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Swindon Wide A Different Culture
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Technics keyboard players compare notes
BLAYLOCKS Keyboard Capers provides technical information and demonstrations for owners of Technics keyboards who
SWINDON’S FAMILY want to get the most out of their instrument. SWINDON
SHOE SHOP For those new to keyboards, the There is also an opportunity to hear Swindon is forever being knocked for its lack of culture, but here Dr Mike Pringle,
Est. 1920 Sing into Spring array of buttons and settings can be more from the club on Swindon Director of the Swindon Cultural Partnership, asks why and suggests that maybe
STOCKISTS OF ALL Members of Swindon Scratch daunting and the club has been set 105.5FM as they take to the air- Swindon’s culture is all that’s great about Britain.
up to help people understand the waves on Mondays 2pm to 3pm.
LEADING BRANDS Choir are holding weekly daytime technology. Fortnightly meetings are held
singing sessions for everybody on Members range in ability from on Tuesdays, 7.30pm to 10pm, at What exactly do we mean when & gardens; Swindon Museum & Grand Designs presenter Kevin on the Nation’s view of itself, or,
NEW SPRING RANGES Tuesdays from 3pm to 4.30pm at beginners to experts who are happy Moredon Community Centre. we say ‘culture’? That single word Art Gallery; a dozen brass bands; McCloud gives us a clue: perhaps more positively, is this
NOW ARRIVING Lower Shaw Farm. to share their technical know-how. www.keyboardcapers.com seems to affect everything in our the Railway Village; Swindon “It would be fair to say that simply an example of the great
Absolutely no experience is nec-
BLAYLOCKS essary. On offer is fun, friends and lives, including the economy, the Literature Festival; Coate Water; Swindon enjoys an abundance British sense of humour – the
GWR Community Centre and
ability we have to be able to laugh
of averageness. It is the place
regeneration and even the world’s
relaxation.
Bath Road Corner The cost is £2.50 to £4 depending Beat a retreat to Sardinia perception of Swindon. Baths; Lower Shaw Farm; to which, if you’re Mars or at ourselves?
Old Town on circumstances. Slow down life’s rhythm with a holiday that combines drum and yoga The Government Department Swindon Mela; Swindon Dance; Unilever, you take your Swindon has had a lot of press
For details call Linda Lee on tuition in a stunning setting in May.
Tel: 534271 875184. YogaWorks holidays are organised by Graeme and Afna Goodwin from for Culture, Media and Sport Wilts & Berks Canal; Arts Centre; prototype products lately because of the recession
Freshbrook. Graeme is a well respected teacher of traditional Gambian (DCMS) suggests that culture is Headquarters of National Trust; to be tested. - reporters think that Swindon
djembe drumming and Anna is a keen yoga practitioner so the couple have all the things that mean something Swindon Bowl; Steam Museum; Demographically is a good barometer of what
combined their two passions to create a beautifully relaxing holiday. to us (for example: shared Richard Jefferies Museum; it is Little is happening all over Britain.
They have chosen a resort in Sardinia and are taking advantage of the
quieter season when fewer Italian holiday makers are attracted there. memories, experience & identity, Swindon Town Football Britain, Yet, strangely, some of the facts
Throughout the week Graeme will teach drums, whilst Todd Tesen, a diverse backgrounds), as well as Club; Mechanics’ the suggest we are ahead of many
certiﬁ ed Anusara instructor will lead daily practice in asana, pranayama, the obvious things like arts, media, Institute; Swindon other places. We have something
13 Rodbourne Rd, Swindon Tel: 01793 490947 mantra and meditation. film, museums, libraries, literature Art College; like the third highest GDP
FREE To ﬁ nd out more call Graeme on 07828 788 552. and archaeology. But the DCMS Swindon (Gross Domestic Product) in
www.yogaworksuk.co.uk
HAIR TREATMENT definition also includes churches half the country, and recently
Swindon was declared the
with every Mothers’ Day gift problems solved & places of worship, sports, place with the lowest car
parks, open spaces, wildlife,
cut & blow dry An open evening on 13 March, 7pm to 9pm, where people can browse water & countryside, recreation, crime rates in the whole
during March for Mothers’ Day gifts will beneﬁ t mothers to be. children’s play, tourism, festivals UK! And the recent
Helen Barnett, owner of Pink But- rather than rely on friends and family & attractions, and even informal debate on speed
with this advert ton gifts and baby wear, at Godwin to sponsor her, Helen is using her cameras has
Late night opening Court, Old Town is donating all prof- business to boost income for her leisure pursuits! shown that we
With such a wide definition
on Thursdays its to Action on Pre-Eclampsia. chosen cause.
