Active Swindon News Letter Issue 3 - (1.9Mb PDF File)

SWIMMING BUS RETURNS TO PINEHURST

A FREE evening bus service to the Oasis leisure centre is to be provided for the residents of Pinehurst to help them become more active this spring.

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SIGN UP TO SUPPORT DISABILITY SPORT

The English Federation of Disability Sport are asking for help with it’s Count Me In campaign and are inviting people to register their support. The campaign seeks to:

• Raise the profile of disability sport
• Create and extend access to sport and physical activity for disabled children, young people and adults

• Encourage all organisations involved in the provision of sport to demonstrate a commitment to giving disabled people the same opportunities as non-disabled people.

The Federation is aiming to have 10,000 people registered by end March 2007. It currently has just over 9,000.

TAG RUGBY SEASON KICKS OFF WITH REFEREEING COURSE

TAG-RUGBY is set to become an even bigger sport in the town thanks to a refereeing course that has created 11 new referees to take charge of games.

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OPEN DOOR CENTRE WINS BOCCIA GRAND FINAL

A TEAM from the Open Door Centre on Ferndale Road has won the grand final of a boccia tournament organised by Active Swindon for centres which look after people with disabilities.

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EMPLOYEES STEP UP TO THE CHALLENGE

EMPLOYEES from a Swindon-based company who wanted to become more active took part in the Active Swindon pedometer challenge and took more than 380,000 steps in just six weeks.

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NEW COURSE IS SIMPLY TREE-MENDOUS

CHILDREN in Swindon will soon get more use from the town’s woodland areas thanks to 15 teachers who are now studying for a BTEC Advanced Award for Forest School Leaders.

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CAN YOU HELP SWINDON STAY ACTIVE?

Do you fancy becoming a tag-rugby referee, a cycle instructor or even an exercise buddy? Active Swindon is looking for volunteers who can help people in the town become more active.

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DIETBUSTERS RETURNS READY FOR POST-CHRISTMAS SLIMMERS

DIETBUSTERS will be returning this month after a successful launch in the autumn which saw participants losing up to one stone on the weight-management course.

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CYCLE INSTRUCTORS TO ENCOURAGE USE OF BIKES

CYCLISTS will have the opportunity to pick up a cycling instructor qualification as a four-day National Standard Instruction Course comes to Swindon.

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CRICKLADE STUDENT REACHES INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE FINAL

A CRICKLADE student has reached the final of an international search to find six climate change ambassadors.

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GRANT BRINGS SUCCESS FOR YOUTH FOOTBALL TEAM

THE PENHILL Knights youth football team are enjoying an unbeaten start to their season thanks to a £7,000 grant from the Community Fund.

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