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Teddy Bears’
Balloon race
sunday 22nd June
Blunsdon Station
Tadpole Lane.
Tel: 771615
Trains: 11am-4pm
Cafe, shop and free parking
www.swindon-cricklade-railway.org
Ballet goes big on the Swindon Screen Licenced to carry out wedding and naming ceremonies
Roll up, roll up, bring your rugs and picnics for a live performance of Romeo & Juliet on Swindon’s BBC Big
Screen at Wharf Green in the town centre.
On Sunday 1 June watch ballet whilst Prokofiev’s memorable and
as you’re never seen it, as if you’re emotive scores will draw you into
in the Royal Opera House, Covent the dramatic tale, filling you with Do you have
Garden, but dress how you like and the passion and heartbreak of the
enjoy it with family and friends. star-crossed lovers. any Gold?
Shakespeare’s enduring tragedy The performance launches this
has become one of the most popular summer’s BP Summer Big Screens If you have, then
works in the Royal Ballet’s repertory, programme which has been en-
joyed in many cities in previous you have cash!
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West presenter Alex Lovell, left,
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video screenings by local film Lauren Cuthbertson as Juliet, Ed- Turn that unwanted
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mances. Conway
The Wimbledon finals feature
on 5 and 6 July, followed by the
first night of the Proms on 18 July, presents:
with the Olympics dominating
screen space in August.
More programming details can www.
be found at www.swindonlink.
com

Beatbullyz date with Hollyoaks on 24 June
Swindon band Beatbullyz will get a huge boost in June when they will
be seen on Channel 4’s Hollyoaks.
Band mem-
bers - Bully,
Disco, Bozo
and Philonius
Funk - won a
national com- .com
petition ear-
lier in the year
to perform in
the series and
spent a day in
Liverpool on 6
May filming with Beatbullyz with the cast on the Hollyoaks set
cast members in the SU Bar. with the release of our latest album
Beatbullyz will be seen perform- Rootz; it’s been a brilliant showcase
ing their winning track Keyz to Life for our work.”
and a video diary made of their day The band also performed in the
can be viewed on the Hollyoaks site: VIP suite in the prestigious new
www.channel4.com/entertainment/ Gaucho restaurant at the O2 arena
tv/microsites/H/hollyoaks in mid-May.
Andy Bullimore, singer and Locally Beatbullyz can be seen
producer from Peatmoor, said ap- at the Bowl Benefit in Old Town
pearing on Hollyoaks was giving Gardens on 31 May.
Beatbullyz great exposure. “Win- See band details and future gigs
ning the competition coincided at: www.beatbullyz.com