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Bikers prepare for the Ride of Thanks A huge group of bikers will be riding through Swindon and Chippenham to thank the NHS for all they do. All over the country bikers will take part in the NHS Ride of Thanks from 11am on July 4. More than 130 have already signed up for Swindon s group, which will set off from the Ministry of Defence in Lyneham, before doing a figure of eight around Swindon and Chippenham. They will ride in aid of NHS Charities Together and Wiltshire Air Ambulance. The route involves Great Western Hospital and Chippenham Community Hospital and bikers will wear blue and ride with blue ribbons in support of the NHS.
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Several people were attacked after a dog escaped in John Coles Park on Saturday A pensioner has described how she “just froze” as she was bitten several times in a park by a dog that was out of control. Carol Williams, 68, said she went to John Coles Park, Chippenham, yesterday afternoon for her daily exercise during the Covid-19 pandemic. “I usually do three or four laps of the park for my exercise. I have been going for a few years,” she said today. “I walked through the gate opposite Greenway Avenue and down the circular path and this dog came bounding up to me. It was barking a lot and quite a big dog, mid brown in colour.
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John Coles Park now open. The Chippenham park now open after the government relaxed restrictions for open spaces. Photo Trevor Porter 66824 1.. A pensioner has described how she “just froze” as she was bitten several times in a Chippenham park by a dog that was out of control and running around. Carol Williams, 68, said she went to John Coles Park yesterday afternoon for her daily exercise during the Covid-19 pandemic. “I usually do three or four laps of the park for my exercise. I have been going for a few years,” she said today. “I walked through the gate opposite Greenway Avenue and down the circular path and this dog came bounding up to me. It was barking a lot and quite a big dog, mid brown in colour.