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Sparcells boundary bann CURTAIN CALL TRAVEL
problem sorted out
A centuries old problem for people Savvas Cabaret Club
in Sparcells who are planning to
get married in the Church of Eng- Excursions
land has been sorted out.
Until recently the parish bound- Price includes return coach, 3 course dinner,
ary line used to divide Sparcells full supporting show and disco dancing
into two and in fact was thought to
run through some houses. This 17 November
£26
Cannon & Ball
meant that team vicar Keith Boxhall
had to decide whether banns of 1 December The Drifters £27

marriage had to be read in the Ecu- 16, 21, 22 Dec.
Joe Longthorn
£30
menical Parish of the Lydiards, at
Shaw Church, or in Purton Parish. 11/12 January Jim Davidson £27
"The parish boundaries were
drawn up in the 17th Century when
Sparcells was farmland. The prob- Theatre Excursions
lems started to arise about four
years ago when the first people 8 December Starlight Express £28
started to move into the new houses. Keith Boxhall holds up the map that Saturday Matinee
I've had about a dozen enquiries defines the new parish boundary in
from couples proposing to get mar- front of the house in Sparcells that used Cinderella at the Bristol Hippodrome
ried. I could tell from their address to be in two parishes
in which parish they lived in about starring Michael Barrymore
half of the cases. But in at least six Ridgeway Farm, north of Sparcells. Sunday 23 December (Mat.) £17.75
I had to jump on my bike and check When the planning application was
which side of the boundary line turned down the members of the Saturday 19 January (eve.) £17.75
their houses were." two parishes sat down to redraw
He explained that the delay in the boundaries.
resolving the difficulty had to await The entire area of West Swindon 9 January Miss Saigon £39
the decision of the Minister of the is now within the Lydiards parish
Environment as to whether house and disputes on where people live For Reservations and Further
building was to be allowed at shouldn't arise.
Details, please ring
Red hot phone Mr Men & Nellie Curtain Call Travel on 740817
come to town
It's children's time at the Wyvern
Theatre in a few weeks.
On the afternoons of Tuesday 30 WHAT TO DO
and Wednesday 31 October Mr
Men and the whole entourage of
othercharacters attend MrHappy's
party. NEXT?
Mr Uppity, Mr Nosey, Mr Non-
sense, Mr Silly and Little Miss
Naughty will all be there for music, For repairs on all Volvo and
games, stories, magic and FUN.
Then on the afternoons ofThurs- non-Volvo cars
day I and Friday 2 November,
Nellie the Elephant arrives for a Ridgeway West Paint and Body Repair Centre can
panto-style show for children aged help take the STRESS from You and Your Vehicle
Toothill puppeteer and entertainer four toll.
Ian Moorehouse was almost over- There will be magic and illusions
whelmed by phone calls booking from Dan the Magic Man and Ko
him for parties and events, follow- from Tokyo and a special appear-
ing publication of the September ance by Candy the Clown.
Link. Tickets for both shows are £3.50
As a result of our first article for adults and £3 for children, and
about him a year ago, the BBC tel- £2.75 each for parties of 20 or more.
evision contacted him to feature in These shows will be very popular.
a series of videos about Ring the box office on 524481 to
puppeteering. These are intended make a booking.
for transmission on a Europe wide
satellite channeland may be shown oing Wel For a ree estimate on all types of large and small
on the regular ground based chan- at the Wyver Accident or Paint Repairs, contact:
nel. 'indon & District Wets Terry Davis, Ridgeway West Paint & Body Centre,
Ian will organise the entertain- 2 Lynton Road, Cheney Manor Industrial Estate, Swindon
Society are hosting a
ment for a children's party includ- concert by the Dunvant Tel: 0793-491149 • Fax: 0793-521564
ing games and ending with a pup- aIe Choir on 20 October.
pet show. He also enjoys per-
forming for playgroups or as part Tickets are £5 and £
of charitable fundraising events. m the Wyvern Box
To contact Ian, telephone 610079
or 523134. on 524481