• Thornbury Rotary Swimarathon
March 12th-14th, 6.15-9.15pm, Thornbury Leisure Centre

This is the 25th year in succession that we have held this great event. We are inviting people to organise teams of six swimmers who swim in relay over 55 minutes in one lane having obtained sponsorship either per length or per session.

It is a fun event and the Castle School Steel Band will be playing at the pool side which always produces a wonderful atmosphere of fun and fellowship in the pool.

So far, over 25 years, this event has raised over £250,000 for local and national charities and this year the main beneficiaries of the Swimarathon will be The Fairbridge Trust (which helps young people aged 13–25 years who have had great difficulties, for example with drugs or alcohol etc, to turn their lives around and gain meaningful employment) and Meningitis Research Foundation of Thornbury.

To confirm the input of everyone involved, we will present certificates to each participant in recognition of the effort they have put into this event.

If you would like to take part and obtain a sponsorship form, please contact Philip Savage on 01454 413009 or by email below.

It would be great to see you there!

The “BIG SPLASH” has become a hugely popular and successful event.

There will be 3 sessions on Friday 12th starting from 6.15pm (particularly suitable for our younger participants) and 2 sessions on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th from 7.15pm – allowing for 84 teams.

PLEASE get friends, relatives or work colleagues to sponsor you or your team, or even better to enter teams themselves. Help to make the JUBILEE extra special!

Last year's Swimarathon was a great success. Thanks to everyone who took part, we raised over £8,000, with major donations gratefully received by CLIC Sargent, and Macmillan Cancer Support and of course, as with every year, many smaller charities and fund-raising schemes also benefited from this outstanding effort.
www.swimarathon@thornburyrotary.org
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• RBS 6 Nationals Final Day
The Wheatsheaf Inn, Chapel Street,Thornbury

All three games live. Special PINT prices during the games.

For more details call Russ on 01454 412356.

• Severnside Ramblers Annual Quiz Night
7.15pm, Filton Golf Clubhouse, Golf Course Lane, Filton BS34 7QS

Dress code: no denim please. Food will be served at 7.15pm, followed by the quiz. Please pre-order your food. Food £5.50, Quiz entry £1.50. Teams of up to four players can be formed on the night.

For further information call Helen 01454 202181 or Heather 01454 632134.

• Oldbury Fun Run Registration Opens

Full details will be on the website from April 1st. These will include where the entry forms can be collected from, the opportunity to download a form or entry on line using PayPal.

It is hoped that everyone who enters the Fun Run will collect at least £5 sponsorship money for CLIC Sargent. To make things easier for everyone to collect sponsorship, a site has been set up with Virgin Money Giving and a link to it will be available from the Fun Run website.

This year for the first time we are organising a new class within the Fun Run. There will be a prize for the first three winning teams. Teams will consist of a minimum of 6 people (mixed sexes allowed). Each team when registering must commit to raise a minimum of £150 sponsorship money for CLIC Sargent. Teams that collect over £500 sponsorship will also be entered into a draw to receive a substantial prize which will be presented at the AGM in October.

Teams can enter in one or the other of the two runs. Either the Red race (for adults, U18s and U15s) or the Blue race (for U13s and accompanying adult, walkers and adults who just want a gentle jog). The winners will be the team that has the lowest total of the first six positions across the line.

Once again this year we are offering prizes to the individual that collects the most sponsorship for CLIC Sargent and for those that collect at least £150. This event has raised many £000s for CLIC Sargent – over £7,000 last year alone. At the end of last year there were 48 children under treatment in Gloucestershire – each one needing all the care and help the charity can provide. That is why the money raised from the Oldbury Fun Run is so important in helping the charity to provide appropriate assistance to all children and young people who are diagnosed with cancer throughout the county.
www.oldburyfunrun.co.uk

• New Exercise Classes With Natasha Leschinski - Open Day April 14th – All sessions free
9.15am Body Vive, 10.20am Yoga-lattes, 11.10am Pre and Post Natal, Armstrong Hall, Thornbury

For your first class free visit the website below or call 07810 068722.

BodyVive
Who is it for?
BodyVive is for everyone, any age, any fitness level who enjoys a gentler level of aerobic and toning exercises with options of a harder or easier workout. BodyVive choreographes fun routines to great music to create a fabulous atmosphere for all to enjoy while improving cardios fitness, strength and flexibility.
What will BodyVive do for me?

• Make you feel fitter by increasing heart and lung fitness
• Make you feel stronger by increasing muscular strength and endurance
• Reduce the risk of bone and joint degeneration
• Meet with friends and have workout together

Describe a typical class
BodyVive uses Vive ™ balls and Vive ™ tubes and starts with a simple aerobic warmup and progresses through 4 aerobics tracks to complete the Heart Fitness section. Then comes the functional strength componant to tone your upper and lower body, ending with core and restore to strengthen and lengthen.

Yoga-lattes
Who is it for?
Yoga-lattes is a perfect partner to more vigorous programmes allowing the muscles to lengthen and relax. It gives you the opportunity to unwind whilst strengthening your whole body and is also ideal as a gentle introduction to group exercise.
What will Yoga-lattes do for me?

