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COM PETITION
Hope that Prince will open STEAM
Get into the spirit of STEAM
Organisers of Swindon's new railway heritage centre are hoping Prince
Charles will find a day in his diary in June when he can return to the town Tim Bryan, curato
to perform the opening ceremony, having toured the site of the £11 STEAM, has writ-
million lottery funded project a year ago. ten a definitive bi-
ography of 'Brunel -
Andrew Lovett, 33, newly ap- Andrew comes to Swindon with
pointed general manager of 12 years experience of tourism and the Great Engineer,'
an in-depth study of
STEAM - the Museum of the Great museums management with the
Western Railway, confirmed the Lake District National Park Author- his domination of
engineering in the
opening date was being kept flex- ity and City of York Museums Serv- Victorian era, in all a
ible until a Royal decision had been ice. He is impressed by Swindon's its triumphs and
made. history and relishes the challenge sometimes disaster. Tim Bryan
Prince Charles, well known for of making STEAM a major stop on
his interest in architecture, spoke the tourist trail in the South West. Ian Allen Publishing has pro-
at a conference in April 1999 about "STEAM has a very important Andrew and his team are vided The Link with five copies of
this fascinating book which draws
finding new uses for industrial build- story to tell about Swindon, both charged with attracting a compara- on Tim's deep knowledge of argu-
ings at the adjacent Great Western for the people who live here and tively modest 200.000 visitors in ably Britains' greatest ever engi-
Designer Village. the large numbers who travel to the first year and hope to avoid the neer who died in 1859, illustrated
the region. It will be more than a problems that have beset other with contemporary drawings and
collection of a rtifacts, including the lottery funded projects. "We have photographs of his innovations and
famous engines. At its peak 14,000 realistic expectations of visitor num- the working conditions of the time.
people worked for the GWR and bers. The designer village attracts To win a copy of
STEAM will honour their contribu- five million people a year which Tim's book, worth
tion to the success of the town gives us confidence that the target
£25, send your an-
today." can be achieved."
swers to these
questions, by 12
A community celebration at STEAM April to The Link,
Swindon Council's museum service are planning a big party to cel- Papermakers
ebrate the opening of the town's new heritage centre over the weekend House, Westlea,
of 1 and 2 July, outdoors at the Churchward site. SwindonSN57BD.
Harking back to the 19th Centu ry GWR fetes held in Faringdon Road 1.What do Brunel's
Park, there will be steam driven funfair rides, a replica of Stevenson's initials I.K. stand
Rocket, street theatre and performances by schools and community for?
groups. The artwork being created by fifteen schools for Swindon's day 2. In which year did
in the Millennium Dome on 4 April will be displayed. The dance and Brunel die?
choral works being rehearsed for the Dome will also be performed. 3.Where did the GWR line run?

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