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Swap the car for a bike Town Gardens Bowls Can’t write?
Town Gardens Bowls Club’s Too busy to
season lasts until September with write? Or
games home and away, a league simply need a
programme, fun days, competitions sanity check on
and social occasions. existing text?
There is a structured programme Spotting errors, omissions and typos is
and individual coaching available so difficult. But in a competitive world
with added bonus of reduced your web copy or texts of all kinds need
membership fees for the first year. to be well-written and error-free. And I
If you would like to try it out visit can you help with that.
www. swindontgbc.co.uk or pop Your words are my work.
along to any home fixture. Quote code EDITS1 for 10% off
Cycling column by Rob Derry of many vehicles. The club’s Charity Open Days are work over the value of £50.
Swindon Bicycle Users Group (BUG) So, what is the solution? Sundays 8 and 15 May. Contact Angela on 07732 681881
With around 1 in 4 journeys made or [email protected]
Swindon has recently had a fair by car being less than 2 miles, if Bowls club open day www.aaedits.co.uk
few roadworks completed and only half of those journeys were Haydon Wick Bowls Club, situated
there are more being undertaken. made by some other method, for off Thames Avenue, is holding an
There are significant improvements example bikes, then motorised open day on Saturday 14 May from
being made to the Greenbridge traffic would be reduced by over 10am to 4pm for anyone interested
roundabout now that the railway 10%. We can all see during the in ‘having a go’ with qualified
bridge has been completed and school holidays what impact that coaches on hand.
re-opened and Bruce Street is finally can have on the roads. Swindon The thriving and friendly club Bowls Open Day
finished. Rodbourne Road is now BUG are working with the council has around 95 playing members
closed for work on the bridge there and other parties to ensure that and 30 social members. During the Haydon Wick Bowls Club
also. provision for people to use their outdoor season they have Men’s (behind the Haydon Centre)
These works have caused traffic bikes more is provided and is of a and Ladies teams in both Swindon Saturday 14 May, 10 till 4
issues at certain times of the day high quality. and Wiltshire leagues. Tea and Coffee available
and motorists have been getting For the vast majority of journeys During the winter season the Bar Open
frustrated at the impact on their under 2 miles, a bike will be clubhouse is used for quizes, Come and have a go
journey times. quicker. So, with the summer just whist and games nights as well as Please wear flat soled shoes
There is a general point to be around the corner and lots of cycle Christmas bingo.
made in that we simply cannot and shared paths in and around Tea and coffee will be available Contact: Den Hardy,
keep building more roads, widening Swindon, why not dig your bike out and the bar will be open for the Club President
existing roads and putting more and and become a part of the solution? open day. www.haydonwickbc.co.uk 725605
more cars on to the already busy You too can then enjoy that smug
road network. A lot of people blame feeling as you sail past queues of
all sorts of things for there being cars to your destination.
too many traffic jams, but in the Check the SwindonBUG Facebook
end it comes down to one thing: too page for further information.

The Swindon Town Supporters’ Trust (Trust STFC ) column
from chairman Steve Mytton
Urging future generations to come and

support the reds

Well it’s been a pretty miserable
few weeks for us Town fans.
A season is full of ups and
downs, and this year has certainly
been testament to that. We’ve the club’s transfer strategy, the
had tremendous wins, both home use of loan players and such like,
and away, but also a couple of but the important thing for now is
devastating losses. that we try to get some stability
It’s hard at times like this to at Swindon Town and cheer the
imagine committing yourself to boys on. What else can you do on a
another year of Swindon Town, but Saturday afternoon?
with season tickets on sale we urge As a trust we are committed
you to get behind the team and to the long term future of the
let’s try and get a few more into the club, and we are keen to work
County Ground on a regular basis. together in a positive way. That
This year the pricing focus is on feels very achievable following a
younger supporters, and that’s recent meeting with Town general
something we wholeheartedly manager Steve Anderson, which
encourage. They are the future was very productive.
generation of Town fans, and we If you’ve not yet signed up to the
need to see more families coming Trust, you can do so for free, by
along to games. visiting www.redarmyfund.co.uk
Many supporters won’t agree with www.truststfc.com
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