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Swindon’s library puts town in premier league Are you
Swindon had something big to shout about when the new £10 million Central Library opened its doors looking for a
on Monday 20 October – on time, and on budget. new partner
Built onto the back of the Victorian morning and late-night weekday only two and a half years ago. in the Wiltshire SN
Town Hall in under two years, it opening until 10pm. For the first “The design has completely postcode area or surrounding counties?
won a top national environmental time, the library is open for four fulfilled the original brief, which Free registration until 2009 -
award even before it was finished. hours on Sundays. was to create a thoroughly modern what have you got to lose?
Inside are 77,000 books and over Swindon Council leader coun energy-efficient building, but one www.snandsingle.co.uk
60 free-to-use computers on three Rod Bluh said, “Swindon now has which complemented the classic
floors. Thanks to a new feature – the one of the best public libraries in the Grade Two listed brick-built Victo- Bargain holidays,
Express Zone – it will be open an country - perhaps the best - and it’s rian town hall it’s attached to. I’m
extra 24 hours a week, giving early in stark contrast to what was here particularly proud to say that it has flights, hotels, villas,
Man in the know been designed in-house, led by the apartments aBroad
council’s architects who are part of
Thousands of people over the last 44 years have drawn upon the the property services team.” + Free website builder
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See behind the scenes
Take a tour of the new Central Library and meet the award winning ar-
chitects over a glass of wine with the Swindon Civic Trust on Thursday
27 November, 7.30pm.
Cost £4, free to trust members. For details mail Kate Brailsford: the-
[email protected] or call 495479.

All pink to support breast cancer awareness
Staff at The Works at Redhouse village centre donated ten per cent of their
takings on Saturday 25 October to support breast cancer charities.
Apart from all the staff dressing up in something pink, the salon of-
fered some great raffle prizes, including a spa day at Champneys and
Paul Mitchell hair and beauty products.
Works against breast cancer, from left, Natalie Goward, Simone Moss, Danielle
Roberts, Lauren Easey, Paul and Sheila Edwards, Jess Kline

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