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Gala weekends put steam railway
on the tourist map
An ambitious programme of events over two weekends in June has set
the scene for future developments at the Swindon & Cricklade Society.
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society plans to extend an-
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station at Taw Valley Halt in
the park itself.
Visitors will then be able to
travel to the society's base at
Blunsdon station and eventu-
ally beyond.After Mouldon Hill Join us for our ever successful annual Black Tie
Summer Ball for an evening of dining and dancing
the charity aims to complete
with our live band Pop of Ages, the superb party
a station outside Cricklade.
band who return to Shaw Ridge again to perform
Vice chairman Dave Peacey However, he said the first week-
said the weekend had been very end had been marred by people everything from classic pop from the 60's right up
to sounds of the present day.
successful. "Ninety nine per cent walking on the line and the police
of Oakhurst residents who have had to be called at one point. "It Also included in the evening is a delicious three
moved into houses next to the rail- seemed that one or two were de- course dinner and dancing to Top Hat Disco.
way line were pleased to see the liberatelytryingtocauseaproblem. Arrival from 7.30pm, dinner at 8.00pm, dancing
trains passing at last - we've been "The society now has permission until late, tickets are just £28.00 per person.
promising to do this for many years. to run trains at up to 70mph every
"We had families waving to the dayoftheweek.Therailwayisavery
passengers, above, and having dangerous place and we must ask
barbecues in their gardens watch- people not to trespass on the line"'
ing the trains going by. There was a www.swindon -cricklade - railway.org
good positive atmosphere."

Friday 9th July
Join us for an evening of entertainment with JK
as Robbie Williams.
3 course meal followed by entertainment
for only £2 9-00 per person

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