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Swindon &
Cricklade Railway

Diesel Unit/ 'Thumper' Weekend
Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th June
Murder Mystery Evening'`
Saturday 16th July
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Station , r NORTH
Tadpole Lane ° SWINDON
THE LINK MAL ZINE'S COIL -4 AhoUND SWINDON Tel: 771615
Trains: 11 am - 4pm «. . a°pp , „avpoN
Cafe, shop and WEST 3 WICK
SWINDON
free parking
Spectacle in the streets 'Ticket only event. £12 inc buffet. Call 692588
www.swindon-cricklade-railway.org
This year's Swindon Summer Festival starts on Wednesday 13 July and promises to get everyone's senses
sparkling.
Over 30 acts giving 70 free _ The weekend will kick off
performances will appear with the colourful carnival
over the five-day extrava- j t • i parade down Regent Street Over 2,500 sq. ft. of
ganza in the town centre. Al- on the theme of Cultural products for the Artist,
ternative and zany comedi- - Tales.' Crafter and Student
ans. professional festival One of the highlights of D.M.C. Main Agency
music, plus dance and spec- the festival will be Saurus
tacular acrobatic displays will - who perform with five metre Daylight Lamps Stockist
surprise and delight at every high dinosaurs. and Titan Picture Framing
turn, the giant robot. DIY Framing Supplies
The festival, organised by The festival concludes on Well worth a visit. Try us!
Swindon Council's Arts Serv- I i Sunday 17 July with Walk
ices, is sponsored by The f the Plank's pyrotechnics Framework Art & Craft
Dettol Foundation, set up by , and stilt walkers teaming up 63 Pembroke Centre
Swindon based company . with Punjabi drummers, the Cheney Manor Trading Estate
Reckitt Benckiser which has U >I. Dhol Academy. fora big car- Swindon SN2 2PQ
sponsored the event for the last appear at the Parade outside nival street party finale. Tel/Fax: (01793) 513069
Phone for directions. Parking.
five years. Debenhams. There will also be www.swindonartscape.co.uk
Emma Gilbert of the foundation breaths to be gasped as Tanza- -
said. "the festival is a fantastic an- nian group. the High Flyers, dis-
nual event that brings all of Swin- play their acrobatic talents.
don's communities together and is Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 July
cause for all to celebrate." is 'The Big Weekend' when 25 pro-
The festival begins on Wednes- fessional companies will be on the
day 13 July when a Gothic Don streets playing music. walking the
Quixote called 'Paka' and his in- trapeze, doing comedy shows,
credible full size metallic horse will dancing and much more.

Multi-culture party in the Old Town park
Swindon will celebrate all things fantastic from the Indian sub-continent
at the third Mela on Saturday 30 July at Town Gardens in Old Town.
Last year the day attracted
1 5,000 people from across Swin-
don and other parts of the country
and lived up to its description as a
great outdoor party.
Organised by members of the
Swindon Mela committee in tan-
dem with Swindon Council and
sponsored by NatWest, the Mela
starts at 12noon and includes a
range of professional Asian per-
formers as well as local and re-
gional talent.
A wide range of activities will be
on offer from cookery demonstra-
tions, to Indian head massage,
yoga and Reiki in the Health Zone,
plus bouncy castles and face paint-
ing in the Kids Zone.
The Mela Market will host 50 In the evening the Old Town
stalls offering clothes, jewellery, Bowl will be jumping to the brilliant
accessories and arts and crafts, as Bhangra beat of Alaap and Mona
well as mouthwatering Indian food. Singh. See opposite for tickets. ST
All activities and entertainment www.swindonmela.com
are free of charge up to 7pm. www.swindonartscape.co.uk