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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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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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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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Mayor plays Croquet.

The Mayor of Swindon took to the mallet – not the Timmy type but the Croquet type – to open the new croquet Lawns in Moredon The Lawns, as reported in an earlier report, have received funding from several sources and Cllr Mick Bray and the president of the Croquet Association formally hit the first […]

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Badminton Day 1

Grassroots Competition results. We have a Badminton Champion in the Sportswindon area. Yes a young lady from Kempsford  just over the river in Gloucestershire came third in the Grassroots BE100 class on the first day of the championship Well done Isabel MacKeeman riding her own Ruscai Little Arkansas and good luck in the future hope […]

Welcome to Badminton.

Welcome to Badminton.

A four day feast of top equestrian action takes place on the Badminton Estate on the Wiltshire Gloucestershire boarder. The Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials and the Grass Roots Championships take place this weekend, with the Duchess of Cornwall presenting the prizes on Sunday after the Show Jumping has finished.           […]

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Fancy a walk in the park.

Swindon Council Leisure department have put together a programme for the month of may that encourages walking. There is a PDF available at the following link: http://www.leisureinswindon.co.uk/downloads/library/65-walking_festival_brochure.pdf Events start in Lydiard Park on Saturday 4th May with  Get Walking Day Step out with this sociable three-mile guided walk around the spring flowers at Lydiard Park […]