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Massed bear Maths and footie add up
Massed beardies in red make a run for charitydies in red make a run for charity
It’
It’s time to dust off the Santa suit and dash around Swindon for the s time to dust off the Santa suit and dash around Swindon for the Youngsters at Orchid Vale Primary School have been enjoying maths oungsters at Orchid Vale Primary School have been enjoying maths
Y
crowd of Santas take to the streets of the
Prospect Hospice when a crowd of Santas take to the streets of the and been rewarded with football coaching, thanks to Arsenal FC.
and been rewarded with football coaching, thanks to Arsenal FC.
town centre on Sunday 9 December.
A programme called Double Club, to help children meet their maths
Organised by Active goals, has been developed by Arsenal and delivered through an after school
goals, has been developed by Arsenal and delivered through an after school
Swindon and Swindon club in association with Wayne Hatswell’s Players Soccer School.
club in association with Wayne Hatswell’s Players Soccer School.
Hash House Harriers the Children in Years 4 to 6 spend 45 minutes working on challenges like
5k is suitable for all, so long buying their dream team with a fi xed budget or calculating how many
buying their dream team with a fi xed budget or calculating how many
as you don red and wear studs are on a whole team’s boots. After exercising their brains, they
studs are on a whole team’s boots. After exercising their brains, they
a scratchy white thing head for the football pitch for 45 minutes of training with Wayne and
head for the football pitch for 45 minutes of training with Wayne and
around your face. former STFC player Adi Viveash.
former STFC player Adi Viveash.
For details, call Nan
Footie
Footie fun for Keir Rue, left, and Sharlee Denver, fronting up the Double Club team fun for Keir Rue, left, and Sharlee Denver, fronting up the Double Club team
Pratt on 466202 or mail:
at Orchid Vale with Wayne Hatswell
[email protected] at Orchid Vale with Wayne Hatswell
An entry form can be
found at:
www.swindon.gov.uk/ac-
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Brook Field kids go for blingook Field kids go for bling
Br
Pupils at Brook Field Primary School decorated their bikes in No-
vember to show their commitment to recycling as part of the school’s
involvement with the Bike It project.
The scheme,
run by sustainable
A very Merry Christmas from the team transport charity
Sustrans in 12
Book now for Swindon schools,
• Monday madness 20% OFF encourages par-
with a colour, cut & blowdry ents and pupils
• Experts in colour to use two wheels
• Christmas gift vouchers instead of four for
available the school run.
• Late night Thursdays The ‘Bling Your
• Free parking Bike’ event was
organised after an
assembly with a
SWINDON CYCLES Ruth James, said,
recycling theme.
SWINDON CYCLES
Bike It Officer
Superstore “this was a fun ac-
tivity to encourage
children to cycle
to school, and to
With 250 bikes recycle their rub- Chloe Hill and Charlotte Butler show off the decorative skills
bish.
on show hausts and methane, from landfi ll, sponse to our fi rst bike event in
“Carbon dioxide, from car ex-
”There was a tremendous re-
THE price is right are the two main greenhouse gases October and the children really did
THE parking is free affecting climate change. By ‘bling- a great job decorating their bikes
ing’ their bikes the children made a with recyclable items.”
The choice positive contribution to their envi- be found at: www.sustrans.org.uk
Details on Sustrans and Bike It can
is yours
ronment, and had lots of fun.
Parts,
repairs, accessories, Stolen from Cheney Manor. £50 reward offered
back up stock TREK 8000 Mountain Bike. Silver and
Open: Mon to Sat blue. Large frame. Stolen from the
9am to 5.30pm Pembroke Centre, Cheney Manor.
Closed Sundays Has Datatag stickers on it. £50 reward
for return.
Contact Paul Smith with informa-
Tel: (01793) 700105 60a Beechcroft Road tion on 07824 507320 or mail: paul-
Between Stratton Crossroads & Kingsdown [email protected]

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