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Recreation and Sports Links

Gloucestershire IVC - Social activities and meeting people locally.

Gloucestershire LTA - Includes league rules, tournaments and tables of results for the county.

Woodhouse Park - The county camping, training and activity site for Avon Scouts at Almondsbury, South Gloucestershire (on the outskirts of Bristol).

Gloucestershire Guide Association - A member of World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. This site tells you all about Guiding in Gloucestershire

Cheltenham and County Cycling Club - Cycling club, catering for those interested in road, mountain bike and track cycling. Includes club calendar, newsletter, scrapbook, and membership application.

Bowmoor Dinghy Sailing Club - Based on Bowmoor Lagoon near Lechlade, part of the Cotswold Water Park East.

Gloucestershire Health Clubs and Gyms - a listing of most of the major health, sports and leisure clubs in the county.

Glevum Target and Sports Club - Air pistol, air rifle, cross bow and small bore rifle facilities. Gloucestershire.

Olveston Parish Allotment and Gardeners Association - History and description of these allotments in South Gloucestershire. Information on membership, the seed scheme, and wildlife on the site.

Badminton Horse Trials - Information about 3-day event for competitors and visitors, includes entrant list.

Sodbury Cycle-Sport - Serving the Chipping Sodbury and Yate areas and catering for both racing and leisure cycling activities. Club rides and social events calendars, news, affiliations, and contacts.

Longlevens R.F.C. - The official web site with results and fixtures. Gloucester Prem.

Berry Hill RFC - The official web site with all the latest news, information, results and fixtures.

Woodlands Riding Stables - Livery Yard and Farmhouse Bed and Breakfast set in a 350-acre farm. All ages and abilities welcome.

Lydney RFC - Includes results, fixtures, tables, history and chat.

SWIM2000 - Offers swimming lessons. Includes a list of services and contact information.

Gloucestershire Archery Society - Includes society details, county team information, events and tournaments, records, news and contacts for local clubs.

The Gym Centre - Features details of gymnastics classes in the area.

The Cotswold Canals - Features Photographic Survey.

The South Cotswold Ramblers - For all people interested in walking, rambling, hiking in the Cotswolds. Includes local links.

Country Lanes - Specialised trips or day hire of bikes. Requires cookies enabled to view.

Cooper's Hill Annual Cheese Rolling and Wake - Features information on the event. Tries to download a plug in.

Gloucestershire Tennis News - News headlines from the Gloucestershire Lawn Tennis Association.

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(George Bernard Shaw) A man who has never made a woman angry is a failure in life. -- Christopher Morley The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. -- Albert Einstein Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot- proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is Recreation and Sports Goodbye, Everybody! -- Hart Crane, poet, who committed suicide by jumping overboard during a steamship voyage. "I don't believe people die. They just go uptown. To Bloomingdales. They just take longer to get back." 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