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VINTAGE TRANSPORT
WEEKEND
Sat 9th & Sun 10th August
(10.30am - 5pm)
CHILDREN’S
TREASURE HUNT
Sun 24th & Mon 25th August

Blunsdon Station
Tadpole Lane.
Tel: 771615
Trains: 11am-4pm
Last chance to see historic engine Cafe, shop and free parking
www.swindon-cricklade-railway.org
King George V, the engine that has rested by the platform at STEAM, Museum of Great Western Railway, is Licenced to carry out wedding and naming ceremonies
to be shunted out in early September for a two year break.
It will be making way for
Evening Star, the last steam Do you have
engine built in the Swindon
railway works before old tech- any Gold?
nology was fi nally killed off by
British Rail.
The museum is full of summer If you have, then
holiday action for children with you have cash!
new attractions for all
Alan Greer, business director 9 – 14 – 18 – or 22 carat
at STEAM said, “we’re thrilled = Best Prices Paid
to be offering so many new ac- We buy scrap Gold, any
tivities including our high-tech amount any condition.
interactive signal box and a Contact Barry on
brand new children’s area.” 07798 - 682198
Alongside the permanent Turn that unwanted
displays, interactive exhibits Gold into Cash
and seven locomotives, special
events include summer fun
quizzes every day. to 5pm and parking at the Designer
Smiley Cats Kidz Club Holiday Outlet is free on exchange of an
Camp for 4 to 11 years runs on admission ticket.
Wednesdays and Thursdays, For details call 466646.
9.30am to 1pm. Structured arts and www.swindon.gov.uk/steam
crafts, games and a supervised tour • Swindon Railway Festival on 13
of the museum are on offer and costs and 14 September - see page 22
£11 a day or just £8.60 with a Swin-
doncard. The club recently received Steam online
an excellent Ofsted report.
The museum comes alive twice A wealth of archive images of
a month at ‘Meet the Railway Work- Swindon’s railway heritage are to
ers’ when visitors can climb aboard be found online.
the famous locomotives and talk to Choose from hundreds of pictures
retired railway men who explain the and buy prints or have them printed
controls and give vivid descriptions on mugs, t-shirts, mouse mats or
of what it was like to drive the huge key-rings. Products on the site start
engines. at £2.99.
Steam is open daily from 10am www.steampicturelibrary.com
Service to mark the
50 years in dance end of steam
The Estelle School of Dance On Sunday 10 August, 3pm, there
celebrates its fi ftieth anniversary will be a service to commemo-
on 2 August, amazingly under rate the 40th anniversary of the
the guidance and tutorship of its end of mainline steam on British
founder Patricia Bennett. Railways.
She teaches every class every It is being planned by Rev.
day, from under 2’s to adult body fo- Rosemary Power with the Mayor of
cus, keep fi t and adult dance at the Swindon Steve Wakefi eld in recog-
school in Upham Road. nition of the town’s skilled labour
Have you ever danced with or heritage, their contribution to the
had a connection with Estelle? wealth of the nation and the com-
Trish Daniels would like to hear mitment to future generations. Tue 9 - Sat 13 Sept 2008
from you so that Miss Bennett’s All are welcome to attend at Tue 7.30pm, Thur 2.30pm & 7.30pm
achievement can be celebrated. St Augustine’s Church Summer 5IFBUSF 4RVBSF 4XJOEPO 8JMUTIJSF 4/ 2/ Fri 7.30pm, Sat 2.30pm & 7.30pm
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Mail: trish.daniels@bbsrc.ac.uk Street, Rodbourne. XXX XZWFSOUIFBUSF PSH VL Tickets: £18, £16 Tue-Sat Eves, £15 Thu & Sat Mat

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