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Swindon Wide
Is cultural partnership in
Tailor-made SUE’S

by SueLynn GALLERY Swindon a closed shop?
& FRAMING
Barbara Prothero feels her views don’t count for much and asks
Curtains 105 High Street, Cricklade if decisions are being made without involving Swindon citizens
Pelmets Tel. 01793 759016 It’s not often I’m asked my views
www.suesgallery.co.uk
Roman blinds on culture and the arts, so I was
Swags & tails Specialist framer of memorabillia, interested in a proposed drop-in
session on 19 December, for eve-
unusual objects, cross stitches,
Cushion covers ryone to meet Swindon’s great and
jigsaws the good and share their ideas
No job too small Dry mounting and laminating about the town’s cultural life.
For further information call Generally, arts-speak fills me
Portrait commissions, limited with dread, as I feel instantly inad-
Sue: 01793 870451 or edition prints etc. equate at not being up-to-speed
Lynn: on 01793 330595 Fine Art Trade Guild Commended Framer with the jargon. Still, I thought it
would be good to go along to the Renowned speaker on cultural devel-
event organised by the Swindon opment Charles Landrey at the invita-
KUDOS FENCING SUPPLIES LTD. Cultural Partnership to put forward tion only event on 5 December
the view of the woman in the street. being unable to secure a place at
To
Kudos Purton You may be wondering what the what was described as a ‘friendly
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Swindon Late Night Alcohol
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“The Cultural Partnership aims which is played by an unusual set
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Ind. Est. Braydon, Swindon £10 min order, £3 delivery charge Not a bad example of the type of the council’s consultation on Sports
grand sounding but vague, arts- and Leisure in August, which had
speak that brings me out in a cold such a tight deadline that only a
sweat. couple of hundred people man-
So, I made every effort to be part aged to make their views known.
of the whole cultural development I do hope that I just slipped
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