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Full house wanted to watch Swindon Robins Sky TV meet on 4 July

Speedway fans have a super event bikes without brakes, accelerating
on Monday 4 July, 7.30pm, when faster than an F1 car, screaming
Swindon Robins go up against top down the straights and sliding the
team Coventry Bees. corner with shale flying around?
And this is a great opportunity “Why not make it on 4 July and
for anybody who hasn’t visited see Robins take on Coventry Bees
Abbey Stadium recently to discover newly crowned British champion
the excitement of speedway Danny King and former champion
says Robin’s newly appointed and GP star Chris ‘Bomber’ Harris?
commercial manager Stella Walton. Team manager Alun Rossiter
“The clash with Coventry has been added: “We want to see the Abbey
moved to 4 July for Sky and we’re packed for this crucial meeting. It
making the night a big one by always looks better on TV when
discounting tickets to £10, and there’s a big crowd and knowing
Robin’s Jason Doyle ‘slidin.’ Photo: Les Aubrey under 11s are free. our fans are behind us gives a great
“If you like action packed and boost to our performance.”
Find out more at:
July cream tea to boost channel exciting, speedway is for you. www.swindonrobins.co
What’s not to love about watching
swimmers target
West Swindon skate day

A Skate Jam on Saturday 23 July at
Rivermead Drive, Westlea will offer
competitions and demonstrations
by professional extreme sports
athletes from 12noon to 3pm.
The event is being organised by
skate park designers Wheelscape
who won the bid from Swindon
Council to build the £65,000 facility
opposite the Spectrum building. It
was supposed to take place when
the skate park opened a year ago
but was cancelled due to torrential
rain.
Bethan, second left, and Lyndsey, right, with the Aspire swimming
team training in Dover The relatively small skate park has
become a huge hit with skate, BMX
A team of six swimmers including Bethan is no stranger to the riders, rollerbladers and scooter July, which is open to all ages and
Bethan Sowden and Lyndsey channel crossing, having attempted beginners and youngsters improving skill levels, will see prizes awarded
Adamson from Swindon, will twice already, successfully their techniques, often with parents for notable achievements during
attempt to relay swim the English completing a team swim in 2012. watching on as they have fun a run.
Channel in aid of the Aspire spinal As one of the busiest shipping The competition element on 23 www.wheelscape.co.uk
injuries charity in August, with lanes in the world, the channel is
a fundraising afternoon cream not just an arduous distance swim Brighter Futures receives quilters cheque
tea event planned for 2.30pm on but also a mental challenge as the
Sunday 3 July at Purton Village team face the bitterly cold water
Hall. for an hour at a time during the
Bethan and Lyndsey’s JustGiving planned 12 hour crossing.
page has reached 50 per cent of Support Bethan and Lyndsey effort
their fundraising target and with for Aspire at:
more events planned, they hope to www.justgiving.com/fundraising/
add another £1,500. Bethan-Lyndsey

Poppydown Quilters presenting their cheque to Chloe Thomas,
Brighter Futures community and events fundraiser
Members of Poppydown Quilters Western Hospital maternity unit.
who meet at Shaw Ridge Primary Poppydown Quilters have been
School have boosted the Brighter running for 26 years and there are
Futures appeal with a cheque for over 30 members.
£770 raised from the group’s annual The Brighter Futures appeal
sewing day. continues to gain support as they
The group also makes Blankets of raise funds for a new radiotherapy
Love which are given to Stillborn unit at Great Western Hospital. Find
and Neonatal Death Charity out more at:
(SANDS) to support parents at Great www.brighterfuturesgwh.nhs.uk
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