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Cornish pride for the Olympic Games

Posted on Monday 23rd of April 2012

With less than 100 days to go to the Olympic Games in London, I was thrilled when I read that a 13 year old girl from Padstow names Jenni Buckley has been chosen to be an Olympic Torchbearer. What makes this story special, though, is that she was born prematurely at 26 weeks, weighing only 2lbs and spending 3 months in a Special Care Baby Unit. She's now completely sports-mad, joining Padstow United youth Football Club at the tender age of 6. She has since played against many football teams...Read More