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SUE’S High style without high prices at Nawab’s
GALLERY Sisters Caroline and Kristine Gunderson and their friend Ami Woodruff
made sure that they stood out from the crowd at their recent school prom
& FRAMING by designing their own dresses with the help of seamstress Sumaira
Lakeside Curtains 105 High Street, Cricklade Rafique of Nawab’s in the town centre.

Made to measure curtains, Tel. 01793 759016
blinds and soft furnishings www.suesgallery.co.uk
Free design service
Specialist framer of memorabillia,
Free quotation
unusual objects, cross stitches,
Fabric supply and fitting jigsaws
service available
For quality workmanship and Dry mounting and laminating
friendly service phone Karen on: Portrait commissions, limited
01793 539048 edition prints etc.
17 Hatherley Road, Nythe, Swindon Fine Art Trade Guild Commended Framer

Total Beauty Concept
Caroline and Kristine Gunderson and Ami Woodruff, centre,
from in Nawab’s colourful emporium of fabric
Working from magazine photo- stream of customers seeking her
graphs of pop stars and their own sewing skills. With the Christmas
sketches, Mrs Rafique brought party season only three months
their dreams to life. “They loved away, the demand for dressmak-
78 Thames Avenue,
their dresses and didn’t want to ing is likely to be high. On average
Greenmeadow, Swindon take them off,” she said. “I really a dress takes three weeks to make,
Tel: 01793 520813 love making dresses, especially including fittings, so she advises
AMPLE FREE PARKING when the girls are so excited and coming along as soon as possible
proud; they just glow.” to be sure of having a stunning
Customers can bring their own one-off outfit for the season.
fabrics or choose from the wide To update interior designs, Mrs
range in the Nawab shop and Rafique will make up soft furnish-
Sumaira will work her magic to ings such as cushions, curtains
produce a couture outfit at a sur- and table cloths.
prisingly modest cost; well under Nawab is open Monday to Sat-
the price of an off the peg outfit. urday, 10am to 4pm at 25 Tennyson
Since appearing in May’s Link, Street. Tel: 611869.
Mrs Rafique has seen a steady www.nawabs.co.uk
YOUR LOCAL PVC-U MANUFACTURER
Step back to the dance hall days
•Buy direct from and enjoy a night in aid of Prospect
our factory The team behind the tremendously popular Majestic Dance Nights, are
•We make it and aiming to take their total fundraising to £50,000 with this year’s event.
we fit it For one night only on Saturday and their target this year is to reach
13 October, Stratton Community the big 50k.They would welcome
•High security Centre will become the Majestic, any offers of raffle prizes or corpo-
• 10 year guarantee once one of the most popular dance rate sponsorship.
halls in Swindon. In the 1940s and Non-stop music will be provided
•Lowest prices 50s, dancers took to its temporary by the Les Bruce Big Band and the
dance floor, laid over the swim- Smiley Mac Showband.
Bob finds that the combination
Why not let ming pool at Milton Road baths. works well, with the big band pro-
Bob Lewis fondly remembers the
us handle dance halls in their heyday. “I see viding music for traditional ball-
lots of people celebrating their fifti- room dancing and the showband
everything eth wedding anniversaries who performing hits from the 1960s and
would have met at the Majestic,” 70s. The venue will be decorated
from start to he said. Eight years ago, he de- with 200 photographs from Bob’s
cided to organise a reunion to rec- collection featuring dancers and
finish? reate the old days. There was such popular local bands.
a positive reaction to his Majestic To relive the old days and try out
Call today 01793 790944 night that it has become an annual your Strictly Come Dancing moves,
event, organised with a team of call Bob Lewis on 822953 for tick-
or 07973 232435 (evenings and weekends) volunteers. ets at £14.
The Marsh, Lower Wanborough. SN4 0AS To date, they have raised Call him to offer prizes and spon-
£43,000 for the Prospect Hospice sorship for the event.

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