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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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