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Swindon Wide
Family events and children's activities
Friday 30 August Saturday 28 September,
Rio+10 Celebration. A chance to 12noon - 4pm
see what Swindon Local Agenda 21 Christ Church with St Mary's
have been doing over the last 10 Autumn Fayre. Entertainment,
years. The Parade, Swindon Town dancing, stalls, refreshments. Christ
Centre Church, Cricklade Street, vicarage
Saturday 31st August, 2pm - 5pm garden, car park and leisure centre
Lydiard Village Society Annual For details tel: 693721
Show of fruit, vegetables and Sunday 29th, 1.30pm - 3.30pm
handicrafts. Lydiard Millicent Parish `Deer' Old Lydiard. Lydiard was
Hall originally a deer park. This 3 mile
Sunday 1st to Sunday 20 October walk shows you the remains of the
The Shape of Things to Come. Use old park and to look for signs of deer
your imagination to design a new which are still around. Meet Lydiard
tree or shrub. Entry details from the Park Visitor Centre, wear appropriate
rangers. Lydiard Park. tel: 771419 footwear. Book in advance on 771419
Every day until 3 September
The Swindon Society
All Aboard the Holiday Express.
Wed 11 September, 7.30pm
The Great Western Railway
New slides from the Society's
pioneered holidays for workers,
collection presented by
starting the 'package holiday'
Brian Bridgeman
revolution. On your travels around
Broad Green Community Centre,
STEAM find clues and solve the
Salisbury Street
puzzle, discover yourfinal destination
Members 50p, visitors £1.50.
and win a holiday souvenir. Also daily
For details call 521408
talk at 2pm. Normal admission
charges. STEAM
Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th,
England's finest
11am - 4pm 1^
free
Days out with Thomas. Trains run open free of charge
every 20 to 30 minutes. Swindon & Some of the country's most inter-
Cricklade Railway, Tadpole Lane,
esting buildings will be open on
Purton. For details tel: 771615
Heritage Open Days from 13 to 16
Saturdays 7th, 21st September.
Meet the Railway Workers. Join Amongst them will be private
former engine drivers, firemen and j homes, castles, follies, industrial
railway workers to find out about life sites, churches, contemporary de-
'inside the Swindon Works. Normal sign classics and architectural ec-
admission charges. STEAM centricities.
Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd Locally, a walk around Lydiard
The Great Western Steam Park will be conducted by land-
Convention. A huge event scape expert Stewart Harding -
celebratingthegreatnessoftheGreat see opposite. The monuments in
Western Railway - enjoy live steam St Mary's Church in the park will
I outside the museum with GWR also be on display.
locomotive no 4144 from Didcot In Old Town, Holy Rood Church,
i Railway Centre.Alsodisplayofmodel which dates from 1 3th Century,
railways with a GWR theme, behind- will be open between 10am and
the-scenes guided tours of the railway 4pm on Sunday 15 September with
works and short talks by experts. displays and short tours of the site.
Presented in association with Steam
Railway Magazine. £6.60, child
£4.20. STEAM j
Lower Shaw Farm
Old Shaw Lane, Shaw

By contrast the ultra modern
Cellular Operations call centre next
Wednesday 4 September, to Peatmoor Lagoon, above, will
10am - 12.30pm or 1 pm to 3pm be open for tours which should be
Childrens Activities
booked by calling Rachel Newman
Fun on the farm for young children
on 546176.
and their parents or carers. Follow
Atthe Science Museum Wrough-
the nature trail, feed the hens and
ton, there will be guided tours of
collect the eggs, seasonal art and
the airfield, hangers and a few of
craft work. A snack is provided, you
the 18,000 items stored there.
are welcome to bring a picnic lunch. For full details of open properties:
Call 771080 to book. £5/family
www.heritageopendays.org