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12 	The Link Magazine . October 1998
                                                                Ski sponsorship sought
    WILLIAMS IV& VIDEO
                                                                       by young racer
   Specialists in repairs of TVs, videos, satelite, microwaves,
        audio equipment & in car hi-fi's. Free estimates   A West Swindon youngster has set her heart on joining the elite of
                                                          Olympic skiers.
             30A COUNTY ROAD, SWINDON
                                                           Michelle Palmer, 13, from The
     Tel: 01793 423371  • Mobile 0976 752073              Bramptons, Shaw, recently com-
                                                          peted in the European Artificial
                                                          Ski Slope Championships at High
                                                          Wycombe, finishing second in her
    01793                -..- w.                          age group. This result catapulted
    694277                                                her to the position of official top
                                                          seeded English racer for her age
             Peter Long & Partners                        and into the top 25 female skiers in
                                                          the country.
                   Established since 1950
                                                           Mum Sandra said, "we're very
     DO YOU WANT A 1st CLASS SERVICE?                     pleased for Michelle. Her tech-
                                                          nique has been compared to the
         + Our reputation has been built over nearly 50 years
                                                          top seeded adults and we've been
               of professional property management
                                                          told that she has a lot of potential."
                   Local & nationwide advertising
                                                           What Michelle needs now is
            Your own property manager with local experience
                                                          more sponsorship to enable her to
    + Wide range of services, from introduction only to full management
                                                          reach the top.
                   THE LOCAL SPECIALISTS                   The reward for the Bradon For-
         16 High Street, Old Town, Swindon                est student's achievement was par-
                                                                                     tial sponsorship from the
                                                                                     Thompsons British Ski Academy
                     ARE YOU AGED                                                    to attend a ski race camp in Saas
                                                                                     Fee, Switzerland for two weeks.
                                                                                     What she needs is a full winter's
               BTWEEN 20 & 55?                                                       training to give her a stab at being
                                                                                     chosen for the British Snow Ski
                                                                                     Squad.
                                                                                       "I would really like to attend the
     Leigh Childs Black Belt Academy                                                 Thompsons School in Chamonix
                                                                                     in Switzerland where I can study
     is offering 30 VIP sponsorship plac                                             for my GCSEs and train on snow
                                                                                     all through the winter," said
     on its unique 30 day programme                                                  Michelle. "I very much want to ski
                                                                                     at the Winter Olympics in the fu-
    The first 30 callers will be                                                     ture."
                                                                                       If you can offer sponsorship for
                                                                                     Michelle, you can contact Sandra
    entitled to this unique offer                                                    or Geoff Palmer on 874095.
                                                                    hiIds student
    In return you must:                                           am Hunt, 29
                                                                                      Get in the swim
                Be aged 20 to 55                                                     Swindon Borough Council is
                Have a good attitude and be willing to learn  I                      between Sunday 11 and Saturday
                Have no previous experience
        + 	                                                                          backing National SwimFit and
                                                                                     AquaFit week which takes place
        + 	                                                                         17 October
                                                                                      Four special challenges are be-
                                                                                     ing arranged including a one mile
                         No hype - just results                                     swim that can be completed in one
                                                                                     attempt or during a number of
                                                                                    swims during the week; the chal-
                                     Call Leigh Childs                               lenge to swim as many miles as
                                                                                     possible or to do one or more hours
                                         Black Belt              LEIGH CHILDS       of aquafit. For children under 8
                                          Academy                                   there is a challenge to swim as
                                                                                    many widths as possible.
                                                                                      Each of the challenges will be
                                   before 15 October                  I             sponsored and money raised will
                                   to book your place                               go to Barnados and the Amateur
                                                                                    Swimming Federation of Great
                                                                                    Britain Swimming Trust.
                                  ©  07O0                                             If you'd like to take up one of the
                                                                                     challenges during National
                                    17 - 21 High Street,                            SwimFit and AquaFit week con-
           Childs, left, and mas     Old Town, Swindon                              tact your local swimming pool or
                                                                                    call Ruth Dalrymple-Smith, Swim-
          structor 	                                                                ming Development Officer on
                      Sto
                                                                                    466475.
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