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Swindon Wide What’s
Children & Family Film
WANTED

Link Magazine Events Sunday 1st, 8pm
An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore.
Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th, Interspersed with bracing bits about
Real Ale Weekend distributors 10am to 5pm our climate now and in the future, this
Swindon Kite Festival. Box kites film highlights global facts and tells a
Saturday 5th, for Toothill - Oliver are specially featured this year
Tomkins area and human story. Presented in
Sunday 6th alongside all other types. Rocket fliers association with Swindon Climate
Tattershall area
& Monday 7th May Greenmeadow will also be showing their amazing Action Network. SFS. Arts Centre
aircraft that can reach heights over
Woodhall Park 2,000 feet. Buy a kite and join in. Wednesday 9th, 7.30pm
Murder Far From the Madding Crowd.
Pembroke Park Free. Science Museum, Wroughton Classic adaptation of Thomas
Mystery See details on page 31
Oakhurst - Cassini Hardy’s novel stars Julie Christie as
Weekend Drive area Saturday 19th, 1pm Bathsheba, Terence Stamp as Sgt
Swindon Aero Model Club. Display Troy and Devizes as the town of
Saturday 19th May Call 722002 or 723745 of models and the chance to fly one Casterbridge. SFS. Arts Centre
for details with an expert. Under 18s must be
Ticket only event Thursday 24th, 7pm
Call 01793 692588 for details accompanied. Free. Science Little Miss Sunshine. The hilarious
Museum, Wroughton. See details
Swindon’s widest choice on page 33 and heartwarming Oscar-nominated
Swindon’s widest choice
Swindon’s widest choice
Swindon’s widest choice
Swindon’s widest choice
Children’s Treasure Hunt of discounted Saturday 19th, 2.30pm film about a young girl entering a
of discounted
of discounted
of discounted
of discounted
Art & Craft
Sunday 27th & Art & Craft beauty pageant and her dys-
Art & Craft
Art & Craft
Art & Craft
functional family. A Big Film Club
Monday 28th products presentation followed by a talk from
products
products
products
products
May from a guest speaker. Includes free drinks.
£9. Arts Centre
Framework Art & Craft
Framework Art & Craft
Framework Art & Craft
Framework Art & Craft
Framework Art & Craft
Blunsdon TO PURTON TADPOLE LANE 63 Pembroke Centre Swindon Film Society (SFS) films
Station Cheney Manor Estate, Swindon are for members only. It is possible to
NORTH join on any film evening.
Tadpole Lane BLUNSDON SWINDON See and feel the products
STATION
Tel: 771615 B4553 A419 before you buy, and get personal
Trains: 11am - 4pm Junc 6 THAMESDOWN DRIVE Theatre
Cafe, shop and PURTON ROAD HAYDON advice from our knowledgeable
WICK
WEST MEAD WAY
free parking SWINDON and friendly staff. Tuesday 1st, 7.30pm
Licenced to carry out wedding Well worth a visit!
and naming ceremonies
Tel/Fax 01793 513069
Tel/Fax 01793 513069
Tel/Fax 01793 513069
Tel/Fax 01793 513069
www.swindon-cricklade-railway.org Tel/Fax 01793 513069 Jungle Book. Full of fascinating
www.purplenimbus.co.uk characters, wonderful music and with
the opportunity for some children to
take part in the action. 5 years and
up. £6, family £18. Arts Centre
Old Bell Saturday 19th, 10am to 4pm
Swindon Festival of Literature
Pottery & Crafts Children & Families Day. Puppetry;
funny and mischievous misguided
tours round the park; poetry walks;
High Street, Lechlade • Tel: 01367 252608 juggling and more. Tickets for tours Faustus performed by the Firebird
Theatre Company. A radical,
and puppet shows: 770401. Lydiard
E-mail: [email protected] Park powerful and deeply personal
reworking of Marlowe’s classic play
Saturday 19th, 10am to 1pm and re-told by 16 disabled actors who
FOR GREAT GIFT IDEAS 2pm to 5pm offer up a world of temptation, magic,
Create Your Own Comic. An
sin and desire, combining comedy,
introductory workshop to the basics high tragedy and pathos.
Knitting & Haberdashery of comic book creation for anyone They are joined by Olivier award
who ever wanted to draw super- winning actress Kathryn Hunter and
Sewing needs: X-stitch ~ Tapestry ~ Rowan heroes and tell gripping stories. Ages actor John Nicholson.
~ Jaeger ~ Patons ~ Yarns and Patterns 8 and up. Booking essential. £15. The performance is suitable for
We’ll also gladly order anything else you need. Arts Centre children over 12 and will be BSL
Saturday 26th, 4.30pm, Sunday interpreted.Tickets £5.50 , students
Dolls houses & miniatures 27th & Monday 28th, 12.30pm £4.50, from Bradon Forest School,
Balloon Festival. Hot air ballooning tel: 773981.
Traditional games & toys; local craft items and family entertainment with some Wednesday 2nd, 7pm
In the Stable amazing balloons and arena What I Heard About Iraq. Powerful
entertainment. Saturday £20 per car,
drama constantly updated using the
A great selection of Sunday & Monday £6, child £4. actual words spoken and written by
local pottery. Bowood House politicians, soldiers and civilians
Also: China seconds Sunday 27th & Monday 28th, 11am involved with the war. Stunning
to 4pm photographs provide a backdrop to
from Stoke-on-Trent
Children’s Treasure Hunt. Trains the cast of 5. Followed by free post-
In the Garden every 30 minutes. Tel: 771615. show discussion. £10. Arts Centre
Swindon & Cricklade Railway, Wednesay 23rd, 7pm
Pots, planters & Blunsdon Station. Sweet William. Michael Pennington
ornaments from Thursday 31st in a highly original one-man Shake-
around the world Magical Masks. Craft activity for 5 speare production. Its aim is to
Mon to Sat 10am to 5pm • Sun 11am to 5pm to 11 year olds. Book on 466556. connect the bard’s writing with events
Swindon Museum and Art Gallery. in his life. £10. Arts Centre
21 May 07 24 20/4/07, 2:13 pm