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Sunday 30th April
THE LINK MAGAZINE'S GUIDE TO WHAT'S ON IN AND AROUND SWINDON & Monday 1st May
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(on Saturda Ivor will he static at
Haves Knoll for footplate visits.
Full steam ahead for Brunel party Train service will he diesel hauled)
MURDER MYSTERY
A series of celebration events in
Swindon to mark the life and con-
tribution of engineering genius IK
Brunel was launched in April, as Saturday 20th May
part of the South West's six month ket only event call 01793 692588 for details
long birthday party.
Steam, the museum of the Great
Western Railway at Churchward, CHILDREN'S
has opened a new exhibition rec-
TREASURE HUNT _7
reating Brunel's Duke Street of-
Sunday 28th May &
fice, with the great man himself
surrounded by plans. drawings and Monday 29th May
equipment. Closeby is another
Blunsdon ro NToN -_,POLEUNE
exhibition, the 'Battle of the
Station
Gauges' which describes the fierce Tadpole Lane °" SWINDON
struggle by Brunel to establish his Tel: 771615
broad guage as the standard for Trains: 11 am - 4pm
railways in Britain. The Mayor flay Fisher discusses the merits of establishing his vii/age as the Cafe. shop and H DON
location for the GWR works with /K Brune/ and his chief engineer Daniel WEST
Brunel features in the Swindon free parking SWINDON
Gooch at the launch of the Battle of the Guages exhibition at Steam
Festival of Literature during the www.swindon-cricklade-railway.org
first two weeks of May, with illus- will host a Royal Mail exhibition
trated talks on the man who set out telling the stories behind the Brunel
to do the impossible and a look at commemorative stamps launched
the places touched by Brunel be- in March.
tween Paddington and Penzance. Brunel mania comes to a close
Festival programmes are available at the Swindon Railway Festival
from libraries, by calling 771081 or on 15 to 17 September at Steam
looking at: www.swindonfestivalof with a day long symposium to ex-
literature.co.uk amine the great man's legacy and i =i -\!
An exhibition of photographs by two days to see visiting locomo-
Roy Nash at West Swindon Library tives. model rail layouts, displays
from 28 April to 13 May gives a and exhibitions. L1 D /J
fascinating insight into life 'inside The world premiere of the youth
the GWR works before it closed in opera 'The Little Man in the Big Hat
1 986. with over 100 youngsters telling
On 19 May Rosa Matheson will Brunel's story in song takes place
talk about'trip'the annual summer on this weekend.
day trip of railway families to the Lastly. on 23 September. Swin-
seaside and on 24 May. 'Fire & don Choral Society will perform a
Steel' a film on the works made in specially commissioned work,
the early 1980s by Martin Parry will 'Brunel's Kingdom.'
be shown at the old railway mu- There's more taking place, but
seum in Fleet Street. not included here. A souvenir pro-
July sees talks, walks, art shows, gramme of events is available at
performances and parades across li braries or Swindon Information
Swindon. Centre. by calling 463725 or at
Throughout September Steam www.swindonbrunel200.co.uk

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Theatre Square, Swindon
Wyvern Theatre Ticket Office:
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