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ADULT EDUCATION NEWS LINK TO THE PAST

The Adult Education Summer singers), lace making and
Programme is out. Be sure to embroidery, a computer club, a by Nick Digby
take a close look at the Local single parent group, a chess club, It is not generally known that These pot shards, known as
History Walkabouts for Summer model making, a literary group West Swindon was the centre of 'wasters', are so called because
weekend afternoons, the and short tennis. All these need a large Romano-British pottery they were faulty, and could not
Natural History courses in are a few more interested making industry about 1800 have been sold. However the
Lydiard park, the 'Get by' people, especially organisers. If years ago. Much evidence of this fragments show that many
language courses for your you are interested let me know. has been uncovered during different types of vessel were
holidays, the tennis, the DO-IT-YOURSELF construction work in recent being produced, such as cups,
windsurfing, landscape painting, years. The areas around what tankards, plates, bowls, small
Whitehill Farm in and large saucepans, and jugs, in
weekend calligraphy courses and Something that doesn't need lots was
much more. Copies from of other people is the chance to Freshbrook, over to Upper Shaw fact all the same types of pottery
Greendown and West Swindon make use of out workshops for and beyond to Nine Elms, and to found in a modern kitchen. The
Library or sent on request. your do-it-yourself tasks, our Toothill in the east, have all style was, of course, rather
Late AE news: an multi-gym for exercise at your produced large dumps of kiln different, with io glazing, but
own pace or our computer
additional debris in the form of charcoal patterns in the form of rings on
wordprocessing
course - what about Saturdays? system for developing your containing many fragments of the neck or cross-hatching
length? 5 weeks, 10.00 - 4.00 skills. Watch this space for news pottery. There were also traces etched into the side.
cost? £25. If you are interested of our Video Studio and Radio found under the West Swindon The kilns were constructed
let me know. and sound mixing facilities. Centre and the Link Centre from clay and shaped like
upturned boats, about 6 feet
Remember, your More next issue. when they were built,
suggestions or offers are most ANYONE FOR TENNIS? long. Some were discovered
welcome for future AE More topically, what about adventurous, why not 'Come with the pottery still inside them,
programmes. tennis? watch matches on Climbing' (for both learners and while most were broken by the
For further information or a Mondays, learn on Tuesdays, improvers) over the Spring Bank potters to get at their newly fired
copy of the AE programme come to Junior coaching on Holiday with Steve 0' Sullivan, pots. From here they would be
phone 871413. Wednesdays, book for your use director of Sport at Greendown taken to local towns and villages
on Thursdays and Fridays or buy and for the energetic, start for sale. Much of this type of
WANTED a key for a season's use at preparing for the Greendown pottery has been found during
Over the past few months we weekends. half marathon - coming soon! excavations in the Romano-
have received enquiries for All possible through the Furhter enquiries: British town of Wanborough.
various clubs or courses but Community Association. For Rod Kensett, Adult and Kiln Park is so named
haven't had enough people to get further information or a copy of Community Tutor, Greendown because of this industry and is
them going. Enquiries include - a the Community Association Community School, Grange now set aside to conserve a
luncheon club for the elderly, programme phone 871413. Park Way, Grange Park. number of kilns for future
music making (both players and Finally, generations.
for the
Tel: 871413.
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