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Digging into Swindon's Roman past

Two teams of archaeologists are trying to Road or processional way . . •+ r r m>hxq.,",b,E,rmn A mini-digger will be used to open up
throw light on what the Groundwell Ridge or ^.mCha hInc ,^. ^h.^^^mCM1.i the line of a water main laid by Thames
Roman site between Ash Brake and ., Water in the early 1990s before the
St Andrew's Ridge actually contains. . ^' Shrin,sand;.,wo,pics archaeological remains were discov-
TV archaeologists from Channel 4's — ^ Bred so that the sides of that trench
Time Team spent 28 and 29 June _ ^ ^ can be investigated.
exploring the north east area of the Administrationand .. t ` ?.+. •'^' 1 The results of the dig will be added
accommodation for + Y
ri dge. outside the site scheduled as ^ to last year's geophysical survey by
an ancient monument, for the naticn English Heritage and presented at a
wide weekend Big Dig programme. public display on National Archaeol-
A scientific team from English Her- ogy Day on 19 and 20 July. Site tours
itage have started a scientific search ^• r • ` ^'^ `°• , will take place at 10am, 11 am, 12 noon,
for evidence of Roman use and will Y 2pm, 3pm and 4pm on each day. These
be on site until 25 July. should be booked on 07889 808139.
The work is being carried out to '` Tours will also be available on the weekends of
evaluate the effects of a proposal by +n / An impression by 5/6 and 12/13 July and during the week from 1
Swindon Council to build a footpath and ' 1 Vince iffin of English Heritage July. Call the number above to book a place.
cycle-way over part of the site. of the Swindon site, There is no car parking on site. To minimise
The team will be excavating a 30 metre thought to be some kind of religious inconvenience to residents please use Abbey
trench by hand to see what lies below the surface. shrine. What will the diggers find? Meads Village Centre and walk.

Where's your favourite Swindon place?
Swindon Civic Trust is running a free competition to find 'Swindon's
Favourite Places.'
Entries can be in any form suitable for exhibition visually or acousti-
cally such as graphics. photos, drawings, writing, recordings, videos,
DVDs. models and art installations.
Any place that can be readily visited by the public can be featured.
Submissions in several age categories, as well as non commercial
groups will be welcomed.
The judges will look at the quality of the personal entry and its ability
to evoke a positive response: vision, imagination and public rapport will
all be highly valued.
The closing date is 24 October, ready for an exhibition in November.
For details, call 520592.

Swindon's Amazing Maze

The Great Western Maze is a 7 acre maze carved
from a living maize crop set in the glorious North
Wiltshire countryside.
The allure of a maze crosses all boundaries; the appeal
to children of being outside with a huge puzzle to solve
is equally enjoyed by adults.
The notion that it is fine to be lost with the absolute
certainty that you will be victorious is a great, good
feeling. But that does fully explain the mystery of the }
maze, the courtyard with its world class puzzles and
games acids to the equation, but still there's a missing
ingredient.
Opening times: 10am - 6pm
Maybe it's the people that come to the maze?
SWINDON • Daily from 11 July to 7 September
Everyone of them is pre-disposed to have
T • Weekends from 7 to 30 September
a fine time and .... they do !
Admission
Now two mazes to enjoy:
^-- WALES L0000N. • Adults £4.50; children/concs. £4
The Great Western Maze Swindon is 1 mile
• Family of 4 £15.
south of M4 Junction 16
And... The Great Western Maze, Bath • All 'Maises' free (with ID)
is 3 miles west of Bath on the A4 Conditions
• Under 14s to be
Call 01793 731170 or visit our web site accompanied by a THE
responsible adults
www.greatwesternmaze.com
• Regrets no dogs please
GREAT WESTERN MAZE