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The Link Magazine ' June 1995
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Medieval Take up the challenge in
THE ODD Summer Hovis National Bike Week
JOB MAN Fayre
Cycling is healthy, non-polluting and cheap.
Tregoze School
Small building work, Join the Swindon Bike Group for two fun events.
Sleaford Close
carpentry, joinery, painting & Sunday 11 June: Ride 5 miles for a Healthy Heart
Grange Park
decorating, fitted wardrobes Meet at 2pm at the Link Centre library entrance or The Oasis Leisure Centre
and kitchens, plugs and Saturday 24 June and ride 5 miles to Old Town via local cycle routes. Bring a picnic.
washers fitted
12 noon — 4pm Sunday 18 June: Family Bike Ride - Coate Water to Lydiard Park
"No job too small" To be opened live on BBC Turn out for a ride along the Old Town railway track between east and west
Very reasonable prices Wiltshire Sound. Featuring the Swindon. All families taking part will receive, free, the brand new Swindon
Medieval Combat Society, Morris Bike Group Family Bike Route Pack listing 11 interesting road and off-road
Free estimates cycle routes in or near Swindon. From 18 June the packs will be on sale at
Dancers, bouncy castle, stalls,
Call Tony, the Odd Job refreshments and much more £1 from the Information Centre.
Man on 01793-886022 A great fun day out for all the Call 692596 for more information
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Why cycling is the answer
Bike checks
eb Suribedsflome Xental 1st Toothill Scout Group will be say the SBG
checking and security stamping • It improves your fitness.
SUPERFAST 9 TUBE CANOPIES bicycles, 930am to 4pm, on • It is normally much quicker and
Saturday 17 June more convenient than driving
(with or without facial boosters) at Toothill Church. the car for urban journeys of
Doubles also available • Excellent rates A small charge will be made less than five miles.
which will go towards group
Tel: Swindon 421665 anytime • Cycling is particularly important
funds. Also various stalls - for women, 70% of whom do
cakes, games, refreshments etc. not have a driving licence
MODERN DRIVING TECHNIQUES • It is important for children, for
WEST SWINDON'S PREMIER DRIVING SCHOOL Russian invasion recreation and independent
transport.
• High Pass Rate • One-One Tuition blocks cyclists
• Motorway Tuition
• Full Hour Tuition • The bike creates no noise, no
• Free Pick Up Service fumes, uses up far less road
space and parking space
ALAN COLLICT. Est. W Swindon 1978
• The bike is extremely energy
01793 872244 efficient.
• Excessive car use contributes
substantially to poisoning our
atmosphere, increasing smog
which is a health hazard
especially to asthmatics.

Great colouring prize
Six year old Sarah Gill from
Ramleaze was the lucky winner of
LOOK and LISTEN before you commit yourself to any a bicycle in the Oasis Leisure Cen-
major home improvement. New windows, doors and tre's colouring competition.
especially a new conservatory Sarah was presented with her
new cycle by Thamesdown's
can transform your home... Mayor David Glaholm when the
but its worth using this Ann Billingham, Swindon Bike Group Oasis opened its new Family Room
coordinator, frustrated by the delay
simple checklist: next to the licenced bar on 18 May.
O CHOICE caused by the circus in the background
Are they offering a good The Oasis catering department
range of designs and various
locking options? A new bicycle route between West was presented with Healthy Heart-
Swindon and the town centre was beat awards on the same day for its
0 REPUTAT, oI.j.Is it, due to be built round the edge of efforts to serve up healthy food.
Well known
LOCAL firm, well established Wootton Bassett Road Park dur-
with a reputation to protect? ing May until the touring Russian 1 1 c W
circus set up camp at the begin-
Q QOAL IT)' Are the products they ning of the month.
install supplied b amajor Wiltshire County Council were
national manufaci.
ready to send in contractors to con-
like
Coastal?
struct the cycle path to join up with
0 GUARA,J.15 my in vestment a link already built next to Robert
Properly protected? Le Kyng School, Westcott Place, in
time for National Bike Week in
June. But Thamesdown Council
had booked the circus, followed
ERMIN WINDOWS by a fair.
The new path will be the last
section of a safe route between
Call Brian Smith on 824419
Lydiard Park and West Swindon
avoiding main roads through to
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the Brunel shopping centre.