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36 The Link Magazine • April 2004
Are you a charity West walking group ready to stride out
superstar? The new West Swindon Walking Group, exclusively announced in the March Link sets off to discover
Staff at the Link Centre Active West Swindon's forgotten sculptures on Wednesday 7 April and will meet every week until September.
Lifestyle Centre are still looking No booking is required; turn up at Link Centre
for thirty men and women to test main reception ready to start at 1.15pm.
themselves to the limit The leisurely walks on tarmac paths will be led
The Link Superstars Challenge by qualified instructor Brian Gardiner and will
takes place on Saturday 10 April. last about two hours. Maps and written directions
Participants will corn pete for prizes will provided.
in seven events: Everyone is welcome says Brian, but please
• 50 metre swim wear trainers, walking boots or shoes, comfort-
• 100 metre sprint able clothing, bring waterproofs and a drink.
• gym tests (squat thrusts The walking routes in April:
and press ups)
7April: Sculptures of West Swindon
• skills' tests (football / netball) (approx. 5 miles with stop at each sculpture)
• 500 metre row
• 5 minute bike sprint 14 April: ToothilI Park (approx. 2.5 miles)
• 800 metre run. 21 April: Explore the wildlife at Rivermead,
A collection on the day will be Peatmoor and Shaw (approx. 4.5 miles)
donated to the Gemma Lambert 28 April: Old Shaw (approx. 3 miles)
Fund, supporting the West Swin- All walks finish at Link Centre.
don teenager in her fight against The cost:
cancer.
Non-Swindon Card £2.60 Swindon Card £2
For details and to register, call Neil Concession 1 £1 Concession 2 30p
Montgomery or Caroline Painter
For further information call the Link Centre on How the mighty are fallen, 1989, by Tim Sandys-Renton on
on 445566.
445566. Shaw Ridge. One of the sculptures to be visited on 7 April
West walking map to be made available generally
Achieve Sun Many people will not be able to join the afternoon walking group but
The Link and Link Centre are working together to make the route maps
fitness Conj available at www.swindonlink.com in early April. Digital prints will
PILAI also be available at modest cost. Details will be provided next month.
Monday: 6pm - 7pm;
HolyTrinity Ch
Tuesday: 8pm - 91 Dougal's come out again
Tuesday: I Oam - I I: Swindon's famed Twin Peaks marathon walking team will again be
displaying characters from the Magic Roundabout on their bras
YOC when they do the annual Moonwalk overnight through London on 15
Tuesday: 8pm - 9pm
May, in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer and the Bristol Cancer
Thursday: I pm Care Centre.
Friday: 7.30pm - 8.30pm Greendown School, Grange Park Many of the 15,000 doing
New yoga course starts Monday 19 April, 7pm - 8pm the walk, starting and fin-
ishing in Hyde Park, will
also be wearing the names
of loved ones whohave died
from the disease.
About 200 Swindon
women and a few men walk-
SWIND N C ers have been in serious
training throughout the win-
C, ter and have been seen at all
hours striding out, often ^y
wearing flourescent yellow
Moonwalk caps. • s
With 250 bikes Twin Peaks organiser
Eunice Salmon said that
on show Swindon walkers have con- -
tributed about £250,000 over
THE price is right the last seven years, and the
THE parking is free • ^ti team has become an impor-
tantfundraisingfocus for the
Ute charity in the town.
4 She added that the Magic
Roundabout characters have
Right, Marion Thomas modelling her pair
Parts, repairs, great decorative protential of Dougals for this year's moonwalk
accessories, r;' on bras and identifies the
team with one of Swindon's inter- Moonwalker write to The Link,
back up stock
esting features. address on page 4, stating how
Open: Mon to Sat I . To offer sponsorship to a much you are willing to offer.
9am to 5.30pm L- W pN=
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