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Local Lives Freshbrook Parish of West Swindon
Evangelical & The Lydiards
Church Anglican, Baptist, Methodist, URC
Sweat, Work then 'Party in the Park' Worsley Road All Saints, L. Millicent (1030am)
(for the village) &
240,000 watts of lights, 40,000 watts of sound, 4 miles of cabling, 9 key boards, Will give YOU Holy Trinity, Shaw (1030am)
Rev. Andrew Hetherington 770568
1 multi-coloured lazer, 2 miles of fencing and 41 artists on stage - just some of a warm welcome
St. Mary's, L.Tregoze (10.30am)
the bits needed to put on the Wiltshire Festival rock concert in Lydiard Park on Sunday lOam Family Praise
19 August. with children's Covenanter (for Freshbrook & Grange Park)
Rev. Rob Buries 870244
Where do you start? asks big concert consultant Andy Cotton from Middle- Movement & creche
leaze, who runs Roadhouse International. 630pm Evening Worship and Toothill Church (10.45am)
Rev. George Gibson 692620
Communion (also free church minister for parish)
'Party in the Park' started with done now? They just want a chat, For details of mid-week Westlea Church (lOam)
Thamesdown Council talking with "but it's 3am in the morning!" meetings, house groups and Rev. Peter Walker 872932
the promoters Media In Wessex and "Sorry, forgot the time difference." other activities, telephone the
and backers, Heaven on Earth Pro- Back to sleep. Church Office, Tel: 873050 Evening & other services as announced,
full range of children's & other groups
motions, who then came to Road- 930am overslept again, great!
house International for support. There goes the phone.
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Roadhouse International partners Andy Cotton, left, and Dick Massey Sundays 9am - lOam 8am - 8pm
on tour with The Commitments, June 1995, at Niagara Falls, Canada
Six months of organisation, Joan Armatrading wants flow-
blood, sweat and tears goes into an ers in the dressing rooms. Boy VACUUM CLEANER GUARANTEED
outdoor concert. Roadhouse In- George wants a SDE 3000 Roland REPAIRS REPAIRS...
ternational are running two: 'Party Digital Delay, The Temptations
in the Park' on 19 August features need 14 business class flights from "We come to you" SAME DAY
Joan Armatrading, Boy George, Detroit and the toilet cleaner needs No call out charge LOCAL SERVICE
The Temptations and Dr Feelgood a new brush and two new mops. WHEREVER POSSIBLE
Repairs to all
with compere Sandy Martin. Oh how glamorous this life is.
Only one week later 'The Torfaen The day goes on until you get to makes of domestic WASHING MACHINES, TUMBLE
DRIERS, TWIN TUBS, HOME
Music Festival' in Cwmbran Sta- the inevitable question that any- & commercial LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT &
dium in Wales - featuring, over one who has promoted an event, vacuum cleaners DOMESTIC APPLICANCES
over three days, artists as diverse from a flower show to a major rock Home Repairs or SERVICE • SPARES • REPAIRS
as The Welsh Symphony Orches- concert, asks. 'How many tickets Evening Collection
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What else can you do? Well for enough! Why? Are the artists 33 Angus Close
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Commitments, who during May, Or are they just not interested?
June and July '95 have been tour- In the promotions game there
ing two continents - Germany and are no answers, but the worst state-
Switzerland in May, Canada in ment a promoter can hear from a HILLIER
June, and the USA in July. concert goer is 'If I'd known it was
It's all in a day's work for people going to be this good, I would have FUNERAL
who don't want to get a 'proper brought some friends'. SERVICE LTD.
job'; but how does a day start? Before you say this remember,
Hopefully it starts and ends with he has probably just lost a load of
Ian and Darren at Cairos and our money. Better still, support your
favourite friend Mr Foster's Ice. local events. People spend hours 170 Victoria Road 252 Whitworth Road

Swindon
Normally though, the day starts putting them on and if they are not Swindon
at 3am with a call from the States. supported - they will stop. Tel: 522797 Tel: 522145
What have The Commitments • Seepage 10 for Party details.
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