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Something for everyone
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at the Arts Centre REVIR S'
If you have not made a trip to the
Arts Centre in Bath Road, Old SUL"Oon e Tt zz f l
Town. look for an event in the fol- SOLICITORS
lowing pages of Swindon Wide. for Independent
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Newly opened after refurbish- t/,& &t J&TLz
ment. the Arts Centre programme at the Jazz Cafe Marquee by the Designer Outlet Centre Financial Advice
appeals to a wide range of interest See us first for impartial guidance
and ages. Lots of cool and low, smooth and sexy, hip and funky jazz stuff, featuring on investment and money matters
Call 614837 for a copy. some of the best swingers around including Dennis Rollins Bad Bones
Launching the new look Arts Cen- Offices in Swindon,
Co.; hot latin rhythms from The Brasshoppers, Robbie Williams' side- Wootton Bassett and Caine
tre entrance on 27 January, com-
kicks The Ray Gelato Giants, British Jazz All Stars with Campbell
plete with Applause. poet Pam Contact Jeremy Angell
Burnap, along with the fantastic voice of Tina May, hot sax sounds from
Ayres. the Mayor of Swindon and on 01249 814536
Karen Sharp and more.
Old Town artist Mark Amis Authorised by the Financial Services
Take part in community workshops Authorin to conduct insestment husines,
including:
Are you up for some Hot Sax
with Helen Pysanczyn and Karen
Sharp; WILL
It's that Jazz Sing Swing Thing
with Tina May: Professionally drawn by
A performance workshop for peo-
ple with disabilities and their carers; THE ANDREWS
'Jazzin' It Up for Jesus' Commu- PARTNERSHIP
nity Worship.
A professionally prepared
For advance programme informa-
tion and to book tickets, call Swin- will can avoid delay and
don Arts on 463197. distress for your family
Home visit service:
Connecting to Lydiard's past through computers Single £49.95 • Double £69.95
Tel: (01793) 642245
History lessons at Greendown School, in Grange Park, are going to have a link with Lydiard Park after
computer firm Europhile Technology Consultants Ltd donated £5,000 worth of software and expertise to help
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students explore the life and times of the St John family.
Lydiard House and its park. next 1' w^ll^'t tit {Y'glM _ 1
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to the school. was home to a major ^,l;`"^ r ,1
branch of the family from 1425 ►" ` Into
when Oliver St John married r .` Arts & Crafts.
Margaret Beauchamp. It remained
in the family for over 500 years Can't find what
until Swindon Corporation took " you want?
over ownership in 1943.
Now family member Sonia St
Try us! Well worth a visit
John has assembled the family
tree into a computerised database -. A few of the items we stock
so that students can relate the role Airbrush Mosaic tiles
played by members of her family Basket making Pergamano
with key events in British history. Beads & sequins Pyrography
She said that Wootton Bassett Candle making Quilling
was represented in Parliament by Glass paints Rug making
generations of St Johns who lived Sculpting clay Sandy Art
in Lydiard House and several St Cross stitch Silk fabrics
John family members have held Face paints Silk paints
Sonia St John with Greendown students examining family tree docu-
high positions of State since the Hama beads Stamping
ments, front. Gurinder Purewal and Lianne Morris; standing, Lisa
reign of Queen Elizabeth 1. Tindle. Amy Willoughby. Michael Povey. head ofhistory Karen Hopkins, Jewellery making
"From the initial simple 32 gen- Sewing threads
Sarah Finch-Crisp, keeper of Lydiard House
eration tree will come original re- Selection of haberdashery
search material for individual the house in Palladian style during ture of the £5.5 million bid to the D.M.C. Main Agency
coursework with pictures and real the 18th Century. and the gran- Heritage Lottery Fund to restore Daylight lamps stockist
family stories of how events in his- deur of society life in the Victorian and develop Lydiard Park. 100s of other craft items
tory affected it. era." "Sonia's work and the sponsor- and a huge range of products
"The fate and fortunes of the Greendown head of history shipbyEurophileTechnologyCon- for the artist & student
family members can be traced Karen Hopkins welcomed thevalu- sultants is a significant contribu- Picture framing service plus
through several social and political able teaching resource. "The corn- tion to creating an important link DIY framing supplies
upheavals, including the periodic puter database will stimulatefasci- between local children and the his- Framework Art & Craft
outbreaks of the Black Death, the nating research into life at Lydiard tory within their own community."
63 Pembroke Centre
reign of Queen Elizabeth I. the Park, of the St Johns and also the She added that the bid to the Cheney Manor Trading Estate
Civil War, during which the family people who worked for them. HLF had been submitted in early
Swindon SN2 2PQ
allegiance was split, with three Sarah Finch-Crisp. Keeper of February and there will now be a
Tel/Fax 01793 513069
brothers fighting for the King and Lydiard House. said the education six month period of assessment,
Email: [email protected]
two on the other side for Parlia- li nk with Greendown and local pri- including visits by experts to look
Phone for directions. Free parking
ment, the splendid remodelling of mary schools is an important tea- at the proposals.