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KUDOS FENCING New sports club give youngsters a chance to kick out
Patios, decking & landscaping Blind and partially sighted children have their very own sports club after Swindon Actionnaires
launched a kick boxing session on Saturday 28 April at Link Centre.
Set up by national visual im- organise the activity or simply ing environment. Whether they’re
pairment charity, Action for Blind watching. budding Paralympians or they
People, with support from Swin- “Swindon Actionnaires offers have never tried sport before, we
don Council, the club will meet blind and partially sighted chil- hope children from Swindon and
every Saturday and involve young- dren the chance to try different the surrounding area will take this
sters aged eight to 16. sports in a fun, safe and encourag- opportunity to join the club.”
Rebecca Frost, sports develop-
Local Family Business ment offficer at Action for Blind Astroturf start
• All types of fencing installed People, said, “research shows that
• Full patio/decking service only 29 per cent of visually im- Three new outdoor
• Made to measure gates paired children at mainstream astroturf pitches at
• All pressure treated timbers Link Centre will be
• Help/advice on all fencing & landscape matters school feel they are fully involved ready for play by early
Free estimates on 01793 855800 during PE lessons; they’re given July after construction
Unit 23 & 24 Oaklands Ind. Est. Braydon, Swindon tasks such as scoring, helping to work commenced in
mid-April on the green
space between the cen-
Don’t let your tre, Tewkesbury Way
and Whitehill Way at
conservatory a cost of £210,000.
Right, West Swindon coun-
become a cillor Nick Martin gets
work underway with cen-
greenhouse tre manager Carol Jamieson
Cafe about to open
Solar control window Months of refurbishment on Link Centre’s refreshment area will be
film could filter out most completed by the end of April to provide a bright place to sit, meet
friends and consume healthy food to compliment the healthy activity
of those searing sunrays within the building.

Call 01793 873610
for a professionally Two outdoor challenges
installed solution Canines and compost at for the person who represents a
Wildlife Trust fundraiser compost ingredient in the most
For the first time, dogs can join imaginative way.
their owners in a sponsored run For advice on composting or for
between the two World Heritage costume ideas, call 725670 ext 235.
Sites of Avebury and Stonehenge. Register for the race at
The Sarsen Trail and Neolothic www.wiltshirewildlife.org
Marathon, organised by Wiltshire
Wildlife Trust, takes place on Sun- Keep the air ambulance up
day 6 May. Competitors walk or Richard Hammond’s high profile
run the 26 mile route or, for those air lift to hospital brought atten-
who don’t want to complete a tion to the life saving Air Ambu-
marathon, there are shorter routes lance Service which relies heav-
of 11 and 15 miles. ily on public funding.
Over 2,000 people took part last A challenging sponsored walk
year, raising more than £60,000 for is being organised round seven of
the trust’s work protecting Wilt- the county’s white horses on 9 and
shire’s wildlife and environment. 10 June to keep the helicopter and
Dogs often accompany owners its crew ready for its life saving
in the sponsored walk, but this is work.
the first time that a separate race Teams will walk round the 55
has been open to people running mile course over the two days
with their four legged friends. though there are options to walk
There has been considerable in- for one day or even complete the
terest in the Wiltshire event with course as a relay team. On Sunday
two races; over 4 or 14 miles said 10 June there will be a seven mile
Richard Cook, Founder of Cani-X Sunday Stroll across 7 miles of
UK. “The attraction of the Sarsen breathtaking Wiltshire country-
Trail and Neolithic Marathon is side from Cherhill to Devizes.
that it is traffic free and it offers a The organisers are also keen to
good cross-country run. The route hear from people who would like
also offers some spectacular to complete the course by bike,
views.” horse or any other means.
To register and for training ad- Each year, the Air Ambulance
vice, visit www.canix.co.uk needs to raise around £350,000 to
Human competitors are being keep airborne. Last year the chal-
encouraged to create rubbish cos- lenge netted £11,000
tumes for the event. To mark Com- For details of the route, applica-
post Awareness week, which coin- tion form and training advice:
cides with the race, there is a prize www.whitehorsechallenge.co.uk

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