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The Link Magazine • August 2004
Heart pumping from jumping Hearts workout
Youngsters from Brook Field School completely underestimated how much they might raise from taking Keep fit expert Les Slinn gave
part in the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Jump Rope for Heart Day in May. Brook Field children a different
Year 5 children designed two type of PE lesson when they took
huge school hall displays about part in energetic circuit training
heart disease and how to stay sessions in June.
healthy and hoped that the event He also spoke at an assembly
would raise over £1,000. After all before the school's sports day on 8
the children and staff had taken July to encourage youngsters to do
part, a total of £3,300 was collected, their best.
a quarter of which was retained by "Children can keep fit by hav-
the school and the rest handed over ing a lot of fun," said Les. "It's very
to the BHF. encouraging to see schools like
Wiltshire BHF coordinator Brook Field taking positive steps
Roger Bancroft attended an assem- in getting the message across to
bly on 28 June to thank the school pupils that health and fitness are
for its efforts and accept a cheque very important issues."
for £2,580 . He talked to the chil- Les runs a children's Saturday
dren about heart disease and how morning fitness class at the JIB gym
money is used in research, care in North Swindon. Booking is re-
and equipment in hospitals and quired, call him on 07833 582788
GP surgeries. He also described or mail: [email protected]
how the BHF in Wiltshire had re- Boxercise at Brook Field with Les
cently supplied 25 defibrulators to
off-duty ambulance crew who are
taking part in a Community Re-
sponder Scheme, where they can
react to calls close to their homes
before an ambulance arrives.
PE co-ordinator Rachel Bartlett
said the children had learnt a great Roger Bancroft from the BHF with Brook Field head Roger Nicholas
deal from taking part in the Jump and Year 5 children who helped organise the Jump Rope day
Rope day. "The whole event was a
great success with children having will be used to buy extra PE equip- encourage all our children to de-
a tremendous amount of fun whilst ment and resources so that we can velop an active lifestyle in fun,
helping a good cause. keep up levels of fitness across a exciting and safe activities, both in
"The £800 that the school keeps range of sports. We're trying to and out of school."

Fade away PMH
There has been no spectacular big bang which saw the old Princess
Margaret Hospital crumble into a pile of rubble.
Since March contractors have been Margaret in May 1957, is in store
dismantling the buildings on the and will be used in a memorial
site to minimise the dust pollu- garden dedicated to all who were
tion. born or died there during the 40
Work started on taking the main years of service.
block down on 13 July, ready
for the site to be prepared for
the building of 500 dwellings
• j, .n by Swindon company Bloor
Homes.
The town's distinctive r_
landmark seen from the M4
will be gone by the middle of
August.
Much of the rubble will be 1
reused to level off the ground
for the property development
which has been named An-
u gel Ridge .
The hospital's foundation
stone, laid by Princess
10% DISCOUNT Running target

to SwindonCard holders Brian Hall from Rodbourne is planning to run 50 miles on Sunday 5
September to raise £2,000 to pay for medical equipment for the
DeVere Hotel members children's unit in the Great Western Hospital.
His route takes him from Coate Water into the countryside and back
Medic Care card holders along Queens Drive and through Old Town.
Brian, 22, said, "I had to have an emergency operation at GWH in
May 2003 to remove kidney stones. The care I received was wonderful
and I want to give something back in return."
Call him on 07799 507975 with offers of sponsorship.