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Aladdin's antics continue until 13 January
GARY WILKINSON
Aladdin, this season's pantomime
Car Body Repairs and Paint Spraying at the Wyvern Theatre, is well into
M.o.T. Repairs and Welding its run, but there is still time to buy
Free Estimates a ticket before it closes.
And for the second year, the star
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and Away. Although she emigrated
down under with her family at the
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joy ad libbing my way through the on stage and TV. The other lead,
Swindon's Art, Craft & Picture part and working with experienced Geoff Hinsliff also has a long back-
ground in theatre and film, as well
actors like Juliette and Geoff is a
Framing Outlet great experience as well." as his most public role Don Brennan
Although well known for her role in Coronation Street.
as Pearl in Last of the Summer To book a ticket for Aladdin, call
A wide range of products for the artist, Wine, the one with the brown beret the Wyvern Theatre box office on
student, crafter & DIY picture framer and glasses, Juliette Kaplan has 524481.
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Framework Art & Craft Hours of opening
63 Pembroke Centre Mon/Fri 9.00am to 5.30pm Swindon's steam railway restoration project between Blunsdon and
Cheney Manor Trading Estate Sat 9.00am to 5.00pm Purton has benefitted from a £1,000 grant from the Co-op community
Swindon SN2 2PQ Free parking dividend scheme, thanks to Merle Cooper from Upper Statton.
Tel/Fax (01793) 513069 Please phone for directions She read that vandals
had destroyed a fence
around the picnic area
at the Swindon and
Cricklade Railway So-
ciety and wrote to the
Oxford, Swindon and
Gloucester Co-op to say
that the railway society
was a deserving cause.
The former Co-op
shop manageress in
Cheney Manor Road
Buy direct from your local said "the railway gives Steve Austin and Jim Larkin for the railway
so much enjoyment to
manufacturer and save money children and adults. It's society receive the grant cheque from Merle
a great shame that all
Cooper and Karen Webb, with fence build-
At Faringdon Upholstery we manufacture top quality upholstery the voluntary effort ers Bob Simmons and Dave Mabey
supplied direct to the public. We make your furniture the way should be undone by
you want it, with thousands of fabrics to choose from. vandals."
Geoff Austen, chairman of Swin- Big boost for
* Craftsman built Don't settle for don and Cricklade Railway Soci-
ety trustees, said that the applica-
mass produced canal group
* All suites fully guaranteed tion form had arrived out of the
when you can have
blue and he was delighted that The Swindon branch of the Wilts
* All suites covered in made-to-measure Merle had recommended the soci- and Berks Canal Amenity Trust
your own choice of fabric for the same price! ety. "It's a mark of recognition that has secured a huge grant of
Come and see our a member of the public put us £40,000 from the Hills Group of
y forward for a grant. We are re- Marlborough, the largest single
t Solid wood frames wide selection of
building yesterday's railway for to- amount ever received by the trust
suites today morrow's children and the support in 23 years.
* Made to measure
of the community is essential in This will allow the 220 metre
* Re-upholstery helping us achieve this aim." stretch of canal at Kingshill, behind
Karen Webb, Co-op corporate the filling station, to be dug out,
service 01367 starts Saturday marketing manager, said the divi- bringing the canal closer to the
* Curtains ' , 4l85s 30 December dend scheme is open to any local town centre and a part of Swindon
history back to life.
organisation that benefits the com-
_ 10 am munity. Leaflets and application Hills occupied the adjacent site
forms are available in Co-op stores, from 1906 to 1991 before it was
or call 0800 435902. redeveloped for housing.