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CLOSING DOWN SALE
starts 4th January, 2011
HUGE RANGE OF ART,
CRAFT AND PICTURE
FRAMING SUPPLIES
Fantastic bargains
throughout the store

FRAMEWORK ART & CRAFT
Unit 35 BSS House
Cheney Manor Trading Estate
Swindon SN2 2PJ
Tel/Fax 01793 513069
Artwork could adorn town centre offi ce block Email: [email protected]
Entries from three Link readers have been picked to win prizes in a competition run by Lenta Business Centres, www.facswindon.co.uk
owners of Alexander House in Fleming Way, to suggest an eye catching piece of art for the side of the building.
Lenta put up £500 worth of prizes student Ka-Yan Cheung from Fresh- for shining stars and planets up the
for design ideas after The Link brook who described her mural of side of the building.
highlighted the stark white walls of a dandelion in the sun which would Peatmoor Primary School will
Alexander House which had been shine no matter what, providing receive art supplies for submitting
revealed by the demolition of the happiness and love to all who live over fi fty entries.
BHS store on Canal Walk. and work in Swindon. Alexander House manager
The adult winner was Kathleen Greendown pupil Ellie Larkin was Rachel Hampson said she was FOR ALL YOUR PRINT &
Bennett-Whelan from Redhouse the runner up with a colourful design delighted by the competition. “We
who put forward Evolu- loved the creative ideas put forward DIGITAL REQUIREMENTS
tionary Swindon, a solar and I’m desperate to see an artwork ARTWORK & DESIGN • WEBSITES
powered sculpture fea- that makes a bold statement about LITHO / DIGITAL PRINTING
turing revolving pigs that our building.” LARGE FORMAT • CANVAS PRINTS
appear to be conversing The technical side of the project STATIONERY • NCR PADS, AND MORE
as they move around. to turn the design inspiration into
The pigs are a visual reality is being examined with the
reference to the name the help of town centre regeneration Unit 101 Basepoint Centre
Saxons gave the town in company Forward Swindon. Rivermead Swindon Wilts SN5 7EX
Telephone: 01793 490490
recognition of its livestock See the full story and pictures at www.mllprint.co.uk
trade, Swin Dun, mean- www.swindonlink.com
ing swine town.
The under 18s prize
went to New College
Rachel Hampson with Ellie
Larkin and Ka-Yan Cheung
with their mural designs

Grand art & craft sale starts 4 Jan
Eileen and Alan Miller who have run Framework Arts and Crafts from
various venues in Swindon since March 1988 have decided it’s time to
close up and retire.
Proud to have re-opened under new ownership with a
new team, brand new menus and ideas and well
known Wiltshire Chef Jim McKenzie in the kitchen.

• Exciting freshly Come and sample our new menus
prepared food and
WINTER OFFERS IN
• Excellent service
January and February 2011
• Great surroundings 25% DISCOUNT
Eileen and Alan with their daughter Karen who works with them

From 4 January they will be running an ‘everything must go whilst stocks • Superb wines at Try our menus for less for the whole of
last’ sale at the Framework shop at BSS House in Cheney Manor. There realistic prices January and February, with 25% off
will be great prices on paints, brushes and canvases, picture framing all á la carte main courses.
supplies and materials for crafts including mosaics, rugs and card making. • Countryside location (excludes Speciality Nights, 12th, 13th &
As specialist art and craft shops across the country have closed in the 14th February 2011 and Sunday lunch)
last ten years, the Framework customer base has expanded with people • Free car parking Discounts can not be used with any other offer.
making trips from Kent, Sussex, Reading and Bristol to stock up on sup- Please bring advert with you to obtain the discount.
plies at the same time as visiting other Swindon attractions.
However, with the new decade starting, Eileen and Alan thought they
would look for new challenges. “We’re both past retirement age and we’ve TEL: 01793 783443
come to the conclusion that we’d like to do different things,” said Eileen.
“We’ve enjoyed being in the art and craft market, but it’s changing with The Fat Dog, Station Road, Shrivenham, Swindon SN6 8JL
fewer people taking it up.” www.thefatdog.co.uk • [email protected]
See the advert at the top of the page.

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