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10 RECREATION
Aerobics for charity
VALENTINE ON ICE '96 There's an all day workout at the Link Centre on Sunday 4 February in
aid of the Prospect Hospice and Langton House home for the elderly.
The Charity Aerobathon takes place between 10am and 5pm, with a
Wednesday 14th February free children's session at 12 noon.
The seven sessions, each lasting 45 minutes, will be taken by
7.45pm - 10.15pm different instructors. Players from Swindon Town will also be taking
part.
Two live D.J.s, games, prizes
Sponsor forms are available from the Link Centre reception when
and a FREE Valentine raffle. tickets are booked. There is a prize for the most sponsorship raised.
Special invitations now available The cost is £2 for one session, £5 for three or £10 for all the sessions.
from Link Centre reception.
Cost: £3.05 adults. £2.35 juniors New school for gymnasts
A brand new gymnastic club aims to put Swindon gymnasts at the
plus skate hire 75p
LINK Recreation Services very top over the next few years.
W CENTRE The Swindon School of Gym-
BOROUGH OF
West Swindon nastics came into being on 1 Janu-
THAMESDOWN
Tel: (01793) 445566 A Division of Leisure Services ary after the amalgamation of the
Thames Park Club and the West
Swindon Concorde Club based at
Greendown School.
Now that gymnasts in Swindon
MEDICALLY SUPERVISED WEIGHT LOSS come under one organisation, club
AN IMPROVED SAFE WAY TO SLIM chairman Ian Jankinson believes
the quality of performance will im-
• Still weekly consultation with a Specialist Medical Doctor
prove, especially if a bid for Na-
• Using individual diet of normal food plus NEW READY MADE tional Lottery cash is successful.
HIGH PROTEIN, LOW FAT AND LOW CALORIE MEALS
"The club will run sessions at
• Medication when medically indicated Dorcan, the Oasis and Greendown.
• Highly successful method of weight reduction - proven over the past All ages and abilities will be ca-
20 years tered for; we hope our present
• Comprehensive maintenance programme once target weight is reached membership of 300 will grow to
Telephone Swindon 01793 614636 1,000 over the next five years.
"We already provide 80% of
for an appointment or further information Wiltshire gymnasts and eight Ian Jankinson, right, with John Roberts
D SWINDON DIET CENTRE Swindon boys and girls have com- and young stars of the future
peted nationally. With a stronger so that they can concentrate on the
3 Cricklade Court, Cricklade Street, Old Town, Swindon Tel: 01793-614636
committee, we want to remove ad- gymnasts."
ministrative tasks from the coaches The long term plans include a
purpose built gymnastic centre
New club looks costing £600,000. A National Lot-
tery application is being prepared,
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r Ll 0 for players but 35% of the cost has to come
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from local sources and the club is
£ still £120,000 short. An appeal will
I P ~ Ca ) b I C - 9 S , be made to local businesses for
corporate support.
Tuesday 8.30pm — 9.30pm Vice-chairman John Roberts as-
sured parents of children on the
Limited places available. Please book in advance Concorde waiting list that names
would be transferred to the new
Superb for people wishing to lose Organisation.
The Swindon Gymnastic Club is
weight, tone-up flabby muscles always looking for adults to train
as coaches or judges. To find out
and improve body shape more, contact club secretary
Wendy Payne on 520169.
Totally impact free,

this class is suitable
for those who have
Simon Haynes prepares
exercised regularly to cut a kick-off cake
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The new Toothill Juniors football
Suitable for non-swimmers club held a kick-off party on 19
January to launch their bid to put
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4 several teams into league football.
Cost: £2.90
The club caters for 9 to 16s and
Flotation belts available trains on Sunday afternoon.
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Youngsters who would like to
play should call head coach Simon Swindon Town players Paul Bodin
Oasis Leisure Centre
Recreation Services Haynes on 421467. He would also and Frank Tallia attended the West
North Star, Swindon THAMES DOWN like to hear from teams who can Side United under 8, 9 and lOs pre-
Tel: (01793) 445402 BOROUGH COUNCIL I/I
offer friendly games. Christmas party at the Village Inn