited edition GWR commuters colouring book
Dr Ian Matheson and his wife Rosa returned to Swindon in early May from a month long visit to Nepal, with copies of a new book written to raise money for numerous projects in Nepal. The Highworth couple were part of Health Partnership Nepal in Spring 2009. Whilst in Kathmandu they were approached by Amrit Bikram Shahi, now known as Angel, requesting the assistance of a doctor and medicines for some children who were unwell in his orphanage. The couple have been supporting Angel’s Orphanage ever since, through the Friends of Angel’s Orphanage charity they created. They had just left the country when the catastrophic earthquake hit in April 2015. Earthquake Nepal 2015 – The Human Story is a collection of contributions written by more than 50 people and organisations – locals and foreigners – from a waiter, volunteers, doctors, students, children, a mother having a baby, teachers, a dancer, trek guides, relatives abroad, a Rotarian and reporters – on the
Legendary locomotives and the regions they served have been reimagined in Great Western Railway’s (GWR) first colouring book, featuring locomotives built in Swindon’s railway works – and you have the chance to win one of two copies, thanks to GWR. Elaine Arthurs of Steam with the colouring book ‘Iron Horses of the West’ has been created in partnership by Bristolon display at Steam, the Museum of based urban street artist Andy the Great Western Railway. Council, with help from train Building on the popularity, and enthusiasts. It celebrates the art zeitgeist, for adult colouring books, of ‘ferroequinology’ – the study of ‘Iron Horses of the West’ champions railways, and the locomotive ‘Iron not only the creativity of the South Horses’ that traversed them. West but also the trains that serve Each of the designs illustrated it. by Andy was inspired by the top To win a copy of this very locomotives that travelled the GWR collectable colouring book with a tracks. Some were chosen for their box of colouring pencils, tastefully timeless appeal, like the GWR King displaying the GWR logo, mail Class, and others for their speed, your details to: competitions@ such as the GWR City Class – the swindonlink.com by 15 June. first engine ever to travel at more Entrants will be included on our than 100mph. Both are famed weekly newsletter roundup of news products of Swindon and are now from www.swindonlink.com
mountains, in the towns and in the villages – illustrated with moving photographs. Rosa said: “It is a truly humbling and awesome book, a testament to people’s humanity, resilience, pride, courage and tremendous kindness. One cannot read it and not be moved, sometimes to sadness, sometimes to joy and often to wonder at the majesty of human nature.” For a copy of Earthquake Nepal 2015 – The Human Story, contact Rosa via www. the100womenbookproject.com Help Friends of Angel’s Orphanage via: www.angelsorphanage.com
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