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the bigger picture Fat Dog reopens
with well known
chef in the kitchen
The Fat Dog in Shrivenham re-
opens on Saturday 28 August,
under the helm of Swindon and
Wiltshire chef Jim McKenzie who is
well known for his signature dishes
at The Old Bank in Old Town and
The Three Crowns in Brinkworth.
Formerly the Victoria Tavern,
the restaurant has been popular
for many years as a place to relax,
have fun and enjoy good food.
After extensive refurbishment,
as one of the new owners, Jim is
proud to re-launch The Fat Dog
with a great new menu reflecting
his natural talent and passion for
food, and a life long ambition to
Award winners with back from left, Suzanne Seaton, Sarah Sumner, coun David Renard, Swindon cabinet lead member open his own restaurant.
for children services, John Winterflood of Swindon Music Service, Amy Higgs and Liz Terry of Sing Up
To give you a great incentive to
Westlea Primary is a school absolutely brimming let anybody say singing is uncool as you get older; become one of the first to discover
with singing. Because of this fantastic enthusiasm, you’ve discovered here how great it is to sing together. what he and The Fat Dog are offer-
it has received the coveted Platinum Singing School “Your school is one of the very few who have this ing, there’s a 25 per cent discount
as part of national Sing Up Awards which recognise, award, you’re a champion for singing, setting an ex- to all who book in September. See
celebrate and promote schools that put singing at the ample to all the hundreds of schools in this region.” the advert on page 21 for details.
heart of school life. Headteacher Suzanne Seaton said she was proud of
Platinum status can only be achieved if a school is everybody involved. “All the children love singing, the All you can eat
selected to be recognised as a leader in singing. Children staff have done wonderful work to put it into everything in the West
at a special assembly on 20 July, were told they are the we do, and parents do an invaluable job supporting
only school in Swindon, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire staff when the choir sing in the community and at The former Chinese Experience
and one of only 40 in England to go platinum. festivals. And choir teacher Mrs Sumner has such an restaurant on the banks of Peat-
John Winterflood, of Swindon Music Service, who amazing commitment; she puts in so many hours to moor Lagoon is due to reopen in
nominated the school, told the children, “singing is make singing enjoyable for everybody. We could not mid-September as an all you can
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central to our being, it’s a really powerful tool; don’t have received the platinum award without her.” eat Oriental Buffet.

West Swindon has one of the best
Asian restaurants in the land
The Taj Mahal at Shaw Ridge Leisure Park run by Freshbrook resident
Arju Miah won the Federation of Bangladeshi Caterers Outstanding
Restaurateur of the Year Award on 18 July.

Arju Miah and Mahar Ullah, centre, with their staff at the Taj Mahal
Mr Miah, who was presented with gladeshi Caterers has bestowed
a crystal glass trophy by Secretary upon me. From all the thousands
of State for Business Vince Cable of Indian restaurants across Brit-
at London’s Lancaster Gate Hotel, ain, they chose to recognise the
was selected as the business own- Taj Mahal in Swindon.”
er over the age of 35 ‘whose res- Mr Miah is no stranger to receiv-
taurant provides the ultimate dining ing awards. His Taj Mahal restau-
experience in terms of quality, de- rant in Chippenham was placed
cor, creativity and service.’ in the top 100 British Curry res-
Mr Miah opened the Taj Mahal in taurants in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
January, in partnership with Mahar In 2003 he received the MBE for
Ullah. He said, “it is a tremendous services to charity and community
honour that the Federation of Ban- relations.

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