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CHARITY CONCERT
in aid of
East Wilts Community
Cancer Care
Sunday 5th April
with
The Kentwood Choir
Blunsdon House Hotel
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Tickets £5, from The Health
Choir sings for !en at Lydiard Centre, Carfax St, Swindon
cancer charity Photographs of Her Majesty's visit (behind the bus station).
to Lydiard House on 7 November Tel: 01793 486991
Swindon's premier female choir, go on show in the state rooms from
The Kentwood Choir perform in aid 16 March, until the end of the year.
of the East Wilts Community Cancer As well as framed pictures of the
Care Charityatthe Blunsdon House Queen's arrival, reception and
Hotel on Sunday 5 April. departure, the display will include
Thanks to the generosity of choir the Queen's signature in the visitor Summer `98 styles
directorSheila Harrod and the man- book and the menu of the meal now in stock from £30
agement of the Blunsdon House served in the Lydiard Management
Hotel, who have made the choir Centre which occupies part of the Sundew £35
and venue available at no charge, house. Black or
all proceeds will go to the charity. A visit to Lydiard House is also an
East Wilts Community Cancer opportunity to view the five hundred Brown
Care is dedicated to the care of year old ancestral home of the St Nubuck -
terminally ill people in the Swindon John family, and to learn of the
area, providing equipment essen- restoration by Swindon Council BLAYLOCKS
tial for patient comfort and to ease since itwas acquired bythe borough
nursing care. in 1943. Bath Road Corner
Tickets at £5 are available from Lydiard House now has the Old Town
the Health Centre, Carfax Street, distinction of being visited by both Tel: 534271
Swindon. Tel: 486991 Queen Elizabeth I and Elizabeth II.

New date for am dram production E DANCE

West Swindon based Junction 16 their production of Henrik Ibsen's
Theatre Group had to reschedule powerful drama 'A Doll's House' in HOUSE
the Greendown School drama lendune Community Centre, DENISE'S
studio from mid-February to new Wroughton DRAPES
dates on 6 and 7 March, 7.30pm.
The play shocked its first Saturday 21 March
Professionally made
audiences with its radical portrayal AVE WHETSTONES
of nineteenth century bourgeois MADE TO MEASURE
societyas Nora, the flawed heroine, RESOLUTION CURTAINS
wants to escape from the confines Tickets: £6, Conc. £4 Friendly personal service
of marriage and family. Under 12s £1, Family ticket £15 from measuring to hanging
Tickets at£4 (£3 cone.), to include tickets on door (if not sold out)
a glass of wine, are available in or send cheque and SAE to FESTOON BLINDS,
advance on 882378 or on the door. CUSHIONS, BEDDING, et
The Dance House, 131 Goddard
The Junction 16 players, rear from Avenue, Swindon or call 641107
left, Dave Hews, Chris Reynolds, Tel: Swindon 77060
Anne Wong, Elaine Chaytor,
director Ken Kimber. Front,
Samantha Harwood, Sarah-Kate

Performers and stories wanted
The Tuesday Nighters, a group of amateur actors who work with
professional director Liz Rothchild, have received a lottery grant to fund
their project Dreaming of the White Horse.
The final work will be developed from memories, stories and pictures
of the White Horse and Liz Rothchild is keen to gatherthese from readers.
She would also like to hearfrom amateur actors interested in contributing
their time and talents. To find out more, call Liz on 01367 240508.

Poetry winners selected
The West Swindon based Ligden Poetry Society has chosen the winners
of its 1997 competition which can be read in the latest edition of its
magazine Pulsar. It is available from David Pike on 875941, e mail:
[email protected]