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VINTAGE TRANSPORT
WEEKEND

Saturday
12th August

and Sunday 13th August
THE LINK MAGAZINE'S GUIDE TO WHAT'S OI i i AND AROUND SWINDON
10.30am - 5pm
Best ever Mela promised for Saturday 29 July IVOR
Although beset with sponsorship uncertainty at the beginning of the year, the problems have been overcome THE
with help from Intel UK. the Army, Wiltshire Police and the Swindon Cultural Partnership and organisers of TALKING
the fourth Swindon Mela are looking forward to an even bigger and better event than in previous years.
ENGINE
Taking place in Town Gar- ternative Eastern therapies,
dens in Old Town, the day will whilst Intel will be showing off Saturday 26th August*
see fantastic colour musical state of the art computer tech- Sunday 27th August
acts from the touring scene and nology.
& Monday 28th August
local talent on show. Chair of the Mela organising
*On Saturday Ivor will be static at
Among a host of stars ap- committee Rizvana Sheikh said, Hayes Knoll for footplate visits,
pearing are international pop "we're delighted this year's Mela Train service will be diesel hauled
y
sensation, Ragha . the biggest is going ahead. Several local
Blunsdon
name in world-wide Bhangra, organisations and businesses
Station rD vuarory TARP ELANE
Jazzy B. legendary Pakistani saw the potential of being in-
Tadpole Lane NORTH
folk singer Arif Lohar and In- volved with this nationally ac- SWINDON a
Tel:771615 7, ^
dian brass band and Mela fa- claimed event and we are very Trains: 11 am 4pm m KN
vourites, Bombay Baja, be%w. pleased to have them aboard. Cafe. shop and WEST
A delicious variety of Indian This year's event promises to free parking SWINDON 5
food will be on sale as well as ^. be the best yet with a strong line Now licenced to carry out weddings
stalls selling jewellery, clothes, Master Mela cake maker, up of international stars, a huge and naming ceremonies
Melba Sheffield from West/ea
accessories, musical instru- wealth of local talent, as well as www.swindon-cricklade-railway.org
ments and arts and crafts. A stun- and cooking workshops will also many other attractions."
ning fashion show, Bollywood feature.
dance and traditional Indian folk A health zone will see a range of
dance, plus demonstration areas complimentary therapists offer al-
Britt flies in for a spell
Swedish beauty. Britt Ekland will be working her magic as the fairy
godmother in Cinderella at the Wyvern Theatre this winter.
Makingafly-
ing visit from
Sweden, Britt
met up with fel-
low cast mem-
bers. including
a pair of beau-
tiful Luckens
ponies.
The star, fa-
mous for roles
in Man with the
Go/den Gun
and Get Carter
said, "about
And you wi//go to the ball - every night for a month. Britt
twenty years
casts her spell over Cinderella Lucy Sinc/air at the panto
ago I wanted to launch at Lydiard House in early July
return to the
theatre but I couldn't do it: panto- joyed their visit to the theatre."
mime was a great way of overcom- Although her Wyvern persona
ing stage fright." won't be too involved in the knocka-
Her appearance in Cinderella will bout parts. Brit enjoys seeing the
be the twelfth. Having played a audience join in. "The fairy god-
range of fairy godmothers, fairies mother in Cinderella is the story
and wicked witches, Britt obviously teller linking the scenes together.
enjoys this peculiarly British tradi- so there isn't a lot of spontaneous
ti on. "I love everything about pan- interaction with the audience. But
tomime. It's a great feeling to be the joy of pantomime is how the
entertaining so many people and audience takes part in the show;
knowing they will have really en- leave it to the others."