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Manor Garden Centre Musical extravaganza all about

Cheney Manor, Swindon Swindon to mark the Queen’s
01793 526691 diamond jubilee celebration
Open 7 days a week
Students and teachers of the Janice Thompson Performance Trust
(JTP Trust) are delighted that the Swindon public backed their bid in
a television phone vote at the end of July to secure £60,000 as part of
New 2011 the People’s Million lottery grant to stage an opera about the town.
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The Mayor of Swindon Ray Ballman with JPT performers at ‘The Boys
Entertain Concert’ in May at St Barnabas Church in Gorse Hill
Blunsdon Abbey Park from The Big Lottery Fund, the proj- involved in the project will be given
Having now received the cheque write the opera and school children
ect to create ‘Swindon: The Opera - A extra vocal training by the profes-
A new high-spec development of 8 park homes musical extravaganza for the 21st sional singing teachers within the
Century’ can now be turned into a trust.
Come along to our next Summer Open Weekend... reality for Summer 2012. The trust is the only vocal educa-
The opera will chart Swindon’s tional charity in the town, aiming
13th & 14th August history since the Queen’s accession, to promote, improve, develop and
widen public education and ap-
with performances forming the cen-
tre piece of the town’s celebration preciation of vocal music through
of her diamond jubilee. classes, workshops and the pre-
Or join us at our Janice Thompson, director of the sentation of recitals and concerts.
final open event JTP Trust, said, “we are absolutely Proceeds from ticket sales will be
in September: delighted and are very thankful used to offer more scholarship
to the people of Swindon and the classes around Swindon, for those
3/4 September surrounding areas for all their en- who wish to partake in singing
couragement and support. lessons but do not have the means.
10am - 4pm “I think the ‘phone lines all over Matt Fox said, “once we have
Swindon were red hot with people booked the venue, we will release
Available now, from only £147,500 voting for us.” the performance dates which will
Matt Fox, JTP trustee added, “the enable the audience to reserve those
roof nearly came off the studio when times in their diaries. We will de-
Can’t wait? Come along at any time to admire we heard we’d won. We’re looking liver an explosion of entertainment
the standard of development for yourself. forward to delivering a professional which will appeal to all ages and
musical extravaganza involving tastes. It will be an historic occasion
A quality residential lifestyle for the over 50s people in the community, from for Swindon, not to be missed.”
For details of the JPT, call 07876
toddlers to those who have lived
01793 722100 www.pineview.co.uk in Swindon over the past 60 years 766088 or mail: yaptheatrecom-
or more.”
[email protected]
Blunsdon St Andrew, Swindon SN25 2DU poser Betty Roe MBE and Matt will www.jtptrust.org
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