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Junior Club’s unique end of season evening
                                                                Give Football
                                                                Give Football

                                                                Golf A Try!                         FOOTBALL
                                                                Golf A Try!
                                                                                FOOTBALL
                                                                                GOLF
                                                                                                    GOLF
                                                                 The fastest growing sport in the UK is quick and easy
                                                                 to learn - it’s also great fun for all the family. You don’t
                                                                 need to be a great footballer or an expert golfer to
                                                                 enjoy a round of Football Golf! You just need to be
                                                                 ready to have some fun!
                                                                     ADVENTURE GOLF!
                                                                      ADVENTURE GOLF!




       North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson joined Abbey Meads FC players             Wind your way along this 9 hole
       and coaches to view the Barclays Premiership League Trophy                  course using your putter and your
                                                                                   skill. Listen to the sounds of pirates
       Youngsters at FC Abbey Meads   our club and we’d like to thank the          and look out for colourful, life sized
       enjoyed an up and down end-of-  Barclays Premier League for making          characters along
       season as a result of goings on in   our end of year event something        the way!            from
       the Barclays Premier League.  special,” said Clint. “To give the
        Club organisers entered Ab-  youngsters the chance to be so                                   £3
       bey Meads under 11s Rangers   close to the trophy handled by the   swindonfamilygolf.com
       in a Barclays Spirit of the Game   Chelsea players only a few weeks   01793 812336
       competition to play on a premier   ago was wonderful.
       league pitch, which they won. Thirty   “It was a great way to celebrate
       children were set to travel to east   a really successful season. The   At Basset Down Golf Course!
                                                                   Only a mile from M4 Junction 16. Take
       London in June to play at West   under 11 Rangers were undefeated   Wroughton exit, continue to Salthrop
       Ham’s Upton Park ground until the   and won their league, the under   following brown tourist signs for half a
       money-can’t-buy experience was   13s also won their league and the   mile. We’re on the right! SN4 9QW!
       cancelled. West Ham had qualified   under 14 girls team won the treble
       for the Europa league which meant   (league and both cups), whilst the
       getting their pitch into condition   under 18s were runners up in their
       by July.                   league.”
        Abbey Meads coach and develop-  The club, formed in 2003, now
       ment officer Clint Ricketts pleaded   caters for 150 boys and girls aged 8
       with Barclays Premier League of-  to 21 The FA Charter Standard club
       ficials that he had a large group of   is run by forty CRB/CRC checked
       disappointed children on his hands   volunteers, with coaches qualified
       and it was agreed the famous tro-  or working towards FA coaching
       phy would be brought to Swindon   qualifications.
       for the club’s annual presentation   To join the club or become a
       evening at MECA, complete with   volunteer, contact Clint: clintrick-
       security guards.           [email protected]
        “It was an amazing outcome for    www.fcabbeymeads.co.uk

       Are you in pain? Do you feel isolated,
       lost, lonely and/or confused?
       Don’t struggle alone, Foggys is   • and every third Monday of the
       looking out for you, writes group   month at the Boundary House, 1
       founder Deb Cooke.         The Street, Moredon, SN25 3ER.
        We are dedicated to providing   Due to a lottery Awards 4 All
       support, raising awareness and   grant, we can now also offer free
       promoting positivity about ‘invisible  hydrotherapy and jacuzzi sessions
       conditions.’ These include arthritis   every Monday at Thamesdown
       and rheumatism, chronic fatigue   Hydrotherapy Pool.
       syndrome and ME, endometriosis,   The group provides advice, support
       fibromyalgia, irritable bowel   and a shoulder to lean on, and a
       syndrome, polymyalgia rheumatica   place where you can chat about
       and giant cell arteritis, seasonal   anything, everything and nothing.
       affective disorder and trigeminal   It’s an amazing relief to know that
       neuralgia.                 you’re not alone.
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        Meetings take place from 12noon   Find out more by calling   • Free estimate at your home or work      We now complete all repairs in our workshop|
       to 2pm:                    0844 887 2377 between 12noon      • We will collect and return your car, free of charge, the same day
       • on the first Wednesday of the   and 4pm or email: information@
       month at Liden Community Centre,   butyoudontlooksick.co.uk
       Barrington Close, Liden, SN3 6HF   www.butyoudontlooksick.co.uk
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