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16 RECREATION
Organisers appreciated School awarded for variety
Three volunteers who have organised tennis leagues at the Delta Ridgeway School has been commended for the quality of its sports
Tennis Centre for the last seven years were presented in December
with crystal glasses as a thank-you for their time and effort.
Delta manager Gail Light said Mary Williams, Peter Stacey and Paul
Zukiewicz had provided adult beginners and improvers with the
chance to try out their tennis skills within a competitive environment.
"I'm sure their commitment to organising the league has raised the
standard of tennis at Delta and given our newer players the chance to
aim for higher levels of play."
She said that the volunteers also organised several fun evenings
during the year, money from which helped to sponsor junior events at
Delta.
Peter Stacey, Mary Williams and Paul Zukiewicz with their gifts at Delta
Tennis Centre with new adult league organisers, Dave Smith, second left, and
Theresa Allsop, right. Delta Manager Gail Light is second from right

Ridgeway year 8 lunch time basketball players hold up the Sports Council
award, from left, George Duddles, Tom Bailey, Stuart Lafferty, Daniel
Whitting, Tom Audritt, John Carey, Keith Busby
The English Sports Council has missed out on the higher accolade
given the school its Sportsmark of the Sportsmark Gold Award
Award in recognition of excellence which requires 10% of curriculum
in its physical education pro- time to be spent on sport.
gramme and the organisation of Extra-curricula activities are run
out of hours sports clubs. in all the sports offered at the
Ridgeway, which allocates just school, from aerobics to
over eight per cent of the curricu- trampolining and squash, many of
lum on PE, is the only Swindon which are run by teachers from
school to receive the award. It just other departments.

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,FREE E^TI .- AT : E ADVICE Swimmers have to search out new sites
Regular swimmers at the Link Centre pool will have to take a dip at
one of Swindon's other pools for nine weeks from 3 January.
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After nearly 15 years of use, the pool structure is suffering the effects
of corrosion and a £100,000 repair programme is urgently required.
YOUR LOCAL GARAGE DOOR Pools at Oasis, the Health Hydro, Dorcan School and Wroughton
SPECIALISTS
Sports Centre are available to swimmers.
UP AND OVER GARAGE DOORS SUPPLIED,
FITTED, REPAIRED (SPARE PARTS AVAILABLE) 000i Basketball moves north
REMOTE CONTROL FOR INCREASED SECURITY Ljij Pay as you play basketball coaching is moving from Link Centre to
the Haydon Centre from Saturday 10 January.
SWINDON 11.15am - 12.30pm Mini basketball, 7- 11 years £1 each
12.30pm - 2.00pm Mixed coaching, 11 - 13 years£1
2.00pm - 3.00pm Mixed coaching, 13 - 16 years£1
3.30pm - 5.30pm Wheelchair basketball for disabled
Maxwell House • Maxwell Street • Swindon & able bodied
On Sunday evenings, there will be coaching for ladies (6.30pm - 8pm)
and men (8pm - 10pm).
For more information, call the Haydon Centre on 706666 or Nicki
Life's cosier Green at the County Ground Lifestyle Centre on 511033.
with a
Teacher wins
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