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Swindon Wide
Be safe around fireworks
MEN'S SHOES
"Fireworks are dangerous and can be lethal," says Community Fire
an outstanding selection Safety Officer Fraser Drummond from Wiltshire Fire Brigade.
• Church's • Grenson Janet Mosley The utmost
• Loakes • Padders care is neces- Public events
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• Barker • Clarks 1 ^ t' sary in their
Classical Guitar storage, han-
• Rieker • Rohde dling and use.
Theory of Music whether you
Also an extensive range
of slippers now in stock General Musicianship ...: ._ are organising
a display for
BLAYLOCKS Lessons available -^*^+ --• the f a m i l y, QOM•
Bath Road Corner Tel: 01793 772832 Fraser friends or the
public.
Old Town, Swindon Mobile: Drummond
Tel: 534271 07798 880724 Wiltshire Fire Brigade want you
to have a safe event - by following
some simple do's and don'ts. risks
can be greatly reduced.
INK CREDIBLE LTD, 7 BELLVER, TOOTHILL, SWINDON SN5 8JU • Keep fireworks in a closed metal
box and take them out one at a
Professional ti me;
t-shirt printing • Follow the manufacturer's
instructions on each firework. Thursday 30 October
for businesses Read them by torchlight - Asda Walmart. North Swindon
NEVER a naked flame: Centre. Funfair and entertainment
or private sales
• Light fireworks at arm's length 6pm. Fireworks 8pm.
from as little as using a safety firework lighter or Saturday 1 November
£8 per t-shirt fuse wick: Swindon Lions Fireworks & Fair,
• Stand back after lighting: Polo Ground. Marlborough Road.
Call us now on 01793 873889 to place your order • NEVER go back to a firework Gates 5.30pm: entertainment 6pm;
once lit — it may go off in firework display 7.15 pm.
for that unique Christmas gift,
your face: Advance tickets: adults £3.50; chil-
or visit our website for special offers • Keep a bucket of water handy; dren/OAP £1.50 from:
www.ink-credible-ltd.150m.com • Used fireworks should be Victoria Bookshop, 30 Wood Street,
collected after the display with Old Town: Nationwide Building So-
ciety. Regent St.; Evening Adver-
care:
tiser. 100 Victoria Rd. Old Town.
• Douse with water, bury or place
in a metal container: Admission on the gates: adults £5;
Child/OAP £2.
• Keep children under control;
Free Park and Ride from Nation-
• Keep pets indoors.
wide Car Park, Pipers Way. Follow
If you must light a bonfire, inconnec- road signs and allow 30 minutes to
tion with a fireworks display. then: get to site.
• Site well away from
Tuesday 4 November
houses, garages. sheds, fences.
Brook Field School, Cartwright
over-head cables, trees and Drive. Shaw.
shrubs and always away from
Gates 5.30pm; fireworks: 6.30pm.
fireworks;
Tickets on the gates: adults £3;
• Before lighting thefirecheckthat children £1.50; families £7 (2 + 2).
no pets or children are hiding
Refreshments.
inside it;
• Build the stack so that it is stable Wednesday 5 November
Westlea School. Langstone Way.
and will not collapse outwards or
to one side: Barbecue 5.15pm: bonfire 6pm:
fireworks 6.30pm.
• Never use flammable liquids -
Tickets from the school office:
paraffin or petrol — to light
adults £3; children £2; families, in
the fire:
advance only. £8.
• Don't burn foam-filled furniture.
aerosols, and tins of paint or Friday 7 November
bottles: Oliver Tomkins School,
• Keep everyone away from the Beaumaris Road, Toothill.
fire - especially children, who Gates 6pm: fireworks 6.30pm.
must be supervised all the time: Tickets on the gate: adults £3; chil-
• For an emergency keep buckets dren £2; family ticket (2 + 2) £8
of water, the garden hose or a Saturday 8 November
fire extinguisher ready; Fireworks & Bonfire Spectacular,
• Pour water on the embers Lydiard Park.
before leaving. Bonfire lit at 6pm.
To obtain more fire safety ad- Entertainment during the evening
vice contact Fraser Drummond on Vehicle entrance via Hook Street
401216 or mail: cfs.swindon@ from 5.30pm.
wfb.org.uk Tickets: adults £5: children £2.