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Gazette roadshow in Chippenham
3:17pm Friday 18th July 2008
Families can enjoy a whole host of activities this Saturday at the Emery Gate Shopping Centre in Chippenham.
The Gazette roadshow will be on hand with friendly mascot Gilbert and handing out special goodie bags with every paper sold.
Also the new Tesco Metro store will be providing a number of activities to help fundraise for Chippenham Hospital.
There will be a caricaturist, a face painter and children's entertainer at hand to keep the kids busy while mum and dad enjoy the new shop.
Cancer victim Becky Oatley will also be in the shopping centre from 10am to 4pm shaving heads and waxing legs to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
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The Maxter, Chippenham says...
11:55am Mon 21 Jul 08
ahudspith, Chippenham says...
12:43pm Mon 21 Jul 08
OK - her daughter's got cancer. I understand she wants to do something to help.
However Id of given her a fiver to keep her hair on rather than shave it off and look like she did.
The woman standing next to me was of a similar opinion.
Was also really **** off at the organizers. Trying to work the croud up into a frenzy to get their hair shaved "cos it's all for charity".
Emotional blackmail. Doesnt work on me - but I'll bet some people will spend the next year growing their hair back and regretting the while thing.
Doesnt cast the charity in a good light in my eye.
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