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The Link Magazine • April 1997
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,., Massive millenium project planned
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West Swindon Community Arts Project 2000 to celebrate
the, Occaiwv
history through children if National Lottery comes good
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Plans are being made to herald teacher, he has worked closely with "In July 2000, sixty chil-
and cocktail wear the turn of the century by involv- headteachers and staff at Green- dren from each school, who by
ing hundreds of children, their down's nine feeder schools. then will be in years 6 and 7, will
For sale or hire teachers and parents in an excit- "The project will bring alive his- make a major presentation in front
ing three year arts extravaganza tory through the ages and has been of an audience of 6,000 people at
To discuss your
of drama and music. enthusiastically endorsed by all the the Link Centre using state of the
requirements, The project lasting three years schools," said Tim. "Each of our art lighting, sound and effects.
call Hilary on has been conceived byGreendown partner primary schools will "Some 4,000 children will be in-
(01666) 510306. teacher Tim Noble and requires choose a period in history to study. volved in some way over three
10 minutes from Swindon. £295,000 backing from the new Children who are now in years 3 years, plus their parents. The
Easy Parkin.. Arts 4 Everyone Arts Council and 4 will be involved over three project is both a huge extension to
National Lottery grant. years in the research and develop- the National Curriculum, and also
As primary school liaison ment of a story and scripts. a celebration of our community."
An artist in residence will work
in schools, and Greendown music
teacher Andre Pyscanchzan will
HK 97f form an orchestra of 150 children.
A production team will be formed
to offer arts training and teaching
including the Sixth Sense Theatre
Company, Thamesdown Dance
Studio, Swindon Media Centre and
CHINESE the Festival of Literature.
Greendown students will also
be involved artistically and in
TAKE-AWAY Millenium idea from Tim Noble project development.

West Swindon Centre The Link 10 years on
This edition of The Link is the tenth anniversary since it became a
professionally produced monthly magazine, and a year since we
Tel:886871 introduced colour. Now we're looking at publishing some of it
electronically on the Internet.
Ten years ago Desktop Publish-
Building on the eight page news-
Telephone orders welcome letter put together by volunteers ing had just been invented and it
every six weeks, which first ap- was that technology which has al-
Opening Hours:
peared in December 1978 with a lowed The Link to establish itself so
(Open Bank Holidays) print run of 800, The Link now prints effectively. Now the Internet beck-
17,000 and is targeted at the newer ons. The recent development of
Monday - Saturday
parts of the town. new technologies which allow
12noon - 2pm Growing out of West Swindon, computers to communicate over
(Sunday lunch closed) we started to distribute in the telephone lines opens up new ways
Haydon Wick and Woodhall Park of conveying information into the
Monday - Sunday areas at the beginning of 1994. Our home. Still new to the majority of
5pm - 11pm print run is growing as the homes the people, the Internet will be-
in the northern development are come a major force over the next
Unit B3, Town Square built so that people arriving in few years. We hope to be there.
Swindon are provided with the Watch this space, or if you are
West Swindon Centre useful, relevant community news on-line, send us your thoughts on:
that we aim to provide. [email protected]

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