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THE LINK MAGAZINES GUIDE TO WHAT'S ON IN AND AROUND SWINDON

Sail off to Treasure Island 151 HIGH STREET
WOOTTON BASSETT
Avast there me hearties! Is the traditional Christmas panto not
exciting enough for you? Are you looking for something different to TEL: 01793 853010
entertain the family this year?
Competition Well, those landlubbers up in Old Town at the Swindon Arts Centre are Party Box
Visit Treasure Island for offering a unique experience. It's so scary that children under six years
( nothing 'The Arts Centre are shouldn't attend. The One Stop.#.(
offering two family tickets for Party Shop t
, the 7pm show on Saturday Set sail for Treasure Island on Friday 2 and Saturday 3 January with
, 3January. the Oxfordshire Touring Theatre Company. There will be plenty of Come and see our
swash and buckle as you join Jim Hawkins and Long John Silver in the
What was Long John Silver's wide range of Christm
parrot always saying? search for Captain Flint's long lost bounty. decorations, novelties & gifts
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Send your answers, with Get your pieces of eight organised by calling the Arts Centre box office • Decoration service
address & phone number to on 614837. A full price ticket costs £5.50, but a family of two adults SPECIAL NOTE
The Link, 13 Castle Dore,
/j and two children costs £18. Parties of 10 or more can get in for a Dickens of an Evening
Freshbrook, Swindon measely £4 each.
I Late night shopping on
SN5 8P0 by 19 December.
(In addition to the family tickets, Waterstone Books are offering two Friday 5 December
Ii runner up prizes: a hardback and a paperback copy of Treasure Island) 13 Apsley House Arcade
High Street, Wootton Bassett
Afternoon Early plug for short story competition Tel/fax: 01793 853976
Mobile: 0378 954903
entertainment A £5 entry feee and some creative time could win you £1,000 in a
Swindon short story writing competition.
The Matinee Group present a feast The Burmah Castrol staff charity Burmah Castrol House to meet the
of entertainment at the Arts Centre group in conjunction with Reader's judges and receive their prizes.
at 2pm on 1, 2 and 3 December. Digest have launched their 1998 The stories can be on anytheme, PFS
The afternoon of music, drama competition which closes on 31 but must be between 1,500 and
and comedy will be a perfect pre- March. The first prize is1,000with 1,800 words, and double line space SECURITY
Christmas outing for older people second and third receiving £300 typed on single sided A4 paper. SYSTEMS
and those who prefer to get home and £200 respectively. Each winner The judges, local personalities,
during daylight hours. will also be presented with a writers and the sponsors, will look INSTALLATION &
Tickets cost £3 from the Arts Reader's Digest Universal for creativity and originality in the
Centre, Devizes Road, Old Town. Dictionary. The winners and guests entries. So don't wait to the last MAINTENANCE OF
Tel: 614837. will be invited to a reception at minute; start composing and send INTRUDER-FIRE
in your work early. ALARM SYSTEMS
For details and an entry form,
Christmas music SAEs to June Hosking, Burmah 74 Victoria Road, Swindon
Christmas The Ridgeway School, Wroughton Castrol Staff Charity Group, Short Tel: (01793) 642792
is holding two concerts on Thurs- Story Competition, Burmah Castrol,
at day 11 December and Friday 12 Pipers Way, Swindon SN3 1 RE. NACOSS Approved Installer Intruder Alarms
December, 730pm in the school
THE DANCE hall.
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Wroughton Thamesdown Ladies Choir and
Pegasus Brass Band, fresh from Cut out this advert and take it along to Tunleys
Saturday 20 December CL
an audience with the Queen, will *
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THE WOODPECKER be giving a rousing start to the * Graphic materials/ art materials
Christmas season at St Mary's,
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BANE) Purton on Saturday 6 December, * Fun stamps and stencilling ly
Tickets: £6, Conc. £4 730pm. * Pictures for sale inclu
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Under 12s £1 Family ticket £15 The programme includes a
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Specialist limited editions, signed prints including
tickets on door (if not sold out) popular selection of modern and
David Shepherd, Sir William Russell-Flint etc
or send cheque and SAE to traditional songs with an opportu-
nity to join in. Tunleys, 40-41 Fleet Street, Swindon. Tel: 522152 o4
The Dance House
Tickets at door, £5 for adults, £4 Est 1880!
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Swindon or call 641107
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