Swindon Town joins in the attack on Aids (From The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald)

Swindon Town joins in the attack on Aids

IT'S not every day you see the Swindon Town football strip thousands of miles from the County Ground.

But kit donated by the club to Christian Aid has now been worn as far afield as Uganda as part of the charity's campaign to tackle the spread of HIV and AIDS.

Christian Aid's regional co-ordinator Nigel Quarrell took the team kit with him on his recent trip to Uganda's capital city Kampala.

He visited Christian Aid's partner organisation AIDS Care, Education and Training which carries out football tournaments where HIV and AIDS awareness programmes are undertaken with young men.

Swindon Town donated the kit to support Christian Aid's Tackle Africa project, which it is sponsoring with the Football Association and the Professional Footballers Association.

Swindon Town managing director Mark Devlin said: "AIDS is a huge issue for the African continent and any part we can play will help to raise awareness of the campaign."

"We are delighted to be playing our part and it will be nice to see the Swindon Town shirts being worn as far afield as Africa."

Mr Quarrell was joined in Kampala by the Bishop of Bristol the Right Reverend Mike Hill who presented the kit to the teams and then joined them for a pre-match kickabout.