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Learn
to Jive

From Thursday 6th January @
Hook Village Hall, Hook, Nr Wootton Bassett
From Tuesday 11th January @
St Paul’s Church Centre
St Paul’s Drive, Swindon
Beginners classes at both venues start 7.15
Learn to Lindy Hop
from Sunday 9th January @
The Supermarine Sports & Social Club
Supermarine Road, South Marston
Christmas with a touch of the magic kingdom Beginners classes start at 6.15
F.F.I. 01453 752842
An estimated 20,000 people saw the town’s Christmas lights come to life on 18 November with help from www.justjive.com Email [email protected]
town centre improvement company, inSwindon, and Walt Disney World.
Now with only a few weeks until Mayor of Swindon on Thursday 2
Christmas, town centre businesses December ending at Wharf Green Check Swindon‛s
are doing all they can to make where the Salvation Army will be out our widest choice widest choice
Swindon the most attractive place leading carols round the tree. prices of discounted of discounted
to go shopping. Other events include a Christmas
Art, Craft and
Parking is only £2 for four hours Trail on Saturday 4 December and Art, Craft and
in Brunel West, Brunel North and the Mayor’s Charity Music Event Framing products
Fleming Way car parks but you on Sunday 5 December, working
can also save that cost because in partnership with Swindon Young Lots of extra bargains
there’s free bus travel to the town Musicians. Framework Art & Craft
centre if you board a Stagecoach From 9 to 23 December Wharf Unit 35 BSS House
or Thamesdown bus going to or Green will be brightened up with
from the town centre after 6pm and the wooden chalets of the German Cheney Manor, Swindon
before 9.30pm on Thursdays 2, 9 Christmas market with a minimum Ample free parking
and16 December. of twenty stalls of both local and in- Tel/Fax 01793 513069
Santa’s Grotto is also making ternational traders offering unusual
a return in the Brunel Plaza until Christmas gift items and goodies. Email: [email protected]
Thursday 23 December. www.swindontowncentre.co.uk www.facswindon.co.uk
This year there are lots of new Magic pixie dust descends upon Mayor
activities taking place including a Rex Barnett just before the Christmas
Festival of Light Parade led by the lights were switched on
Example to set standard for
entertainment at town’s newest venue
December sees the launch of the former bingo hall on Regent Circus
as MECA - Music Entertainment Cultural Arena - with gold selling, killer
festival performers Example on stage on 27 December.
MECA will also host four events
in December aimed at showcasing
the type of venue it aims to be.
“MECA has huge scope for stag-
ing a myriad of events,” said Steve
Causer of GVS who are setting up
the new venture. “Swindon wants
a live music venue, but MECA
is going to be so much more. In
December we will test the venue
with a number of shows which will
bring in a wide range of people.”
Neilson Promotions will organ-
ise a pre-Christmas dinner boxing
evening on 11 December, with a 4
course Christmas meal and DJs to Example, launching MECA
the early morning, with proceeds
going to the Pancreatic Cancer • The former bingo hall opened as
Fund Trust. The Regent Cinema in 1929 with
Another high profi le show will be 1,322 seats and an area at the back
announced by early December, as of the auditorium where patrons
well as details of a New Year’s eve could stand while waiting for seats
party. to become free at the end of the
Example prices start at £12.50 rolling programmes.
plus booking fee. Tickets for all It was the fi rst cinema built with
events are available from www. the talkies in mind, although it also
swindontickets.co.uk and by visit- had a separate programme ‘for
ing Swin City Comics on Morley those who favour the silent fi lm.’ It
Street. became a bingo hall in 1974.

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