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Head RusH Mario helps Golden Cavalier
St Mary’s Church in Lydiard
HaIR & BeauTY Park, one of Swindon’s most
historic buildings which is
Latest styles, realistic prices, great service filled with St John family
monuments, is in need of
Cutting • Colouring - tints - foils vital restoration work costing
• Perms • Extensions • Bridal hair thousands
The congregation is desper-
• Children’s haircuts Julie, Sheralee, Gemma ately raising money to support
Tel: 602552 grants from various heritage
organisations and Mario’s
73 Basepoint, Rivermead, Westlea, West Swindon Restaurant in Old Town is
Behind Renault building/Allen Ford helping out.
A fundraising evening on
Free parking • Late night Wednesday & Thursday 21 September is open to all.
Cash or cheque payments only A ticket for a three course
meal at Mario’s costs £18.95.
To book call Eunice Salmon
on 871606 or mail: eunice.
[email protected]

Bradon’s big top festival is a wow
A year’s hard work planning a festival that involved hundreds of children
from Bradon Forest School and partner primary schools in July was a
huge success writes organiser Jennifer Cady.

There are just too many highlights Jo Stroud and Plastic Fiction.”
to mention them all. The quality of Jo Cook from Brook Field Pri-
performance from all the partici- mary School wrote, “thank you so
pants was just out of this world and much for the organisation that went
we were so chuffed to see everyone into Friday night. The children and
pull out all the stops for this amazing parents had the best time, and
event. The primary schools really thoroughly enjoyed performing in
blew us away and we’re very much the tent.”
looking forward to working with the Parent Jackie Newton said,
young performers when they come “my cheeks hurt from smiling; I
up to Bradon in September. just haven’t stopped smiling all
The festival went off without a weekend.”
hitch thanks to the help and sup-
port from the staff and students Alive with history
at Bradon Forest, but also from The Swindon Branch of the Wilt-
the public and other performers. shire Family History Society meets
Everyone seemed to be willing to every two weeks at 7.30pm in
muck in whenever and wherever Gorse Hill Community Centre to
needed and it really helped to con- discuss research problems and
tribute to the sense of community exchange ideas.
at the festival. On Thursday 3 September
The feedback was tremendous. Russell Wear will talk about the
Guest judge Lawrence Wakefield Swindon & Cricklade Railway
said, “we had a great time and were and on Thursday 17 September,
amazed by all the talent but also by Dave King, editor of the Swindon
the scale of the event. I can’t imagine Advertiser, will talk about the his-
anything like that ever happening at tory of the paper.
the school I went to. You guys did a New members are always
great job of putting it all together and welcome. For details call Glenys
the acts that stood out for me were Bettle on 525523.

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