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AT YOUR LIBRARY 15
Easter is but round the corner TREVOR WYSE
An early taste of spring in February and suddenly the Easter holidays are just a few weeks away, writes Commercial & Private Decorator
librarian Vicki Moore.
Approved & recommended by
For those of you with children Tuesday 7th April, 11 am - 12noon Activities in libraries include Dulux
who will be staying in Swindon, (approx.), Wroughton library is the children's author Lisa Bruce who • Full interior &
make the most of your time by venue for crafts and stories. will talk about writing stories for external decorating
joining in Swindon Borough librar- Thursday 9th April 2.30pm - children. service
ies holiday activities. The theme 3.30pm (approx.), Moredon library Greendown School students will • Insurance work
this year is baby animals and there offer an exciting storytrail activity, again be making one of their excel- undertaken
are story times, craft activities and including crafts. lent poetry presentations, story-
competitions taking place through- Friday 17th April 10.30am - tellers will stretch the imagination • Free no obligation
out the holidays. 11.30am (approx.), West Swindon of young and old and we plan estimates
The competition is a word search library offers crafts, stories, sing- much, much more. 0
based on the book and movie ing and rhymes for the under 8's. For more information, and the
Matilda by Roald Dahl. This is Come along and join the fun. full programme of events, contact Tel: 01793 532212
aimed at seven to eleven year olds. Also coming soon is the Swin- West Swindon library on Swin-
Prizes include posters and a video don Festival of Literature between don 871444, or contact your local Mobile: 0976 885203
of the movie. For the younger age 1 and 10 May. Your local library
group, there is a colouring compe- will shortly have a literary brain-
tition. Pick up an entry form from teaser of a quiz available. PAUL DRAPER
your local library. Sandys Cleaning
New Books in March uPVC Fascia, Service
Catherine Cookson The solace of Primary Carpet cleaning
sin. Set in the 1970's about a strong Guttering
independent woman whose life is schools on Upholstery • Rugs
transformed by new surroundings & Cladding Car valeting
and acquaintances. CLADDING FASCIAS
Fully trained
Joan Jonker Walking my baby back
home. Post-war Liverpool saga fol- Competitive prices
lowing the fortunes of young work-
ing-class widow Dot Baker. GUTTERING Tel or fax Sandy
Leo Kessler Death's eagle. 1940 - for a quote on
German troops set off for Norway, * FREE ESTIMATES *
in a race against British ski troops, Tel: (01793) 825965 (01793)
Norwegian partisans and terrible 695994
weather, they head for Narvik. 3 Overton Gardens, Stratton St Margaret, Swindon
James Patterson Black market. A
heart-stopping race against time
to prevent the destruction of Wall ' I,
Street.
Joanna Trollope Other people's chil-
dren. Exploring the myths, reali- . yi.
ties and difficulties of dealing with
present and past relationships, and All types of electrical work undertaken:
above all other people's children. domestic, commercial & industrial
Barbara Vine The chimney-sweep- Tim Noble
er's boy. All is not what it seems Following triumphant produc- •• Security lighting installed
when a biographer discovers se- tions in the last 15 months of Shake- v House wiring checks & installations
crets about her famous novelist speare's a Midsummer Night's v Extra sockets & light fittings
father. Dream with Westlea School, the + Electric & power shower installation
Egyptian creation myths with •
S All types of plumbing & heating work undertaken
Any old Lydiard Freshbrook School and an original
play about the St John family of
stories? Lydiard Park with Brook Field, Tim
is now writing another play.
The Lydiards Flower and Produce Called The Hero's Journey, the
Society, by popular demand, is work will focus on the ancient
producing a sequel to its highly Greek epic of Ulysses Odyssey,
successful anthology of weird, and the warrior god's ten year tri-
wonderful and poignant true sto- als and tribulations as he tries to
ries of Lydiard Life. return home after the siege of Troy.
The first edition sold out quickly, Known for his fierce direction to
but copies are available in librar- get the best out his young actors
ies. Some of the stories can be read and actresses, Tim will be prepar-
on the swindonlink internet site ing the children to perform for
www.i-way.co.uk/ —swindonlink parents and other West Swindon
Anyone living locally with a primary schools in July.
story to tell about the village, from • Over 600 children from all of
one paragraph to five pages, is West Swindon's primary schools
invited to send it as soon as possi- will be attending performances of
ble to: Christine Saunders, Editor, The Hare and the Tortoise pre-
Lydiard Life, Greensend, Lydiard sented by Swindon's Sixth Sense
Green, Lydiard Millicent, Swin- Theatre Company at Greendown
don SN5 9LP. School on 2 and 4 March.