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             Girls team kitted up

   A group of girls are taking football   With sponsorship from WH
   very seriously. The players of Smith Community Links, they took
   Shaw Girls Football Club were not delivery of their very own kit last
   to know that the FA Cup Final on month.

   11 May was going to be so dull, but   Shaw Girls FC coordinator Sue
   they had chosen to turn out for Povey said, "we would like to
   their regular Saturday afternoon thank WH Smith Community
                               Links for their support, and also to
   training session anyway.
      The team, formed in January, Greendown School for their help
   took part in a girls tournament with training facilities."

   against teams from Swindon and   The team is looking for more
   Bristol over Easter and won the girls aged between 11 and 14 who
   Croft Sports Centre tournament in want to join. For more informa-
   mid-April.
                               tion, call Sue Povey on 875271.
   Team line-up in new kit, rear from left, Charlotte Povey, Cathy Docherty,
   Helen Markham, team coach Ian Povey, Hannah Povey, Adelle Taylor, Susan  Swindon Town manager Steve McMahon was on hand at the AFC
   Shaw. Front, Emma Grant, Leanne Taylor, Nicola Reiph, Hayley Johns, Lisa  Greendown end of season social on 21 May to congratulate the club's
   Palmer                                                 under 12 team who came top of the Vale League, winning all but one of
                                                          their sixteen games and snatching a 3- 1 extra time victory in the league
                                                          cup final at the beginning of May.
                                                            Steve is pictured above with AFC Greendown's local league champions


                                                           Champions tee off for charity
                                                          Golfers of all standards are being invited to play in a competition
                                                          alongside players, managers and directors from second division
                                                          champions Swindon Town.
                                                          Local children's charity CALM - port for the fund raising tourna-
                                                          Childrens Cancer and Leukaemia ment. "We are particularly pleased
                                                          Movement - is holding its third that the management and players
                                                          annual golf tournament at Wrag are supporting us this year. They
                                                          Barn Golf Club on Thursday 27 have been good friends to CALM
                                                          June. There will be 9 hole and 18 over many years and a number of
                                                          hole team competitions and indi-   our young patients have been team
                                                          vidual events. Winners of the main mascots.

                                                          team competition will be able to   "We're looking forward to even
                                                          enjoy lunch and play at the famous more support for our tournament
                                                          Belfry course, courtesy of the this year."

     HK 97f                                               welcomed Swindon Town's sup-   tion.
                                                          DeVere Hotel, Swindon.
                                                                                       Call Laurie Austin on 534004 for
                                                           CALM chairman Laurie Austin an entry form and more informa-
                                                            Sports star works out with kids
     CHINESE                                              Organised chaos descended upon Freshbrook School on 3 May
                                                          when Kris Akabusi and Super Schools swept into town.
                                                           Each child was photographed with the beaming sports personality
     TAKE-AWAY                                            and then classes were put through a simple set of exercises encouraged
                                                          by Kris.
                                                           The whole school had taken part within two hours, with every child
                                                          raising sponsorship support for Super Schools which helps young
     West Swindon Centre                                 athletes improve their standards.
                                                             Kris Akabusi putting fun into exercise at Freshbrook School
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