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Paint a picture to help Roger the librarian retires
make life better for to concentrate on his own book
orphans in Nepal Local historian Frances Bevan says Roger Trayhurn has left an impor-
The Link is working with Ian and tant legacy of historical reference material at Swindon Library.
Rosa Matheson to raise money for When Roger retired in April, col-
Angel’s Orphanage in Kathmandu leagues described him as an iconic
by asking young readers to design local fi gure and a library legend,
and paint a picture which can be writes local historian Frances Bevan.
made into a greeting card to raise He began work in 1964 when
awareness and money for the Swindon’s Central Library was
charity. housed in prefabricated buildings.
Angel, a former sherpa guide He was assured the accommoda-
and his wife, care for 20 orphans tion was only temporary, but it was
with help from Highworth and over 40 years before the library
Swindonbased Friends of Angel’s moved into the modern, light and
Orphanage. airy building designed by Swindon
To take part, children are asked Council architects Nic Newland and
to paint a picture of an angel on a Tony Currivan. Regular users would Roger,right, at his retirement party,
piece of plain A4 paper, which must agree it was well worth the long wait receiving an etching from
then be mounted on card. for the £10m building on the original Swindon artist Ken White
Entries will be exhibited at West Regent Circus site when it opened has just notched up a million hits.
Swindon Library in September so in October 2008. The archive continues to grow as
that they can be voted on by the The staff at Central Library provide members of the local studies team
public. a wealth of services from Story and spread the word and library users
The overall winner will receive a Rhyme sessions for the youngest us- contribute their own photographs
small silver angel, and the top fi ve ers in the colourful children’s section to be scanned and uploaded onto
entries will be used as card designs. to talks and fi lm shows in the plush the site.
Entry to the competition is free, reading room on the second fl oor. Roger doesn’t intend on taking
though donations are welcome. For the family and local historian retirement too easy and says he
Mark the envelope Paint an Angel, there is a wealth of information avail- has a long list of things to do that
and send it to Swindon Link, address able in the Swindon Collection with he never had time to tackle before.
on page 4, by 30 August. Winners a dedicated team of enquiry offi cers As someone who has appeared in
will be announced in October’s to help and advise. the acknowledgements of so many
edition. And online a photographic archive local publications, he intends writing
www.angelsorphanage.com launched in July 2009 currently con- his own book about the history of
tains more than 5,000 images and Swindon’s Empire Theatre.

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