• Make you feel stretched by increasing flexibilty & range of motion
• Make you feel relaxed by using great music and smooth transitions
• Increase Core strength
• Improve posture and alignment

Describe a typical class
Starting with a Tai Chi inspired warm up and moving through traditional yoga poses, participants are then guided through a range of toning Pilates movements to finish with a stretch and meditiation.

Pre & Post Natal class
Who is it for?
This is a class dedicated to mums both pre and post birth of their little ones. Mums are invited to bring babies to the session and can feel fully supported in seeing to them whenever they need their mum!
What will it do for me?

• Make you feel great
• Help restore pre-pregnancy fitness & posture
• Give you some ‘Mum’ time and somewhere to meet up with your Mum friends!
• Weightloss through calories usage and training in fat burning zone

Describe a typical class
Warming up with a low level aerobics routine we’ll continue through a cardio section, use toning exercises, add in gluteal firing, balance, core stability and round up with a stretch and relax. All in 45 mins! My aim is for you to finish the class feeling great and like you’ve made a difference.

Please note: Mothers are welcome to breastfeed at any time.
www.armstrongfitness.co.uk

• Tai–chi
2-2.50pm, Thornbury Library

This event is part of the Springing into Life Festival, aimed at older people, which takes place from 10-23 April.

PLEASE NOTE WE WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD BOOK IN ADVANCE FOR THESE FREE EVENTS AS PLACES ARE LIMITED.

Four Towns Community Transport. Terry will be on hand to answer all your questions.
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• England v The Barbarians Coach Trip to Twickenham
The Wheatsheaf Inn, Chapel Street,Thornbury

See Russ for price and booking.

Call 01454 412356 for more details.

• 2nd Mike Nelmes Charity Golf Day in aid of Macmillan Nurses
Thornbury Golf Centre

The 1st Mike Nelmes Charity Golf Day was supported by over 50 people on the day and hundreds more through the sale of raffle tickets.

We raised a staggering £2,848 which has helped towards improving the lives of those living with cancer, their families and their carers; making life less about cancer and more about living.

Macmillan cancer supports people living in Wiltshire, Bristol, Bath and North Somerset and benefits from more than 80 Macmillan professionals. They manage the symptoms and aim to make living with cancer easier. Macmillan can also relieve the financial strain that cancer can bring, last year giving more than £155,632 in grants to 420 people in our local area. Their aim is to provide the best treatment for all two million people living with cancer in the UK today.

Mike Nelmes lost his battle in 2004. Please support this deserving charity as they supported us during Mike’s battle.

So how can you help us?
· Join in the fun. Enter a 4 ball - £144 per team. (£36 per team member) including food.
· Sponsor a hole – advertising board on the tee, please contact me for further details
· Donation – click below

We hope you can support us in making this important event not just successful, but also a fun day out for golf lovers.

If you are interested in helping us, please contact Paul Nelmes on any of the details below.

Address: 54 Charles Close, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 1LW
Mobile: 07981419154 or 07981419147
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• World Cup Themed Weekend
11th-12th June, Old Down Country Park, Foxholes Lane, Tockington BS32 4PG
www.olddowncountrypark.co.uk

• Oldbury Fun Run and Family Day
Start time 11am, Oldbury on Severn

Registration opens on April 1st. Full details will be on the website from that date. These will include where the entry forms can be collected from, the opportunity to download a form or entry on line using PayPal.

It is hoped that everyone who enters the Fun Run will collect at least £5 sponsorship money for CLIC Sargent. To make things easier for everyone to collect sponsorship, a site has been set up with Virgin Money Giving and a link to it will be available from the Fun Run website.

This year for the first time we are organising a new class within the Fun Run. There will be a prize for the first three winning teams. Teams will consist of a minimum of 6 people (mixed sexes allowed). Each team when registering must commit to raise a minimum of £150 sponsorship money for CLIC Sargent. Teams that collect over £500 sponsorship will also be entered into a draw to receive a substantial prize which will be presented at the AGM in October.

Teams can enter in one or the other of the two runs. Either the Red race (for adults, U18s and U15s) or the Blue race (for U13s and accompanying adult, walkers and adults who just want a gentle jog). The winners will be the team that has the lowest total of the first six positions across the line.

Once again this year we are offering prizes to the individual that collects the most sponsorship for CLIC Sargent and for those that collect at least £150. This event has raised many £000s for CLIC Sargent – over £7,000 last year alone. At the end of last year there were 48 children under treatment in Gloucestershire– each one needing all the care and help the charity can provide. That is why the money raised from the Oldbury Fun Run is so important in helping the charity to provide appropriate assistance to all children and young people who are diagnosed with cancer throughout the county.

As well as the Run, preparations are also in hand for all the usual added attractions of the day including stalls, treasure hunt, skittles, tug of war, etc. and this year there will also be a Classic Vehicle display in the village.
www.oldburyfunrun.co.uk

• St George's Day Sunday Lunch
1–5pm, Eastwood Park

Come and support England as they take on Slovenia in the group stages of the World Cup. Big screens will show pre match build up, half time analysis and post match highlights, along with a World Cup themed quiz and a curry to follow. A cash bar will be available for the duration of the event with a free bottle of Castle beer on arrival.

£12 per person. Please call 01454 262816 to book a place.
www.eastwoodpark.co.uk