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HALLOWEEN
Friday 31st October &
Saturday 1st November,
6.30pm - 8.45pm
SANTA SPECIALS
Sat 29th & Sun 30th November,
Also 6th & 7th, 13 & 14th,
20th & 21st December, 11am - 4pm
Blunsdon Station
Tadpole Lane.
Tel: 771615
Trains: 11am-4pm
Cafe, shop and free parking
Circus big top planned for Bradon’s summer celebration www.swindon-cricklade-railway.org
Next July sees the fi rst ever Big Top Festival, writes Jennifer Purcell, arts manager at Bradon Forest Licenced to carry out wedding and naming ceremonies
School.
This four day event schools invited to take
will celebrate the wide part include Brook MEN’S SHOES
range of local arts Field, Lydiard Millicent
and culture at our and Tregoze. an outstanding selection
fi nger tips, showcas- There will be a huge • Church’s • Grenson
ing new and entertain- Big Top tent erected • Loakes • Padders
ing productions from on the school grounds • Barker • Clarks
Bradon Forest School for performances but
students, including some shows will take • Rieker • Rohde
drama, dance and place in the school's • Anatomic Gel
music, and involving professional theatre Also an extensive range
people from Purton for a more intimate of slippers now in stock
and West Swindon. atmosphere.
Partner primary The Big Top Festival BLAYLOCKS
schools, local col- Getting ready for Bradon’s festival, Abby Carter & Harley Viveash takes place from 9 July Bath Road Corner
leges and specialist to 12 July. Old Town, Swindon
arts schools, and many more local the whole weekend culminating in Keep an eye on our plans at:
cultural organisations will be putting a 'concert at the pavilion' complete www.bigtopfestival.co.uk Tel: 534271
on performances for this new event with summer barbecue.
and there will also be at least one In these early stages we can
show from a nationally acclaimed already confi rm contributions from
professional theatre company. Purton Amateur Dramatics Society
We’re also planning a range of (PADS), Swindon Young Actors,
public workshops, art exhibitions by Swindon Dance, Commonweal
students and local artists, storytell- School, the Stevie Gilmore Sound
ers and walkabout entertainers, with and Circo Ridiculoso. Local primary
Interested in taking part?
Are you involved in a circus group or music band that might want to per-
form in a Big Top? Is your art group looking for an exhibition space? Can
you offer an interesting workshop for the public? If so, contact Jennifer
Purcell on 773981 or mail: [email protected]

In tune with the rock ‘n roll generation
Golden Oldies, an organisation with a mission to get the older generation
singing and socialising, has breathed new life into senior sing-a-longs.
Smashing the im- Grenville Jones,
age of OAP’s war- left, famous for
bling songs of the leading the Bath
First World War, the Male Voice choir
Goldies enthusiasti- into the fi nals of
cally sing along to the Last Choir Stand-
songs of their youth, ing, was inspired to
including hits such set up the Golden
as High Ho Silver Oldies charity after
Lining, Here Comes watching a TV pro-
the Sun and Summer Holiday. gramme about the Zimmers.
From November residents in Goldies plan to branch out with
six group dwellings will enjoy fort- social events, excursions and pub-
nightly song sessions. Gill Rus- lic performances. In fi ve years,
san, 64, from Freshbrook’s Elsie Grenville is planning a Big Sing at
Hazell Court is looking forward to the Albert Hall.
taking part. “We love singing to all More sing-a-long leaders, paid
the classic hits, like Frank Sinatra £30 a session, are needed.
songs. Music is a great way to lift Details from: www. golden-
people’s spirits; we can’t wait.” oldies.org.uk

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