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Shaw Ridge make a splash for Bike It challenge Peddle in the pounds for cancer relief
Undeterred by the wettest day for decades on 20 July, parents and Get ready for the big Swindon Bike Ride at Lydiard Park to raise
children rose to the Bike It challenge to cycle to Shaw Ridge Primary. money for Cancer Research UK on Saturday 22 September.
The soggy cyclists 1 :W!' before school." And do yourself some good too. and Purton to the west of Lydiard
peddled through Amy Griffiths, An inactive lifestyle can contrib- Park, and a 5km under us within
huge puddles out- who lives 300 yards ute to a higher risk of chronic dis- the park. Children should be ac-
side the school and T -- - ^. from the school in eases such as heart disease, strokes, companied by an adult.
had to towel them- - Ramleaze said, "I cancers, obesity and diabetes so Registration for the 20km ride is
selves dry before walk to school on this opportunity to get some exer- £10 per adult (over 16) and £5 per
making a start on =.q three days a week, cise will not only raise money for a child (12 to 15 years). Registration
well-earned bacon butmymumdrops good cause, but also get your heart for the 5km ride is £3 per child
rolls and sausage me the other two working and burn some calories. (under 11s).
sarnies prepared by days on her way to Currently, physical activity lev- The rides start at 11am but ar-
the teachers. work." els in Swindon are below both the rive early for organisation pur-
The school is well Emelia Sando average for England and the South poses. Register at:
served by footpaths has been motivated West, with only 19.5 per cent of www.cancerresearchuk.org
and many children T ^ '''. to give cycling ago. people exercising regularly. For information call the Swin-
already walk, but Battling tln-ough bad weather, °I usually walk to There are two distances to don Bike Committee on 01454
Emelia and Dehoroh Sando
headteacher Sally school with my choose from: a 20km ride on quiet 454800, or mail: bristoloffice@
Cowell hopes to see the numbers mum but 1 might try using my bike roads through Lydiard Millicent cancer.org.uk
of pupils who cycle increase from more."
9 to 15 per cent. During the holidays the children
"We understand that some par- have been asked to take photo- Small school wins big titles
ents find it easier to drop children graphs of themselves for a'Me and Despite being low on numbers in the junior classes, youngsters at
off in the car on their way to work, my bike' display in September. Bridlewood Primary School proved their sporting talent by winning
We're suggesting that sometimes Later in the year the PHSE pro- a place in the Wiltshire Youth Games in July.
they drop them off a few streets gramme will include cycling pro- A team of
away so they can get the exercise ficiency training.
twenty com-
peted against
the best in the
county in
DAN'S C YCLLJ rugby, athlet-
ics and net-
116 Manchester Road ball. Given
Tel: 01793 423380 there are only
23 pupils in
years 5 and 6,
• Stockists of many top brands older pupils
• Two floors • In-house workshop made up only
half of the
• Wheel building team and the Dave Barnett witlr some of his high performing team
• Fast turnaround on repairs other places
were taken by Year 4s. who coaches the netball team.
Mountain bikes • Kids bikes • BMX • Hybrids • Comfort
"We're a tiny school and we're Mr Barnett said, "our head-
Road bikes • Jump bikes • Tagalongs • Trailers competing at county level," said teacher Ms Rodbourn is keen that
proud teacher Dave Barnett. "This there should be a strong sporting
Open: Monday to Saturday 9am - 5.3Opm
was a new school when I arrived. ethos. We're not obsessed with
Three years on, we're up therewith SATS at this school; we think that
the best." sport is important.
Sporting activity is an impor- "The kids get a lot out of it. You
SWINDON CY S tant part of the school's life with have to be competitive in life and
after school clubs for football, it's good to learn that through
rugby, cricket, hockey, athletics sport. If kids don't learn to win
• and volleyball. Mr Barnett, a and lose, they won't know how to
former Swindon Town player, runs deal with it. We teach them that
With 250 bikes most of these in his own time and they shouldn't sulk if they lose or
is helped by colleague Jenny Hulse show off if they win."
on show nJ .
THE price is right \ Second triple on the trot
,.
THE parking is free ( ^; Brook Field footballers continued
their excellent run of form by win-
ning the West Swindon primary Ie '`
schools league, the annual tourna-
ment at Greendown and the Pentel
repairs, accessories, ^^ Swindon primary schools club, for
the second year in succession.
back up stock Coach Jon Stowe said "The players
Open: Mon to Sat Jo worked really hard; there are some
excellent individuals but they play
9am to 5.30pm ;A
NFflf as a team in a really sporting way."
Closed Sundays
• Brook Field hockey champions. A
mixed team from the school won a
penalty shoot out to win the Wiltshire
Youth Games title in July.