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"It was great to break away from the national curriculum and extend c
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what the system demands of them," said one headteacher during the
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Smoothes away facial lines and Sixty-five matinee and evening performances of thirty min-
For friendly and wrinkles, rejuvenates skin tone utes each were staged at Greendown School by 14 primary
and texture. schools, three secondary schools, two colleges and two drama
professional service groups involving some 1,200 performers.
to TVs, Videos, Audio and Slim-Gel Body-Wrap
Lose inches as this treatment The festival was one of the British flagship projects
Hi-Fi, Satellite systems detoxifies the system and help selected by the Shakespeare Centre in Stratford which is
& Computer monitors, to drain off cellulite, leaving recording hundreds of Shakespeare events world-wide '
you firm and toned. during year 2000.
call 01793 497591 Speaking at the festival launch on 1 April, Royal Shake-
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Swindon Call Wendy (01793) 852829 The brainchild of Greendown teacher Tim Noble, the
festival was funded by a lottery Millennium Award, the
Shakespeare Centre Trust, Swindon Foundation for the
Arts and Swindon Council. Regrettably, despite appeals r^
over the last six months, sponsorship from business in
IMPORTANT DECISIONS REQUIRE the town has amounted to a miserly £350. .--^
PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. Exhausted from coordinating months of preparation Festival laude
and performances, and also acting in a Greendown teach- centre, and Ti
Buying, selling or remortgaging? ers' production, Tim paid tribute to the teachers who had Erik Burnett-(
We give an efficient fully computerised service worked so hard to prepare their pupils. "On top of their and Teresa 0'
classroom duties, the teachers put in enormous extra
and keep you informed throughout the process on her final t
effort. They have been like Shakespearean actor manag-
Telephone now for a quote ers - adapting a play, deciding how to stage it, casting "it was a wor
a creative an
or visit our website at: www.crd.org.uk and directing the actors and selling the tickets. Last The festiva
October few had done anything like this, let alone can teacher A
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All the performances were memorable. Tregoze School
Tel: (01793) 617617 Fax: (01793) 511249 used video, dance and their own musicians in an innova- how the Bard
tive presentation of Macbeth. Robert Le Kyng School put Tim hopes
on Pericles as an ensemble with performers dressed in "This year wi
black and speaking the parts as a choir. don. The en
Saltway School staged the Merchant of Venice in a that children
speare in the i
THE BANBURY SUITE traditional manner, but explored the persecution of ml- in presenting
norities in a very modem way.
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SUNDAY LUNCH Marilyn Brown, headteacher at Abbey Meads School, major proble
ing for such a
said, "it has been a brilliant opportunity for children to educational
Come and enjoy Sunday lunch read texts above their level; learning Love Labour's Lost overcome.
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has enriched their education immensel "
in idyllic surroundings Nicki Moon, joint director of Brook Field School's
A Midsummer Night's Dream said, "rehearsals were
an extra pressure whilst preparing for an Ofsted
inspection but we would not have missed it. The
children loved every minute whilst parents have
been amazed by their enthusiasm."
Tracy Muir, a Canadian from Stratford, Ontario
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