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Trampoline centre receives award for military commitment Christmas cracker
HM Lord Lieutenant for Somerset our continued relationship with run around Lydiard
has presented her award for the armed forces. It is one of the The fifth Swindon Santa 5k Run
2015 to Freedog Urban Activity first commitments made by the around Lydiard Park in aid of Wilt-
Centre in Swindon in respect of its company, one that is supported shire Air Ambulance and Swindon
commitment to members of the from the very top. We provide and North Wiltshire Breast Cancer
armed forces. fantastic benefits to armed forces Now takes place on Sunday 6
Freedog, which has its personnel returning to civilian life December.
headquarters in Bath, opened the and continue to support them with All registrants aged over 15 will
UKs largest indoor trampoline special leave for reservists and Army receive a Santa suit comprising
centre at Kembrey Park in July. It Cadet Force volunteers. trousers, jacket, hat, beard and belt.
currently employs two ex-service “The award is the first building Younger participants aged 9 to
personnel in senior positions and block of what we hope is a very 14 will also be given a full youth
has opened up the 36,000 square special relationship with the armed Santa suit.
foot facility to the armed forces forces, one that we can build on as The festive fitness morning starts
community. Recruitment events we continue our expansion" with a lively Zumba warm-up and a
have taken place and family days Freedog can be found at Unit 30, reindeer-pulled sleigh will heighten
for local regiments are planned. This Techno Trading Estate, Kembrey the festive mood.
winter an armed forces dodgeball Royal Marines Corporal Daniel Park, Bramble Road, SN2 8HB Registration starts at 10am, ready
league will be launched. Smart receiving the award See details including opening for the 11am start.
Freedog’s human relations on behalf of Freedog from the hours at: www.freedog.com Tickets are: £15 - 15s and over;
director Le Roux Dupper said: "We Lord Lieutenant for Somerset £7 for 9 to 14 years; £5 for 5 to 8s.
are very proud of this award and Anne Maw
VACANCY Under 4s free.
Register for this festive fitness
Part-time caretaker for
Town centre literary landmark Freshbrook Community Centre and outing at:
Roughmoor Social Hall, Peatmoor.
turned to dust Hours vary but the job pays up to 32 hours www.swindonsanta.org.uk
per fortnight on a week on/week off basis.
The successful applicant will need to be a
car owner/ driver, be able to set out and put
away the bouncy castle and be available to Your VHS video, camcorder
open and close the buildings as required, tape or cine film transferred
including some late evenings.
Pay: £7.85 per hour (Living Wage) to DVD Disc from £15
Tel: 01793 705333
For details call 01793 870526

Top, the Double Helix being unwound by demolition contractors. UNITS 19-20 KENDRICK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
Below, Swindon’s 7th Wonder of the Ffordian world SWINDON WILTS SN2 2DU
To drivers it was simply the Carfax I am heartened to learn that the
Street car park above the bus new development of Swindon town TEL: 01793 536784
station in the town centre, but to centre will feature a 40-foot-high
readers of fantasy writer Jasper bronze cast of myself, surrounded
Fforde, it was one of the Seven by 4 eternal flames and an honour SANSUM SAND & GRAVEL SUPPLY TO THE
Wonders of Swindon – but no more. guard.” GENERAL PUBLIC AND TRADE CUSTOMERS
The site is immortalised as the According to Jasper: ‘Swindon’s
Double Helix of Carfax in Fforde’s famous and groundbreaking early BRICKS,
Thursday Next series of novels design in stressed steel concrete CONCRETE BLOCKS,
which are set in a Swindon existing laid the groundwork for Corbusier,
in a parallel universe. Frank Lloyd Wright, Gaudi and many CELCON BLOCKS,
But, as reported in the March others.’
2014 Link, Fforde’s fantasy was Read more about Jasper Fforde’s BLOCK PAVING,
unable to resist Swindon Council’s reimagined Swindon at: www. PATIO SLABS, SAND,
desire to redevelop that part of the jasperfforde.com/swindon/7wonders
town as Kimmerfields. GRAVEL, TOP SOIL, BARK,
At the time Fforde was CANTABURY SPAR,
surprisingly sanguine about
the prospect of his vision LANDSCAPE FABRIC,
being vapourised. “Whether DRAINAGE CHANNELS,
it will be rebuilt at a theme
park in Arizona has yet to BUILDING CHEMICALS,
be determined. Dismayed
as I might be to learn of ROCK SALT AND CEMENT
the loss of this historic
landmark to a senseless and www.sansums.co.uk
degrading act of vandalism,
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