The Voice Issue 6, Autumn 2011 | Page 3

THE VOICE FOREWORD BY Peter Stockley Countrywide Supplies Where did the time go? Last time I wrote to you, summer had arrived and we were looking back on a dry Wimbledon and an early exit from the World Cup. That’s right – that was summer 2010. Now here we are, thinking about the nights closing in and counting down to Christmas 2011! DESIGNER Gillian Clayton With thanks to all those who helped us to produce this issue. The Voice is published by Countrywide Supplies Ltd. The views and opinions published do not necessarily represent the views of Countrywide Supplies Ltd. Please send any photos, letters or feedback to: The Voice Countrywide Supplies Ltd. 32 Meadow Road Netherfield Nottingham, NG4 2FR [email protected] Phone: [phone] Text: 0780 014 0059 ating Ten Yea lebr rs Ce 2 - Celebratin 2011 gT en Years - 2001 to Ten 20 ing 1 at We’ve got some Support Group profiles for you too. Over the last few months we’ve been lucky enough to get to see some groups in action, and we can confirm that there’s a really vibrant network of clubs and associations out there. It’s getting stronger all the time too. This issue features our biggest ever Support Group Directory – and we’re quite sure, there are even more to come. Also this issue, we’re really thrilled to be bringing you even more of your contributions. We’re particularly touched that so many of you have felt able to send us your life stories. They make for fascinating reading – and we know from the comments we’ve received, that you all love reading them. While we can’t always print them in full, we will do our best to bring you as many of these fascinating biographies as we can. Now time for a bit of our own life history. This year marks our tenth anniversary. (Another reason we’ve been so very busy these last few months.) So we’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for the support you’ve given us. Things have changed a lot over the last ten years haven’t they? But your support has been unstinting. It’s helped us to consolidate Countrywide Supplies; we’re going to be around for a good while yet. And we’ll do our level best to go on giving you the friendly, efficient and cost-effective service you’ve come to expect. And if we don’t, we expect you to tell us! 1 to 00 1- Apologies for the delay in getting the latest issue out to you – but we hope this big, feature-packed edition is worth the wait. There’s certainly plenty here to get your teeth into, including an ever-so-slightly controversial response to our piece on smoking after a laryngectomy and another contribution from our resident Angry Lary. 01 to 2011 - C - 20 ele ars br Ye © 2011 Countrywide Supplies Ltd. All images and articles are subject to copyright. No big birthday bash for us, but we did invest in a nice new website to celebrate. It makes shopping for your prescription products even easier. Do take a look, won’t you? Well, it’s high time I let you go and get stuck into this issue. Keep your contributions coming in, and we’ll be back with you again before you know it… Autumn 2011 | THE VOICE 3