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Looking back to Fun, events and buildings to visit
National Heritage
the swinging 60s Swindon Council's museum service relaunches itself as the Community
Heritage Service over Naticnal Heritage Weekend, 16 and 17 September. Weekend
The Swindon Society holds the first There will be free visits, tours and events around the town.
monthly meeting of its year on 13 Lydiard House will be open free Church next door will show off its with Swindon's
September when David Bedford unusual triptych and monuments to Community Heritage
will be showing slides taken by of charge, with a tapestry and the St John family, as well as the 16th & 17th September
photographer Ken Trenerry of lacemaking display. St Mary's repaired stained glass window (see
Swindon in the 19605 and 1970s. Free events throughout
Meetings are held at Broad photo on page 50). the weekend
There will be free tours of the
Green Centre, Salisbury Street,
Swindon, at 7.30pm. Entry fee: Roman villa site at Abbey Meads, Activities for all the family:
50p to members. Visitors pay £1. Richard Jefferies Museum and guided tours, children's
Coate Water, and also a chance to
Membership for an individual is trails, lacemaking and
£9, (£5.00 conc) and £15 (Joint). identify Swindon's archaeology at tapestry displays,
the museum on Bath Road, Old
For details, contact the secretary, Town. crocodile doctor,
Noel Kitson on 872035.
Chris Eley, Swindon Council's Swindon's archaeology
Railway Lectures lead member for Lifelong Learning, and much more!
says, "this is an excellent
STEAM, the Museum of the Great opportunity for everyone to get Events at:
Western Railway, is holding a series involved and learn more about Lydiard House & Park
of talks and lectures. Swindon's heritage." Swindon Museum & Art Gallery
The first is a'Salute to the GWR' Richard Jefferies Museum
on 7 September, 7.15pm, with Also open: 16/17 September Coate Water
Amanda Huntley showing rare Sarah Finch-Crisp, keeper of Abbey Meads
archive film which brings to life Lydiard House, will be welcoming Virtual open day at the Mechanics
'God's Wonderful Railway.' visitors over the weekend with Lord Institute between 1lam to 4pm. Town Gardens
On 18 September, 7.30pm, Chris Bolingbroke in his drawing room Displays and a chance to meet Join us for this fun packed
Youett from Coventry talks about the people trying to save it. Dis- weekend and learn more
Railways from 1940 - 48. cover more about its past and com-
ment on its future. Emlyn Square, about Swindon's Heritage
Entrance varies. For details, call Celebration with lottery award
STEAM on 466646. A grantfrom the Millennium Awards Swindon. For details and
for All helped the Swindon Paki- Cellular Operations HO a copy of the
Environment meeting stani Welfare Association mark Pa- Guided tours around the town's programme,
The 21st Century Swindon Forum kistan's Independence Day on 20 newest hi-tech and controversial tel: 01793 466558
holds its AGM on Tuesday 12 August. The Mayor of Swindon building. Pre-booking is required.
September, 6.30pm at the Friends attended a cultural programme. Details on page 51.
Meeting House, Eastcott Road,
Swindon. All are invited to find out
how the group works to improve the ['he New Mechanics' Institution
environment. Preservation Trust Limited
Mike Thomas will speak on his
work with the Future in our Hands
organisation in India and Sierra
Leone at 8pm.
For details, call 784534.
Up for a jail break?
Swindon Round Table is looking for
teams of two to four people to take Reg Charity 1048961
part in a big escape on 8 and 9
September. The aim is to get as far
away as possible and return to
Swindon within 36 hours. All funds
raised will be donated to Scope, the
national cerebral palsy charity.
Call Mark Vevers on 564311 for Swindon College, Regent Circus
details.
Sal
Sa 23 September, 10am to 4pm
NEARLY NEW SALE The world's talking about Swindon.
organised by the National Now have your say!
Childbirth Trust to include the
sale of baby, children and FREE, BUT BOOK A PLACE NOW
maternity clothes and baby
For more information call (01793) 520592
equipment and toys — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Sat 7 October, 11 am to 1 pm Name ........................................................................
Oasis Leisure Centre
Admission 50p Address ........................................................................
Contact Amanda Heard on
771854 for a seller's pack ........................................... Tel:.....................................
Please note: Good quality baby equipment, Return this form to The New Mechanics' Institution Preservation Trust,
toys, baby and maternity clothes in clean Io Newburn Centre, Newburn Crescent, Swindon SN1 5ES
condition will be sold on a 25% commission
basis to the Swindon branch of the National o , 1voap
Childbirth Trust. No sale, no fee.