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Club invites new members to get their skates on and join in the fun

Swindon’s Ice Figure Club pictured at the Children in Need fundraising event.
Swindon’s Ice Figure Club is inviting at all levels up to the age of 18. And club members were also back on exercise bicycles at the
anyone interested in trying out a There is also an adult section, ideal invited by BBC Points West to rink. Members also gave Pudsey a
new sport to get their skates on and for anyone wanting to brush up on skate on live TV at the outdoor skating lesson.
join in the fun. their skills, which is run every other rink at Cribbs Causeway as part of The club holds regular
The Ice Figure Club, which runs Tuesday evening. their Children In Need fundraising competitions, and social events.
from Swindon’s Link Centre, is a The club has had an exciting event, where the club raised more For information about how to
NISA affiliated skating organisation, year, recently taking part in a than £1,200 by working together join the club log on to Swindon Ice
set up to encourage, cultivate and fashion shoot by London-based to cycle the 140 miles distance Figure Club’s website at:
promote amateur ice figure skating photographer Tom Johnson. from Swindon to London and www.sifc.co.uk.

Welcoming Keith - the cyclist’s friend

On Two Wheels by Rob Derry of Swindon Bicycle Users Group (BUG)

Due to some irregularities as
reported in the media recently the
councillor responsible for transport,
Dale Heenan, has left his position
on the cabinet.
The new member of the cabinet
responsible for transport is Wildcats coming out fighting in 2017
Councillor Keith Williams who, we
are delighted to report, is a keen Aldridge and Phil Hill.
cyclist. He has been a big supporter hard to build up momentum, and The Wildcats ice hockey column with “After all the years I’ve spent in
of Swindon BUG over the years and you don’t want to give it away if Mike Wray the game I know that sometimes
we’re very much looking forward to you don’t have to. Wildcats player-coach Aaron Nell you just get these spells of problems
working with him to bring better But there is a more serious believes the ‘Cats will turn the but we’ve had a run of defeats,
facilities for the cyclists of the town side to this debate other than corner in their battle to overcome been short benched but now we’re
– whether that is current, lapsed or inconvenience. The majority of their mini-injury crisis which has heading back in the right direction
potential cyclists. Congratulations, deaths of cyclists in towns and seen them down to the barebones and looking to make the play offs.
Keith, on your new role. cities are caused by large vehicles on occasions in the run-up to “Sometimes you have to remember
Cycling safety has made the at junctions, many of them turning Christmas. that things don’t go in straight
media as well over the last couple left. Whether the cyclist is in the With Aaron and Welsh D-man lines and that’s often the case
of weeks with calls from Chris right or wrong is hardly the issue Callum Buglass both ruled out at most clubs during the season
Boardman (a man who I may have here – this is about having a system until next season (with dislocated but traditionally we’ve been more
mentioned once or twice in this of traffic management that mixes shoulders), the 27-year old forward consistent after Christmas and I’m
column over the last year) for very large, heavy vehicles with has spent the past few weeks getting more used to coaching from
cyclists to be given more priority at people on a bike. There is only ever leading his side from the bench but the bench.
junctions by vehicles turning in to going to be one outcome in that believes there is light at the end of “Of course I’d rather be on the ice,
and out of side roads. It has been coming together. the tunnel with the addition of new but the guys are doing really well
a bugbear of mine for a long time It just remains for me to wish you signings and is adamant that things with the new shape of the team and
that a lot of cycle paths that run all a Happy New Year for cycling can only get better. we’re aiming at being successful in
alongside roads do not have this and to say thank you for reading “The good news is I do feel we the run up to the play offs and it
priority already. I’ve said it before the column over the last year. have turned a corner in the last gives us a real purpose to aim for.”
but when you’re cycling you work www.swindonbug.co.uk few games, having brought Ryan www.swindonwildcats.com

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