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Cultural quarter project stuck
A £20,000 public art project to light up the cultural heart of Swindon has been mired in difﬁ culties - and two years on is still not complete.
Head of Culture Swindon Helen then there was a delay in the instal- colour schemes. exciting to all the visitors. By hook
Miah said the relatively small project lation earlier in the year because of The project also included a clean or by crook we’re going to ﬁ nish
should have been ready to coincide the risk of winter frost; for all exterior lead work on the this - and it will include the Wyvern
with the re-opening of the Wyvern then the lighting company went Wyvern, cleaning and repainting dragon which will be relocated on
Theatre, but has been hit by a series bust. the canopies, new window signage, the ﬂ y tower, spotlit to watch over
of unfortunate events. Since then the artist has had and etched glass doors. the cultural quarter.
When the dragon sculpture on commissions all over the world and Helen said she had run multi- “By keeping the dragon and the
the side of the theatre was removed hasn’t been available to complete million pound schemes which lights separate it will draw attention
to make room for a dynamic light the work. had been a breeze compared to to the scale of the building and
display, the aim was ‘to draw at- The lights – paid for by building this one. “I’m keeping my ﬁ ngers ensure it’s seen from as far away
tention to the emerging cultural developer contributions set aside crossed it will all be ready in time as possible - eventually the Wyvern
quarter,’ but: for public art – are now working for Sleeping Beauty in December, Theatre and this whole area will be a
ﬁ rst there were problems with the but ‘stuck’ on one colour. Eventu- when the lights will look effective and beacon of the arts in Swindon.”
design; ally they will cycle through various Study in vertical magenta: the lights on the outside of the Wyvern

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Gallery impresses parents to buy
their children’s work
Abbey Meads Youngsters at Orchid Vale Primary School in Haydon End turned their
Village Centre school hall into an art gallery before the end of term.
All 225 children were asked to draw or paint a picture, or create a col-
Elstree Way lage in the style of different artists which they had been studying. Some
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a visit to Swindon’s railway village.
The images were professionally framed and parents were invited to
Quarter Aromatic OR Barbecue Ribs, visit the art exhibition and buy the pictures in aid of school funds.
Crispy Duck Crispy Seaweed and “It’s amazing what a frame does to a picture,” said headteacher Debbie
Mini Vegetable Spring Rolls Kalynka. “The children loved seeing their work set up in a gallery and
were delighted to show it off to their parents.”
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