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Cricklade Railway
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Frida 27th October
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& Saturday 28th
October 6pm - 8.45pm
Blunsdon Station ,
Tadpole Lane
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Exhibition on offer to spread town's history Now licenced to carry out weddings
and naming ceremonies
A remarkable set of photographs first publicised in the April Linkis now available in exhibition form and can www.swindon-cricklade-railway.org
be borrowed for display at venues around the town.
The pictures taken by Roy Nash side' the works.
portray the last 20 years of the Daniel said, "this is the trust's SueLynn i
town's railway works before it shut first local community involvement
in March 1986. Most remained in project since moving to the Heelis Partners
Roy's archives until he was per- building. Roy's pictures are a
suaded by West Swindon librar- unique record of Swindon's recent For tailor made
ians to put on a display which was history."
a tremendous success. Roy said he had been flattered Curtains • Pelmets
National Trust community in- that the trust was willing to create Roman blinds
volvement officer Daniel Rose 5 an exhibition but thanked TheLink Swags & tails
learnt of Roy's work through The for bringing them into the public
Link and approached him about eye. "When you were willing to Cushion covers
developing a touring exhibition of Roy Nash and Daniel Rose, publicise the exhibition at the li- Measuring and fitting advice
images and descriptions of life 'in- promoting the Crave//ing exhibition brary in April it really spurred me No job too small
onto scan and print the pictures for
For further information call
people to look at."
Arts Centre celebrates half a century The exhibition of 100 photo- Sue: 01793 870451
graphs can be borrowed by con- or Lynn: on 01793 330595
Back in the days when rock 'n roll was just breaking out across the
tacting Daniel Rose on 817408.
country. when teenagers posed in winkle pickers and wore a quiff and
hung pictures of Audrey Hepburn or Doris Day on their bedroom walls,
another great event took place, the opening of Swindon Arts Centre in
Devizes Road on 1 September 1956.
Some argue that the
first arts centre was in a
former Methodist hall in
the town centre 10 years
earlier, though others
will look to the 19th Cen-
tury Mechanics' Insti-
tute as Swindon s first
arts, cultural, literary
and educational institu-
tion.
Over the past fifty the
Devizes Road venue Swindon Mayor Mike Bawden celebrates Swin-
has welcomed an im-
donArts Centre with manager Clary Bean. deputy
pressive list of comedi- leader of Swindon Fionula Foley Friends of the
ans, actors and musi- Arts Centre Jane Miles and David Holder and
cians. including singer
council leader Rod Bfuh
Helen Shapiro. Rolling
Stones drummer Charlie Watts, Arts Centre said it is a much loved
actors Edward Fox and Robert venue for local groups and also by
Powell. Matt Lucas and David nationally known artists. 'The inti-
Williams of Little Britain have also mate setting of the centre makes it
performed there. very special for performing arts
Marking the exact date the build- groups and also touring musicians
ing opened. Mayorof Swindon Mike and comedians because they're
Bawden said the town should be so close to the audience.
recognised for having the oldest "The programme improves every
municipal arts centre in the coun- yearthanks to manager Clary Bean
try. "Fifty years ago Swindon was and his colleagues, and also the
at the forefront of a flourishing arts volunteers who keepthe place run-
scene and we are determined that ning."
this should continue as plans for Monthly listings can be found on
the regeneration of the town cen- the Swindon Wide pages and also
tre come forward." at: www.swindon.gov.uk/arts cen-
Jane Miles of the Friends of the tre