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Programme for Lit Fest launched 10.00am - 430 pm
An eclectic collection of top names have been booked for this year's Swindon Festival of Literature held over
the first nine days of May. Tickets are now on sale. 11! Reeo0nition
Free speaking Edwina Currie will be talking at the DeVere Hotel, Professior Richard Dawkins takes a
literary approach to science, Royal biographer Penny Junor might reveal a few secrets about her encounters
with Charles and veteran broad- Trophies
caster Ludovic Kennedy will talk
about whether God is but fiction. Plaques & Awards
Add in Novelist of the Year Beryl i1 Badges - all types
Bainbridge and philospher Roger . Signs & Graphics
Scruton, who recently wrote nasty Engraving
things about Swindon, plus loads
of other events, and you have an —` Cad for our free brockwe,
amazing literary package.
Look out for the barn red pro- BSS House,
gramme in libraries and informa- Cheney Manor,
tion centres or call 771081.
Swindon SN2 2PJ
See the festival Deputy Mayor of Swindon Joyce Brunt with from left, Festival Director Tel: 01793 535900
programme @
Matt Holland, poets Sarah-Jane Arbury and Marcus Moore and coun
www.swindonlink.com Derique Montaut, chair of Swindon's Leisure Services Committee
Party Box
Classical star makes special appearance at festival The One Stop
Party Shop
Her hit album 'Voice of an children the opportunity to
Angel' has topped the show their skills with a pro- n Novelties & Gifts
charts, she has sung for fessional orchestra. n Fancy dress access
the Pope and now she will The ever popular 'Last • Balloons & balloon
appear at The Wiltshire Night of the Proms' second decoration service
Festival's Classical Ex- half will be performed by Helium gas kits
travaganza at Lydiard Ms Bethan Dudley on a A wide range for
Country Park on Friday 20 welcome return to play in weddings, birthdays,
August. her home town. Christenings and parties
Probably the UK's larg- Audience enjoyment will 1 3 Apsley House Arcade
est name in classical mu- be enhanced by a 60 foot High Street, Wootton Bassett
sic, 13 year old soprano square video screen to
Charlotte Church is a coup show stage action to peo- Tel/fax: 01793 853976
fororganiser Eddie Sharpe ple sitting further back. Mobile: 0378 954903
and Andy Cotton, from Festival promoter, Eddie
Shaw - celebrating their Sharpe said, "we were very
fifth year of putting on the luck to get Charlotte as,
show. due to her age she will only
This will be one of only be performing a limited THE GIANT CARD (0.
10 public performances number of shows this year. FOR ALL OCC NS..
she will give this year. The week before she is
After the success of the playing Kensington Palace. Six foot
1998 event organisers are "We are trying to get bet-
hoping for a total sell-out ter artistes every year: greeting
for the 1999 Classical Ex- Charlotte is certainly the cards
travaganza which is again spon- orchestra. biggest classical name we have
sored by local company Motorola Charlotte Church will join the secured. We are also confident of delivered
and Classic fm. English National Symphony or- having an exciting bill for Party in
To add to the spectacle will be chestra conducted by resident con- the Park." Details will be an- to your door
the yearly arrival of the WWII Spit- ductor, the enigmatic Jae Alexan- nounced next month.
fire on the tail of a Messerschmidt der. Tickets cost £18 plus booking For details, We also
109. Other vintage aircraft will A welcome return will be made fee and are available on 07050 call Joanna on deliver hellium
also join the aerial displays cho- in 1999 to the Swindon Arts Foun- 677536. Book now as this show is 01793 692929 balloons in a box
reographed to the music of the dation choir, giving local school sure to sell out quickly.