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Three months on, what’s

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Despite reports in the national press that fitness memberships are on • Children’s Parties
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Council site offers access for all. 159 children with disabilities visited Link Centre By Sue Home visits available
with their carers, helpers and parents on 9 March to take part in a wide range of
activities. Bath based paralympic sprinter Katrina Hart was a special guest attend-
ing the event to encourage and inspire the children. Katrina has cerebral palsy and Feel Happier,
recently won gold at the Paralympic World Championships in New Zealand to add McTimoney
to her Commonwealth gold medal from last year. She is pictured with Paul Clemm Healthier
and Jack Wilkins from Haydonleigh Primary School Chiropractor and more
“Over 650 people joined in land Active People survey people Phil
January and February taking total in the town are more active than the Yalden Relaxed!
membership to over 5,000, an all- national average but less active than Live your life to its fullest potential with
time high,” said Darren Gunter, the rest of the South West.” BSc (Hons), MMCA Emotional Freedom Technique (for trauma,
Swindon Leisure Services gym & However, over the past three Clinics in fears, phobias, anger, panic, anxiety, etc.) Also,
fitness officer. “There were 30,000 years the Leisure Services team West Swindon Reflexology, Reiki, Ear Candling and Massage.
visits for fitness activities at Link has developed activities that are including Certified Reiki and AAMET EFT Practitioner Courses
Centre and Oasis alone during the more accessible and inclusive for Link Centre £5 oFF FoR nEw CLiEnTs wiTh This AdvERT
first two months of this year; it’s a children, young people and adults Call now on (01793) 871410
great step towards our objective of with disabilities and additional 07793 596 334
getting more people, more active, needs. This began with a host of Cherri Ann Matthews FFhT FiChT ATLM MifL
QuALiFiEd ThERAPisT & TRAinER
more often.” new sessions, including climbing, [email protected] www.cherriannmatthews.co.uk
Leisure Passport membership ice skating, trampolining and a www.bonyparts.co.uk
offers all inclusive use of fitness ac- multi-sport club for adults with sPARCELLs, swindon
tivities across all Swindon Council learning disabilities. New activities
leisure sites with activities such as are being introduced all the time.
Swindon CyCleS
ice skating and climbing as well as As a result activity levels by Swindon CyCleS
the usual health club fare of gym, people with long standing illness,
swim and fitness classes. disability or infirmity in Swindon Superstore
Darren said, “providing high now surpass both national and
quality facilities at affordable prices regional averages.
is part of the council’s drive to Leisure Passports details are
increase physical activity levels in available at any Swindon Council With 250 bikes on show
adults and young people in Swin- leisure centre or see the advert on including electric bikes
don. According to the Sport Eng- the back page.
Link pool hosts April cancer swim event the price is right
the parking is free
Swimathon 2011 - the world’s big- and in its hospices this year and is Birthday club: deposit reserves
gest fundraising swimming event the largest provider of hospice beds
- hits over 575 pools across the outside the NHS. The choice is yours
UK between 8 and 10 April, when Olympic gold medallist and
over 20,000 swimmers will raise Swimathon president Duncan Parts, repairs, accessories,
more than £2m for Marie Curie Goodhew said, “the 2010 event back up stock
Cancer Care and the Swimathon enjoyed an astonishing 37 per cent
Foundation. rise in entries and we really hope Open:
The majority of the funds will to see another increase this year. Mon to Sat, 9am to 5.30pm
help support Marie Curie Nurses It’s great that so many who dived Closed Sundays
who provide free nursing care to in told us that they only started - riding our bikes!
cancer patients and those with other swimming again when they entered 60a Beechcroft Road, SN2 6QD
terminal illnesses in the place of Swimathon.” Tel: (01793) 700105
their choice. The charity expects to You can too by registering by 7 Between Stratton Crossroads & Kingsdown
provide care to around 29,000 ter- April at www.swimathon.org or call www.swindoncycles.co.uk
minally ill patients in the community 0845 36 700 36.

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