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Discover Wichelstowe on The Commonweal 5
A new annual five mile multi-terrain event for runners of all abilities
takes place on Sunday 27 May, 10.30am, starting at The Commonweal
School, Old Town.
Organised by The Commonweal Entry is open to everyone over the
Red Oaks School, Redhouse: PTA the race starts on the Old Town age of 15, but due to the quality of
Mon: 6.10pm - 7pm Zumba railway path, close to the school, some of the running surfaces, the
Wed: 6.30pm - 7.20pm Zumba and heads across the canal bridge race is not suitable for pushchairs
Wed: 7.30pm - 8.20pm Zumba Toning near Rushy Platt before looping or wheelchairs. Entry costs £10 for
back along the recently opened link unaffiliated runners and £8 for UKA
Gorse Hill Community Centre: road towards Wichelstowe. affiliated runners. Race numbers
✪Mon: 12.15pm - 1pm Zumba Gold The course weaves its way must be collected from The Com-
Wed: 12.15pm - 1pm Zumba around the new lakes and along- monweal School on the day, prior
Sun: 7pm - 7.50pm Zumba side the new stretch of canal in to the race.
Sun: 8pm - 8.50pm Zumba Toning Wichelstowe before returning to Details and online registration at:
Pinetrees Com Centre, Pinehurst: the school. www.commonweal5.co.uk.
✪Tues: 9.30am - 10.15am Zumba Gold
Freshbrook Community Centre: Fitness day raises hundreds for Ruby
Tues: 6pm - 6.50pm Zumba Link Centre fitness fanatics raised over £840 for Sport Relief and Ruby’s
Sun: 6pm - 6.45pm Zumba Toning Fat Cow Appeal from 14 classes on 25 March.
Ruby’s appeal was set up by Link gym member Annette Shakespeare
Greendown School, Grange Park: in memory of her 10 year old who died last year from a brain tumour
Tues: 7.20pm - 8.10pm Zumba The fund was named after the pictures Ruby used to enjoy drawing
Highworth Community Centre: and aims to raise money for four charities – CALM, the children’s cancer
✪Tues: 11am - 11.45am Zumba Gold and leukaemia movement, the Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust,
Tues: 6pm - 6.50pm Zumba/Toning CLIC Sargent and Ronald McDonald House.
Stepping for Ruby, inset
More classes at:
www.zumbainswindon.co.uk
info@zumbainswindon.co.uk
Kathie & Terry: 0777 565 1566
✪ Lower Intensity Zumba
ZUMBA® and the Zumba Fitness logo
are trademarks used under license.

Rhino runner takes on London marathon
In 2011 Swindon personal trainer Les Slinn entered the Guinness
Book of Records for running the fastest London marathon time in the
uniform of a Roman legionnaire.
On 22 April
dressed as a rhino-
saurus he was just
aiming to com-
MONDAYS 5.30pm & 7.30pm St Johns Church, Thames Avenue, Haydon Wick,Swindon SN25 1QQ plete the course.
Consultant: Sharon 07841 119082 Les carried extra
MONDAYS 7.30pm Brimble Hill School, Tapole Lane, Redhouse, Swindon SN25 2NB weight during
Consultant: Heather 07816 860840 months of train-
TUESDAYS 6.30pm Abbey Meads Community School, Hugo Drive, Abbey Meads, ing but he was able
Swindon, SN25 4GY. Consultant: Paula 07733 082579 to wear the 30lb
suit which sports
WEDNESDAYS 5.30pm & 7.30pm St Francis School, Taw Hill. Consultant: Heather 07816 860840
a huge head with
THURSDAYS 7.00pm Freshbrook Community Centre, Worsley Road, Freshbrook, Swindon SN5 8LY a prominent horn
Consultant: Jenny 07939 410805 for the Mad March Les on a visit to the real life rhinos at Cotswold Wildlife Park
THURSDAYS 9.30am, 11.30am, 5.30pm & 7.30pm St Johns Church, Thames Avenue, H a re a ro u n d on Good Friday. Photo: Richard Wintle www.calypix.com
Haydon Wick, Swindon SN25 1QQ. Consultant: Sharon 07841 119082 Lydiard Park on
FRIDAYS 9.30am Community Room, St Francis School, Taw Hill, Swindon 25 March and the Reading half. rhinos and also for the practical sup-
Consultant: Heather 07816860840 Les said: “The plight of the rhinos port it gives to assist communities
in parts of Africa is desperate. These in Africa to protect this important
SATURDAYS 9.30am Freshbrook Community Centre, Worsley Road, Freshbrook,
Swindon SN5 8LY. Consultant: Lou 07784 098022 magnificent creatures are being species from poaching.”
slaughtered to satisfy the demand Support Les at www.virginmoney-
for the unproven medicinal benefits giving.com/team/rhinoles
of their horns. www.savetherhino.org
“Save the Rhino International • The Link will report how he got
needs all the help it can get to on at the London marathon in the
raise awareness of a world without June edition.

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