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THIS APRIL, WHY NOT...

THINK:SWINDON

This April, Swindon is celebrating the simple our lives. The list below gives you a taster of what
idea of thinking about other people. is happening during the month. For the full list plus
Throughout the whole month, Think:Swindon, details of dates, times, venues, contact etc. you
can pick up a brochure from many places around
supported by Nationwide Building Society, is about Swindon, or visit our website at:
events, activities, places and, most importantly, people
who make a difference to the lives of others and to www.thinkswindon.org

ANNE FRANK + YOU - A powerful exhibition created by the Anne Frank Trust
including: the chilling ‘genocide tunnel’; a near-life-size replica of Anne’s bedroom;
photos and replica artefacts.
England Observed - English Heritage’s exhibition of beautiful and stimulating pho-
tographs of England over six decades by German émigré John Gay.
EXHIBITIONS
Movement 2000 - Stunning series of paintings depicting displaced people by local artist David Bent,
set in the context of a refugee camp within Swindon newest gallery, Post Modern.
St. George’s Day - Catch the Mayor’s show on the 23rd or join us and Miss Swindon on Saturday
25th April to celebrate the feast of England’s Patron Saint with exciting events in the town centre and
beyond - including a VERY BIG Swindon St. George’s Day surprise!
24 Hours - On Saturday 18th April, get your camera out and help us to create a unique photographic
record of one day in our borough. Just take a photograph of ANYTHING - your family or friends, your
football team, your bedroom carpet or just some paint drying!
CELEBRATIONS
Pictures of Africa - A charity evening of amazing South African fi lms and music, with VIP guests
including member of Nelson Mandela’s legal team, Lord Joffe, and his artist wife Vanetta.
A Thoughtful Film Season - Swindon Film Society has pulled together a series of fi lms all over
Swindon, including The Edge of Heaven, When did you last see your father, Wondrous Oblivion...
SHOWS
On the Air - Swindon’s very own community Radio station - Swindon 105.5 - will be dedicating
considerable airtime to Think:Swindon through Art to Art, presented by Andrew Brewerton, and Think
Week - a series of shows promoting the ideas behind the season.

Out and about - Explore secret gardens, cycle around Coate Water, meet new friends at Out of the
Can, sign up to ‘climb Everest’, buy a handmade walking stick, hop on the Keeping Swindon Safe bus,
COMMUNITY
or maybe even take on GWR presenters in the Mini Moto Grand Prix.
Ffi nk Fforde - Join us for an open forum with top author Jasper Fforde to discuss ways in which
literature can infl uence or even change the world - often for the better.
Winning Words - Maybe the Think:Swindon poem will inspire you to get writing - your words could
win you a fantastic train set, books, puzzles, a notebook just like Anne Frank’s diary, Swindon Wildcats
WORDS
T-shirts, free tickets and memorabilia. Or you might even become Mayor for a day!

STIMULATE YOUR MIND

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