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150th Anniversary WI summer visits Dome tapestry ready
Orchard Fete Greenmeadow and Haydon Wick The first of two pieces of artwork by children at primary schools in
Emmanuel URC, High Street, WI make an evening trip to Haydon Wick for display in the Millennium Dome, with other
Haydon Wick Bulmers Cider on 9 August and a tapestries from across Britain, has been unveiled.
visit to Parliament on 26 August.
Saturday 21 August, 2pm Using the brief Natu e and Corn- Katrina Butcher came up with a
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To find out more, drop into the
Lots of stalls and games munications provided by the dome design for the border called 'expe-
Haydon Centre on the second
Fun for all the family Monday of the month at 7.30pm. exhibition organisers, local mum riencing nature in my back gar-
Susan Carr worked closely with den. It shows butterflies, frogs,
children at Haydon Wick School trees and birds in a formal border
Hair & Tanning to come up with ideas and make in recognition of the recently dis-
the different elements which she covered Roman temple nearby.
$Ctl[1iA then combined in the finished Susan is now gathering ideas
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Susan with some of the the boys who worked on the project, from left, Matthew
Carr, James Bladon, Martin Hitt, James Carr, James Kendall, Daniel Ludlow,
Duane Hirst
Susan, who gained her BA de- Haydon Leigh School on the theme
gree in art from Swindon College of Holidays and Rest.
in July, spotted an article in the She is hoping to work with
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the Haydon Wick parish council.
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Her proposal to involve local
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works of art was successful, and A local drama group threatened
the millennium tapestry opened with closure due to dwindling
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In the centre of the work is a The group, which has been run-
globe which shows the life giving ning for over 10 years, needed at
sun shining on rows of houses next least another four members to con-
to green fields. 'Soon all the fields tinue. Seven people have already
will be gone' is the idea put for- contacted member Lou Carter, four
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ter and a mobile 'phone. about the group call 692123.