Race for life for 4000 runners.

Race for life for 4000 runners.

Swindon’s Lydiard Park saw  a ribbon of pink trailing through 5K of the country park, as Cancer UK held its Race for Life in 2 heats on Sunday. Our Sister site covered the event and here is the link to an extended gallery:     http://calyxpix.com/2013/06/03/race-for-life/

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Wheelchair Rugby – Fixtures.

We have looked at Wheelchair rugby in the past. Here are the fixtures for the St George Wheelchair Rugby Club. Fixtures are played at the Oakfield Project in Walcot. A few images to remind you of the sport.   27th April   Mersey Storm Away Saturday Confirmed 12th May 2013 Bradford Bulls Home, Sunday. Confirmed. […]

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Dr David returns to open his second diving club.

Dr David Bellamy OBE undertook his second diving club opening in Swindon as he declared the new Dive Centre at the Supermarine Sport Complex open for business. More than Three decades ago he opened the Swindon Sub Aqua Club’s Dixon Street club and on his return on Saturday, he was able to meet some of […]

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Spits fire out with 4-0 win.

Many of the teams in Swindon finished the season with a match against Poole, and yes the Swindon Spitfires were no exception. Spits won the final game of the season 4-0 against Poole with goals from Emily Sparkes, Emma Skinner, and  Laura Ball (2). The result means they finished third one place above Poole on […]

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Speedway report.

Swindon v Eastbourne. (Archive images used) SWINDON moved up to second in the Elite League table despite suffering a 48-42 defeat against Eastbourne at Arlington. After a tight affair, the Excalibur Communication Robins came out with a point to move above Kings Lynn on points difference with both sides level on 21 – five behind […]

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Commonweal 5 mile run.

The Commonweal 5 mile run. On a fine Sunday morning over 100 runners took to the roads in the Old Town area as the Commonweal 5 mile run took place. The winner, with over a 3 minute lead, was Simon Nott from Calne Running Club. Results: POS TIME NUMBER SURNAME FORENAME SEX AGE CLUB 1 […]

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So who did win Badders.

  Due to technical problems and having to do two weeks as the official photographer at the Swindon Festival of Literature, I have not rounded up the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials with the final positions. Well that is now rectified. Copy from: http://www.badminton-horse.co.uk/index.php/jonathan-paget-wins-the-mitsubishi-motors-badminton-horse-trials/ Jonathan Paget wins the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials In a nail-biting […]

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Brummies squeeze a win at the Abbey – Report.

Elite League: SWINDON 45 BIRMINGHAM 47   DEPLETED Swindon went down to their first home defeat of the season at the Abbey on Thursday – having come agonisingly close to a remarkable comeback against Birmingham. The Excalibur Robins looked down and out when they trailed by ten points with four heats to go, having become […]

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Pinehurst end season with a win.

Pinehurst Netball Club finished the season with a win against Bournemouth. So what is Netball? I remember the girls playing netball at school while we got muddy playing football, but the senior netball played at Pinehurst is fast furious and definitely a NON contact sport. Once again thanks to Wikipedia  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_of_netball Netball is a ball […]

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Back on line.

Sorry for the lay-off but I have been involved with the Swindon Festival of Literature and that has kept me busy for over two weeks. Back to normal service with the end of season Netball at Pinehurst. Again many thanks. Sportswindon.

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