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Flower festival in the park
The flower displays in St Mary's Church, Lydiard Park are always spectacular and this year's festival, from
Friday 23 to Sunday 25 June, 1 Oam to 5pm, will no doubt match those in the past.
The year the theme is A Festival of Weddings to paper, tin and leather.
celebrate marriage as a sign of unity and loyalty See the displays organised by the church flower
which enriches society and strengthens community, guild, local groups and schools, and learn about the
Some twenty displays around the historic church, anniversaries as well.
identified by writer Simon Jenkins as one of the best The church holds it annual summer fair with lots of
in Britain and featured in his TV programme, will stalls outside the church, next to the drive to Lydiard
portray many different anniversaries, not only the House from the Grange Park entrance on Saturday
well known waymarks of diamond, silver and gold, 24 June, 1.30pm to 3.30pm. All proceeds go towards
but also those that are passed along the way like the considerable cost of maintaining the building.

Film to transport you through Swindon's engineering past
A mid-summer film festival will celebrate the town's industrial heritage and the amazing machines that were
part of its success, in a very appropriate setting: among the treasures of Wroughton Science Museum
In an inspired coupling, the Mu- musical accompaniment, classic Wroughton. The festival pro-
seum and Swindon Film Festival kids' films, and the latest Holly- gramme can be found at:
have joined forces to celebrate wood blockbusters. www.trainsplanesautos.co.uk
Brunel's 200th birthday with a Throughout the weekend there Tickets are on sale via the
weekend programme of archive, will be family activities,educational website and Swindon venues. All of St Marys historic features
documentary and feature films for events and tours of the Science Places are limited so booking is will be on show tike the incredible
adults and children under the title Museum's collection kept at advisable. Golden Cavalier statue
Trains. Planes and Automobiles
on 1 and 2 July.
Within Hangar D4, which houses Twin themes for Old Town Festival
the Lockheed Constellation airliner,
vintage cars and hovercrafts, au- This year's events in Swindon's Old Town at the end of June are a joyous jumble of attractions harking back
diences will see films featuring the to the past and celebrating the here and now.
impact that the machines have had The opening day on Saturday 24 A family fun day on Sunday 2
on the movies. June will be a mix and match. Look- July in Town Gardens will bring
There will be documentaries and ing back to the glorious achieve- festivities to a close.
archive footage on the Great West- ments of Brunel on the 200th anni- The programme can be found
ern Railway, silent movies with live versary of his birth, with celebra- at: www.oldtownfestival.co.uk
tions and entertainment in Wood Jazzing around in Old Town
Street on a Victorian theme from The Swindon Jazz Festival will
11am to 4pm. Closeby in the compliment events in Old Town
hotter'
Godwin Court car park, there will with eight days of jazz in and around
Ti no be a World Cup human tabletop the pubs and clubs and on the
football league kicking off at 0 streets. Fourteen of the perform-
9.30am. This takes place on a gi- ances are completely free.
ant inflatable football pitch with This year sees two new innova-
some 128 real life players taking tions: commuterjazz from the Hugh
part during the day. There will also Turner Quartet at the Great West-
Swindon's Queen Victoria Mary
be street entertainment, children's ern Bar in Station Road and a new
£45 rides and a farmers' market. Ratcliffe and the Town Crier Fred venue in a marquee on the Lawns
In the evening local bands will Ferris bigging it up for Old Town on 1 and 2 July. Highlights of the
Other styles and
colours available play in the Town Gardens Bowl. The festival climax takes place week include performances by the
while stocks last Throughout the following week with a grand tented medieval ban- Louise Parker Quintet, known for
there are plans for guided walks, a quet, with entertainment and auc- Billie Holiday style vocals, and the
BLAYLOCKS performance by Tanwood School ti on on Friday 30 June and on Steve Waterman Sextet playing a
FAMILY SHOE SHOP of Dance, Swindon Society images Saturday 1 July, a street proces- tribute to Benny Golson. Details
Bath Road Corner, Old Town of the past slide show and a choir sion and festival stalls and events can be found at:
Tel: 534271 concert on The Lawn. on The Lawn www.swindonjazz.co.uk

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