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Swindon Wide

Swindon & Tailor-made A cultural debate that has only just begun
Cricklade Railway In the February Link Barbara Prothero expressed her frustration at
by SueLynn being excluded from a Swindon Cultural Partnership discussion on
Special Diesel Weekend culture in Swindon in December. Sarah Dawnay, below, of the cultural
17th & 18th March Curtains partnership explains there will be more opportunities for all to express
‘Thumper’ classes their viewpoints.
73 & 03 freight trains Pelmets December was a very busy month
Roman blinds for the Swindon Cultural Partner-
Blunsdon TO PURTON TADPOLE LANE
Station Swags & tails ship. Amongst many other things,
NORTH we worked to generate cultural
Tadpole Lane BLUNSDON SWINDON
STATION
Tel: 771615 B4553 A419 Cushion covers debate by hosting a day about
Trains: 11am - 4pm Junc 6 THAMESDOWN DRIVE ‘Creativity or Negativity’ and we
Cafe, shop and PURTON ROAD HAYDON No job too small held a drop-in session to explore
WICK
WEST MEAD WAY
free parking SWINDON For further information call how the community would like in-
Licenced to carry out wedding Sue: 01793 870451 or put into the workings of the cultural
and naming ceremonies partnership.
www.swindon-cricklade-railway.org Lynn: on 01793 330595 The seminar aimed to get Swin-
don discussing culture and its
legacy for the town, while the com-
Swindon’s widest choice
Swindon’s widest choice
Swindon’s widest choice
Swindon’s widest choice
Swindon’s widest choice munity event was more introspec- Barbara Prothero, who (like
of discounted
of discounted
of discounted
of discounted
of discounted tive and about the cultural partner- Cinderella) was kept away from
Art & Craft
Art & Craft
Art & Craft ship itself. our community drop-in session by
Art & Craft
Art & Craft
One seminar can only just start
products
Late Night Alcohol products to ask questions, so we have to what I can only call an administra-
products
products
products
tive glitch. The session proved that
Delivery Service from continue to explore how creativity there was an appetite for discus-
Framework Art & Craft
Framework Art & Craft
Framework Art & Craft can have an impact - from histori- sion about our work, so Decem-
Framework Art & Craft
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• Beer • Wine 63 Pembroke Centre cal Swindon to dramatic alterna- ber’s event was a start rather than
• Cider • Cigarettes Cheney Manor Estate, Swindon tive visions for the future. This has an end in itself.
• Alcopops • Spirits See and feel the products already started to be played out to As I have explained to Mrs
• Champagne • Condoms before you buy, and get personal a wider public, starting with a radio Prothero, we would welcome her
Tel: 01793 522300 advice from our knowledgeable debate on that day and following to a further meeting about the work
feed back we appreciate that the
and direction of the cultural part-
Website: www.Bevies.biz and friendly staff. debate about culture must go on. nership and I can confirm that we
Open Thurs, Fri and Sat Well worth a visit! Therefore, by the April Link we will host such an event in March.
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£10 min order, £3 delivery charge Phone for directions tiative to engender further debate the net and would like to engage in
amongst the people of Swindon. this debate, please contact me per-
We have apologised in writing to sonally on 328763.
WI winds down
There’ll be no more jam and Jerusalem for Tootleabrook WI as the
branch has closed after 23 years.
Falling numbers have meant that and other facilities. However, rural
subscriptions don’t cover the costs branches are still thriving and many
of hiring a hall so the members of the Tootleabrook members will
decided to suspend meetings. be joining Hook and Wroughton.
The group started in 1983 with “I’d recommend the WI to any-
about 50 members, many of them body. You meet lots of people and
wives of RAF personnel. They cre- have interesting speakers,” said
ated the unusual name to repre- Jean, who will be continuing her
sent the areas covered: Toothill, involvement at Hook.
Westlea and Freshbrook. “Greenmeadow WI is still going
Secretary, Jean Brock, ex- strong and there are many other
plained that it is difficult to attract groups within a few miles of Swin-
younger members in West Swin- don.”
don, where there are so many ac- To find your nearest group, go to
tivities available at the Link Centre www.womens-institute.org.uk
Jam jars wanted
If you have a jar that’s almost empty, be it for jam, coffee or similar,
don’t throw it away, or send it for recycling – they are needed for a
good cause.
The Marie Curie Cancer Care hold T lights to create a meander-
Swindon fundraising group are ap- ing candlelit path in the park.
pealing for readers to start collect- If you can help, and for details of
ing jars for them over the next few the Swindon fundraising group, call
months. Clair Cusack on 0117 9247275 or
They are planning are a ‘Light up mail: clair.cusack@mariecurie
the Night’ in-memoriam walk on 16 Clean jars can be dropped off at
September through Town Gar- Marie Curie shops at Victoria Road,
dens, Old Town and need as many Old Town or Wootton Bassett High
open topped glass containers to Street.
www.walfins.co.uk
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