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           Open day to find time to relax                                 Adult Kung Fu & Kickboxing classes
       Since the Thyme Treatment Rooms opened just over a year ago with a          Swindon - 3 week trial
       good customer base, the number of people booking sessions has seen        Only £20 with free T-Shirt!
       a continuous growth - despite the global credit crunch.
                                                                                 (up to 4 lessons per week)
        Five  members  of
       staff help clients, who                                                 Call 01793 747 654 or visit
       range  in  age  from                                                    www.swindonkungfu.co.uk
       16  to  80,  relax  with
       spa packages, facials,
       fitness,  Pilates,  male
       grooming  and  other
       treatments.                                                   The Thyme
        O w n e r   L a u r a
       Campbell  said  that                                            Treatment
       although some people                                                 Rooms
       had cut back because
       of the recession, “not
       much comes between
       a  woman  and  her
       nails.  And  in  these                                  Essensa Organic Skincare
       difficult  times  there   Laura, left, with her colleagues Helen Routledge,   •  plant derived ingredients
       has  definitely  been   back, Sarah Atkinson, Tracey Williams, Kelly May  •  no artificial preservatives  Looking for fun,
       an increase in people                                                                   friendship
       needing to relax with a massage.”  pies with an Indian head massage   •  paraben free      •  no animal testing
        Over the last year she has devel- course.                                             and fitness?
       oped her stress management pro-  Knowing  how  many  people   Join us to celebrate our first year
       gramme. “We go into businesses to  have busy lifestyles, Laura believes   OPEN DAY  ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS
       run seminars and workshops, with  Hands of Thyme is a great way for                  RUNNING COURSES
       on-site massage and fun sessions  families to spend time together, as                In just 10 weeks we will
       like stress busting percussion.”  well as offering a fun time-out for   Saturday 5th September, 11am  help you run non stop for
        Celebrating  their  first  anniver- friends  and  work  colleagues.  “I   Treatment demonstrations & special offers
       sary, staff will be welcoming poten- enjoy making a difference to people   Meet the therapists and try something new  30 minutes (approx. 5km)
       tial customers and existing clients  and supporting them in making the   For more details see our website  InformatIon and
       to  an  Open  Day  on  5  September  changes they need to regain balance            presentatIon evenIng
       from 11am to 3pm when there will  in their lives.”      St Tropez Spray Tanning
       be demonstrations and treatment   See the  advert right  for details   Massage & Reflexology  22 september, 6.30pm
       advice sessions.           of  Thyme  Treatment  Rooms  and   Hot Stone Therapy       at Unit 8, star West,
        In September the salon will start  also:  www.thethymetreatmentro-  Sports Massage Therapy
       to offer training in holistic thera- oms.co.uk          Bio-Sculpture Gel for Nails  Westmead drive, sn5 7eX
                                                               Manicures & Pedicures          For more information call
             Tap dancers take on the world                     & more . . .                 Clare on 0845 4718416
           - after a good curry in September                  Tel: 01793 433338          Email: [email protected]
                                                                 709 Delta Office Park,     www.lspersonaltraining.com
       Dance teacher Jo Scanlan from Nine Elms manages the England tap
                                                                 Welton Road, Swindon     Affiliated to England Athletics
       dance team who will be heading for the World Tap Dance Champion-  www.thethymetreatmentrooms.co.uk  Qualified Running Coaches
       ships in Germany in December.
        Jo,  who  trained                     tional anthems.
       in Swindon at Tan-                       “Last  year  was
       wood  School  for                      probably a bit too   Swindon CyCleS
       the  Performing                        soon; my husband   Swindon CyCleS
       Arts and the Judith                    thought  I  was  in-
       Hockaday  College,                     sane  and  said  I’d      Superstore
       is co-founder of the                   never  get  them
       Tap  Attack  Youth                     ready in time.”
       Company  which                           Even  so  danc-  With 250 bikes
       runs  workshops                        ing  in  a  series  of
       and  master  classes                   qualifying  heats   on show
       for  young  dancers                    to  select  the  best
       nationwide.  Short-                    dancers,  the  team   the price is right
       ly  after  setting  it                 achieved excellent   the parking is free
       up,  Jo  visited  the                  world  rankings,
       2007  world  cham-                     narrowly  missing
       pionships and was                      the finals.           The choice
       amazed to discover  Jo, right, tap dancing in Germany   This year, know-      is yours
       that  England  was      last year      ing what they are   Parts,
       not represented. She decided to take  up against, Jo has been training the
       up the challenge and in 2008 took  team hard to gain a place in the final   repairs, accessories,
       a team of 14 dancers to compete in  stages of the competition.   back up stock
       Germany.                     A fundraising curry night will be   Open: Mon to Sat
        Over 3,500 dancers were at the  held on 28 September at Bombay   9am to 5.30pm
       event, dancing in a wide range of  Lounge to contribute to the costs.   Closed Sundays
       styles from rhythm to Broadway.   To  help  Tap  Attack  strike  World
        “It’s like the Olympics for tap,”  Championship gold, book a table
       said Jo. “It’s so well run and ends  on 887799.         Tel:  (01793) 700105    60a Beechcroft Road
       with an awards ceremony with na-  www.tapattack.co.uk                         Between Stratton Crossroads & Kingsdown
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