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Sport Shorts. Wheelchair Sports Open Day

On Sunday 17th March 2013, Swindon Borough Council are holding a Wheelchair Sports Open Day at Delta Tennis Centre between 1.00pm and 3.00pm which will include Wheelchair Tennis, Wheelchair Basketball, Wheelchair Rugby and Wheelchair Fencing and is open to anyone aged 12 years and over. Food and drink will be available to purchase. http://www.leisureinswindon.co.uk/sports-and-activities/disability-sport/open-day/ Representatives […]

Swindon Half Marathon

Sport shorts. Swindon Half now open.

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is delighted to announce that the Swindon Half Marathon taking place on Sunday 13th October 2013 is now open for registration. This popular 13.1 mile event, which sees its 10th anniversary this year, takes runners out of town through some of the prettiest neighbouring villages to soak up the beautiful […]

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That makes it three. Lady refs that is. As featured in an earlier blog Swindon’s top teams seem to be attracting lady referees at the moment; and what’s wrong with that? Alexandra Ihringova was at the County Ground on Saturday as a linesman and Joy Tottman was one of the officials at the Link the […]

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Swindon Supermarine rearranged fixtures. Supermarine FC game off tomorrow v Shortwood FC New date for Supermarine FC away to Shortwood Utd FC is Tuesday 16th April. Wiltshire Premier Shield final between Supermarine FC and Salisbury FC has been re arranged for Wednesday 6th Feb 7.45pm ko. More: http://www.swindonsupermarinefc.com/

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Swindon to host top speedway meeting.

SWINDON Speedway will again host the biggest individual event in the Elite League calendar this year. The Abbey Stadium will stage the Elite League Riders’ Championship on Saturday, October 12 after the big success of the 2012 event. It means the top rider from every Elite League club will do battle for the prestigious title […]

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Officially it’s ladies in Swindon.

Swindon seems to be attracting top lady officials for our sporting events this week. You may have seen in the Wildcats report from last Saturday that the London based official and two times Olympic games  ref Joy Tottman officiated at the Link last weekend in the macho sport of Ice Hockey. Joy’s worked at the […]

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Spitfires hang 2 on Nalisea. Spitfires 2 Nailsea 1

SWINDON Spitfires regained second spot in the South West Women’s League Division One with a 2-1 win over Nailsea United. With Nailsea having held Spitfires’ promotion rivals St Nicholas to a goalless draw a week earlier, Spitfires expected a tough challenge from their guests. Spits made a positive start, with Sammie Smith coming close in […]

Swindon Half Marathon

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British Heart Foundation is asking people to sign-up, have fun and save lives as Registration is now open for Longleat’s first ever half marathon. Join the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at their first ever Longleat Half Marathon on Sunday 10 March. Starting from this unique venue, soak up the amazing views of the historic house, […]

A quick dip in the Thames for the Sub Aqua Club.

A quick dip in the Thames for the Sub Aqua Club.

A dozen members of the Swindon Sub Aqua Club plunged into the Thames at Inglesham for their annual swim to St. John’s Lock the other side of Lechlade. The club do the swim to raise funds for the RNLI and after all the rain this year the river flow was rather fast and the swimmers […]

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Broken Link Pool mended.

What was thought to be a straightforward six-week re-tiling job at the Link Centre pool starting at the end of July 2012 turned out to be anything but when major repairs were found to be needed. As a result the pool has been closed for 7 months, but council staff and specialist contractors have been […]