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                        Quacking for charity                                              Making Bright Young Stars!
             The annual Rotary Club of Old Town Duck Race takes place again on
             Bank Holiday Monday 25 May, on the River Ray next to Wootton Bassett        Starlight offers first-class training
             Road, opposite The Running Horse.                                            to young people aged 7 to 17
              Again sponsored by Nationwide  They can also be bought from Spot             in Dance, Drama and Singing
             money  raised  from  the  sale  of  on Models in Fleet Street and from
             ducks and drakes will be donated  Burdens in County Road.                   Classes are held from 1.00pm to
             to  Swindon  charities,  including   Drakes are offered to business       4.00pm at New College, Swindon,
             Swindon  Cancer  &  Leukaemia  sponsors  by  calling  Charlotte            every Saturday during term time
             Movement (CALM).           Mannion, president of Rotary Club                    and are open to all abilities
              Rotary members will be selling  of  Swindon  Old  Town  on  07962   n o r ll n  ow
             ducks in May on:           149074  or mail: charlotte@quick-       E  for our
             3 May   Sainsburys Bridgemead  learn.co.uk                         FREE  open
             9 May   Swindon Town Centre  On 25 May the drake race takes           d  ay!
             16 May   Old Town Co-op    place at 2.30pm and the duck race
             16 May   Sainsburys Bridgemead  at 3.30pm.
             17 May   Old Town Co-op.   www.swindonoldtown.rotaryweb.org   Tel: 01793 320283  www.starlighttheatre.co.uk
                                                   Launching  this
                                                  year’s duck race, from
                                                  left, Rotarian Dick Mat-                           Unit 83 Basepoint,
                                                  tick,  Clare  Whyte  of                            Rivermead,
                                                  Nationwide,  Charlotte                             Westlea  SN5 7EX
                                                  Mannion  Rotary  Club
                                                  of Swindon Old Town                                (Behind the yellow Spectrum/
                                                  president,  Gratziella                             Renault/Allen Ford building)
                                                  Campisano of Nation-  Sports Nutrition & Designer Gym Clothing Store
                                                  wide,  Stewart  Bell,   •  Latest cutting edge sports supplements
                                                  duck race manager   and fat burners
                                                                     •  Designer gym wear for men and
             Staff at Arval at Windmill Hill boosted CALM funds by £1,131 in a day   women
             after employee Alex Marshall nominated the charity to the Arval Cares   •  Big Savings on all stock
             Committee. Colleagues contributed to dress-down and bought cakes   •  Expert in store advice
             made by Alex’s mum and aunt, as well as raffl e tickets.  •  Up-right fast tanning sunbed
             Alex, left, and Arval charity committee members, with Angel Montacute hand-  (unlimited use for £10 a month)
             ing over the donation to CALM chairman Richard Crowley
                                                                     Tel: 602447     www.thenutritionworx.com

















             Chris Griffi n, proprietor of Sensata IT Solutions, and Mike Land and Ri-
             chard Mayneord of RHL Creative, all neighbours of The Link at Basepoint
             Business Centre, raised £1,100 sponsorship from running (and walking)
             the Silverstone half marathon on 15 March in aid of CALM.
              Mike, Chris and Richard with a cheque specially printed by MPD Offset




























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