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12 The Link Magazine • July 2000
The Ridge challenges climbers
zfje Zrabttionat Swindon became a leader in the region for providing training for climbers when a massive artificial
indoor wall opened in the Link Centre on 13 June.
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The £130,000 state
Westing of the art climbing
facility, funded by
Learn this ancient
the council and a
healing art £74,000 lottery
Rciki is safe, completely natural and grant, plus £5,000
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highly effective complementary from Cotswold Out-
therapy to all other forms of door, offers a wide
health care. Reiki is not a religion range of surfaces
or a belief system and conditions to get
An important difference between the learner started
Reiki and other energy therapies is and to challenge the
that once activated in your hands, you most advanced
have it for life and can treat yourself. climbing. Link Cen-
tre runs couses for
adults and also
popular sessions
aimed at children.
People with disabili-
ties are also able to
try out a new sport
as well. Receiving grant ehequ by rope, Tocthill councillor Dave Cox, abc cleft, and
Climbers have had to travel to Maya Williams. On the ground, from left, Gordon Clarke, development
better facilities in Bristol and manager Sport England, Swindon Mayor coun Arthur Archer, David
Courses available at all levels,
Gloucester. Now people will be Richardson from Cotswold Outdoor, Swindon Council leader Sue Bates
small informal groups, individual attention,
comprehensive manual, certificated. travelling to Swindon to take ad-
After course guidance and support. vantage of what Link Centre can Ice hockey survives
offer says climbing development
Reiki Association Master
officer Pete Debbage. "The sport Professional ice hockey will again be played at Link Centre after
F. J. Taylor, (01793) 848940
has grown enormously over the Swindon Council signed an agreement with Hockey in Swindon Ltd.
or 07775 932984 (mobile)
last few years and there is a terrific to rent the ice pad to the Swindon Phoenix team.
Reiki treatments available £10 per
half-hour or £20 per full hour interest from all ages to learn. What Link Centre manager Allan Richards said the council had made it
we have here is definitely the best very clear earlier in the year that it had to meet its financial targets and
around." was pleased that the company had come up with a viable proposal.