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38 The Link Magazine • December 2005
Bryony sets out to get a new lifestyle
A fifteen year old who wants to join the police has taken up an offer
in The Link to get fit and look good.
In November The Link
Introducing Stay Young, our new teamed up with personal
micro-current facial system, renown for trainer Richie Jeffers
from Nine Elms and in-
reducing wrinkles, increasing collagen +^
vited teenage readers to
production and improving muscle tone.
bid for twelve fitness
training sessions worth
For more information and to book your free over £300.
We were on the loot:
demonstration call the Health & Beauty Suite out for somebody who
01793 889362 felt they were fighting i
direct on
losing battle to stay clew i
of fast food and startinc
to pile on pounds be-
cause of sugary fizzy
drinks and lack of exer-
cise.
Year 10 Greendown
Achieve Success pupil Bryony Tancock
from Grange Park has
taken the brave step to-
wards changing her life.
Get ready for a January course with a
We asked candidates to say why and effort to achieve this.'
COMPLETE BEGINNERS PILATES WORKSHOP
they wanted the opportunity to Good on you Bryony. It takes
Saturday 3rd December, I Oam - I.30pm
take part and Bryony wrote: 'I'd courage to go public like this and
CLASSES IN WEST & NORTH SWINDON love to be considered for this chal- to be willing to have your progress
lenge and feel it would be a won- plotted in The Link over the next
PILATES Mon: 6 - 7pm; Tues: 1 0- 1 1 am & 8- 9pm
derful chance to learn about fit- few months. It's not an easy thing
Wed: 1.30 - 2.30pm (Beginners) & 7.30 - 8.30pm
ness and improve my self-esteem. for a teenager to do where peer
Thurs: 9.30 - 10.30am (Beginners) & 6.30 - 7.30pm (Beginners)
'I enjoy sports at school but feel pressure can be a stressful issue.
YOGA Mon: 7.30 - 8.30pm (Beginners); Tues: 8 - 9.1 5pm I could improve if I got to my ideal She has the support of her dad
Wed: 12.30 - 1.30pm (Beginners); Thurs: I - 2pm; Fri: 7.30 - 8.45pm weight. I eat healthy food but am Rob and mum Lyn who, over the
also in the habit of snacking and last year, has been pursuing a fit-
this has put weight on over the last ness routine on her own.
few years. I would like to join the Richie says the weekly fitness
police when I leave school and sessions will start out gently and
know I need to be fit to be consid- he will be giving Bryony workout
ered. programmes to pursue in between,
'I am very unhappy with my with or without her mum.
shape and have little confidence in "This is an exciting opportunity
myself because of this. I would for Bryony," he said. "I'm sure,
hope to achieve a steady weight even with Christmas partying in
loss, an improvement in fitness and the way, by March Bryony will be
the knowledge to use this for life. I a lot fitter, more confident and
have support of friends and family mentally much sharper for her
and am willing to put in the time GCSE studies."
New heights on offer to young people
The team who run The Ridge climbing wall at the Link Centre will be
setting high targets for young people, thanks to a scholarship from
footwear and outdoor clothing specialists Timberland UK.
Climbing coordinator
Pete Cook and instructors
Mike Swann and Ross New
were successful with their
Umbrella Project, compet-
ing against 500 other en-
tries.
In October the team were
invited to receive the
award at the Royal Geo-
graphical Society in Lon- Rid1JA
don, where worldwide ex- APP
ploration trips are planned, a_
including the historic ex- e instructor Bonn Roberts points out the
pedition to conquer Ever- winning description to Mike Swann
est in 1953.
Pete said the £6,500 scholarship new heights in fun and personal
will be used on a range of projects development. "This scholarship
to inspire young people from dis- will have a lasting effect for years
advantaged backgrounds to gain to come on the people of Swin-
skills, build confidence and reach don."
