Sport and Leisure Keep supporting The Reds through good and bad The Trust STFC column with chairman Steve Mytton
At time of writing we’re just coming out of a very bad run of results, and morale is low within the fan base. Of course we’ve seen these bad times come and go previously so it’s important that supporters stick together and try and bring about a positive outcome in the coming crucial weeks. Let’s encourage a positive atmosphere in the stadium as we strive to get back to winning ways and into a more secure league position. Individual adult tickets for any Swindon Town home match are available for just £15 through the ‘Pro Red’ scheme, a saving of £10 on normal prices, so please help us to spread the word about this great club offer. Anyone who is local with a young family member in their household can definitely benefit from this deal, so please ask them to visit the Pro Red website: www.pro-red.co.uk and sign up to this fantastic scheme that encourages a larger fanbase for our future. Trust board member Simon Cowley continues to promote the scheme among Swindon schools.
Haydon Wick Primary School show support for the Pro Red scheme
Recently he met up with the principal of Haydon Wick Primary School, Aine Gale, who had this to say: “We are delighted to sign up to the Pro Red initiative. We have many pupils in the school who regularly play football for fun and more competitively in teams throughout Swindon. It is great to support the local team!” Finally, the Trust team continue to meet on a monthly basis and have many projects on the go. Unfortunately it’s not possible to share all of those details at the moment but you will hear more in the very near future, so until then – please keep supporting us via www. redarmyfund.co.uk Your Club, Your Trust www.truststfc.com
Ditch the car for the commute? On Two Wheels by Rob Derry of Swindon Bicycle Users Group (BUG)
I’ve been having to drive to work a bit more frequently than I have over the last 10 years. Why do so many people put themselves through that when there is a good alternative for a lot of them? There are roadworks all over the place, the queues form in exactly the same places at the same times every day and still people drive the 3 or 4 miles to work or to the shops or even shorter distances to drop the kids off at school. One day, my journey to work (that usually takes just under 30 minutes on my bike) took me 57 minutes. So, realistically, could you ditch the car for a small percentage of your journeys? Think how great the roads are during the school holidays, when it’s estimated that traffic levels drop by 20%. To put that in to context, that same level of reduction could be achieved by people committing to not travel by car just once a week. I know this is a cycling column but could you walk, take the bus or
car-share for just one day a week? Of course, there are many people who cannot do this due to their schedule, or that they need to carry lots of things for work. But if only 50% of drivers could commit to cycling (or using any means of non-car transport) just once a week, we could reduce traffic by 10%. That would help everyone get round quicker and maybe we wouldn’t then need all these roadworks that are trying to increase the capacity of the roads. In other news, it has been announced that HSBC are the new sponsors of British Cycling, taking over from Sky who have done a lot of good work to encourage more cycling. Let’s hope HSBC can pick up where Sky have left off and improve things further.
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Road, the company offers bespoke kitchen design from the ground up, and encourages customers to engage with the craftsmen in their workshop to make sure everything is in keeping with the initial design and idea of how your kitchen should be. If you are interested in a bespoke design for your kitchen, or simply want a tour of the new workshop and showroom, call 01793 845575 to book an appointment or visit: www.barburykitchens.co.uk
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