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Thamesdown Transport is pulling out all the stops to mark its one hundreth year at a free big bus rally at the
Science Museum, Wroughton.
Taking place on Sunday ' John Owen,Thamesdown Swindon & Cricklade
1 2 September, 1 0am to Transport general manager,
5pm, the event coincides said, "we hope lots of pea- Railway
with the Science Museum's ple will come along and cel- Saturday 11th September &
Heritage Weekend, when all ebrate with us. Its been an
the displays in the big hang- eventful century forthe com- Sunday 12th September
ers will be available to view, pany and with the start on Milita ry Weekend
including a bus which / 1 44" building our new depot at
served in the town during Barnfield Road this Autumn, TO PURTO TADPOLE LANE
the 1940s and early tj we're looking forward to our T NORTH
Outside, over 100 buses next 100 years." Blunsdon Station °° SWINDON '^
Tadpole Lane
are expected from compa- To get there, use the en-
Swindon. °
nies all over the country, trance on the A4361. A AYDON
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some of which will be trans- Wroughton to Devizes Road. SWINDON
porting visitors around the There will be a free bus serv-
airfield. During the after- ice from Fleming Way. Car When special events are not scheduled a
noon vintage coaches will parking at the Science Mu- train service operates on Sundays and
be taking visitors on Downs seum will cost £5. Bank Holidays 11am to 4pm
excursion trips, taking in John Owen of Thamesdown Transport
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A large number of stands will ing a brochure, model buses, pens
attract transport enthusiasts and and badges.
Thamesdown Transport will be There will also be a fair ground ,i tf
selling centenary souvenirs,includ- for children. i,.
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Is Swindon doing anything Shane Conner M ar tino Loueri Ann Marie Davis Ross Davidson
about Brunel's birthday?
The April Link revealed that ideas are being brought together on a
regional level to celebrate Isambard Kingdom Brunel's two hundreth NYONE '0R
EAKEAST is a
anniversary in 2006. Time is moving on and Swindon people have yet medy of marital
to be told what might be taking place. harps, a smattering
miSlaken identifies
d misunderstandings
However, whilst it is important to _ _ __._ _ the characters try
mark Brunel's contribution to the _ perately to keep up
eir e,pectibiIity
region, it is equally or perhaps more , "! - r idespite their aduitemus
:{ etz. This is a
important not to allow his legacy to
ai"' rYiotous comedy that
overshadow the contribution and :'. Will keep you in
heroism of so many people who ,
came to Swindon in the 19th and
20th Centuries to build the railway. ,> 1 ±
Brunel laid down the infrastruc-
ture for the GWR, by surveying the i p. -. ;* iq:
li ne and designing memorable
structures, but he quickly moved •'
on to projects elsewhere.
s I C Smash Hit Comedy by
The railway rolling stock and the
social organisation to ensure rail- associated library, the college and Derek Benfield
ways ran on time were the product theatre, and the medical fund which
of other's effort. Many great pea- became the template for the NHS.
Tickets: £15.50/£14.50 • Opening night offer: 2 tickets for the price of 1
ple stood on Brunel's shoulders, They came to the town, stayed and
£8 concessions on matinee performances
the mechanical engineers Gooch, created a place which was worth
Stanier, Dean and Churchward. living in.
and just as important the men of If Brunel's anniversary is to have WYVERN THEATRE
the works who built the rolling stock any real meaning in Swindon, the THEA"1'RE SQUARE, SWINDON
and then, in their own time, built history of the town's unsung he-
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the Mechanics' Institute with the roes should be brought to the fore.