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CRICKLADE RAILWAY

DECEMBER

SANTA SPECIALS

THE LINK MAGAZINE'S GUIDE TO WHAT'S ON IN AND AROUND SWINDON

Catch Christmas at Steam and Lydiard House
Steam – Museum of the Great Western Railway will echo with the sights and sounds of the festive season Trains run from
on 2 and 3 December, a weekend complete with brass bands, bellringers, choirs and barrel organs.
11am to 4pm on
A Christmas-themed play will be To provide extra Christmas cheer
Saturday 9th & Sunda} 10th
performed at various ti mes prices are reduced for the festive
throughout the weekend on the weekend: £4 for adults. £3 for chil- Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th
station platform and visitors will be ` il". dren and concessions. A family Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th
able to make tree decorations and ticket will be £10 for two adults and
personalised Christmas cards at two children, and £12 fortwo adults Also 6pm to 8pm
on Saturday 9th
craftworkshops. There will be stalls J- and three children. Under fives are
from across Wiltshire selling hand- J ^ `J free.
made gifts, traditional crafts, paint- Also for sale will be the STEAM Blunsdon Station
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ings, GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY '4]^Fi' 2007 calendar of paintings by ac- Tadpole Lane f,^ "• °` NORTH
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Tel:771615
claimed artist Sean Bolan at £4.99. Trains: 11 am - 4pm SWINDON y
At Lydiard House. imagine what It will make a great Christmas gift, Cafe, shop and .
it would be like to celebrate Christ- featuring paintings of GWR broad free parking IND
mas in a grand country house Vic- gauge railway stations including SWINDON E
torian style. Shrivenham. Melksham and War- Now licenced to carry out weddings
and naming ceremonies
From Saturday 2 to Saturday 23 wick.
December the state rooms will be More details from: www.swindon-cricklade-railway.org
+ decked in traditional festive green- www.swindon.gov.uk/STEAM
or,
from the
1- ark and stunnin g -
decorations by floristry students at
Wiltshire College. Lackham. left.
Activities forfamilies, visitors and
lovers of music are listed on pages
32 and 33. Another attraction will
be the new covering on the four
poster in the state bedroom.
The house is open Monday to
Saturday 10am to 4pm. Sunday
2pm to 4pm. Normal admission
applies: £2.20 adult. £2 senior. £1
child. under 5s free. Discounts for
SwindonCard holders.
For details call Lydiard House
on 770401.
Has Swindon got the vision thing?

It s the big question that the Swindon Cultural Partnership will be asking
on Tuesday 19 December. and they want Swindon people to contribute
their ideas over mince pies.
The partnership is looking for residents to join its community consul-
tation group to advise and make recommendations to the partnership.
To find out more about the group and meet members of the Cultural
Partnership, or if you just want to know what's going on. book a place
at The Culture & Community Drop-in on Tuesday 19 December at
Swindon Dance. Old Town Hall, Regent Circus.
For details call Laura Dennis on 328765 or mail:
[email protected]
www.creativeswindon.org.uk
It's the last chance for culture
The consultation follows a seminar for an invited audience on 5
December on the topic: Creativity v Negativity - The Last Chance for
Swindon. Leading movers and shakers from business, government and
the arts will speak on the contribution that an excellent arts and cultural
environment makes to the quality of life in atown, and will be suggesting
how Swindon can create a better atmosphere for it to flourish.