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Music Outdoors
Tailor-made NAWAB’S
Saturday 31st March, 7.30pm Friday 6th, 10.30 - 4.30pm
Wessex Concert Orchestra. Easter challenge Follow a trail of by SueLynn
Swindon debut concert featuring clues around Westonbirt Arboretum • Fabrics
music from The Sound of Music, and make Easter decorations. Curtains • Indian suits and saris
Chicago, The Dambusters March Admission price: £7 adult, £6 conc, • Jewellery
and more. £8, tickets from Brian £2 child. Challenge: £3 per child, Pelmets
Taylor Music, Commercial Road. ages 4+. Westonbirt Arboretum Roman blinds • Haberdashery
Phoenix Theatre, New College Saturday 7th to Fri 13th, from 10am Swags & tails •Tailoring and curtain
Tuesday 3rd, Eggtastic. Search for eggs around making service
8pm the arboretum and work out which Cushion covers www.nawabs.co.uk
Julie Fowlis. animals laid them. Admission price:
Gaelic Singer £7 adult, £6 conc, £2 child. Westonbirt No job too small Mon to Sat 10am to 4pm
of the Year in Arboretum For further information call
2005. Julie Wednesday 11th, 10.30am to 1pm Sue: 01793 870451 or 25 Tennyson Street
SWINDON
presents an Birds of a Feather. An ideal event
evening of for newcomers to birdwatching. View Lynn: on 01793 330595 Tel: (01793) 611869
music and the spring visitors to the park.
song. £12. Advance booking on 490150. Coate
Arts Centre Ranger Centre
Thursday 12th, 8pm Wednesday 11th,10am to 3pm
Phil Beer. One half of Britains’s most Forest Skills Course. Explore and
successful acoustic duo Show of discover the woods, set up camp and
Hands takes to the road on his own. build shelters. Make a campfire and
£10. Arts Centre cook on it. For children 8 to 13 years.
Friday 13th & Saturday 14th, Advance booking on 01367 250369.
7.30pm and Saturday 2.30pm Stanton Park Ranger Centre
Salos Spring Concert: As Long As Wednesday 11th, 2pm
I Have Music. Tickets from 852711. Guided Tour of Walled Garden. A
Phoenix Theatre, New College chance to see the progress that is
Thursday 19th, 8pm being made to transform the walled
Billy Mitchell and Bob Fox. Two garden into an ornamental fruit and
performers who learned their trade flower garden. Free. Lydiard Park
around Tyneside play together and Friday 13th April
alone. Billy fronted Lindisfarne for 8 Westonbirt Open Day. Environ-
years and Bob has twice been mental games and activities in the
nominated as BBC2 Folk Singer of education centre. Admission price:
the Year. £10. Arts Centre £7 adult, £6 conc, £2 child. Westonbirt
Sunday 22nd Arboretum
Paolo Nutini. SOLD OUT. Oasis Sunday 15th, 3pm to 4.30pm
th
Sunday 29th, 7.30pm Picture Perfect. Take photos of Michael Jackson The Tribute: Friday 18 May
Swindon Recital Series: Elizabeth Swindon’s most diverse nature Combined with a spectacular dance
Watts soprano. Lyrical, dramatic reserve. Two cameras available to performance, including all the
songs by Mozart, Faure and Strauss borrow. Advance booking 490150. signature moves – Ben’s tribute
followed by impressionist settings Stanton Park Ranger Centre is the closest you can come
by Debussy, Vaughan Williams and Saturday 21st, 10.30 - 4pm to experiencing a live
Walton. £10, GCSE and A level Magnificent Magnolias.Come and Michael Jackson show.
students £2., accompanied under explore the amazing early magnolias
14s free. Arts Centre and other spring flowers and discover
their secrets - take part in a quiz and Take That Tribute: Friday 8 June
th
Fundraising try your hand at flower crafts. See and hear all the greatest hits
Admission price: £7 adult, £6 conc,
Charity Tea Dance £2 child. Westonbirt Arboretum of the most successful boy band
Gorse Hill Working Men’s Club ever. Fake That simulate the original
Sunday 22nd, 11am to 4pm
Monday 23 April, 2pm 5 piece line up of Gary, Mark,
TWIGS Open Day. Activities for the
Swindon U3A Dance Orchestra whole family to enjoy at TWIGS’ Howard, Jason and yes even
£3, includes light refreshments Robbie Williams!
beautiful gardens. Live entertain-
Call George Connell 740263
ment, craft and plant sale. Free. A show not to be missed.
Celebrity Autograph Auction Opposite Manor Garden Centre,
Friday 27 April Cheney Manor All Tribute evenings include the act followed by a disco to 1am.
Over 200 autographed photos Tickets are £34 per person and include a four course
and memorabilia on sale from candle lit dinner. Doors open at 8pm
stars including Kylie Minogue Why not meet your party in Carrie’s Bar for a pre-dinner drink
and Wayne Rooney.
Proceeds to Eastrop Infant School, To book call:
Highworth. Tel: 763772
Tickets only on sale at school
Usborne Books
Throughout 2007
£5 to Prospect Hospice for every
party booking.
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