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THE LINK MAGAZINE'S GUIDE TO WHAT'S ON IN AND AROUND SWINDON
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183 Victoria Road
Make it a half term to remember with Thomas (near the college car park)
Thomas the Tank Engine and several of his friends will be travelling to Swindon from the Island of Sodor to
make half term extra special for all his fans who visit STEAM. the Museum of the Great Western Railway.
The characters from Rev. W Awdry stories will be at the museum on the weekend of 24 and 25 February.
The most notable will be the Fat Controller himself, Sir Topham Hatt. There will also be activity trails and
competitions around the museum featuring Thomas and his friends. uklinks4
STEAM is located next to the Designer Outlet Village and is open from 10am to 5pm Monday to Saturday
and 11 am to 5pm on Sunday.
There are some
Top family great resources
attraction on the Internet.
STEAM has re-
ceived a tourist ac- But do you know
colade within its first where they are?
year of opening.
The Good Britain
Guide 2001 has se- We do!
lected it as 'Wiltshire
Family Attraction of
the Year 2001.' www.uklinks4.com
This will be en-
couragement for hard pressed
managers who are trying to boost
attendances which have not Sri a ^ Paul Walden & Derek Nichol for Flying Music present
matched initial expectations. In
November Swindon Council had
to pump in an extra £500.000 to
keep STEAM open and help with
promotion and directional signage.
Visit Gullible's Travels at STEAM Promotions officer Emma Val-
until 8 February, a free exhibition entine said that by mid-January
of bizarre sculptures that come to 72,000 had visited STEAM, twice
life at the touch of a button. Sculp- the annual number to the old rail-
tor Johnny White and arts officer way museum. She predicted a
Eluned Myhre try one for size.. very busy halt term and Easter.

Theatre celebrates thirty years
The Wvvern Theatre launched its thirtieth year in early January when
Last of the Summer Wine and Aladdin panto actress Juliette Kaplan
released 300 balloons, each with a return label attached.
A range of events are being
planned to mark the anniver-
sary including an open day; a
community gala involving per-
formances by the Kentwood
Choir, the Tanwood School of Lt
Dance and Drama and SALOS, jJ
an ecumenical service and a
children's street party in Thea-
tre Square.
In June the Russian Spec- a'
tacular will commemorate the
very first show by the Ukrainian
Dance Company on 7 Septem- WYVERN - THEATRE
ber 1971. BOX OFFICE: (01793) 524481
The Queen and Prince Philip =t
25th FEBRUARY, 5pm & 7.45pm
performed the official opening on 5 The big lift off. Juliette Kaplan GROUP
November of that year. with Wyvern managerTed Doan Tickets from £10 W'"