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Tap Attack makes move on world championships

A team of tap dancers from across the UK led by Jo Scanlan from Nine Elms sets off for Germany on 29 November ready to perform for
Britain from 1 to 5 December.
They’ve been rehearsing on Sun- Jo organised a team at short over 3,500 dancers from
days at Brook Field Primary School notice for the 2008 championships around the world to
since the summer and are ready to after discovering the year before perform in the biggest
perform well on this second visit that the UK was not represented. tap event there is.
to the event. The championships bring together “The team have been
working really, really
hard to be ready to
AMBER aesthetics take on the best in the
world,” said Jo. “We
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For details call Joanne on 0780 5167334 Blunsdon St Andrews resident and top national hunt jockey Wayne
Hutchinson wants to set up sponsorship deals with companies in and
around the town.
Swindon-born
Wayne, right, who
has been racing for
ten years, rode his
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the second jockey for Wroughton be; everything happens on a day-
trainer Alan King. to-day basis.”
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Wayne’s wife Amy, who works
“I’ve ridden ponies from a
Superstore said Wayne. “But I discovered that School, said the schedule makes
show-jumping events as a boy,” ment team at Isambard Community
particular demands on life. “It’s im-
I preferred the speed of racing.”
His first major win came in 2006 portant to have a supportive family
when he rode Halcon Genelardais network as the hours are extremely
With 250 bikes in the Welsh Grand National. Last demanding. Wayne is up at 5.45am
year he came 13th in the Grand daily during the racing season and
on show National on Darkness, and won is often not back ‘til after 7pm.”
the price is right four times in one day at Doncaster. Wayne writes a weekly blog for
Wayne says sponsorship would Sporting Life chronicling his experi-
the parking is free bring good exposure to business. ences and commenting on what’s
“Obviously with the big wins and happening in the racing world:
The choice the weekend races there’s a lot of Wayne’s World as Amy calls it.
is yours
“The atmosphere is totally
television and press coverage so any
Parts, sponsor could get a lot of publicity electrifying at Cheltenham and
the Grand National; I love going
for their investment.”
repairs, accessories, A jockey’s schedule is extremely along,” said Amy. “But the sum-
back up stock hectic, with thousands of miles mertime is a good opportunity for
being covered each week. Wayne Wayne to spend time with me and
Open: Mon to Sat said, “over a weekend I could be his son Callum as there are fewer
9am to 5.30pm at Fontwell near Portsmouth on meetings.”
Closed Sundays the Friday, Hereford on Saturday, To discuss sponsorship call Amy
Sandown on Sunday, then up in on 0774 7083155.
Tel: (01793) 700105 60a Beechcroft Road Carlisle on the Monday. You never • See action shots of Wayne at:
Between Stratton Crossroads & Kingsdown can tell with the sport where you’ll www.swindonlink.com

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