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Mon to Sat 10am to 4pm
Take your fabulous finds to the museum 25 Tennyson Street
SWINDON
A team of experts will be on hand at Swindon Museum, Bath Road on Saturday 24 February to identify Tel: (01793) 611869
treasures dug up or discovered by members of the public.
During the Fabulous Finds day, In fact, one of the museum’s them for a few weeks to allow ac-
archaeologist, Katie Hinds, will be treasures, a Roman wine strainer, curate identification and recording BLAYLOCKS
examining anything dating from be- was discovered using a metal de- but they will then be handed back
fore 1700. She says that in recent tector and was donated to the Museum curator, Kirsty Hart- SWINDON'S FAMILY
years there has been a surge of museum. siotis will be looking at social his- SHOE SHOP
interest in archaeology, thanks to As Finds Liaison Officer for the tory finds from the 18th Century Est. 1920
programmes such as Time Team. Portable Antiquities Scheme, Katie onwards. She would particularly STOCKISTS OF ALL
“The past is still exciting to people records all items brought to her for like to see household items, any-
and an interesting find can really posterity. She may ask to keep thing connected to shops or busi- LEADING BRANDS
stimulate the nesses in Swindon and buttons.
imagination. Geological finds will be exam- NEW SPRING RANGES
“A few years ined by a member of the Wiltshire NOW ARRIVING
ago archaeolo- Geology Group. The geologists will
gists were also be showing visitors how to BLAYLOCKS
against people make small replica fossils of trilo- Bath Road Corner
using metal de- bites and ammonites.
tectors, but • See other exhibitions at Swindon Old Town
now we work Museum & Art Gallery on page 24 Tel: 534271
with them.”
Katie Hinds
measuring mu-
seum artifacts
and museum
curator, Kirsty
Hartsiotis hold-
ing the Roman
wine strainer
Building business
Spoon bender at Butterfly World with you in 2007!
When Uri Geller needed butterflies to feature in his latest TV programme
to help people overcome their phobias, he chose to film at Swindon’s Further to the success
Butterfly World at Studley Grange
of Basepoint Swindon’s
He brought Gwawr Bell, who was from the canteen which he bent
terrified of the creatures, to see easily. He also reproduced draw- open day on 11 January,
some of the 40 species at the cen- ings done by someone on the other the management team
tre. She needed help as her hus- side of the room and they were like - Beverley Reynolds and
band had recently bought a butter- photocopies.”
fly farm in Anglesey. The butterfly farm, one of Eu- Lyn Chapman - would
Manager Luke Brown said that rope’s largest, has a variety of en- like to express their
Gwawr couldn’t even set foot in- vironments for different species. thanks to all who
side but after Uri had worked his Seeing butterflies large and small
magic she seemed to be completely flitting around in tropical heat is supported the event.
cured. “He’s a nice guy and totally always a enchanting experience.
believes in his power. I’m very scep- See the advert on page 24.
tical about these Due to the increasing popularity of the Basepoint
things, but we gave Business Centre there is only a limited amount of
him three industrial space still available. If your business needs a start-up
strength spoons
unit, room to expand or even a hot desk, without
Uri Geller with But-
terfly World staff, being tied to a long lease, call Beverley or Lyn on:
Philip Noon, Wendy
Watts, Luke Brown, 01793 608800
manager, and
former butterfly Basepoint, Rivermead Drive, West Swindon
phobic Gwawr Bell

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