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A project launched on 13 September, to give children and young people across Swindon and the surrounding e mail: [email protected]
area the chance to learn video making, animation, sound recording, photography and web site design, has been
acclaimed as an example for similar developments around Britain.
Pax Nindi, of the Arts Council of "This project is an example which Foundation, £10,000 worth of A
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England which awarded a £136,000 could be developed elsewhere." equipment from Intel, and support
lottery grant to start the Mobile Youngsters from Greendown in kind from Swindon Council. i, ---
Media Club, said it was the only School and Tregoze primary took Twelve year old Greendown i & STORAGE
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multi-media project of its kind. "We part in the first workshop before student Katie Thomas said she was ^ ^^ ^^
were impressed that young people presenting their animation, videos looking forward to more workshops.
would be able to try different kinds and publishing work to an invited "It's going to be great fun for people
ANYTIME ANYPLACE ANYWHERE
of communication media-especially audience. who want to get into drama and the
in rural areas. The proposal was The £160,000 cost of the project media."
well put together and it was clear is being met by the lottery, a £5,000 Jade Balmer, 10, from Tregoze WHO GIVES THE VERY
how its aims would be delivered. grant from the Swindon Arts School, said, "it's excellent..I really BEST SERVICE HE CAN
li ke the animation, but it takes a
Users, grant providers and project managers, from front left. Toby Wright of LARGE OR SMALL • WE MOVE IT ALL
long time to make the scenes."
Intel, John Heavens, Anil Baines, Jade Balmer, Joanne Ellis. Rear, Pax *Commercial or domestic
Forty workshops have already
Nandi, Arts Council, coun Derique Montaut, chair, Swindon community and *Single items to a full house
leisure committee, Katie Thomas, Lou -lamilton, project director, coun Jo been booked in schools and youth *Storage *6 different size vans
clubs in and around Swindon. To
Garton, chair of Swindon education committee, Maurice Fanning, chair, * House clearances undertaken
find out if there are any places
Swindon Arts Foundation, Mike Lusty, director of Swindon education
available, contacl project director Tel: 01793 772888
Lou Hamilton on 463224.

Farewell party for museum
Staff at Swindon's most versatile building are all set to celebrate the end
of the latest chapter in its colourful history.
The GWR Museum in Faringdon
Road, once a 'barracks for single
railwaymen and later a Methodist
chapel, before being turned into a
museum in 1962. closes on 3 Oc-
tober. Swindon's new railway her-
itage museum, Steam, opens next
spring.
Swindon Council is considering
how to best utilise the building as
part of a wider town centre cultural
regeneration study - due to be com- There will be a farewell party
pleted in the new year. over the weekend of 2 and 3 Octo-
Curator Tim Bryan, right. said, ber, 1 Cam to 5pm on Saturday and
"we are entering an exciting new 2pm to 5pm on Sunday. Attrac-
chapter in the museum's history, ti ons include live music, stationary
but staff see this last season as a steam engine. miniature train rides
celebration of all that we have and drop-in activities for children.
achieved in the past 37 years." For more details call 466554.