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14 RECREATION

SELF DEFENCE Charity golf day Get organised
A golf day in aid of the Swindon
Learn Taekwon - Do Cancer and Leukaemia Charity to get active
with the UKTA takes place on Thursday 25 June at It's that day for a workout.
Wrag Barn Golf Club. Wednesday 3 June is when
Adult Classes The cost is £45 per player and Swindon people are being WEDNESDAY 3rd JUNE 1998
£180 per team of 4 and includes
Wednesday & Friday asked to commit 15 minutes to Where to take part:
morning coffee, a target golf com- physical exercise.
8pm - 9pm petition, a 9 hole Texas scramble Last year over 31,000 people did Delta Tennis Centre. Free tennis
and 18 hole team Stableford. The sessions all day, opened by the
at the Link Centre day ends with an evening buffet. it on Get Active Day. The organis- Mayor 11.15am. Or ride a static
The competition first prize is golf ers want to top that number and bike for 15 minutes.
1st TWO SESSIONS and lunch at The Belfry sponsored also get close to the national record Link Centre. Static bike all day
FREE by The DeVere Hotel of nearly 50,000 people.
Anyone can take part - on your Mini bounce & obstacle course for
All proceeds go to CALM. Call own, with a friend, partner, fam- 7tolOs all day.
Ring Lawrence Sanchez IV Mel Puffet on 874166 to book a ily members, school class, col- 3pm - 3.30pm Free ice session.
Dan on (01793) 875638 place.
leagues or neighbours. Haydon Centre. Cycle ride from
Almost anything counts - so 6.30pm to 7.30pm.
long as it's safe. Leave the car at
GO SKATE CRAZY home and cycle to work, walk to Oasis Centre. Free Body Pump
sessions from 12noon to 1 .3Opm
the shops, go for a swim, dig the
AT THE CYCLING CENTRE garden, take part in a team sport, Hydro. Free historic guided walk
through the Railway Village. Book
or do housework. If it's physical,
* Biggest selection of in-line skates in the area your effort will count towards the in advance on 693787.
record. Call 466540 or 466541 on Broome Manor Golf Complex.
* Good stock of in-line, quads, ice skates, roller ball
the day to register your activity. Free guided country walk. Free
* Large range of wheels, For more information, call bucket of balls on the driving range
bearings, pucks, Danny Robinson on 539983. for static cyclists in reception.
balls, sticks, clothing
* Prices from just £29.99
Hail the Flames
Swindon's Skater Hockey Club's peewee and junior Flames teams
have swept all before them to win their section of the South West
Swindon & Chpenhw
League for the second year running. They now go to the play-offs in
233 Ferndale Road, Swindon July with the hope of making the national finals at the end of the year.
G Tel: 01793 536657 The first members of the club were pictured in The Link in early 1996
when their parents were appealing for other youngsters to join. Now
the club runs four Flames teams - two for peewees aged 10 to 14 years
and two juniors (14 to 18), plus a senior team, the Infernos.
New members are invited to try-out on Saturdays, 11am, at the Croft
Sports Centre. For more information, call Brigette Burnup on 770417.
Stan Anderson, centre right, from West Swindon based company Ericsson
presented a sponsorship cheque to the Flames earlier in the year

Wrag Barn is a championship course in a downland setting
overlooking the Vale of the White Horse and offers:
+ An 18 hole course designed by Hawtree, some 6548 yards long,
par 72. The course comprises 4par 3s, 10 par 4s and 4 par 5s,
with features at 4 holes.
+ A 12 bay covered driving range and practice area.
+ A clubhouse built in a traditional barn style with restaurant and
bars, all complete with panoramic views across the golf course
and surrounding countryside. Relive the glories of '66
+ Superb venue for business meetings, seminars, and family If you were born before the 1966 World Cup, then you qualify to play
gathering such as weddings, birthdays etc. Newly refurbished in a Greendown 6-a-side tournament on Saturday 11 July, from 11am.
function suite accommodates up to 160 people. Organised by Greendown Vets The pitches back on to Lydiard
No room hire charge. Extensive menu and wine list.
FC, who play on Tuesday evenings, Park so there will be plenty for all
+ Green fees - Weekday: £22 per round. Weekends: £27 the tournament celebrates the end to enjoy.
of a first season, and will be en- To qualify for entry, teams must
+ Open to visitors 7 days - all welcome
couragement for England in the comprise of players born before
An excellent venue for golf societies! finals the following day. the 1966 World Cup Final. If you
Entries from community groups cannot raise a team but want to
WRAG BARN GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB are particularly welcome: PTAs, join in, turn up at the Greendown
Shrivenham Road, Highworth, Swindon sports clubs, playgroups etc. Astroturf pitch on a Tuesday from
A barbecue is being organised 7pm for a game.
Telephone: (01793) 861327. Facsimile (01793) 861325
with bouncy castle and entertain- For tournament details and
E-mail: [email protected]
ment with an emphasis on fun. costs, call Peter on 876696.