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Christmas treats in store at STEAM
Brass bands, bell ringers and barrel organs will help set the festive scene
on 6 and 7 December, 10am to 5pm, when STEAM - Museum of the
Great Western Railway opens its doors for just £1 per person.
Visitors to Christmas
at STEAM will have an
array of market stalls to
browse through. Traders
from across the region will
be selling seasonal luxury
items and hand-made
crafts - including jewellery,
ceramics, paintings, con-
fectionery and fayre.
Alongside the market
hall, Pegasus Brass Band
and the Merrybells will
be providing musical ac-
companiment, and there’s
a chance to win prizes in
a luxury tombola. Santa
will be in his grotto and
themed refreshments will
be on offer. For details call Staff at STEAM, ready to welcome you to
466646. the Christmas market

Lift the lid on what your town offers
Swindon is like Pandora’s box, writes Steve Causer of Frequency.
Once opened a whole raft of amaz- Pulling together is what Fre-
ing, stunning, startling, bizarre quency is about. We work with a
and sometimes awkward things whole load of organisations, busi-
can come out, but the fun is dis- nesses and individuals, too many to
covering. mention here, and the main reason
It has a vibrant arts scene that is to try and ensure some synergy,
over the past 3 years Frequency has cooperation and coordination in
been shouting about - in print, on what goes on so that as wide an
the radio, at events, online, in video. audience says, ‘HEY...Experience
You name it we have been promoting Swindon’ as there is a lot that goes
Swindon ...and so should you. on...don’t miss out.

MusicLink every month in this If you have yet to get involved with
very magazine is a great example. what Frequency does, well:
This gig guide provides another in- • see the gig guide on page 24;
formative aspect to The Link so that • come to our town centre music
readers can see the names of the showcases, Frequently inSwindon,
artists playing in the town. It really every last Saturday of the month
helps the local music scene, - there’s a seasonal special on
We been receiving positive reac- Saturday 27 December;
tions since we linked up, from ‘great
www.swindonrendezvous.co.uk www.lerendezvous.co.uk work’ to ‘wow, I did not know there • pop up to the new club night,
was that much music going on in FREEK, at Rehab in Old Town, every
Thursday;
Swindon.’
Paul Jellings, a local promoter • visit our websites;
of Playdead Events Management, • sign up for our newsletter, enter
passed us his comments: ‘What is our mega ticket giveaways and
nice is that something like Music check out all the other events and
Link helps to break down barriers things we get up to.
between those providing infor- • Oh...and mail me: steve@fre-
mation to potential audiences in quencyalive.co.uk if you are up to
Swindon. It gets the dates of gigs something or just want to shout
to people that may not normally about Swindon
have access to it, and presenting it www.frequencyalive.co.uk
in such a way means it jumps out to www.myspace.com/frequen-
readers - good on The Link.’ cyswindon
BOOK NOW Challenging Christmas
to avoid disappointment. Struggling for gift ideas? Marie Curie Cancer Care
suggests you give a 12,000 foot skydive. Call Clair Cusack for details
See menu on websites on 0117 924 7275 or mail [email protected]

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