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Sculpture to guard Swindon's red line
Just half a mile from North and West Swindon stands a series of
Over 2,500 sq. ft. of
concrete anti-tank obstacles, hastily installed as part of the GHQ Red
Line in the dark days of 1940 as Britain stood alone and ready to repel Geive products for the A rtist,
invaders. Crafter and Student
In September, the World ichael.. D.M.C. Main Agency
War II artifacts alongside Daylight Lamps Stockist
the River Ray will be joined Picture Framing
by a life-size figure of a DIY Framing Supplies
Home Guardsman, crafted
in steel and concrete by Well worth a visit. Try us!
sculptor Andrew Selwood, Framework Art & Craft
from Pinehurst. 63 Pembroke Centre
His work Waiting will be Cheney Manor Trading Estate
publicly unveiled at a cer- Swindon SN2 2PQ
emony near the main en- Tel/Fax: (01793) 513069
trance to the Swindon & Phone for directions. Parking.
Cricklade Railway's Bluns-
don Station. on Saturday
11 September at 11 am. Line Dance
The event will launch the with
Railway Society's Military Midnight Cowboys
Weekend on 11 and 12
Tuesday: Even Swindon, 7.00
September and will be at- Community Centre Jennings Street (off
tended by several ex-Home L! Rodbourne Road)
Andrew ho/ding the mode/ of Waiting in front
Guards and a historian con- The fantastic Robert Lamberti Wednesday: Rodbourne Cheney, 7.30
of the wrapped work ready to be unveiled,
nected with the preserva- as George Michael, winner of Rodbourne Cheney Club, Moredon Road
overlooking the concrete anti-tank barriers Granada's 'Stars in Their Eyes' (near Rodbourne Arms)
ti on of World War II defence
together with a 4 course Thursday: Coleview 7.00
li nes. as his late father, George Selwood,
candle-lit (little'!. Community Centre. Nythe Road
Andrew, 47, who is studying for served in the Home Guard during
Step by step instruction
a degree in Fine Art Sculpture at World War II. 7V ^7 01 for absolute beginners
Bath Spa University. was commis- Eddie said. "as the 60th anniver- - te1: 01^ ^^ Weekend socials in Highwonh
sioned to produce Waiting. by sary of the end of World War II Blunsdon House Hotel and Swindon
Eddie Thomas of the railway soci- approaches. Waitingwill be a stun- - -..---.-. * * * * For more details
ety. It proved to be a particularly ning and timely addition to Swin- rVv, ,, blansdonhouse.co.uk Ring Lewis Watson on 764732
fitting, if poignant, task for Andrew don's landmark public sculpture." Ten years of teaching!