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Candle-lit vigil for missing girl Candle-lit vigil for missing girl
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A community will come together later to hold a candle-lit vigil outside the family home of missing West Yorkshire schoolgirl Shannon Matthews.A community will come together later to hold a candle-lit vigil outside the family home of missing West Yorkshire schoolgirl Shannon Matthews.
Residents and children in Dewsbury will march from Dewsbury Moor Community Centre to the home on Moorside Road where the candles will be lit.Residents and children in Dewsbury will march from Dewsbury Moor Community Centre to the home on Moorside Road where the candles will be lit.
It will mark a week to the day since Shannon failed to return home from Westmoor Junior School.It will mark a week to the day since Shannon failed to return home from Westmoor Junior School.
Police said they had not given up hope of finding the nine-year-old alive.Police said they had not given up hope of finding the nine-year-old alive.
Map of key locationsMap of key locations
The community has rallied around the family, with neighbours and relatives distributing leaflets and posters and wearing T-shirts with pictures of Shannon.The community has rallied around the family, with neighbours and relatives distributing leaflets and posters and wearing T-shirts with pictures of Shannon.
Mother of four Farrah Johnson said: "I have no doubt she'll come back - it's just a matter of when."Mother of four Farrah Johnson said: "I have no doubt she'll come back - it's just a matter of when."
Police have searched more than 200 homes within half a mile of the family home and have received more than 300 calls about the schoolgirl.Police have searched more than 200 homes within half a mile of the family home and have received more than 300 calls about the schoolgirl.
Specialist divers have searched a pond, along with sewers and drains in the hunt for any trace of her.Specialist divers have searched a pond, along with sewers and drains in the hunt for any trace of her.
On Monday, about 50 specialist officers were drafted in to search through bins on all routes between Shannon's school and her home.On Monday, about 50 specialist officers were drafted in to search through bins on all routes between Shannon's school and her home.
Chf Supt Barry South said: "I think the size of the search, the extent of what we're doing, the resources going in - we're not going to lose hope.Chf Supt Barry South said: "I think the size of the search, the extent of what we're doing, the resources going in - we're not going to lose hope.
"My priority has been the same right from the outset - we are doing our best to locate Shannon safe and well.""My priority has been the same right from the outset - we are doing our best to locate Shannon safe and well."
Shannon is described as timid, about 4ft 1in tall, with shoulder-length hair that may have been tied in a ponytail. Shannon is described as timid, about 4ft 1in, with shoulder-length hair that may have been tied in a ponytail.
She was last seen leaving Dewsbury Sports Centre where CCTV footage showed her wearing distinctive pink Bratz boots.She was last seen leaving Dewsbury Sports Centre where CCTV footage showed her wearing distinctive pink Bratz boots.
MISSING SHANNON - KEY LOCATIONS Sightings 19 Feb 1500 - CCTV shows Shannon leaving Dewsbury sports centre19 Feb 1510 - Gets off bus outside school to walk home Reported sightings 19 Feb 1700-2000 - Park at junction of Staincliffe and Heckmondwike Roads19 Feb 1830-1930 - Playing fields behind Westmoor Junior School20 Feb 0915-0930 - Moorcroft Road Search locations Pond behind Dewsbury & District Hospital, Heald RoadAll possible routes home from Westmoor Junior SchoolMISSING SHANNON - KEY LOCATIONS Sightings 19 Feb 1500 - CCTV shows Shannon leaving Dewsbury sports centre19 Feb 1510 - Gets off bus outside school to walk home Reported sightings 19 Feb 1700-2000 - Park at junction of Staincliffe and Heckmondwike Roads19 Feb 1830-1930 - Playing fields behind Westmoor Junior School20 Feb 0915-0930 - Moorcroft Road Search locations Pond behind Dewsbury & District Hospital, Heald RoadAll possible routes home from Westmoor Junior School
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