And the charity will receive 10 per Spring is the ideal time to take a of culture (maybe too wide), is have the courage
cent of proﬁ ts made every Tuesday fresh look at what Pink Button has Swindon still a cultural desert? to be different
Abbey Meads until the London Marathon on 26 to offer. As well as baby clothes, Actually, a quick look around from everyone
April, which she will be running with christening gifts and keepsakes,
Village Centre her mother. there is a range of gifts and cards. soon reveals that there is plenty else.
going on, for example, we have:
In short, we
Helen said that some of the Helen, who studied fashion design
Elstree Way customers will have been affected at university, makes some of the the little known Swindon Museum may be a town of
by the condition. “We had a similar items including cushions, doorstops
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Theatre; Lydiard House; Swindon
but that certainly
was very popular. People can come ised. The shop will also have Easter
in, have a look round the shop and decorations in stock. Collection of 20th Century Art; does not mean we
Quarter Aromatic OR Barbecue Ribs, There is parking directly in front Old Holy Rood Church; 150 parks are mediocre. Quite
Crispy Duck Crispy Seaweed and enjoy a glass of wine and a few of the shop. marathon; the opposite - maybe
nibbles”
Mini Vegetable Spring Rolls Her target is to raise £1,000 and, www.pinkbutton.co.uk Stanton Park; one of the great things about
Swindon Rugby Swindon is that it doesn’t brag
Satay Roast OR Lemon OR Shredded
Pork Chicken Chilli Beef Win a fantastic classic Club; English about itself, just gets on and does
things. But then again, maybe we
Heritage’s National
It’s forty years since Eric Carle’s famous children’s book The Very Hungry Monuments Record should shout about ourselves a bit
Sweet & Sour Chicken (HK Style) Caterpillar was ﬁ rst published.
Beef with Green Peppers in Black Bean Sauce Centre; Old Town Gardens; petrie dish of the UK consumer’s more...
Egg Fried Rice, Prawn Crackers & Fortune Cookies Continuously in print, ‘The Snowman’ fame, as Swindon Jazz Society; Artsite; DNA.” Considering the Britishness
it’s said the book has sold the Executive Producer, Science Museum Swindon; of Swindon a bit more - we led
faithfully utilises Carle’s
£17.88 one copy every minute unmistakable artwork to Lawns; Swindon Robins; The Great Britons the Industrial Revolution with
since 1969. It has eaten
(Menu Price £25.65. Discount vouchers cannot be used in conjunction with special meals) its way into the hearts of charming effect. Oasis; Queen’s Park; Swindon If Swindon is such an exact our railway works and, over
literally millions of chil- The DVD in a delight- Choral Society; Swindon Pride; microcosm of the UK, in terms the years, have shifted through
Licenced to sell and deliver wine and beer dren all over the world, fully designed sleeve
★ Tel: 01793 703388 ★ who have in turn bought comes with a copy of The Wyvern Theatre; Barbury Castle; of proportions of races, gender, computing and cars, to still be
economic profiles etc., then surely
one of the country’s top places
and, perhaps more significantly,
Very Hungry Caterpillar
OPEN: Sun - Thur 4.45pm - 11.15pm; Fri & Sat 4.45pm - 11.45pm copies to share with which can be read with hundreds of clubs, groups and it is logical to assume that we to set up in business, even in
their own offspring.
Last orders for delivery 15 minutes before closing time To mark the anniver- children at the same time. organisations that fit under the should be treated with the same today’s climate! And then there
sary of this classic, an animated The Associates are making three Government’s banner. What this respect as the Nation as a whole: is our geographical location:
version has been released on copies available to Link readers. means for Swindon is that there not jingoism, but pride. Yet much Swindon was recently named
DVD, along with four more of Eric To win one, tell us the conclusion must be thousands and thousands of the negativity aimed at our top of the list of the UK’s fastest
Carle’s stories, by distributors of the story and send your entry
The Associates. The production to Swindon Link, 71 Basepoint, of people engaging in ‘culture’ of town comes from the rest of the growing tourist destinations.!
by The Illuminated Film Company Rivermead Drive, Swindon SN5 one sort or another, every day! country (and, to be fair, from some The town sits in the midst of the
(who are responsible for The Little 7EX, by 6 March. Illustrations are So where do we get such of the people who live or work in best of the British countryside
www.rendezvous.uk.net Princess) with Raymond Briggs of welcome. a rotten reputation? Maybe Swindon). Is this a sad reflection and is perfect for exploring the
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