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Until Saturday 16 January Thursday 14 January
Pantomime Jack&the Beanstalk. Comedy Punchline Comedy Club
otin broke Wyvern. Tickets from £11.50 featuring Woody Bop Muddy and
Friday 8 January to
Le^taurant &far Saturday 9 January support. Arts Centre, 8pm. £8.50
Saturday 16 January
Hook, Nr Wootton Bassett Music Pat Donovan presents The Music Masterclassforsingerswith
Novello Story. Arts Centre, Harry Van Berne. Arts Centre,
Excellent beers &
7.30pm. £5, to book call 852711 2pm. To take part call Dawn Ball
wholesome house wines
Sunday 10 January on 644051. Observers £2
For an evening meal in Variety Limelight Theatre Lecture The
pleasant surroundings presents An Evening of Variety. Grand Slam by
Arts Centre, 7.30pm. £5 from 480080 Swindon's rr,
Open: Tuesday - Sunday
Monday 11 January explorer David
12noon - 2.30pm; 7pm- 10pm. Music The Music Club presents Hempleman -
Closed Monday The Commonweal Experience. Adams,showing
Arts Centre, 7.45pm unique slides from
Tel: 01793 852357 Tuesday 12 January his recent world
Comedy Crazy Chicken Comedy record trips.
Club. Mackenzie's, Wood Street, Arts Centre,
7.30pm. £6
Under New Ownership 7.45cm. £4.50

Alan & Valerie Watkins Entries wanted from musicians of all levels
Swindon's 90th Annual Music Fes- an instrument to composition.
Welcome you to tival takes place at the Arts Centre Copies of the syllabus are now
in the Spring. This is a competitive available from Duck, Son & Pinker
festival with classes for all ages in in Fleet Street. The closing date
everything from singing or playing for entries is 15 January.

Performance space lost to keep fit
f0 tww 7f % f e West Swindon's only dedicated arts facility, the Link Arts Suite, is to be

redeveloped as an Active Lifestyle health and fitness centre.
High Street, Lechlade, Gloucestershire GL7 3AE Details are currently being
Tellfax: (01367) 252198 finalised to allow the refurbishment
to begin by early summer 1999.
This will be the end of the line forthe
purpose-built, 150 capacity pe rform-
ance venue and its craft and
photographic studios.
As far as possible, moveable
:D EA C 0 N S seating, lighting and sound Jenny Hatch, of the Helen O'Grady
equipment will be reused in the Ike
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yP • Gradwell Community Suite Hall. Drama Academy, a user of LinkAtts
"We do not intend to attempt to equipment. It may also include a
make an arts studio of the Ike 'fitness surge ry' for use by physio-
Gradwell Hall," said Link Centre therapists and other specialists.
^ ^^ sack feel confident that we can decision, Greendown teacher Tim
Reacting to Swindon Council's
Manager Alan Richards. "We do
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adequately accommodate current Noble, who used the suite
Arts Suite groups." extensively during 1988 for drama
Photographic equipment will be work with primary schools, said he
Starts re-housed at one of Swindon's other was very disappointed. "The Arts
Suite is purpose designed for
arts facilities.
gam Saturday 9th January the latest cardiovascular and fitness performance; it will be a loss of an
The new fitness centre will feature
important resource."
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11 - 15 Wood Street DEVELOPMENT _^^ k ^^/^_
Old Town, Swindon THROUGH DRAMA!

Our drama programme is designed to develop ongoing
China - Crystal - Gifts confidence, self-esteem and communication skills.
PRIMARY CLASSES: Children find our classes fun and highly
Clocks - Watches - Cutlery motivating and parents everywhere are delighted with the results
YOUTH THEATRE: Become involved in our stimulating Theatre Arts
Selected items of jewellery programme for 12-17 yr olds
Classes now enrolling at: Swindon Link Centre, Croft Sports Centre & Wroughton
NEW studios opening in Haydon Wick, Cricktade & West Swindon (Greendown School)
Enquiries:522072/527530 " Helen O'Grady CHILDREN'S DRAMA ACADEMY
s ^ For further details please phone:Principal Jenny Hatch on 01672 520 528